Early CJ question

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   I bought an early CJ tonight.  It will be some time before I can pick it up. It has the floating rear end and square washers for the top bow storage on windshield. Would the frame tag be on the inside of frame like a MB or the outside of it? How late of a CJ could this be, if those are stock parts?
Thanks
Jay

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chasendeer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Feb. 2012 Location: Napa,CA Status: Offline Points: 1086	Post Options Post Reply Quote chasendeer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Early CJ question Posted: 28 June 2016 at 8:22am
	I bought an early CJ tonight. It will be some time before I can pick it up. It has the floating rear end and square washers for the top bow storage on windshield. Would the frame tag be on the inside of frame like a MB or the outside of it? How late of a CJ could this be, if those are stock parts? Thanks Jay

Adrian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 01 Oct. 2011 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 1517	Post Options Post Reply Quote Adrian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2016 at 9:38am
	Jay Floating rear end, if its original means its older than mine, which is serial 14605. It was one of the first to get a Dana 41, looks like you have a 25/27? rear..... so it might even be a 1945 if you are lucky!. Square washers went into 1946.....look at the history page and you will get all the answers and not have guys like me just guessing. Re: the frame tag location it should be on the outside of the LH frame just tucked under the top gusset, but mines on the inside and its original.....another Willys puzzle? Well done, photos to follow I hope. Adrian late Tuesday. NZ
	1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605 1973 Saab 96

chasendeer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Feb. 2012 Location: Napa,CA Status: Offline Points: 1086	Post Options Post Reply Quote chasendeer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2016 at 1:51pm
	Adrian Thanks for the help. Here is a photo of the beauty, too bad about the F head. Thanks Jay

Joe Friday Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 26 Dec. 2010 Location: Jeep Central Status: Offline Points: 3654	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joe Friday Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2016 at 2:49pm
	Before you trash whatever that is on the front end, check it for TMC tags. TMC was the Transport Motor Corporation Near LODI, CA. They were the west coast Willys distributors and had their own line of implements. There is a Campbell films DVD featuring their farm Jeeps.

chasendeer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Feb. 2012 Location: Napa,CA Status: Offline Points: 1086	Post Options Post Reply Quote chasendeer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 June 2016 at 11:58pm
	Thanks, I will look for it. If theres one any idea on what it may have been used for? Jay