Russell Harper
I bought this CJ-2A from a friend at the Defense Company I worked at for 20 yrs, the last 7 I was a Security Guard. Tim and his father bought it originally. Someone was using it for Fire and police in Eloy, Arizona I think. The letters E F P D on the hood. I bought it off of Tim for a little more than he had in it. Tim and his dad were more interested in their classic MG”s. For $2,500. It is not a military Jeep, it has the original everything including a power steering unit made at least in the 50’s by Bendix Aviation corps. Hydrovac. The way it was mounted on the inside driver’s fender made it look like it belonged to the Jeep. But I don’t think I will be putting it back on. You really don’t need it but hey maybe later for the effect.
Back in the early 70’s before I graduated my Grandpa and me would go out and get firewood in his 68 flat fender I think it was a CJ3A though. I got it after he died when I got out of the Navy but by then it wasn’t in real good shape rusted up pretty bad but I drove it about 15 miles. That was Loudenville, Ohio. It must have had the overhead valve tornado 134 engine in it. I remember it had a metal pressed twister on the backside passenger corner of the fender with a swag 4 wheel drive beside it. I’ve always wanted one, I had a 79 I pushed snow with until I came to AZ. After retiring from Mansfield plumbing products in 2001 and the Navy in 99 after an active hitch from 74-78 tail end of Nam. I got this running after I unfreezed the distributor. That was 90 degrees off when I finally got it out I found out these turn counter clockwise I had the wires wrong to. After about two weeks that F 134started up and it still purrs like a kitten. I am working it onto a 46 frame that I bought in Buckeye AZ.for 400 bucks another buckeye sold it to me the diff’s., clutch and brake controls were still on it somebody did the cheap bt well done 2 to 3 inch axel flip lift to it. I also ended up with a whole tranny in pieces and another transfer case that is in real good shape. I love turning her over before I start working on her. I love my Jeep not as much as God, Family and country but she next to the wife of 43 yrs my kinda gal. YFICA Russ Harper retired BT1 USS England DLG22 Navy.
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