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Charles shared this ad for a diesel CJ-3A.
Diesel CJ3B? Mmm, it looks as a CJ3A: look at that hood and the windscreen. Definetively, I think is a “low-hood” flatfender.
Cool advert, btw! Again, “merci beaucoup” for Charles!
You’re right, Roberto, definitely a cj3a. I think more importantly, if they can stick that big ol’ diesel engine in that low hood, why does everyone and their dog have to cut those darn holes in all those perfect hoods when they swap engines to a f-head? It doesn’t look any taller than a f-head! I need a tape measure…
Now an old diesel would be cool.
People cut the hood because hey are too lazy to find the correct carb.
Idaho Todd, I always wondered the same question. Why those modified hoods? In fact, I think that some years ago I found several pics of a Willys CJ3A with a F-134 Hurricane engine on it without any modification at all (at the hood, I mean).
Yep, what I meant was CJ-3A. I don’t know how I saw a high hood on that jeep.
I can easily understand why they modified the hoods. The easiest path to making the engine swap was cutting a hole, so that was that path most took. It’s a human nature kind of thing. In addition, having no resource like the internet, many folks probably didn’t know about the holley carb option. Sure, the mod was covered in magazines, but if you didn’t order the right magazine, or weren’t a car expert, or didn’t know where to get a carb, then you probably didn’t have a lot of options if you just wanted to make your jeep run.
Wow! It said that it used a 100% french diesel engine made in France.
Peugeot engine perhaps ?
Hi Marc,
Yes, as Indenor was a subsidiary of Peugeot. More info at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indenor
There´re employed also as boat engines (as Perkins, i.e.).
Cheers,
R. Flores
Thanks Roberto.