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48walker
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Posted: 22 Apr. 2019 at 12:29am |
It's been 2 years, 3 months since I got myself into this mess, but I'm finally getting close,and wanted to put up some pictures.
Here she is, a 1948 Willys Oldsmo-chevy, or Chevmobile, a 6 volt lefty, top speed of 39 mph, original paint (sort of), original engine (rebuilt), body made from patch panels and good intentions (previous owner, bless him and whatever recycling center he lived by), working gauges (more or less), and rust (mostly structural). She starts, she stops, and to be honest, that's mostly because of the advice and help that's been given to me by the people on this site. Thanks for writing all this stuff down. |
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48walker
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Another picture
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Stev
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Awesome
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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TateC
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Sweet, I love the paint job and look of your jeep.
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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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LuzonRed47
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Nice and tidy 2A, really looks to be in nice shape, with patina to spare!
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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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48walker
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Thanks guys, I stood far enough back so you can't see some of the more angry patina. It used to be owned by a car dealership, long enough ago they painted their 2 digit phone number on the sides. Not real sure why they painted 'oldsmobile' on one side and 'chevrolet ' on the other, but when I found that under all the moss and dirt, and realized grinding all the rust off meant there would be no body left, I knew there would be no paint job in her future. The dealership used it to plow their lot with a homemade plow that weighed about 5000 pounds. Bent the front frame down to the point where I had to cut 4 inches out of the frame and weld in patches. And I am not a welder, so fingers crossed on that one.
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Unkamonkey
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Nice Jeep and good to see it out where it belongs.
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48walker
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Thanks, I was hauling fencing out into the woods. Today was the first time I ever drove that Jeep for anything other than a short test drive. Felt good to be doing something useful. Still have a ways to go til she's done, but I guess you're never really done working on an old Jeep.
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mbullism
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"Angry Patina"...Love it
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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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Ol' Unreliable
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Jeep looks good! I like the tires; what brand/size are they?
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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48walker
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Cooper Discoverer STT Pro 215 85 r16 on stock 16 inch steel rims, no innertubes.
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Ol' Unreliable
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Oh, they're the same ones Millennium Falcon has. I like 'em.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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