Re: SAS, N. Africa, WWII Photo
Now that's a cool picture! I wonder why the vertical slats on the grills look to be chopped up? It does strike me as odd that the guys in the Jeeps looked dressed for the desert but the feller
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Merl <hollow@...>
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You want the belt?
Wow, this new format has alot of levers to pull. Frank, just received 3 sets of pretty standard lap belts from 4wheel drive hardware. (Don't tell Carl I had a supplier for my CJ-5 before I met him)
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kravitzd@...
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You want the belt?
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kravitzd@...
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Re: ford rearend
Hi Jerry,. I am happy with the current setup, if I were to change anything I would go to a manual tranny. Never have liked automatics, but that's life. The rear end is a good match for the tranny. If
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EOlson8559@...
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Re: Welcome Bill & list commentary
Rob, I am just down the road from you, in El Dorado Hills. I am actually very close to the town of Latrobe. Unfortunately my truck was not running when I purchased it (about 5yrs ago) and still isn't.
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Bill Brennan <brennanwj@...>
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Re: Welcome Bill & list commentary
Bill, Where here in Sacramento are you from. I live in Placerville, 40 mins east. I know of a few trucks in the area that are in various stages of repair. I have been making a few new friends now that
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Robert Bost DNET <RBost@...>
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Re: T-90 rebuild
Yea, go ahead and replace the sincro gears if you havent in a while. You might as well do it when it is already down. I would also replace the rear main at the same time. Inspect the main shaft where
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Ron Cox <radigan@...>
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Owners List
Please add me to your list: Stoper, Jerry, Bigelow, Arkansas, stoper@..., 1947, Willys Wagon 2WD
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Jerry Stoper <stoper@...>
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Re: ford rearend
Eric Thanks for the info. My 47 Wagon came with the 289 and C-4 from a 1967 Mustang. If the rear end is working for you, it will make it easier for me to keep the entire drive train Mustang. If you
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Jerry Stoper <stoper@...>
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T-90 rebuild
My transmission is out of the Willys and I'm taking it apart. Why? Well it is working OK, but it destroyed the pilot bushing in the flywheel in a little over a year, so the experts tell me the front
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Richard Grover <grover@...>
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ford rearend
Hi Jerry, The previous owner (or one of 'em) had already done the conversion to my 54 SDDL. I did get the numbers off of the id tag... it is WEB-B 3.00 GAD 880. as near as i can tell (from a 1968 FORD
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EOlson8559@...
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SAS, N. Africa, WWII Photo
British Special Air Services, North Africa, WWII. http://netnet.net/~oslc/cj2a/sas.jpg Could this be the basis of "The Rat Patrol"? Dave Hatch
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David H. Hatch - N9ZRT <oslc@...>
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More photos, details
Folks, I took some time and sped through adding some 31 details photos of the Jeep to my site. Everything from the backside of the bullet shaped turn signal in front to the bumper serial number site.
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David H. Hatch - N9ZRT <oslc@...>
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Re: Lawrence Kansas wagon
Rus Curtis wrote: I've been planning a "virtual junkyard tour" of the place you mentioned above (can't find the biz card right now), on the WillysTech Website. The collection is well worth a visit, I
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Tea Herb Farm <therbfrm@...>
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Re: Lawrence Kansas wagon
Brandon, you are right.... The M 715, is in fact a beefed up J series.. They made about 20,000 for the Army and more for export.... Engine problems are their main weakness, they had the 230 cid OHC
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Stephen_J_Perialas@...
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Re: Lawrence Kansas wagon
Never been to Don's or the Lawrence place, but I have been to the military surplus place in Concordia, MO (45 miles east of KC). They have a ton of old M715's (isn't that the one based on the J series
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Hough, Brandon D. <HoughB@...>
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Re: First photo - Web page
Dave--Excellent jeep. Those 2A's are nice. Especially when they are clean as yours is. Good find. Ron 43GPW, 51M38
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Ronald L. Cook <rlcook@...>
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Re: Truck Seat Belts
I'll have to take a look at mine. I do know they're factory because the buckles have "JEEP" embossed on them. Same eyebolt arangement you describe. Glenn Frank Wood wrote: -- Glenn Dudley
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Glenn Dudley <gdudley@...>
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54 delivery sedan
In a message you said your sedan is powered by a ford 289, C4 auto and ford rear end. I have the same power train in my 47 wagon except I need to replace the rear end. What type ford fits and what
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Jerry Stoper <stoper@...>
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Re: First photo - Web page
Dave, Cool Jeep! It looks in really very nice shape! Sean '48 CJ-2A David H. Hatch - N9ZRT wrote:
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Sean R. Kerns <bpmusic@...>
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