Yearly Archives: 2009

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L-head and F-head performance

• CATEGORIES: Engine, Features, Website This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

I found this article on Automotive.com, though it’s really an article from JP Magazine.  The article highlights improving performance on a variety of Jeep engines.  Here’s two excerpts and a great pic.

Dual carburetor manifolds in the ’50s were available for just about any engine you could imagine and an old-time company, Burns, made a log-type manifold that utilized two Stromberg Ford V-8 carburetors for the Jeep four-cylinder. I’m sure these helped the four-cylinder flathead’s performance, but, still, the long-stroke 134.2ci engine needed a lot more than this…”

And a little on the F-head

The next step was to swap in a later model F-head engine. It wasn’t technically an engine swap because it was a direct bolt in. Still the same basic engine, but a new cylinder head design with the intake valves upstairs in the head instead of the block. Depending on the compression ratio, which ranged from 6.9 to 7.8 (depending on year and usage), it was rated at 72 to 75 horsepower at around 4,000 rpm and torque was up to 114lb-ft. This one got a balance job, some performance pistons from Speed-O-Motive, and a Holley carb from a Falcon six. My new performance motor maybe made 100 horsepower on a good, damp day.

Harry Buschert, who owned a farm implement repair shop in Hemet, California, was a real innovator in design. He built up a very-modified, four-cylinder F-head that even had a Paxton Blower that he had salvaged off a Packard….”

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1953 CJ-3A Jackson, MS **SOLD**

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UPDATE:  **SOLD** Was $2500.

This might be a reasonable price.

“runs great, good condition”

 

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1963 Wagon Oak Harbor, Wa $7200

• CATEGORIES: Willys Wagons This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Note that the seller lives in Washington, but the wagon plates are from Oregon (it might still be registered in Oregon?).  The wagon appears in good condition.  The email address is a little odd as well.

“Forrest Green, Buick V6, Brand new electrical, Brand new tires & rims, Runs GREAT! Moving out of state & need it to sell! Email for more details! chc.afcm@hotmail.com.”

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/1473599496.html

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1948 CJ-2A Durango, CO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500

The coffee has been cleaned off of the hood and this has been sold.  I’m just showing it for kicks.  You can see the early pics (and mouse) here and the coffee here.

“All original everything, needs a complete restoration. Has a very straight body, I just pulled it out of a local farm where it sat unused for the past 30+ years. No title, bill of sale only, if you need a title I am happy to show you how to get one, is simple, cheap, takes maybe 2 weeks, have done it many times. I can help with local transport on my flatbed or farther for the cost of fuel. No scammers, lowballers or BS, thanks and have a great day. Jim”

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A Hot Rod F-Head?

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Here’s a couple pics from Gerald of a Zooped up F-Head.  Gerald writes, “Here are pictures of a hot rod f-Head.  This is in a tube frame racer at Lisbon in 02.  Not the kind of motor you see spinning high rpms.  From what little he would say it had a dry sump oil system,  a block girdle,  “modified” head, custom fabbed intake, electronic ignition, etc.  It may have had nitrous as well nut not sure.  That hood was open in public for less than 5 minutes.  He was not real talkative.  But man that thing flew.”

I found a zooped up L-head article that I’ll feature tomorrow.

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1952 M-38A1 Castle Rock, CO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was Make Offer

This might be an interesting find.  Did the early M-38a1 come without a tailgate or is this a later model body?

“For sale is this 1952 Jeep Willy.  Used in the winter months only…the rest of the time it was housed in the garage, Snow blade, Runs okay, Only minor rust, Enclosed roof/cap was installed, A lot of original parts”

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