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Hey gents... Wanted to check around and see what guys have done (or used) for adding a tow hitch to a Wagon? I found some references to the Canfield SW300... but not holding my breath in the the likelihood of finding one. Any ideas? Suggestions? Thanks

Hey Gents.... Found out my 57 Wagon transfer case is cracked. Booo. Wondering if it can be repair welded (that is, if it's not made of pot metal) or if there's a recommended salvage yard I might find one of those? Thanks

Just throwing this out there, I have a 230 out of a 1962 wagon. I did a light rebuild on it several years ago and it has since sat in the garage under cover. Carb will need rebuilt and I have bell housings for willy's and keep wagoneer/gladiator. Like to get $800 at least for everything. Letting the group know before ebay.

Here's yet another detail that needs to be finished on our wagon. I've had this "custom" hitch for years - it needed to be thin enough to fit between the oversized gas tank and the valance. The backup light is in a poor position but should do the job. Wires need to be connected.

Why you don't want to know what they do when you take your car in for service. Don Wood 46CJ2A Sent via BlackBerry 10

I assume, at least for some of us, it's cold and not so much fun in an unheated shop space right now. Nothing colder than 38 degrees and raining, like it is here this morning. Been away from the Willys for a while, working on a boat build instead. Got the wagon out for one long run last summer, back roads to the coast, and back, no problems. Lots of waves, with all the fingers, even. You may remember the picture of Jim Russell's poor, burned up jeep, from the fire in the McKenzie valley last summer. Lots of trees burned, or were damaged. I managed to buy some clear western red cedar, full dimension 2X4 and 2X6's for this boat project, which consisted of responding to a Craigslist ad for cedar; said what I wanted, and they cut it with their little bandsaw mill the next day. The logs were from a small property up the McKenzie. The bark was blackened, but the wood is fine, though there is a little bug damage. It's in the basement now, with a fan on it, with a dehumidifier going. Doing a weight watchers weigh in once a week, until the boards get to the approximate weight of kiln dried lumber. Each piece lost at least a pound in the first week, with one being below the kiln dried moisture level. If this trend continues, they all should be ready to use in 2-3 weeks. When my Willys was young, the retired neighbor that lived on the Siuslaw river below us split cedar shakes from logs he'd pull out of the river- free driftwood, in other words. Not anymore. A lot of the cedar available now is cut young, and knotty. Which is great for fences. Less so for pretty oars and seats. This picture is of the shake splitting operation; background is the Siuslaw River bridge, built by the WPA during the depression, with the city of Florence across the river; 1964. Low tide. Dan -- Dan 53 2wd Wagon Eugene, OR

As I've said before, electric conversions for various Willys models should make sense if systems are available as a "package" (with or without battery). It seems to me that this is inevitable if enthusiasts have the up-front money to do the job. Nissan Leaf drivetrains and batteries are being adapted to the Morris Minor in the UK, EV West in California has come a long way with VW Beetle and Bus conversions in recent years. And now GM apparently has seen 'the writing on the wall'... Chevy Bolt drivetrain and battery complete systems should be available within a year. When you consider that to rebuild a stock engine and transmission is becoming far more expensive than just a few years ago, when the time comes, I'd be interested in electrifying our Land Rover Discovery or Willys wagon. Even our Suzuki Sidekick 4 door might be a candidate but it's probably not heavily built enough for the extra weight. It all depends on cost of course. Pavel up North (source, Ars Techica)

Our Willys needs many finishing touches - here's one that finally received some attention. I saved the old vinyl fabric from the seat backs when they were reupholstered in the '90s. So long as you don't look closely, my attempt at recovering these inside door grabs doesn't look too bad... The original covering can be compared to the "new" in the first picture. The second picture shows how the vinyl was attached in the factory 55 years ago. The 3rd picture shows the new components. Unfortunately, I cut the pieces a little too small because I didn't take into account that the new foam seems to be much thicker than the original. C'est la vie ! Pavel up North.