My name is Rob and this is my 51 willys. This has been a long ongoing project. This is my first car. I bought this back in 1980 when I was 14. It has a 231 buick V6 with intake and 4 barrel carb. SM 420 tranny hooked to a T18. Backed by a saturn overdrive down to 5.38 gears. 3 1/2 inches of lift and 32 inch super swamper ssr on 15 X 10 rims. power steering and a tilt colunm. All new wiring. Autometer gauges. Summit racing seats and RJS 4 point belts. Full gauge. Has a custom made fuel tank and tire and fuel can carrier. Built as a driver and hope to get it out on some trails. Still need to install a few lockers and a aluminum radiator and the it might be close to being done. - Rob Alkyer
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I have a 1953 Navy Willys Jeep CJ3A. It is all re-done frame off. Motor has 14k and has not been touched as with the rest of the drivetrain. Did put a new tub on. Has the original brass Navy dash plaque all number match. Has a pto winch on the front. This picture is of it with the matching M100 trailer. I\'m looking for a shot of the high-floation tires that were on this when I got it. They are Uniroyal 9\"x13\" tires with split rim... very cool!
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My interest in Willys Jeeps began when I was very young, as my father owned one himself in the late 1940s. I have owned my 1949 CJ3A Willys since 1972, when the Jeep and I were both younger in years. During that time I have spent many hours repairing and maintaining it to keep it in its original condition. It still has its original motor, which of course has been rebuilt. I added a Warn overdrive unit to the transmission in 1980, and it makes the Jeep a pleasure to drive on the highway. In 1974 I started to take the Willys to the high mountains of Colorado to Jeep in the Silverton area of the San Jaun range. In those years it was truly a beautiful experience. The roads were steep and rough, and virtually untouched compared to what they are like today. The Jeep has been hauled many times to the area and has been over most of the mountain passes, including Black Bear above Telluride. Years ago you could explore old mines on the trails and find old steel wheel barrows and old button up leather shoes that the miners had cast away many decades before. My wife and I drove the Willys from my home in Nebraska to Cortez, CO. in 1981, a round trip of 1600 miles, and people on the way would ask \"Did you drive that Jeep all the way here?\" We did, and the Willys never let us down.
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A couple of years ago I put together a Jeep using a body and lesser parts from Kaiser Willys. I used a retired Buick 231 V6 stock car engine with a performance intake manifold and 4 barrel carburetor. The dual exhaust is tucked up in the frame and comes out the back as straight pipes. The drive train is from a 1972 CJ-5 with a t-15 transmission and Dana 20 transfer case. The front axle is a Dana 30 and the rear is a Dana 44 with limited slip, both with 3:73. The leather bucket seats are from a a GM compact car. The roll bar came from a 70's CJ-5. 16" M/T wheels with 11" drum brakes. Saginaw manual steering. Spans about thirty years of Jeeps...... the lower windshield decal says " My Savior and Jeep were both Resurrected". A lot of fun on a summers day.
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Our Willys was purchased by Grandpa Dishman as soon as it was possible to get one in Montana--circa 1950/51. It packed many elk, deer, and antelope (probably a bear too) back to camp or to the homestead. It was a grouse hunting, fishing jeep for many years and Dishman generations. After Grandpa Dishman passed, daughter-in-law Granny Dishman inherited and the little jeep became a substitute tractor with a homemade wagon/trailer for homestead chores and \"the Old Reliable\" in the harsh winters. Soon to follow were the many youngsters of the family, and Roger (the youngest boy) and the jeep became a pair. The jeep spent many hours in the mountains being a safe conveyance and during high school even gained a set of over-sized tires for a time. The jeep stayed at Granny\'s house for many years until 1995 when the jeep moved to the Cokedale Ranch with Roger and his family. Rogers\' daughters had spent many a winter being pulled behind the jeep in a sled and grew up with the jeep being one of the first vehicles they learned to drive. When the youngest Dishman daughter was planning her wedding, the jeep had to be her \"Chariot\" for the event. So many stories are held in this small jeep that is huge in the family heart. All the grandkids love to spend time in it - the jeep has the carport while our everyday vehicles sit out in the weather! The jeep has been featured in Christmas photos of the visiting grand babies ... they all are waiting their turn to spend their own quality time with her! This little Jeep is our family treasure and will continue to be shared by all - as all special jeeps should be!
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Here are photos of my recently purchased Willys Jeep. As you can see it has a different steering system and a non-split windshield, but is registered as a 1946, but not mention if it is a CJ2A or 3A. I need to start the restoration process so any info you can provide from the attached would be helpful in my ordering. Thanks, I appreciate your help. - Ron & Nancy Killian
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1951 CJ-3A - I acquired a \"family heirloom\" 3A last month and have jumped head first into a rehab project. This Willys was purchased brand new by my great grandfather and used on his farm/summer cottages in Maine. He sold the farm in the late \'70\'s and the Willys stayed with it. The new owners used it around the property primarily to drag a gang-reel mower around the fields right up until October 2011 when it was replaced by a shiny new Kubota. I bought it from them, dragged it home, and immediately stripped it right down to the frame. I have never tackled anything like this before. Each time I work on any component the first step is pouring through the forum archives to figure out what the hell I\'m supposed to be doing. With the exception of the body, I am doing all the work myself. I am on a limited budget so I\'ve had to pass over some things that I would liked to have done otherwise. My skill level is basic at best so mistakes have undoubtedly been made along the way...but I\'m OK with that... at least for now. This is not a \"restoration\" but more like a \"refurbishment\". The goal is to get it roadworthy again by spring and tinker with the details as time and money permit.
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I really love this blog site! The information is invaluable. Thanks a ton for every one of the posts and making my personal evening. Thanks, Awesome
Hi Keith! Thanks for your comment! I did receive your submissions and you should be able to see photo thumbnails of your entries on page 9 of the contest gallery (https://blog.kaiserwillys.com/kaiser-willys-cover-photo-contest-gallery). I will be adding all of the entries and photos to the main customer photo albums in the near future, so stay tuned… Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any trouble viewing them, or if you have any more questions! I hope you had a great holiday…
Hi all;
I have submitted photos of my CJ3A twice. One time in Nov and again over a week ago. I was wondering if something was wrong? because I have not seen them on your post.
Regards
Keith
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