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Nick_ 
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 Topic: A few body questionsPosted: 24 Jan. 2015 at 2:20am |
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My CJ3A is getting sheet metal to cover the nasty tub around the outside; the guy who's doing this is a professional and his YJ looked magnificent. While he's doing this I'm going to have the rear end covered up to look like an MB. The side shovel and axe have always caught my attention... will I be able to mount them on the side of my 3A or do I absolutely need to make slots in my tub? The gas tank appears it would be in the way for that. I haven't found anything online about this. The tools look so perfect though!
Putting my MB grille on is going to be a project since my radiator isn't mounted to the frame. Does anyone have pictures of the mounts I need to make for the radiator? Or any tips? Thanks for all the help everyone, it is greatly appreciated. I can't wait to get this on the road soon.
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berettajeep
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Posted: 24 Jan. 2015 at 4:05am |
So you are just "covering" the old sheet metal with new?  Am I misunderstanding?You could mount the shovel/ax now, but it will stick further out. The slots bring them closer to the body and they won't be in the way of the gas tank. I agree the shovel/ax ad a coolness to the Willys! |
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Posted: 24 Jan. 2015 at 4:28am |
Yep. Over the internet it sounds awful but pictures don't do the tub justice. If you take a magnet and run it across the body, it won't stick. We peeled a chunk of bondo off about 3/8 of an inch thick. It's banana shaped on the sides, the lower 2 inches of the tub are gone, etc. There's been many years of neglect and poor craftsmanship on this Jeep and the tub is essentially beyond repair. The previous owner had to weld in an entirely new floor, so it's not like this is stock and worthy of saving. In fact I've seen tubs given away on here that look much nicer than mine. It's so awful that there are running jokes around the shop about it. The guy we know has re-paneled many Jeeps and builds racecar bodies, so it's getting done right. For cost/time/use effectiveness, this is the best route. My dream plan is to order a new tub once I've graduated college and stably on my own. Do you know of any pictures of a CJ with the shovel and axe mounted? I'd love to see what it looks like before I decide to get crazy and make slots.
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Posted: 24 Jan. 2015 at 12:41pm |
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Check out Zooke's his is a DJ, basicily the same as a cj3a. He has some pictures at the end of his build thread with the tools. http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/another-addition_topic29957_page9.html
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1948 chevy 3800 thriftmaster 1946-50's cj2a-3a farm jeep 1993 yj, aka the yj7 |
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Posted: 25 Jan. 2015 at 9:32pm |
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See how I did it (but not by sheathing over).
http://www.entnet.com/~personal/rocketeer/html/jeep/13thjeep.html Larry |
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Posted: 26 Jan. 2015 at 5:13am |
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Thanks for the links guy! Rocketeer, your website was a big inspiration to my 3A and I can't wait to finish painting and assembling the new parts on mine. I talked to the guy who's doing the sheet metal and the slots are going to be a huge pain for him to do, so I'll go without 'em and figure something out later. I'm not going for a 100% nostalgic look anyways, someday I'll buy an MB to be like that.
The radiator is still in the back of my mind. Buying a 2A radiator isn't necessary and I can just make brackets to mount mine, correct? Aren't they just tabs mounted on the crossmember and bolted through the radiator? I was checking out weewillys' at our event and that's what I could see from bending over.
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Posted: 26 Jan. 2015 at 12:19pm |
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How bout you jump in the deep end and try your hand at the work yourself and learn a new craft, if you don't know already? Use the money saved paying someone else on some new tools and you also get a whole different outlook on your project being its your own work.
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Posted: 26 Jan. 2015 at 2:04pm |
There's no way to adapt a CJ3A radiator to the bottom mounts like a CJ2A. The bottom of the rad is different and it's missing the tab on top for the support rod a CJ2A requires. Note each mount has a unique shape to match the bottom of the crossmember.  They have to be in the exact correct location and at the correct angle when welded to the crossmember.  |
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Nick_
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Posted: 26 Jan. 2015 at 8:48pm |
Alright, thanks for the info. My radiator works extremely well, so I'll make some mounts for it to sit behind the MB grill on its own.
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Posted: 26 Jan. 2015 at 9:26pm |
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with all these rusty jeeps maybe we could have a "rustiest jeep" thread or contest! I bet mine would win!
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Posted: 27 Jan. 2015 at 2:54am |
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Interesting I have a CJ5 frame with 2A bottom radiator mounts. I would much rather have side mounts. But it is what it is.
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1948 2A Body Customized 1949 3A W/S 1957 CJ5 Frame Modified Late 50's 134L 9.25"clutch T90A D18 (1.25") D44/30 flanged E-Locker D25 5.38 Since 1962 |
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