My Willys 3A and 3B Community
How To Join => Once You've Joined => Topic started by: AZJeepNut on October 20, 2012, 06:43:08 PM
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Hi All... I am retired in Arizona and working on an old rusty Jeep, a 1950 CJ-3A that probably spent a good part of it's life alternately freezing and thawing in a recurring Colorado snowdrift, or so I imagine. I'm not sure what the plan is, other than to just spend a lot of time banging on it. Hopefully after a few more years it might look like it has been restored/rebuilt. Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks? Before I retired the only mechanical car work I ever did was entirely out of desperate necessity. Occasionally, I was successful (mostly) and that experience, unfortunately, stirred me to take on this insane project. Keep an old mind and body distracted with a project like this and you might add (or subtract?) a year or two to your life. I'm hoping of course for the positive result. Anyway, I expect to post a few possibly naive questions here from time to time, maybe even a tough question or two, because I already know I'll be needing help. And if any of you should find one of those magic questions I happen to have an answer for I'll be sure to try to help you too.
The Jeep is mostly disassembled. The axles are still on the frame because I need to move roll it out of the garage in the near future. The engine is almost ready for the engine stand, just need to evict the flywheel - it stupidly resists my efforts. I'm pretty sure that might be a candidate for my first help request in the near future (have already seen the very good posts on that topic).
Bruce Covell
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�Welcome to the CJ3A Page. �Many of us have been just about where you are now. �Lots of fun to be had putting your old Jeep back into service and lots of fun to be had driving it when your finished. �It's all worth it. Good project.
�CJ3A member, Mac Graham (Macgraham), is located in Western AZ not too far from you. �He's just finished his project. �I finished mine about 4 years ago just after I, too, retired. �
�Again, welcome. �We'll be watching for posts and pics.
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Thanks Calvin. Here's another pic... Wish I could figure out how to attach more than one pic.
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Looks like the same paint was used as what came on my 43 GPW I bought in Page, AZ ..That was the jeep that started all the insanity for me. Hopefully you will have as much jeep fun as I have had since then. I wouldn't recommend buying quite as many project jeeps as I ended up with tho. �
If you have the clutch off, and removed all the nuts and bolts holding the flywheel to the crank some well placed deadblow hammer blows or prys with a prybar should cause the flywheel to drop squarely on your toes. �:D (Leave a couple of nuts on loose to prevent that...) It is gonna be heavy and removal will change the balance of your engine if it is hanging in midair, so set it down on a bench with the flywheel off the edge to prevent any serious oops factor.
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Hi Bruce.
I try to say hello to all the new members. Somehow I missed you. Welcome.
Your comment about car repair only in cases of 'desperate necessity' reminded me of someone...me. Without this forum, I would have never attempted a resto/refurb. Incredible knowledge here. Stuff you just won't find in the manual.
Again, welcome. Keep us posted on you progress. And you know the rules...pictures. Lots of them.
Tim
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Thanks for the welcomes! I hope to learn a lot from forum members and contribute when I can.