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6V vs. 12V – Carl Says “Keep it stock”
Posted by Sparky in General Tech, Resources on 17 January, 2011
Carl Walck has posted a video addressing whether or not to “upgrade” from 6V to 12V in your classic Jeep.
http://willysjeepguide.com/blog/carl-walck-says-keep-it-stock-part-3-6v-vs-12v/
New Renegade I Color Documented
Posted by Sparky in Historical on 17 January, 2011
Mitch Carter has provided me with photos and documentation of his grandfather’s 1970 Renegade I which was yellow, a previously unknown Renegade I color.
See this page for more on Renegade I and II Jeeps.
http://www.earlycj5.com/history/the-462-renegade-i-and-ii-cj-5s/
“Splicing got contagious”
Forum member Long&Low had an extra cowl sitting around and a “normal” CJ-5 hood sitting around.
A little bit of creativity, and perhaps some inspiration from the flat fenders with “Willys” in the hoods and you get this.
Long&Low spliced the "JEEP" lettering from a spare cowl into his hood.
Looks like a really nice touch! Discuss project this in our forums.
Unbeatable! New ‘Jeep’ Overlander
Posted by Sparky in Historical on 14 August, 2010
Chris Waters of Brisbane, Australia sent this brochure to me for the Jeep “Overlander”, a model that we never had here in the states. It’s an interesting mix of CJ and Willys utility vehicle looking items.
Thanks for the interesting bit of history, Chris.
Unbeatable! The new 'Jeep' Overlander, the cover of a sales brochure for the Jeep Overlander, sold in Australia.
More pictures of the brochure after the break.
The more things change
Posted by Sparky in Uncategorized on 21 July, 2010
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Yesterday I posted about some vintage photos taken of a CJ-5 camper from 1969. Today Mopar has announced that they are selling off-road camper trailers. Funny how things come back around.
Barn Find, 1973 Super Jeep
Posted by Sparky in CJ-5s on the web on 25 June, 2010
From the Great Lakes 4×4 website, via @weskibble, and the revho here in our own forums.
1973 Super Jeep RARE BARN FIND 1 OWNER
Worth a peek. Neat piece of history.
Photos of Swedish CJ-5s
Posted by Sparky in CJ-5s on the web on 16 June, 2010
A Flickr contact, Razer1953 sent me a message that he’d found some photos I might be interested in. He was right.
731132 has some very interesting photos of CJ-5s in Sweden with some unique cabs. Head over to Flickr and check them out.
Let’s Go – Dedicated to all Earlycj5.com Members
I think this is a first, we’ve had a forum member, Smokinidahoin (Matt DuCharme) write a song dedicated to us.
Forum member Uncle Bill is mentioned specifically, along with his Jeep “The Slug”.
Enjoy!
Now that’s how you fix a Jeep!
Posted by Sparky in Uncategorized on 26 April, 2010
http://jalopnik.com/5523289/now-thats-how-you-fix-a-jeep – Via Jalopnik.com
blevisay’s CJ-5 “Animal”
Here is what I started with a 1960 CJ5 with a 134 F head , T90, Dana 18 ,25 upfront and a 44 in the rear.
The Jeep was given to me by my friend Jim, as well as the name.
Seems he got the jeep for his uncle to drive. I was told he found it in a tire store in Black Mountain NC and brought it back to Lorida Florida to fix up. Once he got it running it had no brakes and no clutch and somehow managed to hit the side of his new truck and his wife’s car in 2 separate incidents. The last straw is when he drove it into a lake. Having wanted a Willys Jeep I saw the opportunity to take this rouge Jeep off his hands.
He gave it to me and said “here take it away, this thing is an Animal“. Read the rest of this entry »