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I have to say, it’s been a good, but busy couple of days. Tuesday, I finally developed a business card design I liked and found a way to easily print some good quality versions. Yesterday, I received an email I’ve been waiting to get for about a decade regarding some family photos that go back more than 5 generations. Today, Hemmings thoughtfully referenced eWillys as they covered my ‘explosive expose’ on Wally Cohn, King of Jeeps. And, tomorrow, maybe I win the lottery?
This one falls into the “I didn’t know they made an adapter for that” department. I was doing some research into whether there was an overdrive solution (besides the Sierra OD attempt) for the Dana 20, which I thought there wasn’t, when I came across this thread from the early CJ-5.com website. It turns out, someone made an adapter that allowed the Dana 20 to attach to a BW overdrive, though I suspect such a combo would only work in a long wheel base vehicle (these adapters are also occasionally on ebay as well). Here’s a pic from the thread.
Additional Threads:
1. Herm the Overdrive Guy: http://www.hermtheoverdriveguy.com/id20.htm
2. International Harvestor: http://www.justih.org/Binder-Bench/showthread.php?p=36604
3. From Jp Magazine: http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/drivetrain/154_0611_old_school/index.html
Just a few
Larry had a Hand Crank Heater that he inherited from his father for sale. He wanted it to go to a good a Willys owner who will value it as much as his father did. I have no updates on this nor do I have any pics.
Larry writes, this is a “796-A hand crank heater, serial number 31.. weight 16 lbs,40,000btu at 120rpm,,manufactured by stewart warner, heater division, chicago ill. u.s.a. …… also stamped is i believe to be year of manufacture number… 472456-10-42.. it is in excellent condition with org paint and all parts org …. this heater unit has no rust or dust to it either, it was in a wooden box, along which looks like a ”service book” for a vehicle that data was keep on.”
And now for something completely different…
While I don’t own an iPhone, I just came across someone who posted a craigslist Ad using a $.99 iPhone App called CraigsPro. Here are a few of the features:
1) MULTI-CITY search
2) search results with PHOTOS and DETAILS
3) FULL-SCREEN PHOTOS in landscape mode
4) wikipedia photo of your city
5) ALL Craigslist cities, states, countries and
continents
6) POST a Craigslist ad directly from CraigsPro
7) post from MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
8) take pictures with your CAMERA or use photos
from your PHOTO ALBUM
Dan shared some images updates on the progress of rebuilding his grandfather’s CJ-5. Truly, I don’t know how he finds the time as he always seems to have nightly craigslist links to share with readers (many thanks for those!). See some past posts about Dan’s project here.
As you can see, Dan has rebuilt the Hudson steering column, painted the front end, and readied the front end for an updated disc braking system. NICE! This will should look great when finished. Thanks for sharing …
Roberto‘s friend Javier de Luelmo took a few images of a scale modeling contest held at Torrent, Valencia, Spain (9 to 11th April 2010). You’ll note Robert’s t-shirt design was a centerpiece!
Dave forwarded this to me. I know it’s not a jeep, and I haven’t called to see if this ad is for real, but it’s so funny, I don’t care.
“Looking for a first car for a teen? This car is absolutely brilliant. It’s got low mileage (68k), has been super reliable, and is excellent on gas. Since you’re likely paying for the gas, this will make things much cheaper on you. I average like 37MPG to a tank. And with such low mileage, it’ll work great for a long long time.
But you wanna know the best reason to buy this car for your kid?
It’s slow as shit. You don’t have to worry about speeding tickets or accidents in this baby. Your kid could have a 1 mile run and hit a brick wall not wearing a seatbelt and not be going fast enough to do shit. And there won’t be any sense in him getting some shitty ass fart can off of eBay – this car has the super slow SPI engine, no sense in trying to make it any faster. It’s a 4-door, so your kid won’t try to put gay ass Lambo doors on it. It is still possible to fit this with a body kit, but if you’d like, for an extra $200, I can stab him in the face if he does this.
It’s a 5-speed, so your kid can’t talk on his cell phone while playing Gameboy and smoking pot – he’ll have to actually pay attention. It also means you won’t have to pay for an automatic transmission when your kid beats the hell out of it. It’s got a new clutch and new tires, so you’ll know if he does burnouts. After all, I’m sure YOU’RE the one paying for tires, right? It’s got an aftermarket head unit in it, so your kid won’t fuck it up when him and his buddies try to wire in a “phat ass system”. It’s already had the speakers replaced too, so he won’t have to tear the door cards on and then look like a retard when he can’t get them back on. It’s got manual windows too, so he can’t fuck up the window motors when he rolls one of his friends heads up in it as a joke. A new battery means when he leaves his headlights on, it won’t leave you totally stranded.
But really though, one of the best parts is that, because it is a 4 door, it will be somewhat embarrassing for him to be seen in. I’m sure you get pissed at him from time to time. Hell, you’re probably mad at him for harassing you into buying him a first car. So get this one. It has no A/C, so you’ll know he’s suffering every time you get mad at him. Pretty satisfying. It’ll bring a smile to your face too, to know he’s rolling around looking like a faggot in a Ford Focus.
So buy this car for your kid. You won’t regret it ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3795.
This certainly has some unusual features. I can’t say I’ve seen a roll bar quite like that either. There are no comments by the seller, other than the mileage of 276 miles.
Good News! I found myself a set of professionally rebuilt heads for a great price (thanks Greg!). Greg Berheim dropped me a line after I posted my craigslist Ad (wanted: engine heads). He wrote that he had acquired a set of heads as part of an engine/parts buyout and didn’t have any use for them.
So, I drove over and met with Greg. It turns out, Greg operates the Berheim Engine Machine Shop, a local engine shop in Meridian (208-870-1464), Idaho. This information was especially interesting to me as Bob’s Mechanical had been bought out and most of the services moved about an hour away from me.
So, after spending time with Greg and him generously providing some advice and thoughts on my engine issues, I now know who to turn to if I need any additional work done (which I really hope I don’t need soon!!). So, if you are in the Boise area and need some engine work done, check out Greg.
Tonight, I pulled the passenger-side head and will get the covers and intake cleaned up tomorrow. I also carefully cleaned the surface of the heads, as the block facing surfaces had some light surface residue that needed to be removed. Saturday, I’ll put everything together and see if everything works!
