1952 CJ-3A in Rhode Island

[scoutpilot]

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[Kirkski]

Picked up my engine yesterday morning with full intentions of getting it installed. As I was putting on the bell housing to the transmission I noticed that the Fulcrum was missing for the clutch fork. A quick call to the trains shop... Cannot be found

A local parts guy has a few of them, called him and he was in New Hampshire... No luck

Called Walcks probably be here on Monday... Oh the pain $2.05 part can ruin your day

[athawk11]

Lookin' very sharp.  The missing fulcrum is a serious bummer. 

You just need to have two or three Willys projects at a time so you can "borrow" stuff from one of the others.

Tim 

[Tumbleweed]

Okay Kirkski, no excuse for missing FCT 2016. You are way ahead of the game. We expect to see an actual road test (no tub on the frame) really soon. I had an extra fulcrum I would have given you. Hate to see a guy spend $15 freight on a $2 part, although I have to admit I have done the same thing a time or two!

Looking good - I like the engine color - what color will the body be?

[1955CJ-5]

Looks really nice.....when that fulcrum comes in you will be so ready to install that it'll go in like butter...

Just an observation and I don't know if it matters....on my engine the PCV valve connection to the valve cover is towards the front of the engine....it looks like your cover may be up-side-down...

I looked at mine and it does not look as though there will be any clearance issues the way it is....

And don't forget that accelerator linkage before you put the tub on...

Keep posting those pictures!

[Kirkski]

Thanks Timi think it looks sharp as well. Missing the fulcrum was a real bummer, and I'd love to have more than one Jeep. Maybe one day!

Tumbleweed I hope and pray I can make an FCT I really enjoyed the pictures and videos!

The color I really haven't nailed down yet, right now I'm leaning toward the new Jeep color "Anvil". In any case I'm leaning toward the greys.

Road test yippee I hope to be before thanksgiving!!!

Randy I checked my before pics and you are correct looks like the engine shop installed incorrectly. I'll see if I have any issues before I swap it around.

Good point on the accelerator linkage, will do for sure. One thing is I am in a hurry to get motoring but it's not a race. Thankfully I have access to a heated garage for all this work, so I will not be stalemated this winter!

[Kirkski]

Today was the install day, first mating of the transmission and engine in 2-1/2 years...

[1955CJ-5]

It looks great sitting there....I like the engine color.....it's really fun when they start going back together....!

Is that blue bungee your parking brake?

[Kirkski]

I think it looks great as well, and this is a lot of fun. One thing that I wish I did more of was take pictures for a purpose. Many things that I thought would be obvious in reassembly are not. Of course I had no idea that it would be 2-1/2 years to get the engine back.

The blue bungee is pulling pressure on my clutch pedal to bring the ball back to the fork.

[Kirkski]

For the life of me I cannot remember what this cable is for at the bottom of this picture. I have tried to search other builds for a pic but no avail. Not the clutch cable  the lower one

Anybody have an idea and or a picture?

[athawk11]

Hi Kirkski,

That's the "engine stay cable".� It was designed to hold the engine from moving forward in case of collision.� It attaches to the bell housing.� Depending on which rear engine plate you have, there may be a bracket that hangs off of it, or it can be attached through one of the bell housing bolt holes.

The project is really coming together nice.�

Tim

[Kirkski]

Thanks Tim as always you have the answer, this forum I would be way behind. Its amazing what you can learn here

[Kirkski]

No too much to report, I filled the Tranny and Transfer case with oil today, installed the new carb parts I bought from Scoutpilot and I broke down the grill for paint!

[1955CJ-5]

Those grills are more complex than they look....the parking light sockets are really neat....

You probably will replace the welting at some point...It may seem short out of the package but you can stretch it quite a bit.....you can make a tool for the rivets or just use a screw driver to spread them...

[Kirkski]

Thanks for the tip Randy, I'm getting so excited at the prospect of driving this thing! It's about all that consumes my thoughts