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                <title>Windshield frame pivot bracket question</title>
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           <author>pascal@cj3apage.com (pgbuick)</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I am reassembling my 3A, and did not have much to start with at the beginning, so there are a few details I need info about. &#160;One is the windshield pivot bracket that bolts to the body. &#160;Is there supposed to be a gasket or anything between the bracket and the body, or do I just bolt the bracket on paint to paint? &#160;Also, which way does the angled windshield retainer bracket bolt on, or will it be obvious when I put the windshield up to it?&#60;br /&#62;thanks!&#60;br /&#62;Pat &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; </description>
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                <title>Green Paint??</title>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 21:29:59 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Of the 3 listed green paint choices, which one is the mid-range shade? I don&#39;t wanna go too dark nor too light. Hunter...moss...forest?  &#39;49 CJ3A    TY guys    Feel free to throw in any other green choices.</description>
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                <title>Front seat cushions &#38; entire back seat for 3A</title>
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<author>mattfarr@gmail.com (GroovesMcFly)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>My 3A has frames in the front with a piece of plywood for the seat and nothing for the back. Any recommendations for which vendors are good choices for new cushions? These &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.kaiserwillys.com/vehicle/49-53-cj-3a/seats/covers-cushions/seat-cover-cushion-for-front-bottom-seat-frame-fits-46-64-cj-2a-3a-3b-with-plywood-pan&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&#62;cushions from Kaiser Willys&#60;/a&#62; look pretty good, but I&#39;m open to suggestions. </description>
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                <title>Plan of attack</title>
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<author>corymorse@me.com (Cory)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>In my warped mind, I&#39;ve been turning my well-ventillated tub like a rubiks&#39; cube trying to figure the best way to begin cutting away the floor panels. Is there a better way to attack this without having the side panels and cowl fall into a pile?  I seem to remember a thread somewhere where one person screwed some boards in strategic places to keep the side panels and cowl &#34;square&#34;.&#60;br /&#62;How did you attack this?  What would you do differently?  What worked well?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;</description>
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                <title>Mig welding tack</title>
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           <author>pascal@cj3apage.com (Kirkski)</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2016 10:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Does anyone have any insight to why my tack welds seem to have a hole in them? &#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;It&#39;s annoying </description>
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                <title>Plate cj3a</title>
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<author>carla.montory.m@gmail.com (Carla)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2016 15:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Hi. I&#39;m looking for a plate that is located in the rear wheel housing. Is of a Willy CJ-3A, 1951. In social network Facebook was told that is the export plate, I need to know where I can get one.</description>
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                <title>Wiper Arms - Range of Motion</title>
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<author>joshua.alberola@gmail.com (CJTHREEA)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:39:47 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Does anyone know what the range of motion degrees should be?&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;My wiper motors are wiping through at least 120 degrees of motion...&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Granted I have M131 motors but I understand these should work .... &#60;img rel=&#34;&#38;#58;o&#34; src=&#34;https://cj3apage.com/3Ayabbfiles26/Templates/Forum/default/shocked.gif&#34; alt=&#34;Shocked&#34; title=&#34;Shocked&#34; /&#62;</description>
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                <title>Need help with windshield alignment ??</title>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:33:48 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Scratches head on this one. What is going on here? What hole &#34;should&#34; it go in? What hardware is needed to mount this?  And the blocks r way off too? How do I fix this? Something isn&#39;t right here. Plz advise. &#123;if u recall this one had a 2A w/s on it&#125;</description>
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                <title>Getting the Soft top replaced.</title>
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<author>georgeallcock@outlook.com (GeorgeA)</author>      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Hello there,&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;My father owns a 1953 CJ3a and has kept it in very good condition to say how old it is. I have noticed recently that the roof/soft top has started the shred a tear a little, and that he could do with a new one. Being as his birthday is coming up in 1 month i thought i might as well treat him to a new roof. Here is where you guys come in. I have been looking online at CJ3 a sites and for sale sites that i will link below. i found XHD Soft Top, Black Denim, Tinted Windows, 97-06 Jeep Wrangler which looks real nice and sharp. But i have no idea if it will fit my farther CJ3a or if i am even looking in the rite place. Sorry about the lack of information everyone i don&#39;t know so much about the jeeps. If there is any other information needed just ask and i will do my best to find the answers needed. &#60;br /&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.for-sale.ie/&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&#62;http://www.for-sale.ie/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Any information would be greatly appreciated guys!&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;Thanks guys &#60;br /&#62;</description>
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                <title>Grille</title>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:48:56 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I didn&#39;t do a very good job of &#34;bag &#38; tag&#39; &#38; I apologize for my newbie mistakes. I&#39;ll do the grille next &#38; I have seen 2 brackets in my stash. I need to know what other hardware is involved, so I&#39;ll know what to look for. Length,diameter,thread type and whatever else will b involved in putting it back in. TY &#160; Happy Thanksgiving</description>
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                <title>Could b front-end issue??</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1480000324</link>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>When I turn the steering wheel, I hear a clunk clunk. Was told that is probably in the front axle &#38;/or in the steering. That I should replace the front axle, have the brakes re-done, &#38; have the steering gone thru. Logic tells me that is sound advice but budget holds me back. That&#39;s probably several thousand in additional cost. This was a budget build &#38; alrdy over what I was committed to. But safety has to prevail. I don&#39;t even want to drive it now. Recommendations, plz? I want it fixed right but as economically as can b, u c?</description>
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                <title>Help identify dataplate</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1480830381</link>
                <category>The CJ3A Page Forum/BODY and trim</category>
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<author>dsc103@yahoo.com (Dinesh)</author>      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Dec 2016 05:46:21 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Hello friends&#60;br /&#62;In search of a 3a for a long time now stumbled upon one now. Has a data plate and the papers say it&#39;s a 1952.&#60;br /&#62;Have my doubts on the data plate design &#160;and font. Minding help me with identifying the data plate to know if it&#39;s correct for a 3a.&#60;br /&#62;Thanks .&#60;br /&#62;Dinesh </description>
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                <title>Rear-view mirror</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1481233436</link>
                <category>The CJ3A Page Forum/BODY and trim</category>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2016 21:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I need to know where to place my rear-view mirror. This mirror has an arm. Any1 got a good photo of where it should go? &#160;49 CJ3A &#160; &#160;Thnx</description>
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                <title>Paint</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1486660826</link>
                <category>The CJ3A Page Forum/BODY and trim</category>
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<author>alinda1031@att.net (Linda)</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2017 17:20:26 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>What kind of paint did willys use on the cj3 and can I stay k2 primer over it?</description>
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                <title>Anyone try METRO rubber cowl seal #CS102</title>
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<author>squidtone@gmail.com (squidtone)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:23:04 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Hi folks,&#60;br /&#62;I&#39;m buying some parts...researching...and I found that METRO rubber sells a cowl seal part number CS102 that they sort of say fits a CJ3A. (classic horrible vehicle search for old CJ Jeeps...is it a Willys? A Jeep? A CJ3?)&#60;br /&#62;I&#39;ve had luck using METRO stuff before on other cars, but just wondering if anyone has tried this cowl seal on their Jeep.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;By the way, Summit Racing lists this cowl seal for $18.97, and Amazon lists it for $25 (although they say it will take two months (!) to ship)</description>
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                <title>Help needed on Bestop Install</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1491607323</link>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Apr 2017 23:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>My 3A didn&#39;t have the door-side slide channels.So Bestop made me a custom pair. When we tried to slide the door into the channel it met a very large bump about right in the middle. This is where 2 pieces of vinyl were joined. The door wouldn&#39;t slide past that. How do we solve that problem? Thnx</description>
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                <title>Paint Cross Reference</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1491617833</link>
                <category>The CJ3A Page Forum/BODY and trim</category>
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<author>mtnman37879@hotmail.com (mtnman37879)</author>      <pubDate>Sat, 8 Apr 2017 02:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>I just ran across this and though ya&#39;ll might like.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;br /&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Jeep&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34;&#62;http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Jeep&#60;/a&#62;</description>
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                <title>Just some minor issues with the Bestop</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1492950593</link>
                <category>The CJ3A Page Forum/BODY and trim</category>
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<author>trijjicon@frontier.com (trijjicon)</author>      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:29:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>Nothing too bad here but did u guys put those red tips back on the door frames? If so, how did ya do it? The door handles...the inside close/open handles...the black covers keep coming off when closing/opening when they contact that section of frame that isn&#39;t covered... where those handles meet to close/open the door... the door isn&#39;t quite lined up and it &#34;catches&#34; the fabric there. Did u guys experience these things too? Were u able to correct them and how if so? Thnx</description>
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                <title>new rugged ridge cj3a seat frame</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1543345160</link>
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<author>badfxdwg@hotmail.com (Daveg64)</author>      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:59:20 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>my new seat frame arrived today....its a rugged ridge part from Kaiser willys.&#60;br /&#62;I kinda knew that I was going to have to do some work to get it to fit right but right out of the box, I notice the seat back is bare even attached.&#60;br /&#62;Almost all the spot welds were broken.....&#60;br /&#62;I think I&#39;m going to be on the hunt for a set of original seat frames,,,,anyone have a set they want to sell?</description>
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                <title>Building CJ3A seat springs</title>
                <link>https://cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1558660232</link>
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           <author>pascal@cj3apage.com (stony)</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 01:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <description>OK, I should know better but have decided to build a set of 3A seat springs, since no one sells them. &#160;I have enough of my rusty old spring for a pattern. &#160;First thing: &#160;order the parts and tools. &#160;Came today. &#160;I continue this as it moves along.</description>
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