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Generic '04 Chevy 2wd work truck. Pic is from last year when I bought it, but it still looks the same except for swapping the non-matching chrome door handle with a black one.
My '05 Dodge Grand Caravan C/V (cargo van) isn't worth taking a picture of. Just picture a generic white minivan with areas of bad paint and rust starting on the rocker panels.
48 Willys CJ-2A Custom Build almost everything LOL Been working on it for over 10 years its about a month of work from seeing the road for the first time in 44 years.
48 Willys CJ-2A Custom Build almost everything LOL Been working on it for over 10 years its about a month of work from seeing the road for the first time in 44 years.
48 Willys CJ-2A Custom Build almost everything LOL Been working on it for over 10 years its about a month of work from seeing the road for the first time in 44 years.
I remember your Willys from back in the FDbanter days, when it wasn`t much more than a collection of parts. It`s certainly come a long way, looks like a brand-new vehicle, nice craftsmanship !
More of it is brand new then original I think LOL. There are parts from 28 different Jeeps from 1946 to 1972 in it, Its not a restoration, it much more akin to a Street Rod build or what they now call a resto mod. The number of parts from engine parts to suspension parts I have made from scratch is staggering. I have 16 switch knobs for all the switches push pulls and such. Each one is modified from a store bought Phenolic Knob to more closely match the stock Willys knobs. And then I finally found a local shop that could Laser engrave them. Not shown is the Forced Fresh air intake which picks up high pressure air just above the radiator and via an aluminum oval tube carries the air to an Airbox made from a 10 qt soup pot that holds a K7N filter inside. There is also a warm air intake that pulls air directly off the #2 & #3 header primaries. With a Damper on the fresh air intake so in case of a water crossing I can close the fresh air and use the warm air to keep from flooding the carb. Also real nice for cold morning warm ups. The Jeep has the same 134L engine as when Dad drove it in the 60's its from a 58-59 DJ-3A (dispatch 2wd dr) Only now it make 140cu in has had the block decked .007" and the head shaved .035" to make 7.2-1 compression ratio The whole assembly from Pulley to Pressure plate has been balanced, One of a kind Cast aluminum intake manifold with a Weber 32/36 DGV-5A carb and possibly the only TRI Y designed header to have ever been made for a 134L
Transmission is a Spicer T-90 and a Dana D-18 2sd transfer case with a 30% ATV (brand) Warm style Overdrive this gives me 12 forward and 4 reverse gears going into a 1971 CJ-5 Dana 44 30 spline flanged rear axle with an Eaton E locker and 5.38 G2 gears, Front axle is the Stock Dana 25 with Warn hubs. Tom Woods drive shafts Optional 9.25" HD clutch
11" Drum brakes from a 68 Wagoneer 72 CJ-5 Master Cyl. Hurst Line locks (just for fun LOL)
It would take 4 pages to explain everything that has been done over the last 15 years since I brought CHUG home.
Ever since I had kids I had practical cars I kept for a long time. As the kids got older, they got the newer, safer cars. When I retired last year, I finally bought myself a new car.
2006 Trailblazer SS that I bought new with a factory LS2. Has been warmed over a couple times and now powered by a 408 stroker built by Texas speed. RPM Stage VI transmission and Yank 3600 stall. 200HP shot of nitrous on top of that.