'48 CJ2A #204853, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
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Adrian
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Well done Mike , congratulations on the engagement as well.
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1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605
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eestes1
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All is good-literally! Thanks for sharing your story with us along the way.
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Rick Estes
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Gil
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Really nice looking jeep, nice colour combination ,job well done.
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Willy M
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Great looking Jeep!
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JeepSaffer
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Thank you all.
Thanks Gil, the only thing that is final colour are the wheels (Luzon Red). The body and windshield are still in anti-rust etching primer for now: red for the body, and black for the windshield when the red ran out! They still need their final colour of Normany Blue.
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1948 CJ2A #204853 in South Africa
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SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
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Congratulations on BOTH projects! Two thumbs up!
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46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer(ret.) U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and damned proud of it. |
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Gil
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Mike your jeep is really going to look good with paint.
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wadoyado
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Jeepsaffer, thanks again for the great pic's. Are you saying if I install the gas filter as shown in my pic I could have clearance problems? Would be good to know before I make metal line. Thanks Joe
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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JeepSaffer
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Hi Joe,
Your gas filter as shown will work. The metal line routing to the fuel pump is where you need to be careful. You will come out from your filter elbow horizontally, and then at some stage you need to put in a bend and go down to the fuel pump. This is where you might hit the fender. You need to go down but also in towards the engine if you are to avoid the fender. How soon you bend in is the trick. My advice is to mock up the front fender and then you can be sure that your line will work first time. Mike
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shadow
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Congrats on the engagement and your other half wanting the jeep in the wedding
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lets go for a rip eh bud
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a4cj2a77
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You are doing a great job, very happy for you and your future wife. Nice that she wants the jeep in the wedding and as a side note if you moved to this part of the world, parts would be easier to obtain. Can't wait to see pictures of you and your wife driving your jeep down the road!!!
Phil
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JeepSaffer
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Thanks Phil, kind words.
Well, now that the jeep is running and driveable, I am finding a reason to drive it every weekend. I might get you your picture sooner rather than later! I live in a small neighbourhood with quiet roads, so it's ok to head out for a trip around the block! The headlights are wired up now so I wanted to test them for brightness at night. I went out last night for a trip around the block and they were surprisingly bright! Other general progress so far: - Choke and throttle cables installed - Drivers side seat frame returned to stock on the rear support leg from some previous hold down arrangement that didn't work very well. - Passenger side diamond tread step pulled apart, brackets with old crappy welds were cut off, I straightened the step and brackets, welded it all up and filled all the holes, and re-attached the step to the floor. It looks 100 x better and now my fiancee can get in easier! - Headlights all wired up with dim and brights working. - Gas tank stripped of about 100 layers of paint and bed liner. It looks original, and has a few patch pieces welded underneath. It has been lined internally and seems to be leak free. It's now almost ready for primer and new paint. The filler neck is copper coated! Are they all like this or is it a replacement filler neck that someone put in at some stage? - Air cross over tube stripped of old paint, prepped and first coat of gloss black is on. Awaiting second coat. - Speedo cable installed and speedo now working. I would like to move on to the tail lights and get these fitted and wired up soon, perhaps even this weekend. Also to get the gas tank sender mocked up and tested with the gauge. Everything always takes twice as long as you think it will, but progress is steady. It won't be long now until I strip the body off one final time to do the final prep and paint. This engine always starts first crank! Choke on, a press of the gas pedal to squirt some gas into the carb, and it starts first crank, even when cold and after sitting for a week. Love it!
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Paraex79
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Hey Mike, congrats on the engagement and well done on your Jeep build, a great job. You will have to help me with mine.
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Allan Montile
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JeepSaffer
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Well, it was 13 Sept 2017 when I made my last post. I haven't exactly been sitting on my backside, but life got REALLY busy for a while.
Sadly I couldn't find the time to finish the jeep in time for the wedding. We did house renovations (new kitchen, floors, ceiling etc etc etc), work got busy, and the actual wedding planning and arrival of friends and family from around the world took preference. And I ran a few marathons too... Fortunately the jeep didn't stand completely in this time. This is what I have completed as and when I have stolen a few hours:
The last time I drove this jeep I had a temp gas tank hanging off the front bumper. Wednesday here is a public holiday and I plan to fill the tank with fuel and drive it as it was intended to be driven! All gauges working, fuel tank in, all wiring working! I am getting kinda close now to where I need to be to work out any final mechanical issues. I plan to drive this jeep for a week or two and install any final bits and pieces (spare wheel bracket is one!) and debug any issues that crop up, and then take it all apart for paint. The final re-assembly should hopefully be as painless as possible! I haven't posted any pics because to be honest the jeep doesn't look too much different from the last time I posted a picture. But if I head out for a drive on Wednesday I will be sure to post a pic of the outing... 'til then... Mike |
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Adrian
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Your making great progress Mike
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1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605
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Ol' Unreliable
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You need the pics to save for posterity. And us.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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JeepSaffer
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Oh I've got lots of pics... just not very exciting ones... This is the current state of play of the engine with drivers fender removed. At bottom right is the carter in-line fuel filter in the line from the tank to the fuel pump and the second carter ceramic fuel filter is between the pump and the carb. I still have to tidy up the wiring into a harness of sorts. Here is the tank I have stripped and repainted. You can also see the front straps I made up, which I'm strangely proud of. Weird how the simple things can give the most satisfaction, right? The drivers side hook had to get lowered to get the strap to work properly. This is the dash, all gauges installed, again some tidying up of wiring under the dash still to be done and I need to secure the flasher unit properly, probably to the firewall. My original gas pedal (that I didn't realise had a very poor wire Bubba fix through to the accelerator linkage) has been replaced with a take-off that now has the proper push rod. That will make a big difference to my next drive! You can see also the windshield hold down clamps which are now installed. So, as I say, good progress all round and I'm getting pretty close to stripping it back to the frame and getting some paint on this thing! I'm looking forward to putting some gas in tomorrow and going for a drive! I'll calibrate a dowel rod as I put the gas in so that I can later figure out if my aftermarket gauge is telling the truth or not! More pics no doubt on Thursday! Mike
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Ol' Unreliable
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"Exciting" is in the eye of the beholder. Your project is looking really exciting from here. Post all the pics you want! |
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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