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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: September 25, 2016, 12:20:50 PM »

Hi Stoney!
Went to a car and tractor show yesterday and showed a bunch of people your stop and spring and just how well it works! Gosh it sure makes a difference in the air flow of our jeep in this hot weather. We told everyone how important it was to find authentic parts or new stock that is almost impossible to find because it's so small it's not remade. You have made it possible to open and close our vent on our CJ3A. Thanks again! Trish 

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: November 20, 2015, 09:53:17 AM »

Hey Stoney!
Thanks for remaking this very important part for us! Our "not so perfect" stop works just fine. A tiny bit of filing before we welded it on and it is perfect. We appreciate your time and dedication to keep these pieces of history together and looking great!
Trish

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: January 07, 2015, 03:07:19 PM »

Well the vent stop Stony made is on our jeep and just needs a little tweaking to be perfect. The spring he made for the vent handle also works great. With a few patching areas where the po screwed the vent shut and new seals we finally have our vent fully functional. Thanks again Stony! Great job and we appreciate it!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: December 18, 2014, 09:21:03 PM »

The shop we had our Willys at, took it for a drive today to make sure it was still shifting correctly with our new transmission and clutch, and Ryan called and said "your air conditioning is still working at 100% cold". Funny since it was 37�. He just wanted to drive the Willys!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: December 17, 2014, 01:34:08 PM »

We just got our jeep back and one of the repairs was having the vent latch welded on that Stony made. I am so glad that we were able to restore this part of our Willys rather than having the vent screwed shut. Thanks again Stony we appreciate your hard work!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: September 09, 2014, 11:14:11 PM »

Thanks Stony! The stop and spring look great. Two less items on my "find and replace" list. I will post photos just as soon as we get them welded on.
Now my next search is for the clip that keeps the tool box closed. [smiley=cool.gif]

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: September 02, 2014, 11:29:16 PM »

No it has the vent and it has hinges on the front. It is screwed shut and the handle has been removed. The previous owner said he had the handle in the box of spare parts that he gave us but the stop had broke off. He never bothered to find a stop and removed the handle. Thanks we are still learning what we have and what we need!

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Windshield vent stop

« on: September 02, 2014, 03:45:27 PM »

I found this post and joined so I could find out if you are making these vent stops any longer? We have a CJ3A and the vent is screwed shut. I want to open it and have the handle just not the stop. If not, do you know where I could find one? Salvage yards in middle TN do not have vehicles this age. Thanks in advance for your hard work

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Vent Handle Spring

« on: March 05, 2015, 05:02:40 PM »

The one Stoney made for us works great! We refer everyone to this forum because the help is great and so is the advice. Always glad to have help from the "experienced, been there, done that and it worked," folks.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: ROPE CHANNEL GUIDE ON WINDSHIELD

« on: July 08, 2015, 05:34:01 PM »

The frame from Beachwood was shipped yesterday and the canvas will follow in two weeks +/-. We can't wait to finally have a top on our Jeep.
Dan, from Beachwood, has been super helpful and has called several times with questions for us to make sure the top is exactly what we wanted and will fit correctly. He is shipping us a template so we can have all the footman loops installed and windshield rope guide on when the canvas arrives.
We plan to take photos of each step of the installation so we make sure we do it correctly.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: ROPE CHANNEL GUIDE ON WINDSHIELD

« on: May 21, 2015, 11:50:16 PM »

Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. We wanted to install this when we replaced our cracked windshield. It would be easier to do when the rubber gasket is out.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / ROPE CHANNEL GUIDE ON WINDSHIELD

« on: May 21, 2015, 10:25:45 PM »

We finally ordered our new top from Beechwood. Does anyone have the measurement on how far down the guide needs to be for a canvas top on the windshield? Thanks so much!

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Non-Jeep Projects / Re: New project..is this a M-762 flatbed?

« on: October 01, 2014, 06:53:29 AM »

Yeah we can see where shocks and fenders were mounted and removed on ours. The po had cut the frame down after they removed the generator. We have removed everything else to prepare it for sand blasting. We are putting on new shocks, fenders and a tub.

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Non-Jeep Projects / New project..is this a M-762 flatbed?

« on: September 10, 2014, 03:54:42 PM »

We have a new project started. We found this trailer on an old farm and the owner had purchased it many years ago from the army and it had a generator on it.
All he wanted was the generator but his grandson thought he could use the trailer to haul his compressor so he changed the pintle hook to a 2" ball and added a different stand.
The back was like the front but someone cut the back off. It also appears to have had fenders at some time. It still has the 2 jerry can holders welded to the front.
We are putting new tires and bearings on it and trying to decide how we can modify it to work for our kayaks. Anyhow, I think we got a deal for $75.00!

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Once You've Joined / Re: New to CJ3A but not to Jeeps from Tennessee!

« on: October 12, 2014, 08:17:36 PM »

Had a great vacation visiting family.  Our son took us to a car show in North Palm Beach County and saw a 1948 CJ2A that was beautifully restored.
We also stopped in at Stoney's Automotive in Hobe Sound, FL. They had some awesome cars they were restoring, Willys, Toyota's,  and even a Corvette.
I love seeing pride in workmanship and people loving their jobs.