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3A, 3B, DJ Technical Knowledge Base => "Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations => Topic started by: Roberto Flores on December 27, 2011, 03:15:52 PM

Title: Bodytub identification
Post by: Roberto Flores on December 27, 2011, 03:15:52 PM: Hi fellows,

I hope to donï¿½t disturb you with this message, as I donï¿½t remember is I have posted it previously.

I managed to save this from the crusher, with the kindful help of my friend David Guardia, who drove his own truck to the scrapyard. The brass dataplate at the firewall says: 452-GB1 12207.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00423copia.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00424copia.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00426copia.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00427copia.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00428copia.jpg)

   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00429copia.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00430copia.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00431copia.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00433copia.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/DSC00422copia.jpg)

In fact, it comes from this particular jeep!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Roberto67/CJ2A%20Elcarte/cj2a.jpg)

Many thanks in advance and sorry the images bad quality!
Title: Re: Bodytub identification
Post by: Carls_jeep on December 27, 2011, 10:02:53 PM: It's hard to believe they were going to crush it. The tub is in much better shape than mine. It's a nice looking Jeep, are you going to do a full restoration or just get in good running shape?
Title: Re: Bodytub identification
Post by: Bob W on December 28, 2011, 07:51:34 PM: Looks like a nice 1952 CJ-3A tub you have there. :)
Title: Re: Bodytub identification
Post by: Roberto Flores on December 29, 2011, 05:51:41 AM: Hi fellows,

Many, many thanks for your kindful answers. Well, thereï¿½s a long story behind the jeep and the tub, too. ;D As in all Willys jeeps!

This one came from the Willys CJ3A of my fellow jeeper J. Elkarte, whoï¿½s posing with his jeep and latest pic. After several years of hard use of the jeep, he decided to get a repro tub, and I managed to get for him a MD Juan sample. So, I got an agreement with him to buy the red one, or the original, if you prefer. The one which came with my jeep was in a real bad shape, really rusted after being parked for 6 years at open air...

  http://thejeeperwarehouse.blogspot.com/2005/11/jeeper-warehouse.html

  http://thejeeperwarehouse.typepad.com/photos/cj3awreck/

  http://thejeeperwarehouse.blogspot.com/2005/11/cj3a.html

As you could see, it was pretty rough!!! So, I have the luck to get a "new" one, the red tub from my friend. More shots here:

http://thejeeperwarehouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-got-it-save-it-from-crusher.html

Well, thatï¿½s all...more or les!!!
Title: Re: Bodytub identification
Post by: Roberto Flores on December 29, 2011, 05:55:45 AM: Ah! Youï¿½ll find some vids here too, showing the actual state of the CJ3A tub, as I sanded it...

http://www.youtube.com/user/doclove67