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This looks pretty nice.
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1951 M38 DEL. 12-1-51. GROUND UP RESTORATION 2006 805 MILES. EQUIP. GUN SCABBORD WINTER TOP, SNORKEL KIT, AXE AND SHOVEL ALL NOS PARTS USED AT RESTORATION WITH NEW RUBBER COMPONENTS. Jeep came from Korean Conflict and has 5 bullet holes under driver seat. Please contact Don Hall at Willy’s Restoration (541-336-5869 – restorer) in Toledo, OR, or Mark (650-353-0987- Owner). Jeep is located in Toledo, OR.”
http://corvallis.craigslist.org/cto/1439188183.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3750
“1951 Willys Overland Jeep. Flat fender, one piece windshield, 4 cylinder flat head engine (rebuilt), tranny and tcase rebuilt, new wiring harness (CJ5 style with fuse block). 3 speed on floor. Faded out red paint. Floor boards are in good shape. Vinyl seats in front, no seat in rear. No spare tire carrier. No rust holes. Newly painted metal hard top. Doors and opening fillers need to be painted and windows installed. Runs great. Titled in NC. Best you’ll find for the price!!! Cash only. Buyer will be responsible for pickup.”
Lots of pics at ebay. It appears pretty solid.
“1948 jeep willys. It has a flat head 4 cylinder motor, with a 3-speed manual transmission. It has a power take off in the back of the jeep. The tries on the jeep are 7.00-16lw, they still said military on the tries. The speedometer reads 64525.The winch on the front is a 10,000lbs. This jeep still runs and drives great. we drive it everyday for a hunting jeep. For more questions about it just email me.”
It runs and has a lunar seat in back.
“This is a good hunting jeep. I got the jeep in a trade and know little about it. Has 4cyl. flathead. 4×4 works smokes a little and needs brake work. Coated inside and out. Will try to get other info if needed, just ask or call. Thanks!”
http://www.free-jeep-classifieds.com/classifieds/XcCPViewItem.asp?id=2470
UPDATE: It appears this was sold. It was listed at $600.
It runs, needs clutch, for only $600. Xtra parts thrown in …
“1948 Willys Jeep has NJ title ,motor runs fine can hear run, needs clutch,I have new clutch pressure plate and throwout bearing kit, I also have new gas tank,Jeep needs body work (rust) have 2 extra rears and 2 extra trans with transfer cases one has extension for V8 mod, have original wheels and windshield frame not shown in picture , too many projects going on please ask any questions I’ll try to answer, no seats”
This appears to run and I can’t see any rust, though the pictures aren’t the best. This might be a decent deal.
“1949 Willys Jeepster. 327 chevy engine. I dont know for sure how many miles the engine has on it. Factory 4wd. Brakes need work. MAKE OFFER! Any questions call 214-212-8417”
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1438803666.html
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000
“ONE GOOD OLE’ 1946 WILLYS JEEP W/ WINCH & TOW HITCH.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8000
There’s been a variety of upgrades on this jeep.
“… When we first got this jeep, it was in pretty rough shape and close to 100 holes were filled in on the body from various things being mounted/removed over the years (blackout lights, etc etc) Virtually all of the work to it was done by either myself, my stepbrother, or a pro shop. I cant remember exactly how many miles are on it “after build”, but I’m guessing the motor/rebuilt tranny has about 5k, the brake system (entirely replaced at time of conversion) about 2k, tires about 2k. again, this is a toy that was hardly ever used.
Here’s the parts list: Chevy 305 HO from a mid 80’s Camaro Z28 installed by Joe White’s Performance Automotive (THE place to go back in the day) motor had to be canted and fenders pushed out to make fit. remote oil and fuel filters, extra griffin aluminum racing radiator we never installed comes with it. the motor had less than 500 miles on it when we got it, Corvette clutch and pressure plate in 3 speed manual transmission, factory twin stick transfer case, custom rear drive shaft with CV joint built by Austin Drive Train, factory dana 25 front axle with Warn premium hubs, factory dana 30 rear axle with Detroit Locker, 5.13 gears front/rear, 11″ drum brake conversion all the way around (now it stops right!) with new master cylinder at time of install …..”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $900
This looks like a good price considering the completeness.
“I WANT THIS JEEP OUT OF MY SHOP. NEEDS ALOT OF WORK. NOT RUNNING 231 V6. YES IT HAS RUST. FIRST ONE TO MY DOOR WITH $600.00 TAKES IT HOME”
The day has gotten away from me, so this will be the only post tonight….
Today I completed the welding of the cage. The below pictures show the cage prior to some grinding (and a little more welding and a little more grinding).
As I mentioned yesterday, I hadn’t decided on a paint color. So, I visited the maker of the paints (Van Sickle Paints – Tractor Paints) I have used on the frame (one thing I really like about the paints is that they have a nice thick brush on color as well as a matching spray color). It turns out, they have an ‘aluminum color‘. So, I’m gonna give the aluminum color a try (I don’t really have high hopes to be honest). The worst case scenario is I hate it; so then I’ll just paint it black.
Here’s a few pics from today:
Below is a close up of the back connectors. And in the pic below that, you can see the posts to which the back of the cage connects. There are two bolts per side. The bottom of the rollbars actually rest atop the post. The reason I built this like this was because of a problem I ran into with my last jeep: It was difficult to run the gas tank hose by the rear passenger-side cage connector. To bypass that problem this time, I’m trying this post approach.
Here’s a picture of the raw frame with the posts in the foreground, along with the middle loop platforms and front loop platforms. The round posts support the seats (the seat platform actually screws onto the top of those round posts). The round posts were invaluable in acting as a precise guide when placing the body onto the frame, keeping everything well aligned.
You can see more of the frame here http://www.ewillys.com/?p=417
Here’s a look at the front roll cage platforms and a drawing of how the connection occurs.
