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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3200.
This jeep likely deserves a better description. I suspect that along with tilt steering and a nice roll cage, this CJ-3A probably has a variety of other good mods. On the downside, the large diamond plating suggests that the sides may not be in the best shape (not sure why you’d put such large pieces on the sides except for that reason).”
UPDATE: 08/12/2010: I’ve added a link and section regarding the rack and pinion mod implemented by Sam.
UPDATE 01/19/2010: Here is a link to the post about Lawrence Elliot’s nice little mod of the bell crank to eliminate sloppiness. This is a simple way to improve steering sloppiness while keeping everything else stock.
UPDATE: The picture below is how NOT to update your the steering in your jeep! I found a picture of this crazily creative solution for updating the steering mechanism on an early jeep at JP Magazine, so I’ve added it to a post I made about steering upgrades last April. I’ve also updated this post with images from two different jeeps that installed a saginaw non-power unit within the engine compartment and can be found under section 3B.
Modifiying the steering system of early jeeps might be one of the most common upgrades around. It often follows the upgrade of the engine to a V6 or V8, right after the jeep owner discovers how much work it is to turn the wheel while jeeping. So, here’s my list of steering options:
1) Keep the stock setup (but this is often impractical when upgrading to a v6 or v8). This is a Ross worm/sector manual steering box and a drag link that connected to a frame-mounted bellcrank.
2) Swap in a Hudson steering unit. I exchanged emails with with a reader named Larry who had one of these in a CJ3B and loved it (calling it the sweetest driving jeep he’d ever owned — he planned to put one in a 1949 CJ-2A he just bought). I’ve never tried the swap nor tried driving a jeep with the setup in place. I doubt these would work on a MB/GPW setup. (To the right is an image of a Hudson steering wheel in a jeep from Jp Magazine.)
These can still be found using craigslist and junkyards. Here’s a quote from the CJ-3B site.
“Forget the power steering and get a 1949-1954 Hudson steering set up. You can swap out the whole steering column or just machine the steering box to fit your original steering column. They both used Ross steering boxes, but the Hudson used a tapered roller bearing with a different gear ratio, making it feel just like power steering and gives you the tighter turning radius.” http://cj3b.info/Tech/Upgrades.html
For those of you who like old school offroad racing, Wes Kibble operates a site called Offroadaction, which he has recently revamped. He’s got some interesting posts of his own as well as links out to some great offroad racing forums and websites. Here’s an example of two interesting things I found:
Wes indirectly links to a very interesting article on Parnelli Jone’s buildup of his famous Oly Bronco Racer. Here’s a before and after pic of it below as part of an interesting story on bajabronco.com.
From Wes’ site, I followed a link from a post of his to a forum at DezertRangers.com with a large number of old school racing truck photos. One of the best was this one image of racing buggys parading down the middle of old downtown Vegas.
Here’s an early ’46 CJ-2A with a column shift and the driver indents. This appears to be in excellent shape. I don’t think it’s a bad price. I’ve added a second pic below to show both the column shift and the state of the floor, which looks excellent.
“1946 WILLYS CJ2A, Restored 1946 Willys Jeep, new yellow paint, street legal, titled in Florida(Collector car), custom new bikiny top, new tires and tubes, fun to drive. ALL ORIGINAL. 3 speed manual, colum shift(DJ), used by mail courriers on WWll. Purchased from original owner in Colorado. Original papers to prove it. Included many NOS spare parts. Call me and check it, you will love it. I’m finishing an M38 1951 all military……”
View all the pics at Auto Trader
UPDATE: Lee just bought this Jeep. Congrats!
This restoration looks beautiful, though if this is really a ’45, then I think it should have the column shifter. It’s beautiful and I rather like the burnt (?) orange. The one element I don’t like is the ‘all wheel drive’ plaque on both sides of the hood. It’s also missing the rear soft-top bars holder on the driver side.
“The vehicle IS titled as a 1943 though the serial number on the vehicle matches the code for a 1945. The transmission is a 4 speed.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
This is a beautiful, well done restoration of a CJ-3A.
1951 CJ3A Willys four wheel drive Jeep. Total body off restoreration. New NDT tires. New Beachwood 1/2 top, no doors, they can be added at any time you want (This is Az). New full top, black vinyl Best Top with doors. Just get in and drive is all you have to do. Shipping is buyers responsibility…..”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $995.
Get this while it lasts! This is a RUNNING CJ-3A for $995. The body looks pretty straight with no obvious issues.
“Hard to find, 4 cylinder (original engine), 3 speed, 4×4. Engine runs, drive train & 4 wheel drive good. Needs, battery, tires, some brake work.”
UPDATE: **Status Unknown** Was $3500.
Looks pretty good.
“1948 Willy’s Jeep, 4 Cyl, 3 Spd, 4 Wheel Drive, Mostly Original, Runs Great, Body Fair/Good. New items; Brakes, Wiring, Lights, Gauges, Fuel Pump, Carb. A Classic Jeep. $3900 O.B.O. Located in Orange City Florida (just south of Deland).”
Ok, this has nothing to do with jeeps, but the recipe was unusual enough that I thought I’d write about it …..
One of the first things I do when I move to a new place (and I’ve moved a lot) is that I get myself a library card. I love to read and pretty much exclusively checkout non-fiction books. I try to read about 5 a month or 60 a year, which I suppose makes me a book worm compared with the national average of 4 books a year. However, my reading pales in comparison to someone like Teddy Roosevelt (I highly recommend this book about TR), who even as president would read several books a day in multiple languages, reading 10s of thousands of books during his lifetime. Even more amazing, with his photographic memory, apparently he had an astounding ability to recall details of what he read even years later.
So, last night before going to sleep I was reading a book called The World of Caffeine, a history of caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate). As I read through the book, I came across this recipe for something I had never heard of before, Beer Soup, a popular breakfast dish up through the 18th century. As a former chef, an interesting recipe always catches my eye. This recipe was unusual enough, some might say gross enough, that I thought I’d share this treat(?).
BEER SOUP RECIPE from rural Germany in the 18th century:
“Heat the beer in a saucepan; in a separate small pot beat a couple of eggs. Add a chunk of butter to the hot beer. Stir in some cold beer to cool it, then pour over the eggs. Add a bit of salt, and finally mix all the ingredients together, whisking it well to keep it from curdling. Finally, cut up a roll, white bread, or other good bread, and pour the soup over it. You may also sweeten to taste with sugar.”
Now you know ….
UPDATE: Still Available
A reader submitted this great find. As the seller suggests, this looks pretty bone stock. I can’t quite tell if the sides of the body are rusty or not.
“1952 willys jeep, runs and drives good, good heat, is bone stock,steel top and doors(military?)good title, very recently added plow works, use it to do the drive way and to go hunting. All guages work,nice seats, many new parts. $2850.00 firm cash only in person only no trades 708-675-0990 cell or e-mail billb@asmos.net”
