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UPDATE: My apologies for leaving out Bob’s name from this post! Thanks Barry.
Keith Buckley (aka Joe Friday) and Bob Westerman (aka Bob W.) narrate a video for Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum showing off the museum’s cutaway jeep. It’s pretty neat setup. The museum is located in Chicago, Illinois.
With the warming weather, I’ve spent some time removing wiring, disassembling the brake (no clutch) and taking apart the steering. It’s clear there is more work than I anticipated, so eWillys will likely drop to an every-three day event or so, especially with Ann pretty much bed-bound for the time being (aggravated shoulder and migraines from the season changing). So, I have limited time.
Back to the FC … Formerly, the steering shaft used three knuckle joints to go from the steering wheel shaft, make a 90 degree turn to head towards the passenger side and over the frame, then a roughly 70 degree turn to head along the frame before reaching the rack and pinion.
To make those turns, the column began its first angle while in the cab, which caused it to dive into the floor near the brake pedal. Given I am moving the break pedal into it’s original location (with a dual brake master cylinder following this strategy** .. see bottom of post for additional note), that means I want to make a straight shot from the steering wheel to the floor, before making my turn under the floor. But, to do that, I need something to make a ninety degree steering turn. It turns out that in 2019, Flaming River built an award winning product to do just that.
Here’s how it looked before I disassembled it:
Here’s the dash off and much of the wiring removed:
Here’s where the brake was positioned (easier to see with parts removed):
This shows it with the floor panel removed:
From the underside, with most of the column removed, it looks like this:
This is the best pic. It shows how I need to go over the frame, travel about 10″, then make a 90 degree angle upward, with a slight angle toward the back. The best solution seems the most expensive. Note the shaft isn’t bent; that’s an optical illusion due to the wide-angle.
I thought the inclusion of an ad from Willys Motors of a CJ-5 with a wood bumper (presumably for pushing vehicles) was an odd choice. Why not instead include it with a 3rd party metal push plate? After all, Canfield was making an all metal “pushwood” bumper attachment by 1952, so it’s unclear to me why Willys Motors would feature a wooded bumper in a 1958 ad? Perhaps this was a little known 3rd party wood bumper?
Speaking of service jeeps, Glenn shared this photo of a neat looking dually service jeep off of Facebook.
The caption reads: “Here is a postcard of the Pig Hip Restaurant and Edwards City Service station (later the Phillips 66), 101 West Oak St., Broadwell, Illinois on Route 66.”
“1942 Willys jeep.Front end of Jeep has a 8000 pound warm sidewire, winch. Front end has been completely rebuilt. It has a V six motor with throttle body Injection. It has disc breaks all the way around and hubs all the way around. Transfer case is brand new is a 29 tooth instead of 26. The rear end has a floating rear axle. To lock in hubs and to tow. And lots of stuff that go with.”
“1946 willy’s CJ-2A dana 44s front and rear with lockers. Sm420 trans with a granny low and warn overdrive. Brakes and seats were replaced last year. Disk breaks in the front drums in the rear. It has a small block chevy v8 motor and plenty of power. It has some bondo on the hood and fenders but it is rust free and the tub is in good shape. Has power steering and other features. Very good rock crawler and will hit 70mph on the highway.”
John spotted this part. I don’t think I’ve seen a side panel shaped like that. Was it in 1975 or 1976 that the Jeep name was dropped so low on the cowl?
“1943 Ford GPW. Needs a new starter, oil pump, oil filter and radiator. Other than that runs great. I have 4 Denman tires and a winch that goes with it. Send me an offer!”
“Vintage willys forsale sold to highest offer / comes with parts u see in pics original engine/ I’m not sure of the year or model comes with bill of sale any questions lmk thank you 3k obo”
This eight-page 1965 Jeep News Volume 11 Number 1 kicked off 1965 with the announcement that 1964 had been the best sales year in history. The article specifically targets the Tux Park CJ-5s as an important driver of the success. Page two shares the news that the Kaiser-backed Willys Overland do Brasil had begun building a second plant in Brazil; also noteworthy is that the Brazilian company was the largest publicly held company in Brazil at that time.
Page three contains an article about Pope Paul IV conferring the order of St. Gregory upon the President of the Industrias Kaiser Argentina S.A., which, to me, seems a curious distinction given all the other people in the world doing important things and the fact that the Knights Commander seems a fairly rare award (I tried to find the total number of recipients, but had no luck). Lower on the page is a photo of a CJ-3B carrying the Pope in Bombay, which causes the cynic in me to wonder about the timing of these two events. I’m sure it’s a coincidence.
Page four is dealer news. Page five covers the use of Tux Parks in former President Kennedy’s inauguration parade. We’ve seen a couple of these with the dash plaque pop up for sale since the start of eWillys. Page six tells the story of the John B. Calfee family, who traveled Europe driving a Wagoneer that pulled a travel trailer. Pages seven and eight have a few different mini-stories and photos.
Some of you may have seen an image of a CJ-2A setup to pull an Airstream trailer that has gone around Facebook. Unfortunately, there was no history attached to that image. So, that’ got me hunting for more information. Below is my quick education on the Airstream history. I’m sure some of. you folks know more, so correct me if need be.
I was able to find a few more images of that CJ-2A and trailer, which has led me to believe that Airstream founder Wally Byam used that jeep, probably purchased in Europe, to pull his trailer around Europe during Wally’s first trip in 1948, which he used to scout various countries for future caravans. However, I have so far been unable to find anyone explicitly saying that Wally did that. But, the jeep is a CJ-2A, so the timeline fits. The top looks similar to other European tops of the late 1940s, and in Europe I suspect there weren’t many vehicle options at that time. Here are the pics I found, the first being the one circulating on Facebook:
Wally Byam sitting in one of his early trailers. A Cj-2A with a European style top appears to be the pull-rig. I believe this would be 1948.
Eventually, Wally assembled the first around-the-world Airstream caravan that travelled over the course of 1963-1964 30,000 miles through thirty countries with 104 people in 40 Airstream trailers. Here’s a video about one family’s take on the event.
While researching the Airstream history, I discovered a couple photos of the Ohio State Patrol’s communication trailers and jeeps, purchased in ’46 or ’47. There were several of these combos used for special tasks, such as enforcing aviation offenses.
This image used to be on Bruce Again’s JeepSurreyGala website. I figured it would be good to repost them here. They show the serial numbers of DJ-3A Dispatcher and Surrey models over the production period 1956-1965. As you can see, the 1962 year is missing.
UPDATE: Barney added to this discussion. He had a customer who refurbed a military DJ-5.
Barney wrote: “Years ago I sold parts to a customer who had a military DJ5. He restored it to USMC tribute because it had been a Marine Corp vehicle. I have attached 2 photos. Note that it is left hand drive. He said they were used for base runabouts – messengers, delivery, etc. Obviously the graphics are not original but a tribute to his own service with the Corps.
I know the military used CJ5s stateside in the 70s and 80s and even in civilian colors as if they had got it from a dealership. Saw a 73 CJ that was and metallic green with a white Meyers hard top and a blue cherry on top as it was an MP Jeep at Fort Ord CA. I saw it patrolling the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey”
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Chris was kind enough to share images of his DJ-5 that was purchased my the military. It just shows that the AM General DJ-5s were used by more than just the USPS.
Matthew was kind enough to send along a scan he did of the YF2392s Carter Carburetor used on a variety of DJ-3As. This is Form 5170A. A later form, 5170D, features the YF2392sa version of the carb.
Hi Barry. As a DJ3A Enthusiast I have to limit my response to that carburetor only.
Quote from Bruce Agan (jeepsurreygala.com) and premier expert on DJ3A Dispatchers September 20, 2011 07:42 PM
“the dj has always used the YF carb. 1955-56 parts lists show both the YF 2392 & YF 738S & 738SA carbs used on the early DJs. the YF 738 carb was the original carb used on the 4-63, VJ-2, VJ-3 (Jeepster”
Quote from OLDTIME from Deriks CJ3B bulletin board
“The specifications for the 2392 S are not identical to the more commonly found Jeep YF carburetors. That implies differences such as the main metering jets, the metering rods etc. ”
Those specifications can be seen on Carter form #’s 5170 and 5170d
The difference between yf2392s and 2392sa was likely going from a air bypass check ball an air bypass check needle.
As said Barry I know absolutely nothing about the earlier CJ3A carbureator per sey. What I ‘think’ is that the YF Series carburetor used on the DJ3A dispatcher had a larger throat bore.
IF SO, then we can refer back to this comment from KEN (OLDTIME)
“Larger diameter throat bore = decrease air velocity = increase of the air % to fuel % = lean fuel mix = better operation at high altitude or burnt valves at designated altitude”
If all of the above is true then it might also be true that better operation doesn’t necessarily equate to more actual horsepower???
More information and my actual rebuilding of a yf2392s carburetor here along with some of the research quoted”
“1976 Jeep CJ 5, 304ci V-8, Custom headers, 4 spd (Granny Low), 3.70 (stock) rear end, Fiberglass Tub(all other steel is Jeep o.g.), Original Jeep hardtop, Full frame off restoration finished in 2010, Rebuilt Engine, Trans, Rear End, Brakes ect. 12,000 miles since restoration, Have original bumpers, Have back seat(matches front seats), Custom Straight Line Interior. $14,000”
“Unique GM Buick “fireball” 90-degree 225 cu in (3.7 L) “The Dauntless” V6 engine.
🔹Ample horsepower curve at 160HP and broad torque of 235 ft. lbs.
🔹T-14 manual three-speed transmission with Dana 18 transfer case with a single stick.
🔹2-barrel carburetor.
🔹Dana 27A 4.88 gears open diff front axle.
🔹Possibly the factory 30 spline one-piece flanged offset rear diff Dana 44.
🔹15-inch Kelsey Hayes rim and hub
🔹11-gallon gas tank located under the driver seat.
🔹Meyer M-III Cab, safety glass station wagon visibility.
🔹Roll-down windows, and easy-access rear opening.
🔹Custom-classic Meyer U-13 Serial Electric Hydraulic snowplow pump.
🗽Ride proud and take home a piece of Americana’s culture and history. It is a definite classic collector item. The 1970 Jeep CJ-5 is an iconic vehicle that holds a special place in automotive history and the Buick “fireball” V6 left a lasting mark on automotive history.
💰Place your offer by DM, text, email, or in person. The starting offer must be more than $10,000. Serious offers only. Kindly, place your highest and best offer.”