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Once You've Joined / Hello from western Colorado
« on: December 08, 2012, 03:36:31 AM »
Hi, great page! I have already learned a lot here (like, most of you are going to hate me for what I did to my 49...) Yep I'm going to leave you hanging on that one. But I will tell you that I am in the process of getting some killer gears for my D-18. 3.6:1 from a guy in CA by the name of Jack O'Brien. They are a little spendy but it will make going slow a lot easier. I tried tera lows 3.15 gear set but after breaking them (twice) I found out they wont last behind a v-8, Jacks set should.
� � How did I get bit by the Willys bug? Well, it all started when I was about 4 or 5. I can remember going to Grandpa's and playing in the '53. We would sit in the steering wheel, straddling one of the spokes and "drive" that old jeep all over the place. When I finally got to driving age (10 1/2) that same jeep was what I learned to drive in. Now I have a slightly modified 49, my great uncles 47cj2a, which he bought brand new, and next month I should be picking up a 3b. Yep I'm bit, but there are worse habits. My plans now are to get the transfer case back in the 49 and just have fun driving it while I restore the 47. The 3b...could get a little wild if my daughter has any thing to say about it. I will get some pics in the next couple of days as its a little late right now(1:30 am).
� � How did I get bit by the Willys bug? Well, it all started when I was about 4 or 5. I can remember going to Grandpa's and playing in the '53. We would sit in the steering wheel, straddling one of the spokes and "drive" that old jeep all over the place. When I finally got to driving age (10 1/2) that same jeep was what I learned to drive in. Now I have a slightly modified 49, my great uncles 47cj2a, which he bought brand new, and next month I should be picking up a 3b. Yep I'm bit, but there are worse habits. My plans now are to get the transfer case back in the 49 and just have fun driving it while I restore the 47. The 3b...could get a little wild if my daughter has any thing to say about it. I will get some pics in the next couple of days as its a little late right now(1:30 am).