First let me thank all the guys here for their incredible fund of knowledge. I have been "lurking" on this site for the last year and a half and the info I have gotten has been awesome.
I have been a jeep fan for a long time having owned a wrangler, 2 cherokees, CJ-7 and a grand Cherokee over the years. I have always wanted a flat fender and finally found a decent one locally about a year ago. I am now the proud owner of a 1950 CJ3A, Serial # 52006. When I bought is it was barely running but the body and frame were solid. The previous owner was a veteran who "militarized" it with a 2a windshield, shovel and axe on the passenger side, and a overspray of OD paint. The underside is still original Potomac Grey. There's even some original oak sticking out of the hat channels!!
I spent most of last winter scraping 60+ years of grease, oil and dirt from underneath and getting it running better. The carter carb was badly worn so replaced it with a Solex until I get it rebuilt. Cap,rotor,points, timing, etc,etc and it now starts and runs great. A little rich though. New pinion seals, T-case output seals and a rebuild of the e-brake made it so it at least doesn't constantly drip all over the garage floor.
This winter I started with a complete rebuild of the rear end and suspension.
Looking forward to all the great info, tips and tricks on this page!!
