My Willys 3A and 3B Community
3A, 3B, DJ Technical Knowledge Base => "Modifications"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Incites => Topic started by: Comanche_County on September 11, 2011, 04:59:17 PM
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Hello everyone, thanks for checking out my page, if this isn't the right place for it, mods feel free to move it. I'm specifically looking for some expert advice while I tear this down and attempt to rebuild it. My goal isn't a restoration, but more of a frame off rebuild using the tools I have at hand.
I bought what turned out to be a 51' CJ3A, my first vintage Jeep. I didn't know exactly what it was when I bought it.
Here goes...here's the original thread of the discovery....http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/topic20747_page1&EN=TS.html
I'll just post some pics of the progress and where I'm currently at with it....I do need some advice on where to buy replacement parts.
The back story is that a previous owner used it in a liquor store hold up, while on the run he hid the jeep in an plum grove. He went to jail for nine years and the jeep ended up sitting in a Texas plum grove completely grown over for close to 20 years. The current owner found it when he was bulldozing clearing the land. He brought it home, there is no title.
Lots o pics....I didn't know what it was at the time, but here's my cousin and I negotiating for it.
Any advice is greatly appreciated! JEEP ON!!!!
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The bent original D25, bent at the housing... :'(
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And bringing it home after 15 bucks at the car wash..
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The PO stored it with the plugs out, the rear cylinder was rusted badly.
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The tear down begins with slave labor from my brother and my cuz..
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The tank isn't too bad, trying to conserve funds so I'm attempting a clean out and rebuild of it.
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Not too bad under the tank/driver's seat.
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Tub is off...
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Picked up a 47' CJ2A just for the frot D25 housing...its got some other parts I may use as well, the tranny, TC, driveshafts, and D41 are still present.
This one has been sitting roughly 15 years, prior to that, a Texas Game Warden used it as his personal patrol vehicle tracking down poachers. I don't know how long its been since Wardens could use POVs, I'd have to guess that was a long time ago.
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What goes on these side brackets? Axe and Shovel I presume?
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Got the D25 housing out and prepped. I know some people frown on the use of muriatic acid, but after two full days of wire wheeling we made little progress. After an acid bath and another full day of wire wheeling, we got it primered and coated.
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My goal is to use the original engine and keep it all 6v. Wish me luck, any advice is greatly appreciated......JEEP ON!
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Nice looking project(s) you have there!!!! I get most of my parts from Walcks 4wd. They have great service, pricing and fast shipping. You can talk to them and ask questions too.
What is the serial number of your CJ-3A?
Do you want to sell one of the rifle holders?
Thanks!
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Geeze ya ask 3A questions on the 2A page and now 2A questions on the 3A page..lol.. �;D
But seriously, those are top bow holders on the 2A...not for axes or shovels. The top bows are l shaped tubes that nest in the two holders you show.
Here's Bill Norris's jeep with the bows installed in the pockets.
http://www.thecj2apage.com/1947_willys_cj2a/norris_1947_willys_cj2a_jeep.html
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Nice looking project(s) you have there!!!! I get most of my parts from Walcks 4wd. They have great service, pricing and fast shipping. You can talk to them and ask questions too.
What is the serial number of your CJ-3A?
Do you want to sell one of the rifle holders?
Thanks!
The serial number is: 451-GB1 23947.
I do want to sell one or both of the rifle racks. But honestly since I've posted this on a couple of forums I've gotten so much interest that I'm getting a little stressed about em. The reason is, normally I'd give these away but I do need to recoup some costs of the Jeep since its got other issues I wasn't counting on. I've promised one to a guy, just waiting on a response. If I don't get anything back soon, then I'll probably put them on Ebay at no reserve. I do Jeeps for fun, now as it turns out these racks are a hot item and I've got more people that want them then racks to give away. So I'll only hold them for a decent price for someone that needs them for an MB/M38 restore. I saw the prices for these things on other sites, we're talking 179 for a repro before shipping to over 300 bucks,,,,,,jeez louis!!! I just don't like mixing business with pleasure. I think 175 shipped, is a fair price for originals....these aren't rusted out either.
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Geeze ya ask 3A questions on the 2A page and now 2A questions on the 3A page..lol.. �;D
But seriously, those are top bow holders on the 2A...not for axes or shovels. The top bows are l shaped tubes that nest in the two holders you show.
Here's Bill Norris's jeep with the bows installed in the pockets.
http://www.thecj2apage.com/1947_willys_cj2a/norris_1947_willys_cj2a_jeep.html
Thanks for the info! :beer:
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I was thinking about this wiring harness from Walcks....at first I was just going to make my own, but this may save a day or two on the build time.
Has anyone bought one of these before? http://walcks4wd.com/wiring-harness-cj3a-no-turn-si.html
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Also,
I'm thinking of replacing all the hatchannels on the bottom of the tub. I saw on site that offered a complete kit for $185. But I can't find that again....
If I can't find a good deal, I'll just make my own....
Any recommendations?
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Thanks for the serial number! I totally understand about the rifle holders. Ebay will probably be your best bet to get extra Jeep $$$ :)
I have used Walck's wire harnesses and they are top notch.
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I just bought 16G reminents at a sheetmetal shop for the floors and I also had them bend hats for me out of the same. �All for $60.
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Well I slowed down a little because I've got about a grand worth of parts to order sitting in my Walck's cart and other places online but I've been too scared to pull the trigger.
Then I saw this 74' CJ5 sitting on the side of the road, 300 bucks later, it and two Willys truck frames, 2x 226,T90,D18 combos and two sets of axles (2x D25s, 1x D53, 1x D44) and two PTOs were mine. �If I can't find a buyer for this stuff then I may scrap the frames and engine blocks, although it would pain me significantly to do so.
The 74' was low hanging fruit. �After pulling seats from an 89' Isuzu Trooper (best set I could find in the local yard) and fabbing some brackets, grinding and burning the sometimes 1" layer of Bondo off, new Carb and a new clutch, not to mention about 10 rattle cans later --- its now a driver and the 232 purrs like kitten. �Looking to sell it soon and push to profits back to the 51'. �Needs a little attention to the brakes and some seat belts (minor issue haha). �Not too bad for a five day turn around. �
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I think you should change your handle to " jeep commando" You get more done in a couple days than I can get done in a couple months... Do you have a job? LOL 8-)
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I think you should change your handle to " jeep commando" �You get more done in a couple days than I �can get done in a couple months... Do you have a job? �LOL �8-)
haha, Actually MJCommando is my handle on other forums - also my xbox name. I chose Comanche County because my first heavily involved build was my Comanche and I'm from Comanche County, TX. I'm a 37 year old former Army Infantry officer, did two tours, got out as a Major, then the housing crunch bit me hard, had to go back as a contractor and lost my right leg....still on workman's comp right now. I was moving pretty slow last year, but I'm getting faster physically, but also faster with the Jeeps, I've got a little help too from my cousin. Its probably just my 'function over form' mentality and nature, I don't care how something mechanical looks as long as it works perfect, I have no patience for things that break or don't work right - I have to fix them. I'll eventually get out of Jay's Jeep World and back to the workforce fairly soon - hopefully back overseas or back in the service.
I've got this massive order ready on Walcks, but I'm trying to find other options. I was at the JY today pulling a roll bar off a YJ to fit on that CJ and ran into a guy who directed me to an older WWII vet in Brownwood, TX who reportedly has a warehouse of NOS Willys stuff. I'm going there tomorrow, hopefully it would be cheaper than ordering everything I need for the 51 which off the top of my head is:
windshield and moulding/gasket
gas tank
all 4 spring shackles and 4 spring eye bolts
Every piece of brake hardware, drums, cylinders, shoes.
hard lines
dual reservoir MC
steering wheel
recover the seats, mine are bare frames
all new kingpin bearings, I may reuse them though, they look pretty good, no brinelling on any of them.
perhaps some engine work, which will be a grand I'm sure.
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Been slow on the updates...
The frame is finished, next is taking all four leafs apart and getting those cleaned and painted and the front axle put back together. I need actual frame dimensions because mine was in an accident and damaged on the passenger side. I don't think its too bad but if I can't fix it with a hi-lift, then once I get it back to a rolling chassis, I may take it to a frame shop.
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I also junked a couple of mid 90s cars, but did a partial trade for this - a DJ, its got a 50/50 MC which could work on the 51' and lots of usable sheet metal. Don't know if I'll use any of it though. It may go to scrap.
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Commanche,
I want to thank you for your commitment and your sacrifice, its people like you that make our country what it is, the best place on earth. Cary on.
Todd
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Commanche,
I want to thank you for your commitment and your sacrifice, its people like you that make our country what it is, the best place on earth. �Cary on.
Todd
Thanks brother, I appreciate that.
....back on that CJ5 I just resurrected, I let my conscience get the better of me and decided not to sell it without seatbelts and a roll bar, so I pulled those from a YJ, welded it in, took it for another drive and promptly, and embarrassingly, high centered it on a baby sized rock pile.....oh well it was fun getting it out.
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After little to no rain all year and the hottest summer on record, the rain finally came down last night. �Some of the CJ3A parts washed downstream, a set of 33" super swampers and a set of 35" Creepy Crawlies are somewhere down river also, a couple of them didn't go far fortunately. �This has only happened twice in the last 10 years that I can remember. �The water has receded about a 18" already, should be gone in a day or two. �I've been tearing it up lately but this is a disheartening setback. �Only good to come out of this is the farmers finally got the rain, but its probably too much, oh and the Rangers won last night!
I'm picking up another CJ3A today also, I'll try to get pics up later.
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OHH MAN, that sucks, I hope you get your stuff back and nothing got ruined. :'(
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OHH MAN, that sucks, I hope you get your stuff back and nothing got ruined. �:'(
Still cleaning everything right now. �I think I'll be okay. �There's some smaller pieces I'm going to have to dig around for. �I should be able to find them with a magnet.
I also found a great local place to get parts. �I heard a local legend about an old guy with an entire warehouse full of Willys stuff. �Turned out to be true. �He's an 89 year old WWII vet that flew P38s in the Pacific theater. �He had a stash of 30+ years of Jeeps and Jeep stuff. �I spent a couple of hours there and it was really fun talking to him and listening to his stories. �He was in the Army initially as a mechanic and told me that he and his brother tested some of the early 4 wheel steering prototypes. �He said they were really tippy. �Really great guy and still very sharp and active. �He has everything needed to put together many jeeps. �No overdrives or PTOs though. At first glance the pics may just look like a cluttered mess, but each box is filled with assorted Willys goodies.
Anyhow, I picked up a few bits from him and I should have a rolling frame in a couple of days.
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Does he need help cleaning the place up? ;)
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Does he need help cleaning the place up? ;)
Sir, please leave that up to me haha!
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Is that the guy down in Brownwood I keep hearing about?? I called him once and wasn't impressed that he had much, but your pics show a whole different storyl Was it genuine WIllys parts or aftermarket/Crown/Omix stuff he had on teh shelves??
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Yes in Brownwood. The best way to see if he has something is to go in person. If you're looking for something let me know, I'll gladly go check for you. Yup a bit of Crown and aftermarket stuff and a very healthy amount of original/pull off parts and lots and lots of "NOS"/older replacement parts. Several engines L & F heads, a few complete, some just blocks, engine accessories, cranks, T90s, D18s, and all sorts of other parts. I was overwhelmed looking at everything. It's not a business like Crown or Walcks, just a heck of a guy that loves old Jeeps. He knows his stuff.
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The silver lining to the flood is that I'm now the proud owner of a parts washer! �Its now joins my top tier of favorite tools along side my crow bar and 4lb sledge. �The starter, carb, distributor, fuel pump and other assorted parts are now clean and "possibly serviceable". �Still need to test the starter. �When my mechanic's manual arrives in the mail, I may go back through them again. �Got a question on the fuel filter. �How critical is the bottom portion of the pump? �Mine is fried, see the broken/fried wire in the pics. �I've seen several L heads running a simple plastic fuel filter but I'd rather use the original components. �Is this rebuild-able? �
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Also, since I don't have a press, I dropped the springs off at a machine shop to get the old worn out bushings pushed out. �But, the spring eye bushings I've got are not the right ones. �They (not pictured) are Crown replacements but unless I'm missing something here, these won't work. �Does anyone know the correct I.D. and O.D. of the correct bushings? �
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Here's the pics of the 50' CJ3A I picked up, it runs and it HAS A TITLE! �Its future is still undetermined at this point, but I refuse to cannibalize it for the Pumpkin. �It actually would have been a better candidate for a frame off. �Strange how it was tucked in a back yard just down the road from me. �Usually it only takes one pass down any road for me to spot every Jeep. �
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Also, just wondering,,,I lost out on an Ebay auction tonight for a 53' CJ3A with a dual output rear PTO in Abilene, TX. �I wonder if I was betting against you guys, if so, I'm sorry for driving the price up......couldn't help it....an old CJ with a brazen amount of farm implements hanging off it is one of the coolest things I can think of.
Thanks again for all the advice and support!
Jay
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Was that the 3A with rear PTO advertised on Craigslist over by you? I had made an offer sight unseen, but the guy never sent me pictures.....Glad someone besides the rockcrawlers got it. THe guy was hard to get hold of, but called me back the day I left town.
I wouldn't use a plastic inline filter on anything I didn't want to burn up..... Metal for me.. or an original sediment bowl at the carb. I made the plastic filter mistake once, burned up a perfectly good 1978 Fairmont. OTOH my VW bugs before that did well with plastic ones. Go figger.
What is that, an electric Stewart warner pump?
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I check every CL for half of the state just about everyday. I didn't see that Ebay PTO jeep on CL or I would have bought it. I spoke with him on the phone, he told me he had the reserve at $800, good deal IMO. The white one I picked up wasn't advertised, just sitting in the back yard on four flat tires.
Ok, I was a little confused on what is obviously a second fuel pump. I've got a mechanical engine mounted fuel pump. This additional SW pump pictured above was bolted to the frame but not hooked up to the fuel line. I thought it was a sort of powered filter? I guess I don't need this thing?
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Sometimes an electric pump is put in the system to help out with vapor locking issues. With a good functional mechanical pump and good fuel lines, you shouldn't need it..
Hey if you ever find any DJ stuff you don't want I'd appreciate a heads up. I guess the white one isn't the one I was trying to buy..
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Roger that Bill, I'll keep my eyes peeled. There's really not much left of the DJ I've got. Its got a good frame and a non rusted tub, heck I don't even know what year it is.
Also, got a present in the mail! $50 bucks on the ebay classifieds, I couldn't find one locally. I'll have the axles done shortly now I've got this.
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Tada! A hub puller!
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I LIKE that puller.. that is SWEET!
Might be interested in the remains of your DJ if you don't have plans for it.. I just picked up a 3A frame with the hopes of making it work in my DJ that is all cut up for a replacement motor...
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PM sent.
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Visited Mr. Durtcshi in Brownwood today, rummaged through his stuff for a while happy as a fat kid in Willy Wonka's Factory. �He let me use his valve machine to grind my valves down. �I thought they were a little bent but its tough to tell. �Still need to clean up the stems....now if only I can get the valve seats like this. Also picked up some brake items and a Solex carburetor.
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Also, my Panacea for most jeep problems (PB+heat+sledge) has failed to remove the remnants of my old shackles...I don't want to have to buy a cutting torch really. �First reason is money related. �The second is because it'll be a huge distraction from the Jeep because I'll be spending all day burning stuff for fun. �Gotta borrow one I guess. �Gonna try a rigged up gear puller next. �If that doesn't work I'll be replacing the spring brackets.
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Went down to Mr. Durtcshi's again today. �He taught us how to re-arch springs on an anvil. �Which is simply: bang the heck out of it till it curves more. Actually there's an art to it, the more you hit it, the more you get a feel for your effect on the metal.� Also played with the press and then found a gem hidden low under a shelf.....
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I'm really happy about this one! �Too bad I forgot to bid on a Koenig PTO recently on ebay, I just wasn't watching the time and it got away from me for a price I would have blown outta the water. �Would've been a good match for this little baby.
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Picked up a mini RR anvil...
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Got back home and continued on the hubs.
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My parts washer earning it's keep.
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Broke into my little stash of old replacement parts. �Rebuilt both front wheel cylinders and wire wheeled and painted 1/2 of the front axle, the rest included the rear should be done tomorrow. �A little closer to a rolling frame.
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Oh, the new Solex...
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And my mechanic's service manual came in the mail. �Fast shipping from Kaiser/Willys. �I might as well order a second one because this one will be too greasy and unreadable by the time I'm done with this Jeep, and I've got another CJ3A lined up.
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I'm renaming this the "Curse of the Great Pumpkin".
First the bent axle, bent frame, then the flood, now a black widow bite. �I was digging around in my large storage box where I keep pullers, large wrenches and assorted large tools and found this dangling off my pinkie, no ill effects though. �
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I'm working on the Rear 44 and have a few questions. �Is this a genuine 51' D44? �I saw how to decode the date somewhere but I can't find it now. �I want to verify so I'm following the right specs for axle end play. �Which I'm setting from scratch. �The center spacer in the diff is loose, and the pinion had a audible "clunk" when turned. �I suspect end play wasn't set right and caused that slop, or its just old. �Also judging by how it had a large and small wheel cylinder on each axle, and the rear brakes were set up with two long shoes on one side and two short ones on the other, I just can't trust any previous work done to it. �I don't have the money right now for new gears and a new diff, so that will have to come later, unless I find a good used set. �Despite the slop and pitting, which will certainly whine, it still has some life in it.
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New Pinion seal.
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On to the end play...
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I'm following the Service Manual and Randy's Ring and Pinion book, I should be able to do it with the available shims I've got. �The SM only details dis-assembly and Randy's explains it ok. �But I've read that I only actually need to do one side due to the axle shafts riding on the spacer in the diff. �Is this so? �The spec is .001"-.005" of end play, correct for 51? �I've read that it's 0.004" to 0.008" for a D41-2.
Ive got a magnetic base dial indicator and after some test fitting today, I should have this put together tomorrow after I get the hubs/drums/wheel studs pressed back together. �I think I should be able to get it in spec after another good cleaning, installing one thick shim on "thinner side" (the bearing cup is about .010" out of the housing), and then using the remaining available shims on the "thicker" side (the bearing cup is about .060" out of the housing) and gradually remove shims until I'm in spec. �Then recheck to ensure I'm .001"-.005" on both sides. �Does this sound like the way to do it?
Thanks,
Jay
Oh yeah, the drums are done and ready to go....This pic was taken before I pressed the wheel studs out and separated the hubs.
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I got the rear D44 done. �I've got .002" of end play on one end and .004" on the other. �Dr. Verns pics came in handy. �http://www.vernco.com/RearAxle2/id721.htm. �Hopefully I'll be able to locate the missing vent hole in this axle that I've been searching for.
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I moved one of the gaskets, they're not doubled on the final install.
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I dropped off three windshields at Mr. Durtschi's, the 51', the 50' and a 74' CJ5. �He's got a glass maker that does flat windshields for 150 installed.
Here's the man himself a day after celebrating his 90th birthday. �I hope I'm still Jeepin' at 90!
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So as I bounce between different tasks and problems on this I am making slow and steady progress.
The L head is almost back together... I'm debating taking it to a shop but I couldn't trust anyone unless they had a couple of L heads sitting on the floor and could demonstrate a little knowledge on rebuilding these. �I stopped by the only local shop and they had an F Head ready for pick up. �The guy showed me the receipt - 1,600 bucks! �Part of that was a $250 piston! �No wonder the owner has left it there for 6 months. �
I've got it honed good, its getting rings and a gasket set. �I'll check the compression and do a leak down test when its back together, then if there's problems I guess I'll take it somewhere. �Gotta keep costs as low as I can.
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Still trying to get this flapper valve freed up, its being real stubborn. �I may give up on it soon.
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Not too comfortable with the water pump either, it doesn't spin as smoothly as I'd like. �Kinda feels like the bearings are slightly brunneled. �
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I gave up on these >:(, I've got new brackets ordered.
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Also, I can't find a frame shop and I'm trying to figure out how to get this straight....this frame is hurting in a bad way. �I'm going to try some backwoods engineering and put it behind two trees then winch on it. � ;D
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Took a while to get the inside of the intake clean...
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The T90 was caked in crude, when I got it clean I found it had been repaired sometime in the past. Everything lines up and the gears still turn fine.
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Wow, that tranny case is an engineering marvel..Need another one? Your frame needs a Porto Power application.. and LOTS of measuring. If the only thing wrong is the one bend, a porta power placed against the bend, with a chain over the other end of the ram going to the nearest crossmember intersections (Think bow and arrow) will do it.. Along with some heat at the bent part...you need to shrink the flanges at the bend.. How the heck did it get bent like that?
Have you checked with Brownwood Auto Glass (they have the half a car hanging on the wall) and the other glass place down the road from them about windshield pricing?? I am gonna need a couple of 3A pieces made soon myself, and I haven't gotten to know who does the flat work in the area yet.
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I'm certain I could find a frame place in DFW that could do what you're describing but I'm afraid they'll charge several hundred dollars or far more than I could buy a replacement frame. �I won't tackle it yet, I'll wait and mull over the damage I'm willing to do the the bank account for a while first.... :-/
I think what happened to the tranny case was that it cracked and someone put the bead all the way around it. �Actually the weld isn't bad, its got good penetration into the case. But I probably should get another one to be safe.
I just keep getting surprised with this one.
That could be the glass guys that Durtschi uses, I'll call tomorrow and ask.
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Do you have access to a 10 ton porto power? I will try and bring mine down from NY next trip but it will be Christmas at least...I do have the torches here tho. You gotta make it to Coleman some day. 8-)
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Coleman, shoot, you're only an hour away. I'll definitely load up some day and head out there. The porta-power, I don't have one of those but Durtschi does, saw it laying in his shop.
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You could accomplish the same with a good jack, maybe a highlift. I bent my windshield frame and use a hole in the garage wall and a couple blocks to straighten it, that and my not so trivial weight. Your going to have to bend that frame a little at a time, start at the edges of the bend and work toward the middle, otherwise you get a double bend, and be careful with the torch. Sometimes its better to re bend them cold as the energy from bending will spread out over a larger length of the frame. If you are going to heat it, heat it a distance away from the point where you are applying force and move slowly.
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I used a high lift on it today, got it pretty close and decided to let the jack sit on all night...I'll try to post pics later.
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It will help to try and "relax" the frame by light tapping with a hammer everywhere you suspect there is a bent part.. You aren't trying to actually hammer the frame straight, more like coaxing the molecules to line up in their new home once you have it straight with a jack.. Hammering will also help to minimize any springback..
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Thanks for the tips guys, I've got the Hi-lift on it now and in the morning I'll give your recommendations a try. �I'm not only a Jeep nut, but a Coral Castle buff so when there's talk of arranging molecules or moving very heavy objects, I can't help but to think to myself, "now what would Ed Leedskalnin do?" �If you don't know who he is, he's the guy that built Coral Castle clearly using his magical powers, most likely obtained from extra terrestrials. �;) �I bet he could straighten my frame for me!
In this one I guess we are heating it the wrong place. Just a side note, I got the frame down to bare metal then primered and coated it with several coats of Rustoleum. I did not realize how hard that stuff is. It practically won't burn off, it will eventually bubble up but that's it, it can take a lot of heat and its got great adhesion.
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Got it fairly close to straight, still slightly warped overall...the odyssey continues.
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CC,
You've come a long way, and its looking good, at some point the Hi lift will be overkill, at that point you may want to use the 10lb hammer and a backer to work out the little spots that need correction. I think you will find a key point that is out of alignment at some point, I usually do, then you have to go to small spot work and pound them out. Keep at it, its looking good and I think you'll get it darn straight if your patient.
Todd
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Thanks for the reply, I got it pretty close with the hi-lift. �I'll try the hammer next. �Should I use heat or bang it cold? �Some of those top ripples I'll be able to bend back in shape with a large crescent wrench. ��Here's some pics of today's progress...
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"Re-prepping" for new motor mounts.
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Bellhousing done!
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Working on the transfer case Ebrake.
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Here's what I think I'd do, try to get a big piece of steel that will fit inside the frame rail, use that as the backer, I made one out of a piece of heavy rail and the shape seems to work well. I'd try to cold form the sharp bends out of it, by the looks of it if you take the really sharp bends out of the flanges of the frame it will push the web back out closer to straight. Once those are good and flat, I'd measure it again and see if you can use the high lift to push on a really long section of the frame at the same time, say 3-4' long section. I think your going to get it pretty close.
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Good advice Gunslinger, thanks. �I've got to head off to Houston for several days and I'll get back at it when I return. �Until then....
Here's the updates from today...
Went down to Durtschi's and tested my rebuilt (by me) starter, we bolted it to a loose bellhousing and luckily it spun strong with 6V on it....I was real happy about that. �I also dropped off my 6v generator at a local alternator/starter shop to get tested and rebuilt if necessary. �
Then while at Durtschi's and rummaging through his parts I found a PTO winch fairlead for the PTO winch which I have no PTO for (say that 3 times fast). �A good water pump, gas can holder, and a fuel level sending unit. �Still need to weld up the holes in the original gas tank.
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I also picked up my three windshields....yes FBill, it was Brownwood Glass that did them,,,,great price, evidently I got the "Durtschi special". �Not for walk ins, they love the guy, Durtschi price only....and yes, my center vent door is bent to hell and back.....I'm not a sheet metal guy. I pray that the Lord Almighty will send a lighting bolt down and straighten all my bent sheet metal, else I'm going to have a Jeep with more dimples than a fat girl's you know what.
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Now, also you doubters may think this build looks like a Jed Clampett special, but I'll have you know I've hired the very best 5S and SMED advisers straight from Toyota's Tokyo Corporate Headquarters. �For those of you who don't don't know what 5S and SMED are, they're:
"1 Sorting (Seiri), 2 Straightening or setting in order / stabilize (Seiton), 3 Sweeping or shining or cleanliness / systematic cleaning (Seiso), 4 Standardizing (Seiketsu), and 5 Sustaining the discipline or self-discipline *crap)". �SMED stand for "Single Minute Exchange of Dies"....
You guys may doubt the quality of this build but I am following the most stringent of modern manufacturing guidelines and I promise my firstborn that this Jeep will run. �Here's pics to prove what I'm talking about.
Everything is sorted, straightened out, stabilized, and constantly swept (or blown off with compressed air or a B12 can) for cleanliness. �Every space has a specific purpose and if any space or procedure cannot meet/advance the overall goal of a clean and dependable running CJ3A then it is promptly eliminated.
This is the parts storage and prep area: �Disregard my "No Good" cousins idea of a joke by painting two shocks yellow, there will be no dagblame hornswagillin sidewinding crackercroakin yellow parts on this Jeep!
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The metal and fabrication shop,,,although my "no-good" cousin is building a chicken roost in this picture which is a gross mis-allocation of resources and I may have him eliminated and his body dumped in the Rio Grande.
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This is the official Jeep parts preparatory and testing station:
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This is the DOE(Energy), FCC, DOL, and DOD compliant cleaning product, paint and POL storage station:
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This is the body shop where all kinds of magic metal wondorous majestry happens:
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This is the frame shop where long abused Jeep spines are carefully massaged back to their former teen aged football lettering glory days occurs:
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Now to protect all this backwoods southern automotive majesty we've undergone a very lengthy and careful hiring process to bring on a dependable and worthy security force to ensure our work is protected. �Here he is....but honestly we're about to let him go. �He seems to have no sense of responsibility to guard the nearby invaluable Jeep parts. �It seems all he wants to do is tend to the 24 Barred Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte hens, then spend his afternoons kicking the crap out of the only other (significantly smaller) rooster we have. � I really need to fire this guy, his head is not in the game, all he does is think about girls. �That's a Game Rooster for you, worthless except for fighting up in Oklahoma or making baby chickens! �;D
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CC you rock, I love Blazing Saddles, now Someone go back and get a crap load of dimes !!
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Yup, I went back and got my dimes, haha,,,, ;D
Onto the shackles...
I should have the springs and at least the rear axle on soon. �Just got my ubolts and new brackets from Walcks. �I'm getting them on now.
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More stinking rust under the old brackets.
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Also I found the right bushings for my springs. �I think these are the later "silent ride" type or something like that. �Most of my leaf packs are mismatched. �Three of the spring eyes take these rubber bushings and one takes the bronze type. �I'd like a brand new set of springs but,,,,no money for new springs right now, and Durtschi gave me these bushings I needed so these will have to work for now.
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Edit: Also late today, I received my e-brake shoes, e-brake cable, D18 seal kit, and extra clutch lever rod (for the 50'). With a little luck I'll have the TC and transmission back together in a day or so. But as you can already tell by my first prediction upon day of purchase that this entire project would be approximately a two week venture, it may take a week to do what I just said...glad I'm not a stock or currency speculator, all my clients would be broke, "yeah, we'll have all your money doubled in a week, trust me".......dang it.
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I just bought 16G reminents at a sheetmetal shop for the floors and I also had them bend hats for me out of the same. �All for $60.
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I forgot, right before you posted, I had ordered a set of hat channels from Classic Enterprises. I should've done what you did, it would have been cheaper but I'm very happy with the quality of the Classic hat channels, they're very well made. Got em primered and on stand by for when I get back on the tub.
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Finally, about a month after my prediction of having a rolling frame in a few days, here's where we are....
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Also, this is my electrolysis experiment. �I've got my exhaust manifold in it now and it should be done by morning. �This is something I should have done a long time ago and it would have saved about $75 bucks worth of wire wheels and a lot of time. �I see no downside to electrolysis at all and I'm thinking of digging a hole, lining it with plastic and doing the entire tub.
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After an hour, we were cooking with Crisco! �The rust is bubbling off nicely. �We'll see what it looks like tomorrow morning.
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We had some rain last night so I unhooked the charger and let it go on the battery which was drained from 12V to 4V overnight. Didn't work as well as I hoped, got it cooking again now and I'll let it go all day and check again.
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Had the cables on wrong.... :-? �Negative goes to the object, pos to the electrodes....much better results but the heat riser still won't move so its going back in. �Its wet in the picture but almost all the rust is gone.
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thanks for the info! :D
keep posting, i love it!!
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thanks for the info! �:D
keep posting, i love it!!
Thanks! All these little issues I keep discovering make it hard to keep my motivation batteries charged.
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+pos on right ear - neg on left big toes ;D
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I'm a firm believer in the electrolytic process.
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+pos on right ear - neg on left big toes � ;D
Haha, I'll have to try that!
Bretto - good stuff there, I'm going to be dipping everything else I can soon.
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Here's the manny after a couple more days....the heat riser still won't move.
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I've decided to take the engine to a machine shop. �Found a local guy with a lot of experience on old continental flat head and old Ford flat head engines. �After debating with myself about engine building costs, I finally accepted it needed more than just rings. �If it wasn't for cylinder 4 requiring so much honing due to that stuck piston it would still be in spec. �The other three are fine. �I could almost shake the piston in the cylinder. �Anywhoo, I got it dropped off today and it will probably end up .030 or .040 over. �This Jeep will probably be ugly when I'm "done" with it, but it will be perfectly functional.
Compare the pics to see the slack, and yes, I need to trim my fingernails sayeth someone who considers herself my girlfriend.
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On a side note..........here's my little brother's Christmas gift from me....its a European mount Texas non-typical. � I'm not done with it yet, gotta mount it on a plaque then send it off to him. �He and my other brother bagged it last year and I've had it since, its almost done, just in time for Christmas.
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I'm home most of the weekend until Monday, if you want to come up and borrow the torch to heat up that flapper that might get it moving...
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Got any room in your deer blind? ;D
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Got any room in your deer blind? ;D
I don't hunt anymore but that's a nice one huh? 22 points on that feller not counting the several tines that are broken off!
I'm home most of the weekend until Monday, if you want to come up and borrow the torch to heat up that flapper that might get it moving...
Thanks, but I left it with the engine guy to grind the mating surfaces, they're pitted worse than the surface of the moon. I won't get it all back until after the new year sometime.
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I'm back in the Great State...checked on my engine which I'll pick up tomorrow. Here's a couple of pics. Turns out my old head had a crack running from the thermostat housing down to a spark plug. I picked up a replacement head from "The Durtch" and dropped it off and I can pick up the engine tomorrow. Also, something which I'm slightly distraught about - it had to be bored .80 over. Oh well, but I'm happy I found someone with plenty of experience with flatheads.
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CC,
I'm going to be in Austin next month for a couple days for work, is Durtchy anywhere near there? I'd like to at least see the place if I'm close.
Todd
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About 140 miles, not too far.
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Got the mill home.... :)
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Yes, he put the crankcase/EGR tube on the wrong side.
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Then I spent most of the day trying to get a new seal kit in the D18. �But I'm having issues with the "IN/OUT" lever. �Its rusted fast to the pivot pin so the pivot pin twists when you actuate the lever and I can't get the pin out to remove the lever IOT replace the smaller shift rod seals. �The small lock bolt that is supposed to hold the pivot pin can't hold it. �So I'm soaking in in PB, then I'll try a hammer and cursing at it tomorrow to see if that helps. �Also, I need to make a tool similar to step D21 here: �http://www.cj-3a.com/Model%2018%20Rebuild.htm. �This is a great guide btw in case you have to go through a D18.
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And, I'm getting ready to focus on the tub as soon as the engine/tranny/TC is back in...so finally the tub is completely free of guages etc. �Pulled the Harrison and found 10lbs of squirrel excrement and "dirt dobber" nests.
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Thanks for checkin in! � :) �Today's sponsor is Slaid Cleaves and his finely crafted saga of Junkyardin' that is always in my head while tripping over the lesser makes in search of Jeep parts. �http://youtu.be/PklzzoeKnQ0
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After closer inspection of the T90 I found some pitted gear teeth. �So I took the old 47' T90 and cleaned it up today and made one good transmission out of the two. �It took the better part of the day cleaning, reassembly and fiddling and cursing with those dang T90 needle bearings but its all good now. �I should have the TC back together quickly now and I'll be able to get the L head out of the back of my Comanche.
The main shaft also had a few deep pits like the reverse gear. �Looks more like a casting/machining issue than a wear issue to me. �Anyway, it has taken its rightful place in my growing Willys spare/junk parts corner of the yard.
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I didn't get a good picture after the final cleaning, but the innards came out nice and shiny when I was done with it.
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Jeep on!
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I liked that, thank you
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Glad to be of service sir. 8-)
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Almost finished the D18 today. �I still may replace the seals with better units, I'm not comfortable with the single lip seals that came in the kit. �Found that it is true that the built up crud on the bottom of old CJs do actually help seal leaks....see the rust holes in the D18 bottom cover? �Found those with a wire wheel, and it was holding gear oil before I took it apart! �Got those welded up now. �
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Also, notice how somehow I've managed to ruin the intermediate shaft, don't ask me how, I have no idea. �I think the Jeep is mad at me and broke it through its magical powers when I wasn't looking. �I'll pick one up from Durtch on Friday, "no big whoop dog".
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But I'd by lying if I didn't admit all these little set backs are piling up and getting on my nerves, making me want to buy a plane ticket to the Azores for the weekend. �But since I'm poor, I instead took the old MJ up to the store as the sun was setting to get some of my favorite tasty beverages to quell today's disappointing intermediate shaft event and hit on the super cute (and single - of course) young Cambodian lady that runs the place who surprisingly greeted me with, "So is that a Willys L Head in the back of your truck or are you happy to see me?" �Of course she had my beverages ready (special order for rural TX) and her greeting probably confirmed that I may have talked "Jeep" with her one too many times, (women aren't supposed to know what a Willys L Head is),,,, I guess there is such a thing as too much "Jeep", no wonder she won't go out with me. �Dang it.
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C squared, Fat Tire to be sure! If you can get it, try their winter brew, Snowbound...most excellent!
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Yeah I already drank all the local supply of winter brew, can't get it anymore. At over 6.0% it was a very prime drink, not for the faint of heart.
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I love how you have been working outside on your jeep, many days I would drag stuff outside to work on it. Just seems right, you know?
I also love Seasick Steve and Jack White. Two guys that know how to make a lot of noise. Maybe I'll come down to Texas to hang out and listen to tunes with ya, this U.P. winter sucks.
-Jesse
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Heck yeah, I'll introduce you to Mingus, TX. �
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Thread jack
Play this for the lady that sells you beer, its a homerun
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and what would the white stripes be without the jets?
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-Jesse
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I liked those thanks. �That Jet Duo ripped!
Got the transmission and TC cleaned up and back together, just need to clean up the TC pivot pin and get the shifters connected. �The E brake pads I purchased from Walck's fit great and are just about perfectly round, the E brake should work as it should now and with the adjusters all the way in, it should function for years to come provided I've got it sealed up well enough. �Along with the new gasket set, every bolt or mating surface received a fair share of thread locker/anti-sieze/RTV....but I'm liking this stuff less and less.
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Ooooohhh, somebody had a bad day!!! ;D
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Nah never, it was cold though.
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I haven't been able to do much lately, I'm having some issues with my prosthetic legs and my knee and back have been killing me. �But I did pick up a Koenig model 41 PTO and a Borg Warner overdrive from a 59' Willys truck. �I'm not going through the pain hacking up the crossmember to get the 41 to fit so I'm just looking to pass it on to someone with a wagon or truck that wants it. �The search for a 51 or 58 continues. �Also cruised some JYs while up in the big city and pulled a couple of parts for my 74' CJ5.
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This 73' DJ was 100% complete. �It looked like it could have been driven out of the yard. �A 232 and full interior, They're not the most desirable jeeps but still a shame it'll be crushed. �I took the front springs, should've grabbed the wheels too for another set of rollers, guess I didn't because they were only 14" wheels.
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And this, just bad, bad, bad!...looks like it was a YJ, I wouldn't wish this end even for the worst Tata truck in India.
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Gentlemen,
I know you have all been waiting with bated breath for my updates, cautiously weighing you next moves on your own 3A until I show you the way....or you've been anxiously waiting for my next update to show your friends and say - "Hey look what this big dummie is doing now", which I don't mind at all. �By the way,,,gotta spawn a little self debasing humor on yourself or you'll never get through life intact.
Anyway, progress has been slow, I've had a back issue. The doctor said it was a bundle of pinched nerves. �I literally could hardly walk, but the doc gave me a couple of steroid and muscle relaxer shots and it seems to be working. �I should have some progress going soon. �
Also, my Pops is barely hanging on, the 6'0" man I once feared and respected is down to 120lbs and I'm worried. �The retired vet showed me how to catch fish throughout the entire US, all though the lower 48, to 40lb stripers behind Toledo Bend dam, to Speckled trout, Halibut, to 65 lb King Salmon when we lived in AK. �He could catch a 5b bass on a roadrunner in a 5 ft wide, 1" deep mud puddle in a road side rest stop in Mississippi. �He caught a fish every time he threw a line in, I can't explain it and can't replicate it, the man can just plain catch fish. �Best fisherman and best Little League Baseball Coach on the planet. �He and I coached my 3 little brother's teams for many years. �Not sure exactly how he was able to teach any 11 yr old how to pick off a runner at any base but he could. �Now, the old Infantryman is tucked up in the Temple VA hospital right now as mean and as cranky as ever, lately he's been cussing and angry and irritable as ever just like I've always known him so I guess that means the more cranky he gets actually means he's getting better. �I hope he does get better cause I'll sure miss the hard *rear end * if I have to go on without him. �He wasn't too thrilled about riding in my 74' CJ5, but I'm looking forward to torturing him on a ride in this 51' when I get running. �Anyway, your prayers are welcome...Thanks!
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Cc
We're pullin for both of you guys. Take care of the old soldier,the jeep will wait. Via con Dino's
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Thanks.
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that postal have 11" drums you can get them off use the backing plate. to up grade to 11". you can only reuse the front of the postal. with dose backing plate can be use on front or rear of a cj. same bolt pattern.
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Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, we brought the old man home today. �As a coming home gift, I procured a prize Buff Orpington for him. �He's the biggest rooster I've ever seen, at least 12-13 lbs, he's big as a turkey and mean as heck so he'll be a fine fit for Pop's disposition. �I've also spent the last couple of days building a deck and I'm building a couple more rooster pens. �Also, �I'm picking up two long tailed Phoenix Roosters for Pops (bred from Japanese Onagori), a red and a golden. �Haven't seen them yet but the breeder told me their tails are several feet long. �Since we've got a new roo, Pops also gave the order to dispatch our current "Security Force", but I don't think I can bear to do it, I'll delay that order as long as possible.
Here's Pop's new Buff Orp....
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Here's what a Red Phoenix Roo looks like if you don't know....
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Okay, back to the Jeep, I also scored a Ramsey PTO off of CL to drive the the Koenig King winch I got from "The Durtch". �It was on what I believe was a 54' or 55' CJ5 way over in East Texas near Shreveport. �Even though some other PO had cut the front portion of the driveshaft, I feel lucky to get the PTO, as well as the bellhousing bracket and guide bearing. �Here's the PTO. �I'm in contact with Art Contoni, and when I get it cleaned up, I'll send him pics for his website. �Nice guy BTW!
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Now also on the way over to get the PTO, I was cruising along at 70 mph and my Jeeper's Spidey senses started to tingle, then immediately off on a side road I spotted an MJ with a rare factory roll bar. �I stopped and chatted with the fellow for a while,,,,and to make a long story short, he gave me the MJ for free. �We both have special needs daughters and we sort of hit it off, then he also thanked me for my military service and told me to just take the MJ... I refuse anything for free, If I don't earn it I don't want it. �I don't want anything given to me. �So I insisted that I pay him something for it but he was adamant, and I eventually agreed to take it. �I went and got a Uhaul car dolly and came back and loaded it up...I did at least pay him a 6-pack of Guinness. �
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The funny thing is, he said it had sat there for three years and no one had ever asked about it. �But 20 minutes before I pulled up, he said someone else had asked him about it and ironically, I knew the other guy, it was one of my good friends "Mike" from Comancheclub.com who lives in Palestine, TX. �This is where it gets funny.......
After I went and picked up the PTO, I got a text from Mike, saying, "Hey dude, I just found an MJ with a factory rollbar on Hwy 79". �
I replied, "yeah, is the this the blue one, 2wd, missing a tailgate, bad door hinges, runs decent, and has a roll bar"
Mike: �"yeah, you've been out this way?"
Me: �"yup, I talked to the guy, he just gave it to me"
Mike: �"what?"
Me: �"Yeah, he gave it to me"
Mike: �"You're kidding me, he told me 500 bones"
Me: �"Nope, he gave it to me"
Mike: �"No way!"
Me: �"Yeah, He gave it to me"
Mike: �"What the heck?"
Me: �"That's right loser, He gave it to me!!!!"
Mike: �"No way!"
Me: �"Yup, its mine. �Towing it home now! �What'dya think of that? �HAHAHAHA!"
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Mike: �"You suck!"
Me: �"Ha Ha!"
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Then in a completely uncalled for fashion, he sends me this..
Mike: �"You're a jerk!"
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Me: �"Yup, he just up and gave it to me!"
Mike: �"You're a (@$& (@#*__$#"
Me: �"Yup, I sure am, but I've got a free MJ and you don't! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Me: �"Hey Mike, just got it to the house, check it out!!!!
Mike: �No more replies.....
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You better name that chicken " Rex Goliath"
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Oh man, the people next door at the cabin are selling an MJ that is in MINT condition. The second I saw it I said "Damn, I want that thing big time"
5000 bucks. So I say you did pretty well for yourself!
Have you been listening to Trampled by Turtles? If not you should be every single day.
-Jesse
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Minor progress.
New Clutch...
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Then I began to install all the engine components. �Still need to install the steering gear box and MC....my last two components to rebuild. �I started to do a test fit of my new Ramsey PTO but I'm getting stumped on the PTO shaft support bracket. I pulled it off an F Head early CJ5 so the block should be similar but I can't remember how the heck this bracket bolts up, none of the holes match my L Head.
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Also need to cut off the remnants of my steering wheel and clean up my PTO for install.
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Also, my fuel pump is a darn tight install, its resting against the engine plate but I believe it'll be leak proof after a bit of pry bar and BFH manipulation.
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Got the PTO in. Then continued working on the rest of the chassis and spent most of the day hunting down little misc parts that are somewhere around here hiding in the grass.
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I also made an incubator out of an old cooler, a couple of light bulbs, a hot water heater thermostat and a 12V PC fan. �Had 15 chicks hatch out last night! �Even if I only have a 50% hatch rate, I should have another 40 or so hatch out today. �Then later found this 5' vermin sneaking around, caught him by hand.
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Man them chickens draw snakes like puppys draw women!! ;)
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Man them chickens draw snakes like puppys draw women!! ;)
You're right about that!...and that reminds me, I'm single and really should think about getting a puppy. �I guess all the girls I've chased lately were just pretending to be interested when I started talking about Jeep History and how I plan to eventually have a Farm Jeep with a 3pt and a buzz saw pulley. �Some women, I tell ya! �They don't care about anything that's really important like manly farm implements on a Jeep.....try explaining the rarity of a dual output PTO, see how far that gets you with the ladies. �Not very far, trust me, I've tried it. �Yeah, I should just get a puppy,,,even if it's cheating. � Man, if I ever find a woman who knows what a Koenig model 58 is and where its located, I swear I'll pop the question right then and there. � ;D
BTW, since you guys have been periodically checking out my progress, and I must admit I really do appreciate all the tons of good advice I've received, I've come a long way,,,,,,anywho, you guys will know that I have a highly evolved and a very streamlined efficient parts sorting system here in Comanche County's "Outdoor Willys Recreation and Restoration Center". � However, occasionally despite all my organization, I will find a strange part that my mental card catalog will not recognize. �Such is the case with this spring today.....for the life of me I can't remember where it goes. �E-brake related I'm guessing, or its a non-willys part that got mixed in. �I need to fire my warehouse manager for losing track of inventory.....oh wait, that's me.
Its about 12" long.
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Yeah, the heat beat me down yesterday so I didn't do much today. �But I did go out and fiddle with stuff for a bit, then I just sat perplexed about the spring for at least a good few hours. �Just sitting by the Jeep thinking about that dang spring while pondering Li Po's ancient Chinese War Poetry and some of Basho's Haikus, all the while listening to another great foreign genius poet. The mighty and thought provoking Fred Eaglesmith who is from another far away land called Canada. �Since I forgot to mention my sponsor in the last post, here he is, and its a duo. �Fred Eaglesmith and the late great Harmonica and Mandolin Savant named Willy P Bennet. �
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Here's a decent live performance, but Willy had passed on by now and the song has keyboards instead of a harmonica. �Its not bad, but I prefer Willie's harmonica, it was/is still irreplaceable. �http://youtu.be/OtbCy0dPNeY
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That spring was probably being used for the parking brake return spring. It was stretched between the parking brake lever on the transfer case and the small tab on the bottom of the body.
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That looks like a spring for a screen door. �CC...this is good too: � http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMTVV5Lwaw&feature=related
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That spring was probably being used for the parking brake return spring. It was stretched between the parking brake lever on the transfer case and the small tab on the bottom of the body.
I think so too. But I'm assuming its not stock.
That looks like a spring for a screen door. �CC...this is good too: � http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMTVV5Lwaw&feature=related
If that's a screen door spring I'll feel a little embarrassed. Either a PO bubba mod (which do not always frighten me) or it somehow slipped through my warehousing process.
Nice link, Scruggs was a true talent.
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Try Hank Thompson Squaws along the Yukon. �Sorry couldn't link it, I pad ignorance!!!
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So what if it is a door spring, if it springs and returns the parking brake then it is a parking brake return spring. That PTO is pretty dang awesome by the way. I like the fact that there is just a big old chain in there. Doesn't need to be complicated. Come up here if you want to meet some jeep liking ladies, they won't leave me alone sometimes....
Ok so they will leave me alone. But I like to think that everybody is just playing it cool.
-Jesse
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Well Jesse, I appreciate the invite, but I doubt there is a female of the species existing on the planet who will truly appreciate me and my Jeep/Willys addiction. �I have however heard of wild women living in the wilds of the rural N. American continent who will occasionally risk discovery and are actually willing to be seen in public with such a Jeepaholic as myself. �Over the last 15 years or so, I've been searching for such a creature but I am now at the point that I must admit they are only alive in the minds of crazy crypto-zooligists and wannabe gravity bending cookes like myself. �I will most likely spend my remaining days on this earth playing with rusty Willys parts all day, then spraying some sort of pheromone type spray on myself and languishing my weekend nights drinking beer and recollecting my life's mistakes at this new fangled meeting place called "Chille's". �From what I understand, its where all the losers go to meet people.
Back to the Jeep stuff:
But first I caught another 6' vermin in my chicken coop. �By hand, ---- no snakes were harmed in the snapping of these pictures!
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Then I went on down to see my good friend "The Durtch" and picked up a few goodies. �The last items I've been neglecting which happen to be the last pieces I need to complete the frame and get the tub back on.....
He and is very lovely 4'8" 90 year old wife were there to greet me....and BTW everyone, if you know some elderly people out there somewhere in the states....then please go and talk to them as often as you can. �Our nation's elderly are a true treasure for our country. �They have so much to offer to the younger generations and are overlooked and often shamelessly discarded. �
That being said, this dirty dog which I've often and affectionately referred to as "The Dirtch", promptly, as soon as I arrived, hit me over the head with a mallet, then stole my bank card, went to the bank and proceeded to withdraw every last dime in my checking account. �Despite being a 90 year old man, I had no idea what happened to me......and I'm a combat vet, a former boxer (amateur and pro) and a special operations vet.....I still had no idea what hit me........that old man was crafty as the Sirens in Homer's Odyssey.
As soon as I awoke, the next thing I saw was the following objects in my car and a rather large ATM withdrawal receipt in my pocket. �Well, anyway, here's what I found in my possession when I arrived at the house.
Two cool sets of NOS hubs including a cool NOS sticker and set of directions.....before The Dirtch whooped me, I found these on a back isle in his warehouse......They are NOS for sure. �I could not find a scratch on the hub housings. �They've never been used at all. �Also I found an original set of directions too.
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I saw these things and thought that they were the same as my "Dualamatics". �They are the same design but have a different face. �I know my Dualamatics have a rather weak aluminum cam that can be easily broken but not so easily replaced. �So when I saw these I snapped up the four unused hubs that he had. �
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I also picked up enough junk to rebuild my Ross steering box.
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And, not sure if I posted it before, but the 90 year old "Dirtch" also had recently scored an M416. �He had already sold it before I could make an offer, but here it is anyway.
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Let's see,,,,what else,,,,I also discovered "The Dirtch" had placed a new gas tank, sending unit, and a new master cylinder in my vehicle for the trip home.
Good trip, even though I got whooped by an old guy.
But he did throw in the CJ5 light bar and four old school KCs for free.....what a nice guy!
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Also on a side note......here's a couple teaser pics of my new roof top tent I've got mounted on my MJ.
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Before you think, "Jeez, just finish the dang Jeep and stop subjecting us to this ridiculous thread"....I present our latest sponsor. �This brief and inconsequential update is brought to you by the late and most very, very great - Jeff Buckley! �He sings as good and even better than Roy Orbison and dare I say even Marty Robbins. You will never hear a better version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
Hallelujah: �http://youtu.be/y8AWFf7EAc4
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I'm going to save this thread, just so I can keep track of the great music yoiu've introduced me to. Stay strong.
Todd
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Thanks man, I'm just a partly dense country boy who's lucky enough to still have all his teeth. :D
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Gentlemen,
You never know where life will take you. �Here I go again. �I've laid the unfinished tub on the 90% finished frame and loaded up all the other junk I've got for it and will be heading for Georgia in a day or so. �Still need to complete this Tetris puzzle of a load and get it situated and ensure I've got everything strapped down safely then I'll take off. �
Anyway, �I'll get to GA and get back to work as soon as I can. �
I leave you with tonight's sponsor, one of Dave Letterman's personal favorites, the near peerless and unparalleled Tom Russell and the very best Cowboy song every put to pen: �"Tonight, We Ride!" �http://youtu.be/Cwh-h6pHN1Y
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Adios Amigo,
See you on the other side of the Big Muddy !!!!
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So, does this mean you are relinquishing your Texas citizenship? Sweet trailer. I would be dangerous with a trailer I could get that much stuff on..
Good luck and may the good Lord ride with ya!
Bill
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Thanks Gun, Bill,
I just pulled into Savannah a bit ago, a 1,200 mile trip from Central TX. I'd bet that's the farthest that 3A has ever been. It arrived safely in one, well actually a lot of pieces all stacked together. :)
My trailer is a Big Tex 70 CH, I traded an XJ for it. It's a 20' dove tail and a very well built trailer,,,,but,,,,the axles are only 3,500 lb units. Its real easy to over load it considering the trailer itself weighs 2,000 lbs so you can only put 5k on it. I can't even use it to haul my MJ and spare parts. I didn't weigh it this time like I usually do but I know I was close or just over 5K. I do plan to put some real axles on it or sell it, I don't know. It would be good to haul a low riding corvette, mustang, camaro or some other light weight silly street only vehicle. I want something lighter and purpose built for hauling flatties eventually and I've got a plan in the back of my head to make a Willys hauler out of a dual axle RV camper, there are lots of those old small campers laying all over the place. Also, my 5.9 ZJ is only a marginal hauling rig....plenty of torque and power, its just not heavy enough and the trailer pushes it around corners making some nasty understeer, so I have to drive a bit slower.
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Welcome to Georgia! I'm up in the north Atlanta area...Savannah is a beautiful city!
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Awesome JB, drive on down anytime and you've got a place to crash,,,,drive the Willys though. ;D
Yeah I was stationed at Ft Stewart for 5 years but 28 months of that was spent on a cultural exchange mission of planetary goodwill to the Middle East.
Oh and Bill to answer your question. When I bleed, Lone Star beer runs out of my veins.
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Here's the new resting spot for the Pumpkin. Its nice to have a concrete floor and a roof, but these freakin side walls have got to go. I need a cool breeze, its freakin hot in there. Once I get all my junk situated in my new/old house, work will commence again.
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This picture is brought to you by the late Levon Helm. "We will burn your train to cinders!"
http://youtu.be/RccM-hu5jJU
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I see some lonely looking fishing poles and a tackle bag sitting there, hopefully they become good friends with the pumpkin sometime soon!!!~ ;D
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Haha, yeah, I found that tackle bag at a pawn shop for 60 bucks. �It was chock full of lures, extra reels, knives, everything you could need for fishing. �It was completely STUFFED with every freshwater lure you could imagine, hundreds of worms, at least 100 crankbaits and rattle traps, 100 spinners, I mean it was full, there were no open spaces. �It was at least 500-600 bucks worth. �I split it up into three different bags depending on what I'm after and still gave away a lot of the lures. �I'm thinking some pro-fisherman's ex-wife hocked it for 25 bucks,,,,best pawn shop score of mine to date! �I always check tackle bags in pawn shops now.
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Fishing tackle score at the Pawn Shop...hmmmm....I got a new hobby! Thanks for the tip!
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Now that looks like a proper workshop. :) Every time you're a little hot, think about how much you can get done when the rain comes.
Tim
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I'll bet ya'll don't lose no more parts in the muuud! :-X No more metal detector for inventory control I'm guessing!
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Yeah I know I'm outta the rain and small parts will no longer be washed 100 meters downstream. �So I guess I should be thankful...but the shade tree is part of my blood. �I'm kinda sad right now and missing my normally rudimentary means of vehicle repair. � I've got quite a case of George and Louise Jefferson syndrome going on here trying to get used to my newfangled fancy uptown surroundings. ;D
Also, I never used a metal detector, I only had an old pair of old 6" speaker magnets and I'd crawl around on my hands and knees waving the speaker around trying to locate parts hidden in the dirt. :-[
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Oh yeh, the Red Sanford metal detector, I remeber hunting up nails in the frnt yard after the tornado with one of those. Almost forgot, wish I had...LOL
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But Red Sanford was rich compared to me. �I'm trying to find a decent job so I can finish the Pumpkin but I'm dead broke like a near death 37 year old donkey doing hard labor pulling barges on the Erie canal. �I'm also trying to find me one of those strange cryptoid creatures you see sometimes on that cable channel called "Animal Planet". �I've heard them referred to as "women". �Wish me luck.
This post is brought to you by the one "woman" that I'm in love with....Her name Emmy Lou Harris, but back in 1977. �Dang it, now if I ever finish the Pumpkin, I'm gonna have build a time machine next. � I've already got the plans drawn up. �I'll need a flex capacitor, kryptonite, some magic crystals and a mood ring. �Here she is: � http://youtu.be/TMPydiR4NaQ
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But Dude!! I saw her first !! >:(
Here's a 4th of July gift for CC, if you look close you'll see the pumpkin!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA
God Bless America
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Well guys, I heard today that my friend Aurthur Durtschi passed on.
Jeep On Durtch!
http://www.brownwoodtx.com/obituaries/article_dffd7b98-59e9-11e2-8f13-0019bb2963f4.html
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That is sad, another of the greatest generation leaves us for better pastures....I never really got to know him, met him once and he impressed me as being a solid jeeper and a good man. Thanks for letting us know.
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Thanks for sharing CC. A great man.
Todd
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Back on the 51' finally.
Got the tub off by myself and an engine hoist and started on the under side of the tub (again).
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