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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6500.
Someone has cared for this FC.
“This is a nice “59” Willys Jeep FC-150, It runs and looks good, I have more pic. just e-mail me. Asking 6,500. Feel free to e-mail offers and questions.”
Lyle from Bob's Mechanical called me today. He left a message on my phone asking me to call back in a tone that made me wonder whether a relative of mine had died! Turns out, the news was worse; Both of my heads had one crack each between two valves. You can see one of these cracks in the picture to the right.
Fortunately, my $50 engine had 2 good heads, though these heads weren't ported nor did they have their valve guides machined, they did have better seats. Best $50 I've spent so far!
This sounds like a great jeeper. It could probably use an overdrive, but otherwise sounds ready to hit the trails.
"225 V6 motor (runs good), t-90 3-speed transmission, Dana/spicer model 18 transfercase, dana 44 front axle, 4.88 gears, detroit locker, disc brakes, full-floating dana 44 rear axle, 4.88 gears, detroit locker, drum brakes, shackle reversal (front), spring-over conversion (with wide leaf springs) and more …."
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $6000.
This looks to be a pretty rust free CJ-3B with a variety of good upgrades.
“All stock except for Chevy 4 cyl engine, Warn OD, 11″ brakes, Chevy steering, Rancho suspension, Bestop top, Toyota LC seats, Smittybuilt roll cage.”
The bid is only at $610 as of Sunday morning. The equipment could use some cleaning, but looks to be a complete package. I haven't seen trenching equipment for sale that is in such good shape.
"1951 CJ3A Jeep A Trench with The Auburn Willys Overland authorized Trencher attachment. Jeep is complete. Has approx $2,000 worth of hard to find vintage options like Govenor, rear tractor box PTO, Hub PTO, etc…alone. Jeep used until the motor failed, then parked, resulting in the Jeep staying complete. Have owned for over 5 years and was bought from an off road equipment dealer. Unique piece of Jeep Willys history for a collector…"
This is probably being sold by a seller who has been trying to sell a couple other nicely finished jeeps and stainless jeep parts.
“Stainless steel willys jeep very rare call for details.will trade for muscle car,hotrod,pro street car,nice lifted rubicon wrangler rockcrawler,beach property. *** SOLD***”
UPDATE: Price dropped to $3250 **SOLD** I saw this driving around the other day in fact!
This CJ-3B has been for sale for a couple of months. Nampa is a suburb of Boise.
“53 willys. strong running 307 v8.(small block chevy) light and quick.fun to drive.3 speed trans.dual exhaust.sounds good.looks good.runs great.nice bikini top,new windshield and seal,modern bucket seats. “
The American Sand Association operates a nice website with plenty of information about sand dunes across the United States. Here’s their bulletin board.
“The mission of the American Sand Association is simple: “Unite, Inform and Mobilize: We accomplish that mission throught the use of the volunteers. We believe in responsible resource management for the people. The American Sand Assotiation supports a national cooperation of local and regonal sand sport organization and shares with them ideas and infomration to help them Unite, Inform and Mobilize.”
This 1942 GPW has been extensively rebuilt into a rock climber. No hack job here as the builder documents his efforts through a series of words and pictures. The builder writes that the jeep was featured in the December 2006 issue of 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine; however, I couldn't locate the article nor the builder's name.
"I stripped the Jeep down to the bare frame and started work. The frame was a stock GPW frame that had some previous 'fixes' done to it and it had a few cracks. I completely boxed and strapped the top and bottom of the frame. If I were to do it again I would definitely make my own frame from scratch using 2"x4" box tube. To strap the frame I used 2"x1/4" steel and stitch welded it along the length of the frame. I made cardboard templates of the sections to be boxed and then cut them out of some plate steel."
Learn more about the details of this rebuild here. He also details how he turned a Pro Tools 105 HD bender into a hydraulic bender.
I've got my crankshaft problem solved 
Yesterday I drove out to Caldwell to meet Terry Zabel and checkout a $50 buick v6. This craigslist find was my least expensive crankshaft option, so I had low expectations, but high hopes. The engine came without an intake, rocker arms and a few misc pieces, but one useful item they did include for me (thanks to his brother Tony) was an even-fired flywheel, which I had been seeking (but couldn't find) in case I wanted to move back to a manual tranny. As soon as I saw the flywheel, I figured the crankshaft was gravy, so I told them I would take it.
Back home, I quickly pulled it apart (which wasn't too difficult as most of the timing chain bolts and oil pan bolts were missing anyway). When I finally got to the crankshaft and pulled off the first rod, I was relieved to see virtually no wear. It didn't take long to pull out the crankshaft and see that it had been turned .010 and was in excellent shape … whew! So, I took it to Bob's today and Lyle mic'd it, confirming my assumptions and telling me the same thing, "much better than the other one". Also, the block itself looks to be in great shape, though it's been bored .030 already. So, I'll save this block and use it as the base for a backup v6 for future use.