Wow Look at this 59 cj3b,Bill is good looking

Is it this Jeep with the VW in it?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LZvHuLIwur4&feature=user

 

Yes, that is the one.

 

Last night I removed the plow set up as I sold it to Jacob (Jeepfreak81). Been sparying the cylinders with PB blaster but as of last night no luck yet

Going to pick up a WT 30 later today and throw the knuckles on a NT 30 housing to put up front for now to get some turning radius.

I also picked up a 70's waggy 44 front that I am going to narrow to 54" wms for the front. I got a spare 44 rear that I hope has the same gears as the rear 44 in the willys so I can use them in the front housing. I will have some pics to follow.

 

The 4bt came with either a Th400, T18/19 (ford bell housing pattern) or a Sm465 behind them. The later two being great swaps for a flatty as they both have short adapters for the dana 18/20.

 

im interested in the axle ideas. where did you get the nt/wt 30's from? and how hard is it to resize the 44? do you get a blank shaft that works for a 54" axle? or does somebody make one to fit? thanx for the trany info it'll help.

 

late 70's up to 81 for disc brake NT 30 (51.5" wide)
82-86 for WT 30's (56" wide)

I built a 44 before so I am doing this one pretty much the same.

74-79 waggy front 44 (60" wide stock)
keep the short side stock (14.69" which is .55" longer than a NT 30 shaft)
long side gets cut down 5.25" to match a long side Early Bronco axle shaft (27.94" which is .93" longer than a NT 30 shaft)

So it ends up 54-55" wide (close to WT width) and the spring will fit on the cast in spring perch on the passenger side, although you will have to redrill/elongate the spring hole 3/8" to the outside.

All said in done all stock length shafts, WTish width bolt in SUA 44 front .

For now I will be running wheel spacers on the rear but down the road I have plans to build a Full float 44 rear that will match the width of the front.

 

thanx

 

PMed you a link to a 4BT.

 

Thanks

Got the front 44 welded all together :twisted:

 

poor some coke down the spark plug holes till it over flows leave overnight and instant presto unfrozen motor (worked for me)

 

I find that hard to believe... The hot rod guys were talking about flathead v8's with trany fluid, break fluid, oil, kerosene, diesel, thinner, but not coke (coca cola right?) I think it would be one big sticky mess...

 

I think the coke would work but I think I would drink it all R)

 

Yeap good old coca cola
It did work for my motor
tried expensive products
dragging behind Cherokee dropping the clutch (wouldn't recommend ended bad for Cherokee)

 

Still haven't got the F-head unfroze

This weekend I am picking up some stubs for the 44 front, but the best thing is a rebuilt Sm465 with the novak 1" adapter for the 18/20 installed

 

We got the motor unstuck in this tonight, just was in a weird spot with 2 at the full up and 2 in the full down positions, topped off with a decent ridge in a couple of the cylinders.

We used a breaker bar and carefully turned it over, then I used my ridge reamer on the top of the bore and then honed the cylinder lightly... I think it will run well, the cylinders were clean otherwise very minor rust

 

Yup with Jacob's help we got her turning over, going to order some gaskets later and hope to hear some put-put-put this weekend!

 

good work getting her turned over
Hope you get her going to

 

Picked up a Sm465 adapted to the dana 18 and a hydro clutch setup, some alloy stubs and stock inners for the front 44, a early 5 roll bar, and a 225 bell housing

Picking up a 225, swinging pedals, a tilt cj column, and some big brake parts tomorrow and Thursday getting a 71 one piece flanged rear 44 with 3:73's.

Not going to do the diesel as I have enough projects R)R)R)

So specs will be:
225
sm465
twin sticked 18
71 44 rear
44 front
saggy swap
hanging pedals
tilt column (so I can fit my big gut in there )

After that is done a small suspension lift and 33-34" tires :twisted: