My Willys 3A and 3B Community
How To Join => Once You've Joined => Topic started by: Dutch_Jeeper on July 08, 2015, 03:24:54 PM
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Hi all,
I'm a petrolhead from the Netherlands with a love for old cars especially Jeeps and Alfa's. Though i only bought my first Jeep 3 years ago, for the last 20 years i have owned a 1969 Alfa Romeo GT1300 Junior Stepnose. At the moment it is in resto mode. In between i have owned several modern cars ranging from a little Fiat Uno, several Alfa Romeo 75's, or Milano's in the US. A Citroen a Mitsubishi Evo 8 and a 1999 Wrangler TJ 4.0
Now i only have the old Alfa Junior and 2 Jeeps left, a 2001 XJ and i sold the TJ and bought a 1952 CJ3a :)
Since the Alfa is in resto mode i really missed driving a classic car, attending classic car events and the smell of petrol mixed with oil. All the little quirks, the looks, the simple designs and engineering and that basic feel of driving, 4 Wheels, an engine, a gearbox and a steering wheel, no modern comforts just pure driving joy.
I'm an active member with the Dutch Jeep Club volunteering at events and guiding people with little to no experience with driving offroad during Jeep club events. People with brand new Jeeps straight from the dealership or people who have just bought an older model Jeep and want to find out what it can do.
I had a lot of fun with the TJ, it had a 5inch lift, lockers front and rear, 3 link rear axle, 33 muds not many places i could not get to. Although it was a Jeep, it was just a car, drive it, have fun, park and repair and forget, just not my cup of tea. Since i was a kid i have been in love with the Willys and always said i would own one some day. Well, now i do, i got a good offer on my TJ at exactly the right time since i spotted a nice little CJ3a that i just had to have.
So the same day i sold my TJ i went to look at it. I will admit i'n not the most rational wen i go and buy a car, i have bought the occasional bag of bolts blinded by the desire to own it ;D have'nt we all!? ::)
Well this time i was able to control myself and first have a decent look at it. Engine was cold when i got there, was able to poke around for any hidden rust with a pocketknife, feel the wheels for play, steering, suspension. The engine fired right up, half pull on the choke two taps on the gaspedal and fired up on the second stroke.
Went for a ride with the owner while he told me about the Jeep, how he had used it and how he restored it with his father back in 1989. Half way through the ride we shook hands and went to the postoffice to register the car to my name and transfer the money ;D ;D
That was about a 2 mile trip ::) :D
I went there with a friend without a trailer and i had so much confidence in the CJ3a i drove it home a good 150 miles (my friend calling me a nutcase for driving a 63 year old car i just bought, knew barely anything about home over such a distance ) ;D ;D ;D It was the best ride of my life so far. Stayed to the backroads and the little CJ3 never let me down once. Brakes were fine (well at least for the things they put under there to pass as brakes ;) ;D ) no play in the steering, no dreaded shimming, no pulling to either side under braking. Only thing that came up, mind you for the last 20 years it had not driven more ten 15 miles in a day, was the clutch made a whinning noise sometimes when shifting and it would not go into gear. releasing the clutch and the sound dissapeared immediatly and it shifted very well and supple again.
The other thing is the exhaust manifol cracked, i suspect it already had a small crack and the long and hot ride home (It was around 35 degrees that day) made it crack further. Got hit by a torrential rainstorm, could not see the end of the hood, but the little CJ3 went on like a champ. There is no better way to get to know your car during a long drive. I was wet through and through but a big smile never left my face the entire trip home ;D ;D It was great.
The former owner had used the CJ3a on his farm, for small trips inspecting his crops, some fence work or to get some hay for the horses. AL this time he took very good care of it and kept it clean and rustfree. It could not have wished for a better owner all that time.
So a bit of background on the Jeep before the pics. It is one of a few CJ3a's purchased by the Dutch army in the 1950's. It was customized to be used as a snowplough for airfields. They put a Ford V8 in the back, put the driveshaft stright through the windshield frame right next to the driver to power the plough. They also fitted an extra low gear that could be engaged in 4x2 on the back wheels or atop of the standard low gear. This was used in heavy snow to allow the plough enough time to spinup and throw the snow. It really moves at a snails pace when put into that low-low gear. Afterwards it was used by the Dutch government Department for roads before it was sold to a military vehicle wholesale company. The person i bought it from purchased it there in 1970, used it untill he restored it in 1989 and kept on using it on his farm. So I am now the second private owner ;D quite unique i think.
I have already taken of the manifolds and ordered NOS ones, same for the clutch assembly. I will replace everything i can when the clutch is out. Seal, bearing, carrier, pressureplate, clutchdisc etc.
So long story, now what you have all been waiting for:
lol ran out of characters ;) ;D
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This is a picture from the sixtees showing the same CJ3a i now own in action ;D
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Not sure this is also it or one of his brothers in action
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Advertisement from the military wholesaler the car was bought from around 1970
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The pictures of the advertisement on the internet:
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And here some pictures taken during the ride home ;D ;D
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Next to my old TJ I sold it to the same friend that went with me to look at the CJ3a
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Almost home :)
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The stick in the back is the stick for the extra low gear
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And a picture of the cracked manifold
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I will take some more pictures from underneath when i get to repairing the clutch ;D
Happy Jeeping everyone
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Almost forgot, here's what the he will be towing during the holidays and to weekend events ;D
a 1956 Polynorm trailer with a rooftop tent ;D
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Restored it and painted to match the TJ
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The CJ3a does need a new paintjob, i have not decided yet what it will be. Though it's military history would suggest army green, it is a Civilian Jeep, besides that most flatfenders over here are already green, same for all the M38A1's. So i'm leaning towards either Red or Flat black with some of the parts accented in a different color. Same thing as is did when restoring the trailer, nothing to fancy though. But first drive it for a while fix anything that might come up before i make my final decision on the color.
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Welcome Aboard! Nice story and pretty neat Willys.
It has some military add-on like the rear bumperettes and firewall gloves box. The tailgate is from Kaiser corporation era since it's stamped jeep.
I would like more info about this extra low gear.
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Thanks, had alot of luck with finding this one :)
As for the extra low gear, i'm afraid all i can do for now is this, perhaps someone recognizes it:
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And some live action ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSlBImo9AEU&feature=youtu.be
I'm taking the Jeep to a specialist shop that restores old Jeeps and military vehicles for the clutch, dont feel confident enough yet to tackle it myself. Perhaps they can tell me more about it, and i'll make sure to make more pictures when the gearbox is out underneath it for the repair.
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Wow! I like the vids.
It's the first time i saw those kind of gear. I'm guessing it's like the opposite of an overdrive. I'm pretty sure some guru from the forum will give theirs inputs.
I noticed the stamped jeep on the windshield. Nice.
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Very nice! And I like your camp trailer - you Euro folks have the coolest tents and campers.
What are those tires? Have not seen those on this side of the pond (or maybe just not paying attention).
Have fun making this 3A your own.
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Thanks,
We have to be creative ;) Most Airstreams and US RV's sadly are to big for most of our roads ;) ;D and especially towns.
As for the tires, they are 7.00 R16 Michelin XCL Nato Pattern Tires. Should be available in the US i think. They replaced the narrow "finger pattern" thread Nato tires on Land Rovers and light vehicles!?
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Wow very nice jeep and love the story behind it, welcome
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Thanks Kirkski
So i pulled the transmission out from under the Jeep, was'nt to bad at all, was a bit hesitant because the CJ3 is completly new to me and i read that it was a big job, heavy, a pita etc. etc. Off course i should have known better, it was build to be repaired in the field. Not that i recommend it to everyone, but hardly the day and half of work the Jeep specialist quoted me for. The modification for the crawl box did make it easier and i still have to pull the bellhouse off and put everything back.
Anyway,
Any Willys guru that can tell me what i'm looking at :) apart from the obvious that it is a transmission ;) ;) ;D
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Cannot find any markings on the extra box :( do i have the goose with the golden egg here ;D ;D that one in a million most sought after piece of Willys equipment ;) ;) ;) ;)
As far as the condition of the parts. There's a little up and down play on the input shaft, no axial play though!? is that normal?
The bearing was definately going, the inner part moves around in an oval motion and up and down.
I doubt the bearing caused the almost buzzsaw like sound i heard sometimes. It was definately not teeth grinding (like when you misshift 1st to 2nd but hit reverse ::) ) Have to wait what i find when i dig deeper into the inner bowls of the Jeep ;D ;D ;D
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Never seen that piece before. It looks like it has no moving external parts? When you tackle repairs get some pic's on it for sure
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So the extra gear is between the transmission and the transfert case...Hum...
I see where the extra gear shifter bolt on but not what it move.
I think your rear driving shaft might be shorter than the original one.
I still trying to understand how it work.
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Should have pulled it apart, forgot to add these pictures:
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Cannot find anything about it on the net, closest thing seems to be some early type of Atlas box perhaps?? I'll measure the driveshaft, but it has to be shorter, does not look like a hack & weld job though, looks like it was properly fabricated.
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Moving parts, it does look like an overdrive to me. Where is the 2nd picture have the shafts in relation to the tranny/transfer case?
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Well, by watching the video we can say that is not an overdrive. An "underdrive" :)
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Very cool crawl box. I've never seen one before. Sure wish someone would make a "Warn" underdrive!
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Crawl box... Crawl box...Hmmm.
Didn't think anyone would need to crawl any slower than 4-Low. ;D :)
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In the rocks things happen very fast at the stock crawl ratio of 36.9:1. I'd like to have something in the range of 50:1 or better.
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As far as the extra gearbox is concerned, unfortunatly i still have not found out anything more. All i can add is the instruction plate:
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Been doing a lot of stuff the past week, put the body in Owatrol oil. It's a transparant oil that conserves the paint and any rust by sealing it, you can use it as is to keep the patina lookt or as a base for the next layer. It takes a while to fully dry but should leave a satin finish, if it stays to shiny i'll put on a flat coat. Painted the rest of the raised letters, still needs some touching up but not to shabby i think :)
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Also started on the seats, now i worked for a saddlemaker during 1 summer about 25 years ago and over the years did some small repairs on saddles and harnesses but never ever tried to refurbish seats.
Forgot alot of things that came back while working on the seat and made a couple of mistakes i'll be correcting for the next seat :-) It is'nt concours state, but it's a Jeep not a Ferrari but it does have aleather seat now ;) ;)
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So got me some leather skins, dug up my leatherworking tools from the depths of my workspace and went to work on it:
Biggest mistake, i worked from the inside out so the seams on the inside are nice and straight, but on the outside quite crooked ;D ;D Lesson learned :)
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Not to shabby for a first try, good enough for now and if i apply the lessons learned correctly the next should come out a whole lot better. I do not have a machine so everything is hand stitched.
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Today i got an @mail from a Dutch world war 2 and Jeep enthousiast. Besides keeping the memory alive of Europe's battlefields where so many died for our freedom, he also collects all kinds of information on military vehicles used in the Dutch army including Jeeps offcourse.
There are at least 2 CJ3a's with the original snowblower configuration. One was on display in an Aviation museum, not sure if it still is, and one somewhere in a depot of the Dutch national military museum. Here's what he sent me :)
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All that remains on my Jeep of this setup is the extra gearbox and the split hood so they could maintain the engine without having to disassemble the driveshaft for the plow.
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That may be one of the coolest Willys accessories I've ever seen. I know someone in South Dakota that's going to want one of those.
Wow. Thanks for sharing.
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During some winters I need one of those CJ-3A snowblowers, very cool!!!!
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So the 3a is at the shop for the gearbox, in the meantime i started on the trailer.
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Red has to go :)
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Ral6014 Nato Yellow Olive satin finish.
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Keeping the black borders and the red details on the frame and parts.
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A little photoshop, yes the trailer gets its own pin-up ;D
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Stencils prepped
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I'll probably start work on the pin up tonight and finish her over the weekend. I'll take pictures and make a write up for anyone interested in doing/trying this themselves. After that it is fingers crossed if the 3a is done in time for a Jeepclub weekend 29-30 of august.
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So i have not had a lot of time, busy at work but have a week of leave coming up.
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So it's back from the shop, t-case rebuild and a torough checkup. Lots of small things, brakehoses, wheelbearings, valves adjusted, some bad pieces of brakeline replaced, some wiring, starterring, generator allignment, belt. But it's back and drives better then ever.
Learned that the previous owner was carefull with the Jeep but did not drive it that much about 900 miles in the past 6 years, probably because all of the little issues that needed attention. Imho standing still doing nothing is far worse to an old car then making some modest mileage in it. Long drives instead of alot of short trips. Offcourse using it as a daily is something else, but 99% of problems and a lot of maintenance can be avoided by using it regularly instead of once a month or every few months.
Anyway, took it to a Jeepclub event yesterday and did some moddest offroading for the first time in the CJ3 It performed wonderfull. Left behind quite a few build TJ's and JK's in the mud. Wonderfull to see and experience what lightweight and narrow wheelbase offer in the kind of terrain we drive around here. I was always convinced lighter is better.
It's ussually muddy tracks and mudpits dug by wide Jeeps and Patrols on 33's and up trying to power through ;D the little CJ3 simply drives outside those tracks on the hard ground. The narrow mudtires are wonderfull to I was pleasantly surprised and had the best time offroad so far though i did hit a piece of burried concrete which knocked off a wheelbearing cap. It was to oval to put back and could not get it back into shape. Luckily this was at the end of the day and i used ducktape to protect the bearing on the way out and home. I'll have to get a few and carry them for spare, just a 5 dollar part luckily.
There is only one issue i need to fix and that's power :-) not engine wise though :-) but for the navigation and action cam lol they dont charge on 6 volts hahaha, talk about modern day complaints lol so probably some loose batterypacks stuffed in an ammo box should be enough for more then a few hours of filming and navigating.
Made a little video, gives a good idea about the kind of terrain we deal with over here mostly. This event was on an old abandoned military base at airfield Weeze in Germany.
Unfortunatly my camera was down (see problem above ;D ) so i have only eye wittnesses, but i also drove the little 60hp mighty Willy over the old airforcebunkers, about 35 to 40 degrees climb over 20-30 meters long, effortlesly. I did not even need to push it to climb up. The descent on the other side was a different story with those 4 drumbrakes ;D i can clearly sense a discbrake upgrade coming during the winter :-D
Next event is 3 days of offroad fun and lots of beer in 2 weeks. About 500- 600 4x4's of all brands and kinds will have fun on roadbooks and 4x4 playgrounds on route, live music and campfires in the evening.
Dumped some period music under the video, i think it is'nt to shabby for some fast editing after a long day ;D enjoy
https://youtu.be/8RaOC6rOrkw
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Nice video, DJ. You have many talents. Good music, but, of course the sound of a little Lhead is good too!
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That Jeep is pretty cool! My 3A has a jeep a trench drive and it crawls like that- in fact it has an external clutch so you can be outside it like that- but not to hijack this thread. I bet your one happy papa bringing it home! Keep those old parts in it and working as it sets it apart as unique!
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Back from a fantastic weekend, the Willys performed absolutely wonderfull. Those narrow mud tires again left behind TJ's and JK's on fat 33" and larger tires :-) Could not be happier. Though it could use a bit extra height since the tires are higher then the standard ones so they touch the inside of the wheel wells sometimes.
I saw a subtle 2,5 inch lift leafspring kit from Rancho. Anyone familiar with them? Think it's exactly what i need for the added height without going to much away from stock looks. The added height from the tires alone is already an aprovement over stock as another CJ3a on stock wheels bottomed out on places i had just enough clearance.
Anyways, turns out those 500-600 4x4 was a bit off, there were almost 1200 during the entire weekend. 27 different brands of 4x4's and about 7 different nationalities, even some Aussies on a trip around the world in a 4x4 motorhome :-)
1st a link to a site from a photographer and reporter specialized in offroad events. Though in Dutch the pictures should be enough :-) 2nd is just pictures from another profesional.
http://www.terrein.nu/Actualiteit/De-Offroad-Budel-files---Copy
http://www.eye-catch.net/STOCK/Offroad-Budel-2015/Offroad-Budel-2015/i-PZ4852b/A
And a collection of mine:
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One of the terrains found during the roadbook tour
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3 generations
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Nicely build CJ3b, not much stock except for the chassis
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Me in the pit :-)
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Happy and tired after 3 days off fun, excitement, free hamburgers from strangers, and all the attention in the world :-)
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My old Jeep, now owned by a good friend:
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Probably his way of driving, because i never had problems like this:
Front upper control arms sheared off both at the same time!? Luckily a Jeeper had some tube style ones lying at home for replacements.
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Back on track he went for the mudcup only to be back 15 minutes later in a cloud of white smoke :o :o again luck was on our side and someone brought a spare radiator ;D
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As for the Willys, not a thing, ran like a champ the entire weekend. Spend the last 2 days cleaning her up, greasing and checking the fluids, she's ready for the next event or tour, whatever comes first ;D
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Hey! I know it's not the same setup as the snow-blower but in the ad's they speak about an under drive transmission needed for this setup. Look on the second page in the square requirements.
I though it would be interesting.
http://jeepwillysworld.com/blog/2016/02/19/jeep-bros-sno-flyr-1959/
It's not the same setup if you take the secondary Willys F-4 engine or the Wisconsin VG4D engine.
I also find a Jeep snow-blower used at the airports that look similar to yours. It's on page 15 in this booklet http://jeepwillysworld.com/blog/2016/02/19/jeep-in-public-service-1966/ , first top left picture.