Monthly Archives: March 2012

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1953 CJ-3B Columbia City, In $1500

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Looks pretty complete for the price.

“1953 willys jeep overland, solid frame and drive train… needs battery and fuel pump. I started this project and simply lost interest..Im in need of a dependable 4×4 utility atv more than a project jeep.. please feel free to contact me, im up for trades for a 4wheeler or bang bangs.”

http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/cto/2923265505.html

 
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1947 CJ-2A Priest Lake, Id $5500

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UPDATE:  Still Available

(12/01/2011) It looks nice.

“Less than 100 miles on rebuilt mechanics (engine, transmission, transfer case, axles & brakes), new battery, wiring (12v), top & rear seat; 4 cylinder L-134 engine; good tires; drives great. Call 208-443-2458 to see, drive or ask questions.”

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/2873599871.html

 
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1948 CJ-2A Banner Elk, Va **SOLD**

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UPDATE:**SOLD**

“1948 Willys Jeep,
Does run, No title
WOULD MAKE A GREAT RESTORATION PROJECT.”

 
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1960 FC-170 Big Rock, Illinois $2500

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UPDATE:  Still Available

(01/03/2012) Unclear if it runs.

“1960 willys jeep 4×4 cabover ,continal 6cyl engine”

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/2922983362.html

 
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No Updates Tonight (Monday Night)

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I’ll do some updates from the road on Tuesday.

 

 
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Patrick’s ‘New’ Fiberglass Flattie

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Patrick recently purchased this flattie.  It’s now road ready and a great deal of fun.

He writes, I have always had a passion for old military jeeps, even as a young kid. Can’t explain other than I think they are just cool. When I was 16, I lived in Iowa and purchased my first vehicle (I’m almost 50 now): a 1947 willys cj2a, that the previous owner had done some updating to with a 327 chevy Engine/headers/big tires. I bought it for a $1500 and thought it was THE coolest thing ever. Ever. I promptly spent the rest of my wealth (about $500) painting it. Bad ass brown.

I got about 500 miles of the hottest, ragin-est, death-defying days of my life racing and 4-wheeling that thing (invincible at 16, right?) before the natural laws of having to pay for and fix the things that gave out (plus I’m non mechanical) set in and I couldn’t afford to do that. And had to pay for it by selling it for $500 in non working order. That was 1980.

I’ve owned various newer jeeps (last was an 89 wrangler), and cars since then, but I always knew someday that I’d go back to my first love and fix one of these bad boys up hot rod style.

Last year was that year. In August, I stumbled onto eWillys from a random google search. It set off the bell in my head that it was possible to find and own one of these jeeps again, so after about a month of searching every day on your site, one struck my fancy and I set out to buy it.

The previous owners are a family of professional desert racing enthusiasts who had a family friend (also professional racer) that built this Jeep from the ground up as a labor of love in the late 90’s/early 2000 with the intention of using the best pieces/parts for desert 4-wheelin/rock climbing.

The friend had to sell, and sold to the family who basically have every toy under the sun (it was being stored in an airport hangar),
never used, and they finally decided to sell just to make room for something else They decided to sell as a whole because they wanted to pass it on to someone who would love it as much as their friend had before he had to sell.

For whatever reason, I was in the right place at the right time and purchased this vehicle on the spot for cash.

Because it was setup for off-roading, I’ve spent the better part of 7 months and $$$ to get the thing street worthy and safe enough to drive on the freeway. Now it stops like a normal car (Hydroboost!).

The particulars:

REGISTERED AS 1957 CJ5, COLOR IS CHAMPAGNE BEIGE 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY With 2-tone brown highlights. Funny, I don’t know why it’s registered as 1957.

FRAME IS 1978 JEEP CJ5
POWER STEERING AND STEERING COLUMN ARE CHEVROLET
4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES – FRONTS ARE AMERICAN MOTORS 1978
REAR BRAKES ARE 4 WHEEL PARTS WHOLESALE AFTERMARKET
HYDRATECH HYDROBOOST BRAKING SYSTEM ( http://www.hydratechbraking.com ) 2011
CUSTOM BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY 2011
PARKING BRAKE IS MICRO LOCK TO THE REAR BRAKES (LEVER TYPE)

JEEP BODY IS FIBERGLASS (CJ2A) BY MALOTTE IN N.CAL.
http://www.malotmfg.com/

FRONT WINCH IS MILE MARKER HYDRAULIC TYPE RUNS OFF POWER STEERING (DISCONNECTED)

ENGINE:
351 FORD WINDSOR SMALL BLOCK OUT OF 1969 FORD MUSTANG. APPROX 400 HP
EDELBROCK CARB (4 BARREL) W/SPACER 2012
OIL PAN HAS 2 DRAIN PLUGS
CAPACITY IS 6 QTS, PLUS FILTER
CAMSHAFT IS HYDRAULIC (NOT MILD) OUT OF 302 C.I. SMALL BLOCK FORD
POWER STEERING PUMP IS G.M. NOT FORD
CUSTOM FUEL CELL

Video 1:  Engine Running

Video 2:  Engine Running

RADIATOR HOSES ARE CUSTOM. As are most plumbing hoses/cables

TRANSMISSION IS FORD C5 AUTO OUT OF AN EARLY 70’s FORD BRONCO. REBUILT IN 2011
Flushed, cleaned re-gasketed IN 2012
New kick-down cable.

LOKAR SHIFTER AND DIGITAL INDICATOR 2011

TRANSFER CASE IS DANA 300 OUT OF AN INTERNATIONAL SCOUT
(SAME PATTERN AS DANA 18 AND 20 TO THE TRANSMISSION)

CUSTOM REWARDER HEADERS (CERAMIC COATED) and MUFFLER SYSTEM 2012 http://www.rewarderheaders.com/

DRIVE TRAIN IS DANA 44S FRONT AND REAR WITH 4.27 TO 1 GEARING
FRONT HUBS ARE SUPERWINCH 30 SPLINE
REAR DRIVE SHAFT IS CV WITH OPEN KNUCKLE BY TRI COUNTRY GEAR
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT IS CUSTOM AFTERMARKET BY REEL IN UPLAND CA

RANCHO RS5000 Series Shocks AND STABILIZER SHOCK (5) 2011
NEW FRONT SHOCK TOWERS AND REINFORCED FRONT FENDERS 2011

(4) 35X12.50R-15LT, Baja Claw TTC Mickey Thompson Radials 2012

New Windshield rear view mirror, 2012

The engine is a horse, but required a bit of transformation from an initial fuel injected system (variable H.P.up to 500 H.P. but didn’t idle at low rpm’s so well with the big cam and hard on transmission) to a traditional carb system. Some $$$ went into this process (pumps/distributor/wiring/tuning etc.).

2 different shops have worked on it and contributed to the point that it is now, which is, happily, fully operational and most awesome.

I have had it out of the shop for 2 weeks now and have already been able to enjoy this thing immeasurably. I envision having it the rest of my life.

 
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Heading South to the FC Round Up

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Ann and I are packing our bags and preparing for our trip down to the FC Round Up tomorrow (Monday morning).  We will be leaving Pasco around 6am and stopping in Boise to drop off some books (hopefully sell some at the coffee shop where I wrote a good portion of the book), grab some fries at the Boise Fry Company and some sourdough at the Boise COOP, and then head further south for Salt Lake where we will spend Monday night.  Tuesday we will be heading through Utah and stopping somewhere near the Grand Canyon.  We’ll be in Mesa Wednesday evening.

If you are along our path through I-84/I-15 let me know and we’ll see if we can swing by for a quick visit.

We just completed a few new t-shirts.  It’s the Bantam design I’ve been playing with for a year.  We bought some random shirts and tried the design with different colors.  The picture below is pretty crappy, so use your imagination.

 
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New FC Concept Vehicle to be Unveiled at Moab

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Mark from jeeptruck.com forwarded this press release.

“Jeep® and Mopar have teamed up once again to produce a selection of concept Jeep vehicles for the 46th annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. The Jeep Mighty FC concept, Jeep J-12 concept and the Jeep Wrangler Apache are three of six new vehicles that will be shown to enthusiasts in Moab, March 31 – April 8. Look for more on all of these new vehicles later this month.”

Here are pics of the FC & J-12

 
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1948 CJ-2A Hesperia, MI **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1800

I don’t see to many surreyized CJ-2As.

“1948 Willys CJ2A in pretty good shape. Does not have a title. I have not started it in about 8 years, but have oil in the cylinders. It was converted to 12 volt. Transfer case or 4 wheel drive works.I have the doors, but are not shown installed. One window is cracked in one of the doors. Have been meaning to restore and get new parts to tighten up the steering and suspension. It needs brake work. Two new tires on the back. Have an extra seat and two old heaters to go with it. Stored in the barn for the last 16 years.”

 
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1942 MB Cortez, CO **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000

This looks like a great little jeeping jeep.

“1942 MB 4.3 Chevy V6, 4 speed trans, power steering, power brakes, tilt wheel, full roll cage, custom bumpers, tire rack, 5 tires 31 x 10.50 x 15, 4.10 gears, Dana 30 front-end, AMC 20 rear-end, electric fuel pump, custom fuel tank, electric windshield wipers.”