My love for Willys started in the fifties on my grandfather’s farm in the tropics of Central America. I would start my Grandfathers CJ-3A with the foot starter, and it was part of the normal routine to drive through mud and cross rivers. At high tide the rivers would get a lot deeper, so sometimes we would have to wait for low tide to cross back over.
I live in Hollywood now so I didn’t find her in a barn but in a used car lot. Mechanically she needed a whole lot of work. I found great people to help me restore her, and she’s a real beauty. She puts me right back where I was as a boy. I even put a coke bottle opener on her side like my grandfather had. He would have gotten a real kick out of that.
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Beautiful Job! I’m sure Grandpa’s smiling.
Beautiful Job! I’m sure Grandpa’s smiling.
there seems to be a by-pass hose missing from the front of the head going to the water pump which aids in circulation and prevents overheating. another thing that helps prevent overheat problems is to drill a small hole in the flat part of the thermostat, which helps equalize the pressure in the cooling system and prevents steam build-up. the original thermostat in these f-head engines was a 160 degree, in arctic conditions a 180 degree thermostst was recommended.
there seems to be a by-pass hose missing from the front of the head going to the water pump which aids in circulation and prevents overheating. another thing that helps prevent overheat problems is to drill a small hole in the flat part of the thermostat, which helps equalize the pressure in the cooling system and prevents steam build-up. the original thermostat in these f-head engines was a 160 degree, in arctic conditions a 180 degree thermostst was recommended.
jé un wellis pickup pas sur pour lanné plus de numéro de série le moteur est un super huraycaine 6 226 L en 12 volt esque le moteur est fiable il fonctionne il a été stationé 17 ans je veu le recondionné aux complet avec piece dorigine esque cela veau la penne de gardé le moteur
jé un wellis pickup pas sur pour lanné plus de numéro de série le moteur est un super huraycaine 6 226 L en 12 volt esque le moteur est fiable il fonctionne il a été stationé 17 ans je veu le recondionné aux complet avec piece dorigine esque cela veau la penne de gardé le moteur
Great Job and a great looking CJ5. I am restoring a 64 CJ5 and am wondering were did you get the spin on oil filter?
Thanks,
Jim Mertz
Norfolk, NE
Great Job and a great looking CJ5. I am restoring a 64 CJ5 and am wondering were did you get the spin on oil filter?
Thanks,
Jim Mertz
Norfolk, NE
My first keeper was found by my GF who worked in landscape design. 1962 CJ5 that I bought in the early 90’s. It had about 5K miles on it. Knew nothing about Jeeps so I just looked it over. It came with a pto, Pto cover, snow plow, front bumper weight, over load springs with separate coils, Stratton 3pt hitch w/ tilting grading bucket, governor, and was power-locked front and rear. All these were stock parts.
I took the blade off which made it a little easier to drive but where I lived it was all hills. I took the bumper weight off and the grading bucket and added a rear seat. Added a Best Top and drove it occasionally. I added Warn hubs to make it a better driver. Good thing I had a mountain trail near my house otherwise it would not have gotten much use. They closed the trails for driving and I took the factory rear coils off and the 3pt hitch. I was torn about what to do but I sold the three pt hitch, the helper coils and the front bumper weight. The body was decent but needed help so it was sent out and it was fixed and painted.
How it sits now is it has a 225 Buick V6 which was a later option. I saved 90 lbs and went from 72HP to 160 HP Sold the 134 and governor and an overdrive was added with a twin stick Koenig pto w/ winch up front. I also added front seat belts. I have drum pulley for it and dual rear wheel adapters. I also have a folding bed extender and the later Renegade rims. Also has the the wider drum brake conversion for the higher speed taller tires will allow. If I had to do it over again I would have kept the T98 I found and it would have been perfect!!
My first keeper was found by my GF who worked in landscape design. 1962 CJ5 that I bought in the early 90’s. It had about 5K miles on it. Knew nothing about Jeeps so I just looked it over. It came with a pto, Pto cover, snow plow, front bumper weight, over load springs with separate coils, Stratton 3pt hitch w/ tilting grading bucket, governor, and was power-locked front and rear. All these were stock parts.
I took the blade off which made it a little easier to drive but where I lived it was all hills. I took the bumper weight off and the grading bucket and added a rear seat. Added a Best Top and drove it occasionally. I added Warn hubs to make it a better driver. Good thing I had a mountain trail near my house otherwise it would not have gotten much use. They closed the trails for driving and I took the factory rear coils off and the 3pt hitch. I was torn about what to do but I sold the three pt hitch, the helper coils and the front bumper weight. The body was decent but needed help so it was sent out and it was fixed and painted.
How it sits now is it has a 225 Buick V6 which was a later option. I saved 90 lbs and went from 72HP to 160 HP Sold the 134 and governor and an overdrive was added with a twin stick Koenig pto w/ winch up front. I also added front seat belts. I have drum pulley for it and dual rear wheel adapters. I also have a folding bed extender and the later Renegade rims. Also has the the wider drum brake conversion for the higher speed taller tires will allow. If I had to do it over again I would have kept the T98 I found and it would have been perfect!!