Attached are the pictures of my project, a 1959 CJ5. When I sold my 2004 Rubicon, I promised my wife I wouldn't get another Jeep (it was Jeep #3), but less than a year later I found this sad looking CJ5 less than 10 miles away. It was ugly, but it had a solid frame and the price was right, so I brought it home. I have a very understanding wife!
The new family project was stripped to the bare frame and my wife blasted and painted it. We are replacing all seals gaskets, brakes, lines, springs, etc. I have converted the master cylinder to a Wilwood dual cylinder with remote reservoirs. Besides a few safety upgrades and a 1.25" shackle lift, it will remain mostly stock, including the F-head engine.
The original tub was swiss cheese so I am using a fiberglass tub and front fenders and re-using the original hood and grill. The F134 had a spun #4 rod bearing, but as luck would have it I found a complete running recently rebuilt F134 with transmission and transfer case that the previous owner was pulling out to swap for a V8.
You guys are my first choice for all my parts and the price, delivery and service have been excellent! I'll send more pictures as the project progresses.
Rick Banas
Auburn, NY
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A big hello from Minnesota! This is my 1967 CJ-5. It is nothing remarkable. I traded an old pop machine for it this past Feb. It was sitting in a farm field in central MN when I got it. I have rebuilt many jeeps with the last one being a 76 CJ-7 about 10 years ago. I used to rebuild the little postal jeeps for the Post office in Duluth MN when I worked at a body shop in my college days. Anyhow back to this one. When I got it she had a very heavy snowplow hanging off the front with an angle iron sub-frame that ran the length of the jeep. It also had a steel cab that was in very good condition for being 44 years old and from MN. The rest of the old girl had seen better days. This jeep is a 225 Dauntless V-6, which at some point in its life, had the 3 speed removed and a turbo 350 automatic put in it\'s place. I took it completely apart and rebuilt the entire body and drive line except for the engine which (other than the carburetor) was in surprisingly good shape. The only body parts I was able to save were the hood, grill shell and upper portion of the cowl/firewall, everything else was replaced with new metal panels. The frame and axles were scraped and painted with por-15. The Brakes were redone as well as a new set of 6.00-15 Dee-Stone tires. I even found a decent set of hub caps to finish off the look. We use the Jeep up at the lake for hunting, putting boats in the water and running to the general store and such. I could not have done it without the great folks at Kaiser Willy\'s! Rick Gottschald Cloquet Collision Cloquet MN
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1964 CJ5 - restored in 2007 and 2008. I had a 1966 CJ5 V6 Jeep I used for parts. I fabicrated the floor out of 11 gauge and the box floor out of 1/8\" checker plate. I used the 66 cowel and a 71 box and welded 1\" square tube all the way around the underside of the body. It looks factory but a little heavier duty. I found a brand new short block Army motor, and built a new head for it. I replaced the Three on the tree with a floor shift T90, I like floor shift better.I kept all the Three on the tree stuff. I used the 1966 axels with 3:73 gears and 10\" brakes. <br><br> Update. Here are some pictures of my 1964 Tuxedo Park. I bought it from a friend in 2005 or so. I didn\'t know about a Tuxedo Park until I did some research. I found a donor Jeep and a brand new short block military motor. I built the chassis one winter, and did the body next. I made a new floor out of 11 gage and a box floor out of checker plate. I put 1966 axels with 373 gears and 10\" brakes. I replaced or rebuilt everything. It is a custom Tuxedo Park, I put a floor shift Trans in it, instead of column, and bumperettes instead of the full bumper on the rear. it is mostly a stock Tuxedo Park though. I keep it up North in Michigan and drive it in car cruises and parades. Rick Whitson Southgate Mi.
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This jeep was purchased new by the South Berwick, Maine fire dept. It was purchased for $2714.25. They traded in a 1946 jeep and got $500.25 for the trade in…I guess someone said they had to get over $500. The fire dept kept the back bumper off of the 1946 jeep and put it on this one for the brush fire brooms and to stand on. It has 16,000 original miles on it and the original paint job which was in excellent condition, because it was kept inside the heated fire house. It was equipped with 600 feet of hose and a maxim water pump for forest and brush fires. It came with a parts catalog from Montgomery Wards, jeep service news, original sales receipt and other original papers with advertisements.
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I wouldn’t romnceed a 6 in lift if you aren’t gonna do some serious 4 wheeling. As far as tire 31/10.50 s look pretty good and you don’t need a lift for those. I run cooper discoverers in that size on my 99 and they cost me about $150 each, and look really good.
Wow nice pictures. I know what im going to be spending my money on!
Thanks Tom – and my apologies for the misspelling! I’ve got you all fixed up now. 🙂 Have a great weekend…
Thank you for posting my photos and story of my Jeep.
I would like to have my last name spelled correctly please.
Thank you. TOM RALLS
Hi Stephen,
I’d be happy to post your photos! Just email them to me at webmaster@kaiserwillys.com, along with the model and year# and anything else you’d like to include!
Thanks,
Rachel H.
I would like to share some pic’s of my 2-1/2 year project a 57 cj5 restoration
Id like to post some pics of a 1950 jeepster for sale, how do I do this?
-thanks
the name on the black 60 cj5 is mis spelled it should be “michael lang”
not land 283 chevy from oregon for referance. 9th from the bottum on this page.
thanks ….Mike Lang