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BZJeep
Member Joined: 22 Feb. 2019 Location: Abilene, Tx Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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Posted: 22 Feb. 2019 at 2:40pm |
Hey Everyone,
I am in Abilene, TX and just acquired a 1946 CJ2A that is in pretty rough shape. I am excited to start a restore on here and just wanted to introduce her to the page! I have already learned a lot reading through these forums and I'm sure I will talk to yall soon! Take a look at some of these random mods to include an extra spare tire carrier and the brush guard. Justin |
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smfulle
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Welcome aboard.
Your rig is a beauty. I love it!! |
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athawk11
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Very Cool!
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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mbullism
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Welcome
You've obviously never seen a 2A "in pretty rough shape" Looking forward to seeing more- MB
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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Steelyard Blues
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She looks pretty decent to me too. Just need to get that BBQ grill off the front.
Welcome. Micah
Edited by Steelyard Blues - 23 Feb. 2019 at 1:37am |
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1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
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Gil
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Welcome aboard Justin,that not a bad looking Jeep.Have fun with it.
Giles
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1946 cj2a 59108
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BZJeep
Member Joined: 22 Feb. 2019 Location: Abilene, Tx Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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That's the first thing I told my wife, we have to get that thing off of the front lol
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mbullism
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You mean the brush guard, not the kid...right?
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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ndnchf
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Welcome aboard. I'll offer one piece of advice - don't just jump into a restoration. Repair what needs repairing, make it safe to drive, then enjoy it for a while. Then decide what your way forward is. Craigslist and Ebay are littered with partially restored vehicles, offered by well intentioned owners who, for whatever reason, were unable to complete the massive task. Just my 2 cents worth
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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berettajeep
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64CJ5
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Congratulations! Looks like like replacing some soft parts and you are good to go. Get it going and stopping and maybe name it. Have fun with it and keep the kids involved.
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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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Stev
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Welcome. Good looking Jeep!
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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timcj2a
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Welcome and good luck.
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47 deuce alpha
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Welcome to the page! Always good to see another Texan on board. Looks like you have your work cut out for you. You do have a lot of original to start with. I have to say those windshield rest blocks have a Texas look to them!!
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1947 CJ2A 90419
1947 CJ2A 127735 1949 Ford 8N 1955 Kaiser Willys Pickup Half the distance takes you twice as long. |
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Ol' Unreliable
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Welcome to the page, BZJeep! It's an artificial Lefty! A Lefty ahead of its time! Or something like that.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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NealzWorld
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That's a good looking Jeep!! I like these guys advice about not jumping into a full on restoration . Wish I had done that... Just get it running and safe to drive and enjoy it while you restore the rest . We took ours completely apart.... And I mean completely . But it was fun .
My advice, don't assume everything on it is from a CJ2A . As we ordered replacement parts and kits for ours we found that some things were not original, and not even from a CJ2A . The axles for example. Ordered everything I needed to rebuild the brakes, only to find none of it was right . Front axle is from a CJ5 . Rear axle from a Willy's Truck.... For parts: we bought most of our stuff from kaiserwillys.com . Later on we found another website quadratec.com that had the parts alot cheaper. They were clearly not excellent quality as Kaiser was. But it was ok stuff . My problem with quadratec was the time it took to get things, and their customer service is terrible. Kaiser had packages to us within the week . And returns were simple . I've seen alot of guys on here use walcks. They seem pretty good too although I never used them. Kaiser also has a shop by diagram feature . They have a blownup diagram of every thing on the Jeep, so if you don't know what something is it's easy to find . Edited by NealzWorld - 23 Feb. 2019 at 1:41pm |
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1947 CJ2A #88589
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BZJeep
Member Joined: 22 Feb. 2019 Location: Abilene, Tx Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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Awesome everyone thanks for all of the advice, especially with the restore and places to order parts! I’ll upload progress as it happens, slowly but surely lol.
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Rick G
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Welcome aboard BZ from another fellow Texan! Nice looking 2a. Looks like it was originally Normandy Blue. So was mine. 👍🏻 Get that thing running and stoppin’ so we can do some trails together.
Rick
Edited by Rick G - 24 Feb. 2019 at 3:27am |
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