Daswulf Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nice fix. So uh... What year is the CJ5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 It's a 1953 M38A1 Willy's Overland Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Any more pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nice. And yeah, any more pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 May I suggest pinning the cap on, a postvise is an impact tool and so over time the cap might work it's way off, a couple of small pins will keep it in place. Drill a couple of small holes through the cap but *NOT* all the way through to the interior of the screwbox but into the outside a ways then insert a small rod---perhaps brass and brad it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Why would that be preferred over say drilling a hole, tapping it, and using a set screw with lock tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 If it works loose I will use a set screw but it's tight enough for now. For those that love old Jeep's This one followed me home from a Sheriff's auction around '89 or '90. It's all restored mechanically and pretty much original with the exception of being converted to 12 volt and street lights. I added the pto winch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks for the pictures. I love old jeeps. I really like the paint on it. Haven't seen a rear pto winch like that. Looks like a fun one to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I've got a 75 CJ5 that I spent years trying to get a title for before I cut it up. I've still got the axles, and drive train. I've considered cooking up a small tube frame and making my vision of a side by side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Beauty: SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks for the pictures. I love old jeeps. I really like the paint on it. Haven't seen a rear pto winch like that. Looks like a fun one to drive. The pto winch is a very old Ramsey, something like 10 ton if I remember. It is fun to drive, although being Korean war era it's geared really low. Top speed on the hwy is 45 mph but in low four wheel it will climb a rough barked tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 And a rear mount winch makes sense when you need to get unstuck......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 And a rear mount winch makes sense when you need to get unstuck......... Only if you're willing to give up instead of continuing forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Sometimes you have to back up a little to continue going forward. It's also very handy to make sure a tree you are cutting falls in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 It's a 1953 M38A1 Willy's Overland Jeep. Dad used to have a '42 Willy's. He had since he was 15, brought it back from my Granny's place,and sat in the driveway for a while. He then realized how much there was to do and what little time he had to work on it, mom said it had to go, so well obviously you know what happened. Now he's trying to bring back to our place an old 50's flat bed international. . Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 The frame is the part that is part the vin number belongs to, you could have kept the tub and bodywork as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Actually the tub on jeeps. I have a few vin plates and titles from a few in my mini jeep scrapyard. Closest old one I have to road worthy is my 66 cj5. But I have titles for a 77 and an 83. Also have a fun no vin off-road only named fubar that was a mud racer I the 80s but needs a t14 tranny rebuild. Man was that sucker fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Comtois Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Came home yesterday to find my father in law had dropped off a couple of old ladder jacks. Not sure what they are going to turn into, I'm thinking some kind of campfire equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepinJoe Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Sounds like we have a few people with more than one addiction. Jeeps along with Blacksmithing. Well, speaking for myself those are 2 of my top addictions and the ones that make me smile and get excited when thinking about the next project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Maybe we should start a thread in the misc area to talk about Jeeps and not clutter up this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Check the jacks---I once found a set made from real wrought iron! (*real* old!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Comtois Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Hadn't thought of that, I'll have to check it out tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Don't be afraid to think beyond the original purpose of the adjustment notches: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Heavy duty trammel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 From the hdw store ($14.00) an 8 ft railroad tie (to be cut down) for the post vise mounting. From the compactor's metal bin 3 plate bases, a pair of pick up tongs and an old shovel needs sharpening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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