UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $200.
There’s $200 of value here. The rims look unusual.
“Willy’s jeep was an off road project that I never started. You haul.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $200.
There’s $200 of value here. The rims look unusual.
“Willy’s jeep was an off road project that I never started. You haul.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $5500.
The seller believes this was the original body, but it looks more like a repo body to me. Also, there’s been a good deal of welding along the passenger front frame rail and along the underside of the driver’s side rail, which could indicate the original rails weren’t in good condition. Also note the modified transmission undercarriage.
“Original Steel tub, No rust, no rot, just some minor surface rust here and there
Updates tomorrow morning.
See ya Friday Night!
The internet is being flaky at the motel, so no updates tonight. I’ll catch up tomorrow.
– Dave
Ooops. I guess I was tired last night! After a few updates to ewillys, i went out for some Pho Noodle Soup, came back to my motel room (I’m in Salt Lake for a couple days) and planned to do more updates. Instead, I closed my eyes for just a minute and … boom … I was out. So, I’ll sneak in some more this morning.
Here are some jeeps for sale. It sounds like there are more for sale as well. The 1954 CJ-3B was priced at $15k last month.
“Complete vehicles: 1948 Willy’s Sedan Delivery; 1946 CJ2-A with 350 Chevy; 1946 CJ2-A Stock; Fully restored 1954 CJ3-B with PTO winch and PTO outdrive.
Parts for sale:
Motor: 265ci V8 Chevrolet
Transmission to Transfer Case Adapter: Chevy 4 Speed to NP205; 700R to NP208 –
Transmissions: T90 Top Loader and Side Shift; T4; SR4
Diffs: Model 30 for YJ; Front & Rear for 45-71 CJ; Dana 44 6-Hole Front Transfer Cases: Dana 18; NP 231; Quadra Track; NP 241C; 205;
Body Parts: CJ5 Grill ; CJ7 Grill
Huge inventory of parts motors, transmissions, body parts, axle’s, rear end, front end, complete restored jeeps
(254) 836-9922
No updates tonight. I’m wiped! See you Sunday night.
I received an update from the Bantam Festival folks. Click on the banner to read about the updates. I still haven’t made the decision whether I”m going or not. If I go, I’d like to spend another week or two in the NY area doing some family research, but that means I’ll be gone a month, so have to figure out the logistics to make that happen.
I made my way, through snow, sleet, and plenty of rain, to Seattle this evening. So, if I get a chance to do updates, they’ll be pretty late.
These mini jeeps do a pretty good job of climbing. Check out this video:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMxgEkly4k&feature=related
Here’s a UN version: http://wwww.kurumaerabi.com/?page=shop&store_id=11685
See you tomorrow (Saturday)
Tim asked me to put together a little about myself and eWillyls for him to publish. You can check out what I wrote over at WillysJeep.com. (or the full post here)
I’m taking the night off … See you Friday
Roberto wrote to me asking if I knew of any manuals or other information for the restoration of a Datsun/Nissan 4W60 for a friend that is considering restoring one (if anyone knows of a manual, please let me know). Well, I didn’t even know the 4W60 existed. So, I started researching. Here are several models that followed the 4W60.
According to this site, Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi all submitted prototypes to the Japanese government in 1950 to win the rights to produce government 4wd vehicles. Mitsubishi would win, but Nissan and Toyota continued to develop 4wd vehicles anyway.
The Nissan Prototype submitted for consideration looked like this:
For the first production run starting in 1951, however, Nissan went with a very MB-like design. I tried to find restored examples of these, but had no luck.
The second version of the 4W60 had a few changes. I found this image on a Russian auto website, but misplaced the link.
Here’s a brochure from the Rocky Mountain Patrol and Offroad Website
The would also make a Wagon (4W60 wagon) and a Truck (4w70 Truck).
Here are some useful links:
http://www.rmp-o.com/literature/pages/4W60%20brochure%20002.htm
http://www.rmp-o.com/literature/index.htm
http://www.earlydatsun.com/nissan4w60.html
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/members-nissan-patrols-19/rays-restored-1958-4w65-patrol-20479/
For all the couples out there, I will not take the blame for distracting your man (or woman) tonight. So, Happy Valentine’s Day! (In other words, no updates tonight)
For 4 1/2 years I’ve lived on this Macbook Pro Laptop, through three different batteries and 3 power cords; To its credit, it has been a dependable, daily workhorse. It has outlasted my previous 2 Mac laptops I owned. That’s probably because, unlike the other two, this one has never been dropped on the pavement. To be fair, both laptops I dropped were useable after I dropped them, but the dents were obvious.
Despite the dependability, there have been a few recent problems. For example, the animation of windows opening or closing would cause the poor thing to freeze, the Safari Browser was crashing daily from Flash (ok, maybe that isn’t all that unusual) and, worst of all, the computer was demonstrating fits of jealousy over the computing power of my Droid phone. The letters on the keyboard have even become blurry, though after I have a beer they seem easier to read. Finally, to get the thing to charge requires gymnastics, pagan worship, and constant maintenance. So, I knew it was time to upgrade.
Fortunately, I was blessed this month with some extra money and pulled the trigger a few days ago, ordering a new 17″ MacBook Pro (http://www.jr.com/apple/pe/APP_MC024LL_SL_A/ — By ordering from J&R I saved $180 on the discount, versus Apple’s list price, plus about $170 in sales tax, for total savings of $350!). So, I get to reorganize all my files and play with the new system. Should keep me busy!
See you tomorrow!
I just got done reading about the ‘boom’ in the use of QR codes among business people in Idaho. I really hadn’t paid attention to this technology, but then i thought that putting these codes on the back of a business card might just make sense. So, I thought I’d try generating an eWillys code for kicks.
To see what the code does, first you will need a smart phone (despite my fondness for apple computers, I have an Android Galaxy S Phone which I really like).
You will need to install barcode scanner software (I installed Barcode Scanner from ZXing Team, which I read about here).
Once you install the software, open the program and point it at the image above and it should bring up a link to eWillys on your phone. I thought it was cool!
To generate your own Code for your business (or for any reason), you can drop by kaywa.com. It takes only a few seconds to generate one.
Specifically, it seems one of my fingers is either broken or dislocated (two different diagnoses) while playing basketball today. The worst part was that we had just barely started playing. I had hoped the swelling would decrease enough to allow more efficient typing, but that did not happen.
However, there was some good news. Not only did I make the shot, but it was the ring finger on my left hand that was damaged, a finger I have no further use for anyway. That poor finger has been more damaged, on and off the court, than any of my other fingers :-).
My car broke down on i84 near hermiston tonight. My hose sprung a leak and i lost coolant over a stretch of a few miles. I didnt notice until my warning light voice activated, basically telling me to get off the damn road. After an hour or so Dan, who works for the oregon DOT saw me and offered to help. one thing lead to another and it turns out Dan owned a 1973 cj5. As you can image, jeep talk filled the conversation for the remainder of our time together. After stops at the auto parts store and ace hardware, i got what i needed to put everything back together. So, big THANK YOU to Dan!!!!!
No updates tonight as i wont get home until late. Another day, another adventure!!!
I seem to be driving in the internet’s slow lane tonight, so just a few updates!
Steve forwarded this post to me. Apparently, he’s had experience with something similar rims and advises that they be avoided!
I just drove up to Seattle and will be around for the next couple of days (I got a special pic I’ll be posting friday night). So, no updates tonight, but I plan to do some thurs AM .. will probably be updating throughout the day.
Enjoy your evening!
No pics provided.
“needs a starter and lots of body work. no title included. most of the jeep is there.”