Mr Rommel Juan thread

[bretto]

FYI,
Mr Rommel Juan himself has just started a thread over on the CJ2A page advertising his products.  Should be interesting.  Maybe something good could come out of it.
http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/mdjuan-tubs_topic27368.html

[49willyz]

BE GENTLE BOYS! Here's our chance to make a difference for future Willys enthusiasts. Sounds like he's sincere in wanting to hear our concerns and correct them and is taking the CONSTRUCTIVE criticism well. As long as we don't come off as a bunch of raving lunatics, we might get something beneficial to all parties done. Speak now or forever hold your grinders, welders, hole saws, etc!

[F Bill]

I have invited Rommel here as well, so he can look at all the older threads with comments on his products. He is a member now, with all that comes with that.

This is a tremendous opportunity to start a dialogue that can and will have positive results in their tubs and other products... One only has to look at all the improvements made to the MB and GPW tubs over the last 5 or so years to see the possibilities that are there for improvement on the one replacement tub that is currently available. Several of the big players in the WWII jeep world have helped Rommel out on design issues, with the result that teh tubs are light years ahead of what was available ten years ago. They still are not perfect, admittedly.

So, as was said above... Be gentle. Rants need to be controlled, calm, cool and collected. Please don't make this a place to attack , rather one to offer constructive and clear criticism. Thanks! If you have a severe issue with Rommel or his product please take it to the Email or PM avenue, instead of airing dirty laundry here.  

[Comanche_County]

Don't know about ya'll but I think its awesome.  Lots of people don't know that in a lot of smaller countries the Jeep was often the most common vehicle after WWII.  Not sure about the Philippines but Iceland was a country that was most populated by Jeeps long ago.  I read about his company a while back.  They were tired of the rust (they're on an island) and they started making aluminum tubs.  That's true dedication in my book.  

[Rommel_Juan]

Hey guys. I'm here I plan to post the improvement we've done for the 2a's here as well, since we use common parts for both models.

It's just the length of the front legroom that varies.

Thanks for the concern. And I'd appreciate it if you could be gentle with us. It took me almost 10 years to gather up the guts to join the forums. And now I'm here.

I'm ready to hear the lowdown on our tubs. And promise to try my best to address all issues.

[garage gnome]

This would be great if the problems were minimized with reproduction parts. When I put my tub on, I had a few issues, but nothing as bad as some people did. The biggest was the small gauge holes in the dash and the tranny and t-case holes being off. I had to do a lot of body filler to make it straight, but that is from the welding I think. My original windshield fit pretty good.

[macrisel]

Mr. Juan,
Thank you for joining our forum and for your concern regarding your product. �I respect that you wish to address the reoccuring issues with the 3a tubs and am eager to see the results. �Many of the issues appear to be small changes that could be easily resolved. �Here is a brief summary of the issues I had:

1. �The transmission and transfer case holes were too far forward and had to be moved back about 1 1/2 inches
2. �The angle of the front floor board was incorrect. �This resulted in my fenders not lining up properly.
3. �There is a hole in the transmission tunnel that I cannot figure out why its there. �If it is for the foot mounted starter rod to pass through it is in the incorrect spot.
4. �The gauge holes were all slightly too small
5. �There was no cutout for the PTO lever
6. �The emergency brake mounting bracket was misaligned behind the dash
7. �The tool box does not have a drain channel in the lid
8. �The tailgate is made from a lighter gauge steel
9. �It appears the metal was not cleaned very well prior to the black primer being applied. �The primer flakes off very easily and I had to strip several parts down to bare metal prior to bodywork.
10. �The body was very rough and needed a LOT of body work to smooth things out.

Again, thank you for taking the time to listen to our concerns and improving your product!

EDIT:  My body kit was purchased from Willys Overland in November of 2010.  Due to manufacture delays, it was not delivered until January 2011.

[calvinhunt]

Hey guys. I'm here I plan to post the improvement we've done for the 2a's here as well, since we use common parts for both models.
I'm ready to hear the lowdown on our tubs. And promise to try my best to address all issues.

Thanks for being here and hearing us out.  We are grateful that you are creating parts to help us keep our old iconic Jeeps alive and well.  We'll be watching your posts closely and look forward to your responses, help, and correction of production parts.  We can help each other. We can help you understand what we would like to have in reproduction parts and that makes it easier for you to make parts of greater value.  Thanks again.

[johnrb3b]

Hey guys,

When you list issues with tubs from Juan, be sure to include what year you bought it. It'll help Rommel determine where in his manufacturing history those problems were present.

This is great that we can give feedback directly to a manufacturer. Wish we could do the same with Omix-Ada.

[Rommel_Juan]

To find out when it was produced please see this identification chart:



and the serial numbers are seen in either of these 2 places:

the toe board bracket:




or the firewall: