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Your Projects => Your CJ-3A Project => Your Modified 3A Project => Topic started by: Bkwudz on September 08, 2015, 12:45:31 PM

Title: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on September 08, 2015, 12:45:31 PM: i made my intro a while back but never gave an update...bad jeeper.ï¿½ ï¿½anyways, she is just about done, but we all know they are never done.

updates specs:
stock frame
Reproduction tub, stock front clip
Barcelona red seats from Walcks
Chevy 4.3 carbed
turbo 350 tranny
power steering conversion
Flaming river steering
hanging pedal conversion
lokar shifter
Auto meter gauges
cj5 Dana 44 rear 3.73 11" drums
cj5 Dana 30 front powerloc, Warn hubs
33" Goodyear MTR's on 15x8 steelies
Dana 300 t case
tom woods cv shaft
2pc front shaft
Warn 8274
rear cj 15 gal tank
Optima redtop
York OBA, with tank and hose reel

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Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on September 08, 2015, 12:54:59 PM: (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w152/paulferrari/willys/CE22FDA3-15BA-4DF0-86E9-CEE7E0952C9B_zpspfwe3olu.jpg)
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Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: athawk11 on September 08, 2015, 09:11:29 PM: That turned out very nice. Love that color combo. Thanks for sharing.

Tim
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: bretto on September 08, 2015, 10:42:43 PM: Thats real good looking...congrats! And thanks for sharing the eye candy.
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: JeepFever on September 09, 2015, 12:29:51 AM: Nice build!

Love that last photo!
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: BMIC on September 09, 2015, 01:39:11 PM: Nice work... Short wheelbase and big tires, how does it handle?
What is "Flaming River Steering"?
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: Kirkski on September 09, 2015, 02:25:53 PM: I love the color too, would you share the paint code? I'd like to put that on my short list
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on September 09, 2015, 02:55:50 PM: Quote
Nice work... Short wheelbase and big tires, how does it handle?
What is "Flaming River Steering"?

Tires are only 33's, handles like a dream.
Flaming river makes the steering. Column, And steering joints.
Title: Re: 1948 CJ3A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on September 09, 2015, 02:57:19 PM: Quote
I love the color too, would you share the paint code? I'd like to put that on my short list

Paint is from 2012-15 Jeep Wranglers...color is called Anvil
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: macrisel on September 10, 2015, 09:49:14 AM: Wow! There are so many cool little mods I really like! That paint booth looks sweeeeeeet!

Cool project!
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Kirkski on September 10, 2015, 10:51:42 AM: Thanks for the paint color, Anvil was already on my list but had no idea what it would look like on a Willys. Really nice!!
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Beer4MeThx on September 24, 2015, 02:30:42 PM: Any chance we can see a video to hear it run? I've never liked the sound of v6's with exhaust but it may be better in a Willys ;D
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on October 01, 2015, 01:35:24 PM: Quote
Any chance we can see a video to hear it run?ï¿½ I've never liked the sound of v6's with exhaust but it may be better in a Willysï¿½ ;D

https://youtu.be/8Poi5th9FtE
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Trenton on December 06, 2015, 03:32:32 AM: what leafs did you use on this? sits at a nice height on those 33's.
Title: Re: 1948 CJ2A restomod
Post by: Bkwudz on March 05, 2016, 12:36:46 PM: Quote
what leafs did you use on this? sits at a nice height on those 33's.

They are Rancho, 2 or 2.5"