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Willys Online **CLOSED**

February 18, 2018 • CATEGORIES: Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: I have closed the Willys Online website. 

No updates Sunday, but if you like old cars, you might want to check out Willysonline.com, a site I just took over and revamped (much work left to do). The central theme is Willys Overland automobiles (such as Overlands, HenryJs, Willys-Knights and others) and any other vintage auto that I happen to run across while doing eWillys.

It won’t have the regular updates and features that eWillys does, but it’s something I’ll build and perhaps hand it off to someone else down the line (as I really don’t know much about these vintage cars).

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Nate’s Hydraulic Assist For His CJ-3A

February 16, 2018 • CATEGORIES: Builds, Features • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Nate’s at it again. He got to thinking about upgrading his steering on Ted, his CJ-3A. One thing led to another and soon he was developing a fairly non-invasive (no saginaw-like alterations) way of improving his steering. He’s spent the past month and a half writing it up on the earlyCJ-5 page.

http://www.earlycj5.com/xf_cj5/index.php?threads/teds-steering-upgrade-with-a-twist.128518/

Here are a few pics.

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Early Nissan Patrol 1951 Photo on eBay

February 15, 2018 • CATEGORIES: Features, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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This a rare factory photo of early Nissan Patrol 4W60s. It was taken only three months after they began production. The 4W60s were made through 1960.

“1951 Press Photo Japanese workers build jeeps in Tokyo factory, Japan. This is an original press photo. Jeep-Japan – Industry – Bigger and more powerful than their American counterparts, Japanese jeeps receive their finishing touches in the Nissan Motor factory in Tokyo. The jeeps are used by the national rural police to speed up investigation work. More than 100 of the vehicles, which are constructed from materials from Japan, have been delivered. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 12-04-1951.”

View all the information on eBay

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Marine Exhaust Question

February 15, 2018 • CATEGORIES: Features, Parts This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: Rudy has a similar exhaust manifold, but it is cast iron.

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Dave writes that he picked up this boat marine inboard exhaust manifold. The former owner said he tried to google it, but could find no information. It came off a Jeep mb motor. Anyone recognize it?

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1951 Article From Travel Trailer

February 12, 2018 • CATEGORIES: Features, Magazine This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Rudy shared this article from the 1951 issue of Travel Trailer Magazine. That’s one big trailer. According to the author, the tongue weight was 1000lbs, but the jeep was only rated for 800lbs. What could possibly go wrong?

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