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gemandsdm
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New member, longtime Jeeper. I've had a Jeep since I was a teenager, and for just as long my dream has been a 40anything Willys. This past weekend my wife bought me a 1948 CJ2A. It is, for a 70 year old, in amazing shape with very little rust. It's been sitting for in a shop for 10+ years. Other than getting it running I have no real plans yet, just a ton of research and learning. Let me say thanks in advance to the creators and members of this page, I know it will prove invaluable!
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ndnchf
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Awesome, congrats and welcome! IMHO, your plan is the right way to go. Get it running, stopping and enjoy it.
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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athawk11
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Hello gemandsdm,
Welcome to the 2A Page. Nice looking Willys. Congratulations. Can you take a photo of the dash area and measure the top of the rear wheel house...front to back? I'm seeing a CJ3A driver seat frame. This won't normally fit in a 2A. Thanks for showing us! |
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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mbullism
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If I was you I'd marry that woman Welcome aboard
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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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cjbilly
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A 3 WILLY/JEEP family. Good looking driveway.
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1984 CJ7
1946 CJ2A- Supersonic motor 1948 CJ2A- Ramsey DP-1 shifter,PTO,front Ramsey MX200-R winch, Newgren lift 1955 Sears Trailer 1955 CJ5- PTO/belt drive,farm weight 1954 CJ3B- trencher,front blade |
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gemandsdm
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Indeed!!
Here's the only pic of the dash I have right now, I'll get a measurement. |
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athawk11
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Thanks for the photos! Now I see an M38 driver seat frame. Still shouldn't fit right. I perplexed.
Can't believe how good the floors look. Does it look like they've been replaced?
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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gemandsdm
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I'm sure the seats have been replaced, they look too new. Gas tank is new. As far as the floor pans, or any other body work, I don't know enough to know. The compartment under the passenger seat is original because it has "Jeep" stamped in it. The guy I got it from had it in his shop for 10 years, he bought it outside Twin Falls, Idaho, high desert no humidity. I need to go through it to see if I can find any other identifiers.
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mbullism
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FWIW, the SN number and Body tag number don't jive...
(1?)94019 vs. 192906 Edited by mbullism - 24 Aug. 2018 at 9:13pm |
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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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gemandsdm
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This site's data table seems to indicate that is common by 1948. The Serial # matches the VIN, the Body Tag can be off quite a bit.
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CJ2A-CT
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Great looking rig!! Good luck and enjoy.
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46 CJ2a 22786 Brer Rabbit, 53 Willys Wagon, 62 Willys Pickup building with son-in-law, Jason
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Lee MN
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Sweeeet! love the yellow!...
Lee |
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LEE
44 GPW-The Perfected Willys 49 2A “If you wait, you only get older” 67 M715 American Made Rolling History |
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bobevans
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Wow, great looking Jeep. Welcome to the page.
Your floor boards look good, and I think I can see a pretty good weld seam where the floor section meets the section where your feet rest. That would likely mean the floor boards have been replaced. |
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'48 CJ2A
'56 DJ3A '79 CJ7 And two of them actually run! |
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gemandsdm
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More pics.
Looking at the welds it looks like the floor has been added to. However, underneath doesn't really show evidence so I dunno... Here is the rear wheel house. Better view of the dash. Front seat. Head. And I now suspect it was originally blue...
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jeeper50
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I'll be the first to say to you that real jeeps don't have carpet and A/C so that leaves out the two in your driveway. Wow will she buy you the next one too?
Just kidding and welcome to the mix!
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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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Matt C
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Im new here too, but these guys are awesome. Nice find!!!!! Welcome.
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Batjac65
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Nice! I see you’re from AR, where? I’m in LR. We’ll need to get together, I’ve got a needle also. 9800 original miles on mine, and no rust. Welcome.
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1946 CJ2A #75375
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Ol' Unreliable
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Welcome to the page, gemandsdm! Someone did some work on your floors in the past. Whoever it was was probably also the one who put in the M-38 driver's seat frame. The wheelhouse length is definitely 2A. I would advise making sure the steering and brakes work before making the engine run. It does no good to go if you can't steer and stop.
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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