Howdy from the Old Pueblo (aka Tucson, Az).� Name is Klayton and a little over a month ago I picked up my 49 from Grand Junction Colorado.� It appears to be a pretty un-molested near original unit that is running strong and driven regularly even when it's 105F outside.
Some quick bullet points:
-Re-painted close to original grey (patomac?)� can see it under hood lip)
-Wheels appear original with pinstripe intact
-Some body cancer, but frame is solid - toolbox is not rusted out!
-Engine bay is original except ground cable routing
-Side mount radiator
-6v generator system
-Seats have been recovered but retain original springs
-has a harrison heater (bypassed for now)
-Grote turn indicators with plstic lens rear lights and CJ5? front lenses.
-Gauges appear to be cj2a full sweep versus 90* sweep
-vacuum driver wiper works great
-Dualmatic hubs (have originals and dualmatic box even)
-came with a soft top, but will not likely ever use it.
I plan on keeping it pretty much as is and just fixing things as it needs them.� Needs new seat covers, and a rear seat for the kiddo's.� Cant decide what direction to go.� I have a cj5 rear seat I can mount in, but am leaning towards a repop.� Then comes the matter of color, black, grey, or red would all look great on it.�
I even found a pair of 1949 AZ plates to use on it with matching patina.
Now on to the boring stuff about me.� I'm a tucson native and so is my wife.� I have always liked jeeps but only bought my first one, a 2013 JKUR in 2013.� A buddy of mine and his dad are big into old flatty's and when he picked up his most recent 2a, I got the bug.� About 4 months of looking landed me the 49 and I am very happy with it.� I'm a mechanical engineer / do everything engineer for a mining equipment OEM and I enjoy fabrication, which works well when you own an old vehicle.
My father has restored quite a few classic cars, but never jeeps so I figure I can carry the torch in a slightly different direction.
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