Grampa's Cj2a

i am not sure, but the orange fan with the offset may be for a later jeep (CJ5?) with the F head.

Yes definitely go snow wheeling…as long as you post pics Clap

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

For years now I have had a dead spot in the carburetor just off of idle. I have more or less learned to live with it by fluttering the accelerator when starting from a stop. It makes it a bit tricky to slow crawl up an obstacle because that just off of idle is the sweet spot for that. I tried a few fixes. I cleaned out the idle jet which did improve the idle. I also tried to clean out the slot in the throttle throat. The manual said that might help. It didn’t.

A friend came across some NOS WOs so I thought I would try a different carb. This carburetor had a little different linkage set up. Instead of the loop for the hand throttle, it had this throttle stop screw circled in red.

For comparison, here’s the original with the hand throttle loop/tab circled in red.

I like having the hand throttle so I put the one fabrication skill I have (fabbing flat steel out of flat steel) to work and made this little tab to put in place of the throttle stop screw.

Once the carb was on, I took it for a test run. It worked great. It was weird trying to pull away without fluttering the pedal to keep it from dying.

Edited by smfulle - 28 June 2022 at 8:03pm

Stan
48 CJ2A (Grampa's Jeep)
59 Chevy 1/2 ton
Grampa's Jeep Build Thread

My seat covers and cushions have been getting pretty spotty looking and uncomfortable lately.

I pretty much have been sitting on the plywood pan for most of my riding.

So I decided to give the seats from Big Willy Jeep a try,

Here’s the after shot.

I’ll give them a true test in a week when I head out to the Winter 4x4 Hambiree at Sand Hollow.

I’m pretty happy with them so far.

It took me about an hour to install them, but I had a few complications getting my old seat cushions off. If you have a bare frame, I bet you could install them in 1/2 hour or so.

These are the version that Ian from Big Willy Jeep calls the “Fat Boy Slim” seat back option that have a thinner seat back cushion, giving one with a larger lower abdomen (you know who you are) a bit more room between steering wheel and belly.

I made this installation video.

Stan
48 CJ2A (Grampa's Jeep)
59 Chevy 1/2 ton
Grampa's Jeep Build Thread

The thinner back cushion is great for those of us with a wide girth. I have been driving my CJ2A without a back cushion for a couple of years, which sort of beats me up on rough ground.

The bottom cushions on that Jeep are just about completely gone too.

I had some canvas covers custom made by ODCLOTH which I am getting ready to install. The back covers are made thin like used on WW2 Jeeps, so 2" foam will work. The bottom cushions are made to use springs for a M38.

If you can't get there in a Jeep you don't need to be there!

I haven't sat in the seat more that a couple minutes yet. Ian tells me that the foam should relax a little bit and sit a bit lower. Time will tell. If it stays high like it currently does, I might want to a bit thinner bottom foam.

Stan
48 CJ2A (Grampa's Jeep)
59 Chevy 1/2 ton
Grampa's Jeep Build Thread