” 1965 Willy’s Kaiser High hood Jeep. Has a 1967 327 motor. Runs Great and only needs physical/body work. Has a brand new rear end also.”
Monthly Archives: October 2008
1954 CJ-3B Indian Springs, NV **SOLD**
I can’t tell if it is running. No specifics listed. However, the body looks very straight. It appears to me to be a great deal.”
FC-170 Denver, Co $1800
It looks like there’s some typical rust around the bottom of the door. Otherwise, looks good.
“1961 FORWARD CAB, 6CLY, 3SPD, 4X4. RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT! EXCELLENT WORKHORSE! SET UP FOR 9FT FLAT BED/ STAKE BED/ OR UTILITY BOX. NEEDS PAINT & GLASS. CALL DAVE @ 720-297-7028”
1946 VEC CJ-2A Springfield, MO **SOLD**
“This Jeep is being relisted from about 3 weeks ago. Up for sale is a 1946 Willys Jeep that I bought from an an elderly gentleman’s estate sale in February. This is a very early CJ2a that originally came with a column shift. I have not had the time to devote to rebuilding it and now I must sell it to make room for other vehicles. I got this jeep running with a basic tune up. It has a Buick 231 V6, power steering conversion and add on turn signals. This jeep does need work. The front left frame horn appears to have a slight tweak downward on the left side.”
1962 DJ-3A Des Moines, IA **SOLD**
“1958/62 Willys DJ-3A (Dispatcher) 2WD Jeep. This jeep is a 1962 open body DJ3A. Tagged & titled as a 1958 DJ3A. Included is the original 1962 SN tag w/Jeep in case you wish to have new title issued by your state DMV. 1962 SN Tag does match number stamped on frame. actual mileage unknown. Jeep runs & drives good w/good power from RMC M38 military motor. I have no information on engine as far as amount of miles on it or any work done to it. Recently had mechanic installed new head gasket & he stated motor looked great inside for used eng.”
My Build — Transmission Temp Gauge Adapter
Brian sent me a great suggestion about my transmission gauge strategy. As you might remember, the style of gauges I purchased didn’t offer a transmission temperature gauge, so I decided I could use a water temperature gauge. So, my next question was how to do it? It was Brian’s suggestion to use a simple ‘T’ system. I liked the idea, so I hit Home Depot and $17 later I had what I needed.
My Build — a little more about the wiring harness
I got a question from a reader about the wiring harness I used. After doing some research, I came to the conclusion that the harness I bought is probably being closed out, hence the drop in price. After doing the research, here’s what I learned.
KICKZ Harness (this is what I received in the mail):
http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autoloc/details.lasso?itemid=KICKZ is a 15 fuse 38 terminal 22 circuit wiring harness. This is what I received. The MSRP is $388.70, you can purchase it from the Hoffman Group for $299 (web special price), you can purchase it through ez2wire (which appears to be nothing more than a pass through marketing group) for $219 regularly, and I got it via auction from ez2wire for $143 (plus shipping). So, that’s confusing! The KICKZ is definitely a barebones choice (no extra switches for example).
Dana 300 Used TeraLow Gear Set
Want to upgrade your Dana 300 cheaply? You might try this seller.
“I have a pristine Teralo 4:1 gearset (dana 300) for sale. I pulled it out after breaking an output shaft. Teralow makes a stout reduction gear set, and this set has less than 1000 miles on it-2 1/2 wheelin seasons. There are no signs of wear, and no chips-looks brand new. I have the gearset, which sells for $600 new, and couple bearings. $275 .. http://www.trailquest.com/teralow/low300.shtml”
My Build — My Gauges
No, the painting didn’t take place this weekend. I’m still waiting to receive my paint …
One purchase I did make yesterday was some gauges. I decided to go with Equus gauges, 8200 performance series. Schucks had this set of gauges for only $39.99 (not on sale), so that saved me $35 on gauges that were already reasonably priced. So far, I’ve got a speedometer, oil pressure, voltage meter, water temperature and fuel gauge. The only downside is that they don’t make a transmission temp gauge. I decided that if I really want a temp gauge on the transmission fluid, then I think I can cheaply adapt a water temp gauge to measure the temp of the fluid as it flows from the tranny to the tranny cooler. I simply need to create a box that the fluid flows through into which I can screw the temp sensor (there seems to be no default place to put a temp gauge into a TH350).
1960 FC-170 Walton, Il **SOLD**
“This is one of jeep’s stranger creatures to be sure. it has 4 wheel drive with lockouts, a p.t.o. to power a cylinder which lifts the flatbed, very heavy leaf springs and 5.38 gearing in the diffs. drivetrain is a 6 cylinder flathead that runs good . tranny is a 3 speed manual this truck needs wood for the bed and various other details to be driven. truck has a good title .”