'42/'47 Rebuild Project in Tsawwassen

Some goodies arrived from Willys Acres today.

I prepared some more footman loops and the park brake lever for paint.

I plan to reuse my fuel gauge and speedometer. I got the rust off them as well so I can paint them to match the other gauges I purchased.

I only had 1/2 of the ring that holds down the seal around the steering column at the floor. So I made the other half.

And finally I made a new collar to hold the gear shift lever dust cover down. The one I had was hacked up.

Once I get the bumperettes, hand crank, headlight parts and air cleaner prepared I’ll be able to paint all these parts.

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$100 Canadian from Willys Acres in Ontario.

Shipping was cheap too.

It’s my first time buying from them. Sonja who took the order was great. Highly recommend them.

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Got some more tasks completed. I made the ring to hold down the boot around the transfer case shift levers. I sandblasted the OD off the new light buckets. I also got the air cleaner stripped for painting. The marker lights are now broken down and prepped for paint. I was going to paint them black but I think I’ll just clear coat them.

Paint day tomorrow for all the small parts.

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Yes the sand blast cabinet is nice for the smaller stuff. And your right it’s only as good as your compressor. You may recall that I upgraded my compressor. I got very lucky at the time as I bought my new compressor ‘second hand’ for about 1/2 the retail price but it appeared to me to have never been used prior to me. Also the moisture separator is a must, at least in our climate. I used to drive 45 minutes one way to U-Blast a do it yourself place. But that was $1 per minute. I’m sure I’ve recovered the cost of the cabinet and compressor by now.

Baby steps but I’m getting closer to being on the road. I just dropped another $350 at Walcks for parts but hopefully that was my last order.

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I picked away at the jeep a bit today. Got the firewall grommets in and screwed on covers to fill the holes for the trailer light socket and pto lever access hole.

I also tried my hand at stenciling. But I screwed it up the first 2 times. I rushed and put on too much paint too quickly. Unfortunately it bled around the stencil cut out. Fortunately I caught it in time and was able to rub it off with some thinner. I got some advice from Andy and now I’m just ‘dusting’ the paint on with one pass, allowing it to dry before dusting another pass of paint. I’m 4 passes in so far but it’s working much better this way.

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Looks great; patience pays off. Wonder how they shot these in Toledo in 1947?

CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334
CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive
1953 Strick M100 trailer
Serial #18253

The rain stopped.

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Thanks Tate.

I did a little more work this evening.

Footman loops installed. My 9 year old son helped me with that. I taught him how a ratchet and socket work.

Then I got the covers and boots installed around the levers. The 2 port rubber boot on the transfer case levers is goofy. I don’t think it’s going to hold up for very long. Just a hunch. The gear shift boot seems good.

Finally I got ground and power attached to the start switch and I mounted the voltage regulator to the passenger fender.

Picking away a bit at a time.

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The rubber is plenty thick but the geometry of it makes it super stiff. I would not be surprised to see it tear after a few dozen shifts in and out of 4WD or Hi and Low. Time will tell.

My daughter has been using 1/2 of one of my garage bays as a gym. She asked for more room so I spent the afternoon moving all the restored parts over to the other bay (with the exhaust fan) where I’ve been working on the jeep. It should

be fine as I only have a few pieces left to paint and that can wait till all these parts are assembled.

I put the fuel tank on the bench and filled it with fuel. So I guess today is fuel tank integrity testing day. It leaked a bit around the drain threads so I removed the plug and added some fuel tolerant thread sealer to it. I considered filling it with water to test it but I thought I may as well fill it with fuel and see if it reacts with the fuel tank liner I coated it with. So far so good but I’ll leave it overnight. If it’s all good I’ll drain it tomorrow and install the tank.

Today is Thanksgiving north of the border. My sister lives in the US and calls it “Canadian” Thanksgiving. Oddly she does not refer to Thanksgiving at her place as “American” Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

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bobevans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 31 July 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 844	Post Options Post Reply Quote bobevans Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct. 2020 at 3:27am
	Wow, this thing is looking really good! And it sure is easy to mix up those backing plates.
	'48 CJ2A '56 DJ3A '79 CJ7 And two of them actually run!

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Oct. 2020 at 12:57am
	Some goodies arrived from Willys Acres today. I prepared some more footman loops and the park brake lever for paint. I plan to reuse my fuel gauge and speedometer. I got the rust off them as well so I can paint them to match the other gauges I purchased. I only had 1/2 of the ring that holds down the seal around the steering column at the floor. So I made the other half. And finally I made a new collar to hold the gear shift lever dust cover down. The one I had was hacked up. Once I get the bumperettes, hand crank, headlight parts and air cleaner prepared I’ll be able to paint all these parts.
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dasvis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 07 Sep. 2019 Location: Salem, Oregon Status: Offline Points: 1546	Post Options Post Reply Quote dasvis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Oct. 2020 at 1:32am
	How much was that hand crank?
	1947 CJ2A #88659 "Rat Patrol" 1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty" 1964 Thunderbird convertible ..... & one of them moves under it's own power!!

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Oct. 2020 at 1:38am
	$100 Canadian from Willys Acres in Ontario. Shipping was cheap too. It’s my first time buying from them. Sonja who took the order was great. Highly recommend them.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Oct. 2020 at 4:19pm
	I woke up early Sunday morning and snuck out to the workshop. My friend Andy gave me a sheet of rubber to make seals so I cut some up this morning.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct. 2020 at 1:55am
	Got some more tasks completed. I made the ring to hold down the boot around the transfer case shift levers. I sandblasted the OD off the new light buckets. I also got the air cleaner stripped for painting. The marker lights are now broken down and prepped for paint. I was going to paint them black but I think I’ll just clear coat them. Paint day tomorrow for all the small parts.
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LuzonRed47 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 11 Apr. 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Status: Offline Points: 842	Post Options Post Reply Quote LuzonRed47 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct. 2020 at 1:34pm
	Your posts always get me thinking I need to own a sandblast cabinet. But then I'd need a compressor with more than the 6.5 cfm that mine generates. Great work on the Green Machine!
	CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947) ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct. 2020 at 1:53pm
	Yes the sand blast cabinet is nice for the smaller stuff. And your right it’s only as good as your compressor. You may recall that I upgraded my compressor. I got very lucky at the time as I bought my new compressor ‘second hand’ for about 1/2 the retail price but it appeared to me to have never been used prior to me. Also the moisture separator is a must, at least in our climate. I used to drive 45 minutes one way to U-Blast a do it yourself place. But that was $1 per minute. I’m sure I’ve recovered the cost of the cabinet and compressor by now. Baby steps but I’m getting closer to being on the road. I just dropped another $350 at Walcks for parts but hopefully that was my last order.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct. 2020 at 12:34am
	I got more parts painted today. I’m running out of parts to restore. Final assembly starts Friday. I know that sounds good but I’m probably still 6 months away from being on the road.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct. 2020 at 2:26am
	I picked away at the jeep a bit today. Got the firewall grommets in and screwed on covers to fill the holes for the trailer light socket and pto lever access hole. I also tried my hand at stenciling. But I screwed it up the first 2 times. I rushed and put on too much paint too quickly. Unfortunately it bled around the stencil cut out. Fortunately I caught it in time and was able to rub it off with some thinner. I got some advice from Andy and now I’m just ‘dusting’ the paint on with one pass, allowing it to dry before dusting another pass of paint. I’m 4 passes in so far but it’s working much better this way.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct. 2020 at 7:52pm
	12 dusting of white paint over a 12 hour period. Patience pays off.
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LuzonRed47 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 11 Apr. 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Status: Offline Points: 842	Post Options Post Reply Quote LuzonRed47 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Oct. 2020 at 8:08pm
	Looks great; patience pays off. Wonder how they shot these in Toledo in 1947?
	CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947) ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Oct. 2020 at 6:20am
	Epic jeep day! We got the tub mounted to the frame. Passenger fender is on. We were going to put the drivers fender on but thought better of it till we get some work done in the engine bay. Fuel line run. Steering column support and steering column floor seal is on. Oil pressure line run and oil pressure gauge installed. It’s pouring rain here today so I tried to get pictures from inside the shop. When the sun reappears I’ll roll it out for some proper pictures.
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92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct. 2020 at 3:00am
	The rain stopped.
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	Wonderful photos, what an eye catching color
	Tate Christensen 1941 Ford GP #9687 1943 Willys MB #263100 1944 Ford GPW #234613 1945 Willys CJ2A #10226

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct. 2020 at 10:11am
	Thanks Tate. I did a little more work this evening. Footman loops installed. My 9 year old son helped me with that. I taught him how a ratchet and socket work. Then I got the covers and boots installed around the levers. The 2 port rubber boot on the transfer case levers is goofy. I don’t think it’s going to hold up for very long. Just a hunch. The gear shift boot seems good. Finally I got ground and power attached to the start switch and I mounted the voltage regulator to the passenger fender. Picking away a bit at a time.
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LuzonRed47 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 11 Apr. 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Status: Offline Points: 842	Post Options Post Reply Quote LuzonRed47 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Oct. 2020 at 1:12am
	Every contemporary T-case shift boot rubber I've seen looks and feels like junk. Does anyone make a quality piece with a thicker wall?
	CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947) ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253

92889 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 Dec. 2015 Location: Tsawwassen, BC Status: Offline Points: 973	Post Options Post Reply Quote 92889 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Oct. 2020 at 1:40am
	The rubber is plenty thick but the geometry of it makes it super stiff. I would not be surprised to see it tear after a few dozen shifts in and out of 4WD or Hi and Low. Time will tell. My daughter has been using 1/2 of one of my garage bays as a gym. She asked for more room so I spent the afternoon moving all the restored parts over to the other bay (with the exhaust fan) where I’ve been working on the jeep. It should be fine as I only have a few pieces left to paint and that can wait till all these parts are assembled. I put the fuel tank on the bench and filled it with fuel. So I guess today is fuel tank integrity testing day. It leaked a bit around the drain threads so I removed the plug and added some fuel tolerant thread sealer to it. I considered filling it with water to test it but I thought I may as well fill it with fuel and see if it reacts with the fuel tank liner I coated it with. So far so good but I’ll leave it overnight. If it’s all good I’ll drain it tomorrow and install the tank. Today is Thanksgiving north of the border. My sister lives in the US and calls it “Canadian” Thanksgiving. Oddly she does not refer to Thanksgiving at her place as “American” Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
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