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frenchlayer
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Posted: 25 Jan. 2018 at 7:27pm |
Howdy folks,
I know, not as cool as the real willys, but i fell in love with this little jeep and bought it, seeing a real one was hard to come by or much more expensive. My excuse was this is a future ride for the little one. That was my same excuse for getting the little jeep atv. I at least did make him a cool jeep cart.
This is an 84, i got it through paladin trucks. Few things i did was add was a hidden bluetooth amp and speaker setup from crawltunes, added some aux lights and willys wheels with some new bfg ko2s. Also got some new seatbelts since the originals were sketchy at best. It came with a set of wheels and new tires, but i wasn't a fan of the look, got these and I love em, and now have a matching spare. Also added a few decals to make it mine, and a ammo can center console. Had a decent snow a few weeks back and the 4 wheel on this worked great. Was driving windshield down and got a ton of looks from folks who thought i was crazy. I'll eventually add a cj rear seat, I took out the jump seats as I wasn't a fan of those and respray the gold roll bar another color, I'm thinking a silver or red. Edited by frenchlayer - 25 Jan. 2018 at 9:27pm |
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LuzonRed47
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Jeep World in Georgia! Passing on the Willys addiction to that boy at an early age--gotta love it!
Cool array of vehicles. Is your MitsuWillys 3B gas or diesel? |
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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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frenchlayer
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got the gas one, was real close to getting the diesel, but figured it would be cheaper to maintain and purchase was 3 grand cheaper for the gasser.
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Hey2a
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dig it and the red jeep...kid looks happy too...there was one at Dover AFB awhile ago......Nice
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nofender
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I'd drive that! How's parts availability? Does anything interchange?
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46 CJ2a rockcrawler
46 CJ2a - 26819 46 Bantam T3c "4366" 47 Bantam T3C - 11800 68-ish CJ5 |
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frenchlayer
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majority of the parts are interchangeable. Any shop should be able to work on these
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jeeper50
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Where in GA are ya? I'm 30 minutes south of Atlanta
AH I see the Cobb license plate! Edited by jeeper50 - 26 Jan. 2018 at 4:18pm |
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Belleview ol skool winch soon. '48 CJ2A 283 V8 sm 420 granny low, tera low D18, overdrive,lockers Texan at heart,Alabama by retirement |
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frenchlayer
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Adrian
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They are good, there's heap of Jap Import ones here in NZ, very tough little truck.
I actually have a Mitsi Diesel from an early Jap Jeep and the block shape is identical to the L134, buts its a OHV. |
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Ol' Unreliable
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Does that mean it's an easy bolt-in? |
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Adrian
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Quite possible, I have some L134 Bell housings here so might offer one up to it.
They are an older engine, inline injection pump and very heavy built. I will see if I can post some photos over the weekend. The generator and starter sit right in againest the block and everything is in the same place.....but remember they are probably only worth considering for a 3B. Adrian |
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1946 CJ-2A Column Change 14605
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Ol' Unreliable
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Food for thought, isn't it?
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Doodledad
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Interesting jeep. Looks good all black.... but all those lights!
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51 3A "Wilma" 55 3B Fountain 47 2A Yard Art 97 XJ “Lafaunduh” 00 TJ RockCrawler "Hooker" 13 Rubicon JKU "Alice" 48 C2A Eileen 00 TJ frame off resto “Stacy” |
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Rus Curtis
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The lights, I believe, are an Asian thing. I understood that if any American cars moved to Japan would have to be retrofitted for their standards and IIRC any American vehicle with a converter would need to have that removed as well. So, most everyone would just buy a vehicle after arriving.
I bought a pair of those Mitsubishi side steps for my 3B while I was on Okinawa (they hang about half the distance as factory side steps) and initially thought I'd use the drawings y'all posted a while back to have the longer stock arms used in place but will continue to waffle about leaving them higher - as is. Yours looks RHD which makes it unique. What about wrenching - isn't it all metric?
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Rus Curtis
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Adrian
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Mitsuibishi Diesel engine photos, the engine is currently powering a tow behind vibrator roller, so the cover is in the way.
Like a lot of Jap stuff its 24 volt electrics. Yes its metric, 99% of the world now is and its not a problem to work on. The Mercedes, Kubota and other small diesels all are as well. You can see the basic layout is the same, this block even has the distributor mounting cast into it, but was never machined out, the engine also has inherited the crack just under it and going by all the weld its been saved. Date would be 70's, maybe early 80's???? It actually runs very well!, and to explain the overall condition it came from a Saltworks.... Edited by Adrian - 28 Jan. 2018 at 6:50pm |
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LesBerg
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That's a sweet-looking Mitsujipi!
Any idea how the power compares to a standard L134? I've always thought that the geometry and overall design of the Go-Devil seemed like it had originally been intended as a diesel motor. The rod length, original piston design, etc seemed more diesel than gas to me. Hmm. looks like I have some research to do. Do you know what the model name of the motor is? Thanks, Les Edited by LesBerg - 31 Jan. 2018 at 1:20am |
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Adrian
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Les, just did some googling...engine is a KE31. originally 56hp, later ones were 60hp at 3500.
The first model made by Mitsubishi was in 1953, last 1998!. The later Jeeps used a 4DR5 engine, it got more HP as time went on. The 4DR5 were 2.7 Litre, some were turbo charged. I put one in a 1978 Landrover years ago but it was not much of an improvement on the Rover diesel, the 5 speed gearbox I fitted was a waste of time with 7.50-16 tyres and really made it sluggish. The KE31 is perfect for a 3B, of any version, US, Jap, Indian made etc, but would be a squeeze for height I think in a 2A-3A?. |
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LesBerg
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Probably. I'm just trying to look at all the period(esque) options for mine.
It has a 24" stretch, and the direction I'm going is "if Willys built an expedition truck on the CJ chassis in '48" Right now it's got a Dauntless. I'm looking for a period engine that Willys might have considered for the assembly line. The Perkins diesel is less powerful than the L134 and has a lower redline, so it's out. The Hurricane six is too long, so it's out too. Not many options left, so I'm looking to my turbo L134 at 5psi boost. I cooked my first flathead working on it, so I'm approaching it with a little more caution this time around. Relocate the cap on top that valve cover, build a custom exhaust, and tighten up that injector plumbing, that that motor just might fit. Either way, that a nice Mitsu and a cool old diesel. Thanks for the info! |
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1948 CJ2A 157713 24" Stretch "Old Ironsides"
1st Armored Div 6th Infantry Reg 3rd Infantry Bn Headquarters Company #161 rubigo in quo speramus - "In Rust we Trust" |
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