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1953 CJ-3A Stone Oak, Tx $3333

September 13, 2009 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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1953_cj3a_stoneoakUPDATE:  Price dropped to $3333

The seller says it’s ready, but the top and doors aren’t in good shape and it still looks like it needs paint to me.

“JEEP IS READY TO GO. EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. JEEP HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO 12 VOLT ELECTRICS WITH KEY START.
SPIN ON OIL FILTER CONVERSION. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. SEATS HAVE BEEN PADDED AND RECOVERED. REWIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 YEARS AGO. NEW TIRES LAST SEASON. JEEP RUNS GREAT STARTS EASY EVERYTIME. ORIGINAL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE SOFT TOP IS IN BAD SHAPE AS WELL AS THE DOORS. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL CHUCK 210-559-1361”

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/1371510161.html

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Front Fender Flares for Flatties

September 13, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Body Parts • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Ok, I’m a big fan of The Find!  I just did a search on “Front Fender Flares for CJ-2A” and found someone who still sells them.  I know there’s been several people looking for these.  Despite my google search attempts, I haven’t had any luck locating them until now.  Click on the Ad below to go directly to the ACME site.

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Website: The Find

September 13, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Features, Website This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I did a search on a “CJ-5 gas tank” and stumbled across a website called “The Find“. It had search results from Tellico, zaib4x4, 4 wheel parts, and a variety of others. So, I did a few more searches.  It looks like a great way to compare online prices.  They have an iphone app as well.

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1951 CJ-3A Watertown, NY **SOLD**

September 13, 2009 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3A This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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1951_cj3a_watertownUPDATE:  **SOLD**

It’s hard to tell a lot from the small pictures, but this appears to be a project.  Note how far forward the radiator is positioned.  I hope that’s not where it attaches.

“51 willys jeep 350 4 bolt main 350 trans new motor new rims and tires”

 

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1953 CJ-3B Racine, Wi $9,000

September 13, 2009 • CATEGORIES: CJ-3B This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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1953_cj3b_racineUPDATE:  Price dropped to $9,000

oh hold the phone .. the body is fiberglass?  CJ-3B?  That’s pretty rare!

“1953 Willys Jeep CJ3B, VIN: 4J15049, Engine: 4 cylinder, Trans: 3 speed with transfer case in and out 4×4, This vehicle has over 700 hours invested into it. The tub is fiberglass but the hood, fenders, frame, drivetrain are all original to the vehicle. Runs and drives great. Still has original 6 volt system, guages, shifters, shift pattern information plates, etc. A definate must see. We are accepting offers. We have turned down $7,500 so no low ball offers please. Any questions call us at 262-639-5278 or 664-3032 or 880-5278. Ask for Chris or Ron.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/ctd/1370782324.html

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A YIPAO and Willys from Colombia

September 12, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Features, Website This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Sebastian, whom I mentioned in this post (a couple posts down), taught me a couple things about Willys in Colombia today.

1) Willys are very popular in Colombia.  They started arriving during the 50’s and immediately became a sensation. They are still used regularly in the coffee plantations.  He assures us that every single coffee beam that we enjoy in a Colombian Coffee has been transported at some point in a Willys (most probably a CJ-3B).  There are cities and towns where you can see Willys everywhere, being used as work vehicles. For somebody from this country it would be like going back on time. They are also used as taxis, carrying people by the dozen. [Editor’s note:  Nice work Sebastian; I am sold on a trip to Colombia :-)]

2) There are many Jeep festivals in Colombia.  Most of them occur between September and October; they are called “Yipaos”.  The festivals were started in 1988.  The vehicles are driven through the main streets of a city and the Jeeps with the largest amount of objects carried with the most harmonious arrangements earn prizes. In fact, in February 2006, a Guinness World Records was established for the “Longest Jeep Parade” in Calarca, with a caravan of over 370 Jeep Willys vehicles.  It seem to me that we need to break that record back! Here’s an article about it on the CJ-3B page.

Sebastian also sent me a powerpoint with some nice big pictures of one festival. You just gotta see it to believe.  Check out the mud flaps … I’ve been looking for some older looking mud flaps!

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Flat Fender Club of Butler Pennsylvania

September 12, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Features, Website This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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flatfenderclubofbutlerAs I mention in the post below, Sebastian wrote me yesterday and told me a little about the Flat Fender Club of Butler.  As I understand it, Sebastian launched the club website last year. It sounds like it’s kind of an ‘open source’ club.

Sebastian writes, “The Flat Fender Club of Butler is a very nice group. I am doing my best to help out.   A friend of mine from Colombia helped me with the logo and the t-shirt design and I started the blog at the beginning of the summer. The club is very informal, with no dues and no officers, only the president and founder Dave Zibrat (great guy!).  Butler is the place where the “Bantam” factory was located (the building is still there), and therefore it is the place where everything related to Jeep started.”

It appears several of the club members are readers of ewillys and I look forward interacting with more.

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Sebastian in the U.S., CJ-3B in Colombia

September 12, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Builds, Features This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Yesterday (and today) I have enjoyed some correspondence from Sebastian, who hails from Colombia and currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In 1994, Sebastian and his father (who owns a blue CJ-3A), rebuilt a red 1954 CJ-3B, which can be seen to the right and viewed at the CJ-3B Page (sixth down from the top).

He writes, “My Willys is still in Colombia, so I only ride a couple times a year.  Last May I went there for a week and put more than 250 miles on the jeep in less than five days. A couple years ago I became aware, and joined, the “Flat Fender Club of Butler” which is close to Pittsburgh. Butler is the place where the “Bantam” factory was located (the building is still there) and, therefore, it is the place where everything related to the Jeep started. The club is formed by a very nice group of people who are crazy about old willys.  You can see some of the recent events and history of the club at: http://flatfenderclubofbutler.wordpress.com/ This blog also shows some pictures of the owners and our new T-shirts and Caps!”

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New Comments Subscription System

September 12, 2009 • CATEGORIES: News This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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There were a few strange quirks to the old comments subscription system so I have installed a new one.

What does this mean to you?

1)  Re-subscribe: You might have to re-subscribe to those posts that you were previously following (sorry about that).  One short cut for that is to sort your incoming emails by ewillys and then click on the post links to get there.

2) No Commenting necessary to subscribe to a comment: You no longer have to comment on a post to subscribe to it.

How does it work?

When you want to follow comments about a post, you scroll to the bottom of the whole post or click on the comments link at the top of a post.  Then you’ll see two options for receiving comments on the post via email.

Either (1) make a comment,  click the “notification box”, and then click the submit button to submit your comment OR don’t make a comment, enter your email address and click on the “subscribe” button.

If you have any questions, email me at d@ewillys.com.

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Buick v6 question … Optimal oil pressure?

September 12, 2009 • CATEGORIES: Biscuit This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE: I had installed this adjustable pressure regulator from TA performance when I built the engine.  Today I attempted to adjust the regulator to lower my pressure, but it was already adjusted as far out as I could adjust it.  So, took it out and replaced it with the original stock spring and plug.  Sure enough, the pressure dropped to 50psi on idle, though it still climbs to 70psi when revving the engine.

Maybe this is related to all buicks and not just the buick v6?? I’m wondering if my oil pressure is too high, which is causing a couple problems, such as oil dripping out the dipstick hole where the dipstick meets the block.

It seems to me my that on my old 225 odd fire, the pressure was around 40psi and would drop as I accelerated (which was a problem, that finally resolved itself when my engine blew up after about 3 years of good use).

Now, it sticks solidly at 70psi and that’s without a high volume oil pump.  I have a concern that the oil will be spraying rather than dribbling out the mains, which might cause some problems as well? (I read that somewhere)  I can resolved the problem easily by putting  weaker spring in .. I should have one somewhere.

Any thoughts?  I tried to find something on the internet.  The only think I found was that a normal 225 v6 runs about 40psi.

– Dave

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