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Flatfender Ben
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Ya kinda a bummer. Dad was talking to Alex while I was looking at Jeeps.
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RICKG
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Make that Feb 18 Ben..
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I never met a mule I didn't like!
MC51986 "OD MULE" DOD 01-52 '50 CJ3A "Bucksnort". Keep 'em Rollin' |
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Flatfender Ben
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My wife and I did some exploring on our property
Few days later more exploring This is the biggest sage brush I’ve ever seen |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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Flatfender Ben
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Got a little snow!
Over to Dads shop Starter rebuild and replace bushing in bell housing. On his 2a. |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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LuzonRed47
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Great photos, particularly those out in the sagebrush. I've really warmed up to the looks of 3Bs, the kinda cool weirdness of them, and have always liked the 'WILLYS' stamped into the top of the 3B grill. Love your dad's shop!
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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253 |
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Flatfender Ben
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Mud fun!!
I was blown away at how well these old desert dog tires did in the slop! Even though the old dog was only running on 3 cylinders and the carb was messed up. I never got stuck Sunset mud bogging at windy sage Jeep farm! Usually if you can’t spin the tires fast enough to clean them out your not going anywhere! I definitely didn’t have enough power to spin the tires fast enough but it just kept moving!! It was awesome Okay I went crazy taking pictures so here’s more. Edited by Flatfender Ben - 22 Jan. 2019 at 3:52am |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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smfulle
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I think Desert Dog is my favorite of your collection. Although the FCs are cool, and the 3b, and.... awe heck. I love them all.
Thanks for sharing.
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Flatfender Ben
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Thanks Stan
I started the FC yesterday and drove it around. That will be my next post
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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64CJ5
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Thanks for sharing your fun with us.
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64CJ5 "Eeyore"
01TJ "Tigger" 52 M38 Severely demilitarized, "Popeye" The Coast Guard Jeep. 14 JK "Jake" To Trust Government Defys Both History and Reason. PUBLIC LAND Owner/User |
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Oilleaker1
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Ben, the reason for mud success was the rock screens over the headlights!
I'm amazed at how you kept foot prints leaving the Jeep from the photos. Pretty sneaky and a excellent photographer you are. You compose things well. The huge sage brush might be a world record. The redwood of sage you have!!!!!!!! You should core it to count the rings for age. How is your cell reception there? If you got stuck is it a long walk home or can you call for a tow???? All we have here in the Black Hills is salt, ice,snow, and closed FS gates. Not much fun Jeeping. Good shop time though. Drive all summer, fix and build all winter.
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Green Disease, Jeeps, Old Iron!
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Flatfender Ben
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Edited by Flatfender Ben - 23 Jan. 2019 at 4:39am |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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Ol' Unreliable
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Oilly made me start looking for the footprints. They're there, you just have to search for them!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Flatfender Ben
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Good job spotting them Getting in and out so much I almost had as much mud inside as out
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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Gaffer
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Those pictures are great. Looks a little cold but so much fun.
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-Gaffer
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Flatfender Ben
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Okay I promised Stan a fc post.
But I forgot I’m still one post behind that one....
Here’s a sneak peek anyway! |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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smfulle
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The Ben,
I love that thing. It’s a working truck with the chains hanging at the ready, the fence post pounder handy, posts, metal and wood in the back. Who cares if there are a couple of tiny cracks in the windshield. It’s still getting the job done. Awesome! What’s that little tire on the front for?
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Flatfender Ben
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Desert Dog has been running like a Dog!!!
And I don’t just mean doing a lot of work
After my mud adventure and lack of tire spin. I decided it was time to put it in the shop. Don’t forget to put down cardboard when you put a dirty dog in the shop It had no power a bad miss and acted like it was starving for fuel. I had already replaced the fuel pump and it hadn’t helped. So first order of business pull the carburetor. Maybe first order should have been power washing But instead I scraped it off with a putty KNIFE!!! Don’t worry I didn’t scratch the paint...very much. When I took the top off the carb it was obvious why it was starving for fuel,the float adjustment was wwwway off.?? ????? So with help from this forum and scout pilots utube vid I set all the adjustments spot on. I of course dropped that tiny clip on the carb linkage! After crawling around on the shop floor I found it here. After getting it all back together I took it for a test run to the mailbox It wasn’t starving for fuel anymore and had more power... but still had a miss. I was thinking maybe a fowled plug?? As I came back up the driveway my wife waved from the living room window. I waved with a big grin thinking what a great Jeep mechanic I was. About that time the Jeep died Will not start!!! Carb over flowing with gas!!!! It getting dark and the Jeeps 60’ from the shop. I go in the house thinking I’m the Worst Jeep machanic in the WORLD!!!!! ...
Edited by Flatfender Ben - 27 Jan. 2019 at 4:49am |
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1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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TateC
Member Joined: 23 Feb. 2018 Location: SLC, Utah Status: Offline Points: 510 |
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That FC is one snazzy looking truck!
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Tate Christensen
1941 Ford GP #9687 1943 Willys MB #263100 1944 Ford GPW #234613 1945 Willys CJ2A #10226 |
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