What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

Went Saturday to Michigan to pickup a bed for my Willys truck from a OWF member who found an even better one. I'm thrilled with this one, so much more original metal than either of my truck beds have....

 

thanks Focker
I do get lots of questions and comments

 

Made A new center for my turn signal cancel wheel.

 

It's nice to have the self cancel feature working. Nice job making a new one!

 

Installed new motor mounts that I got from kaiser-willys.com

 

Engine Front Motor Mount Insulator for Drivers Side Fits 66-73 CJ-5, Jeepster with V6-225 engine
Engine Front Motor Mount Insulator for Passenger Side Fits 66-73 CJ-5, Jeepster with V6-225 engine
$20 each

Remove the fuel pump to get it out of the way on the drivers side. This may not be necessary if you have headers because you'll have more room to work.
Put a bottle jack with a piece of plywood under the oil pan for support. Loosen all hardware but don't remove yet. Raise bottle jack slightly just so load is off the pivot bolts. Remove all 4 mounting bolts, remove pivot bolt on drivers side. To get the passenger side pivot bolt you may need to raise the engine about 1/2" above the mount so the pivot bolt will clear the oil pump housing. Assembly is reverse order, tighten per FSM.

 

went out to move jeep out of garage . clutch is STUCK to flywheel again . this happen awhile back . so I dropped everything . This time with the advice of this forum . I did what was talked about before . took a coupe of tries . starting engine while in gear . lots of lurching going on . first in revere . still stuck . then in first . with clutch pedal on floor . finely broke free . after doing this several times . drove to taco bell for lunch . just to heat things up

 

Went for first warm drive of the year,65*.

 

Started my restoration project for the first time in 10 years. Almost ready to drive!

 

Cranked it up. Been in the barn all winter. Time to go jeeping!

We had 15" of snow one week ago, tomorrow is forecast for 75ºF.

 

Not all today, but...

Friday - Corrected some problems with the dash wiring and charging circuit. Rewired the horn circuit and removed an unnecessary relay. Rewired the rear of the jeep - tail/stop lights, trailer receptacle. It originally had separate (and UGLY) lamps for the turn signals on the back.

Saturday - Changed out the broken ammeter and fuel guage and the mis-matched oil press guage. New choke and throttle cables. Finished assembling the steering column, wheel and horn button.

Today - Assembled the T90 and installed the Novak intermediate shaft and bearings in the t-case. Assembled the trans, t-case, o/d & bellhousing.

 

Took Willy and the kids on a fun ride on our local powerline trails. Kids on ATVs and taking turns in Jeep. All had a blast.

 

Install those strange orange boot axle one side done, the other is still to do

 

Parts came today from Walck's
Dash panel, glove box and glove box door. Hope to get the swap done soon.

 

Keep us posted how you like those shafts. Will they make them to any size length?

 

For the moment i would say the installation is some kind of a pain. The cv joint is too big to pass trought the hole in the knukkle, you have to install it allong with the knukkle. I hope to never break one in a trail, because repair will be hard to do.

But on other hand those i talk too who have buy them realy enjoy it and won't come back to oem one.

 

Drove the jeep under it's own power for the first time in 16 years! Moved it 20 ft sitting on the gas tank.