T-18 / T-90 Swap (L-134)

I am in awe of your fabrication skills - amazing!

1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.

Thanks guys! Yeah I shoved it north as far as possible to keep it tucked up...

Jay, the speedo cable reached but barely... I will see how it operates.. I may bind since there isnt much slack in the bends... not sure how/where to get a longer one?

LuzonRed47 wrote:

Falcon, when it comes to well-reasoned and expertly executed Willys modifications, you rank alongside the famous "Chug-a-Lug" Mark and Jpet as two of my 2Apage.com heroes. Thanks for sharing.

Wow I better frame that comment! You just made my day! Im not sure I have earned the right to be lumped into the same catagory as those you mentioned! but......I am flattered! Thank you!

I took the jeep on a test drive yesterday! Everything felt/sounded good! Ill try to do a video and post some pictures for you guys today! My shop is in ruins after this project so I have a few days of cleaning ahead of me! haha! So far im very pleased. LOW/LOW is soooooo slow! I love it!

The jeep is done... Here is a video and a few pictures of stuff i haven't posted yet...

Front driveshaft, lengthened and rebuilt with new u-joints.

Clutch Rod and clevis... I extended it about 1.5" That is a section of t18 shifter lever I re-purposed. Drilled and threaded on the lathe. 5/16-24.

New seatbelts... Before I had the cage I would prefer to be ejected... haha! Not so much anymore. Retro airplane style belts from summit. $24 each.

And here is what I (and maybe you) Have been waiting for.......

otto wrote:

Nice!

I like to walk beside my T-18 equipped jeep while doing landscaping work because it’s easier to turn the key on and off than it is to get in and out of the tub. Yes, reverse is low- pack a lunch for backing up!

Yeah i can imagine I will being using overdrive reverse in high range to get down the driveway.

haha!

Super nice!......I'd be proud to own that Jeep!

'47 CJ2A PU
'48 CJ2A Lefty

"Common sense is not that common"

Really nice work!! Clap

-Gaffer

"They don't like people." Except when they're dinner?

I'm surprised your trees haven't leafed out yet.

There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable

    Seth !   you scamper !

   Long past are my days of puttin-in 8 hrs at work, and then working feverishly all evening in my shop I had at the time doing 4x conversion vans & pickups.
( I miss it, but just don't have the gumption anymore at age 67 ).

   So, I have finally found a Local-Machinist that I think I can work with.
   Go Figure !   And, when I had about given up. Just yesterday, I took the L134 bellhousing in to him and he quoted around $50.00 to bore out the retainer hole to the t-18 retainer diameter to 4-3/4 inch diameter.
   The retainer on my Ford T-98 measures a whopping 5-1/8 inch diameter.

   I will explain what I have discovered about my Ford bellhousing on my persona thread so I don't clutter this up any further.

   Hey, doggonit, when you mentioned earlier in your thread "is it ok if i get turned-on by this" ?   _ _ yes, it is OK, we all need something to stir-up-the-juices and get our adrenaline boosted.   hahahaha

    One thing i want to mention since i like writing Dissertations, and snicker, i like Ken's dissert's too.   :)

    I have been PONDERING how i can modify a T-18 bearing retainer to have the snout of the T-90 retainer, which the throw-out bearing rides on.
I didn't look at all of your photos until today, and noticed that you turned down the throw-out holder to move-back the throw-out to compensate for the increased amount the your Retainer-Adapter moved forward. Aha ! Voila !

    All of the little thingies that take hours of thought and more hours to make the modifications to, to make everything work together.   right

    So, soon, i am off to the machinist @ $95.00 per hour of his time. Yikes.

    Later Alligator !   _ _ _ my pocket-book is about to get Lightened.

    Len