Yeah, thought no one was interested...
I will be doing a build thread but my first priority is to build the walls around the shed she is now sitting in. This may take some time as I am still finalising two large decks and some other reno's around the house. Got to keep the boss happy and it was the deal if I bought the Willys.....
So for now I have been tinkering with the Serial Number plate and the Body plate -- only the 1949 CJ3A's came with Body Plates, as they were made by ACM, in 1950 Willys started making their own body's and the Body Plate was dropped.
Will post up some before and after pics shortly. On that note, does anyone have any wonder tricks to help clean 59 years of grime / paint etc. off a very very fragile piece of alloy. So far I have soaked them in brake fluid for a week and am trying acetone at the moment. The serial no. is stamped into the plate, however the rest of the plate is raised so any heavy abrasives are definitely out. Currently contemplating a diluted acid based product but have been told it is too risky?
Here's some pics of her being saddled up for the long haul back to her new home.
This is where she now resides (below) - with new front bar resting in place, its the same front bar as an MB Willy's except I need to fill the 4 gusset mount holes on the top and bottom of the bar (not visible in pic), these holes were originally designed for the MB chassis. I will then need to add 4 holes to mount it to the CJ3A.
The difference is that the chassis section on an MB was an open 'C' section and requires a large gusset to affix the bar, opposed to the CJ3A which has a tab folded over the end of the 'C' section with mounting holes.
I believe that the right headlight bezel is the correct bezel only originally they had more bling to them, and the one on the left is off a later model CJ, need to research more
Cheers
FC.
