Mid-Illini Jeepers

Much Thanks to Jill, Jon, and family for hosting another great Hog Roast
great time, food, mud and eggs
FC made it home unscathed
Betty and Dan

So. on with the 3B build hanging pedals hooked up to clutch and brakes clutch cable is a Blazer rear E-brake cable DSC05964 (640x480).jpg DSC05965 (640x480) (2).jpg gas tank installed and seat frames built DSC05966 (640x480).jpg Oh and in case you wondered the yard Jeep is planted DSC05967 (480x640)...

2 Bardin's

Is club doing Louie Louie parade?

We will be there

Firewall reinforced inside and out for hanging pedals
steering hole moved up about 1+ inch so steering shaft would miss motor mount

So, On with the 3B build, I have been working through the winter, just seems like not enough to post The Body is patched, primed, 1st coat of paint and now mounted hanging pedals have been modified and ready for last fitting will be put in after steering is in DSC05951 (640x480).jpg DSC05958 (640x48...

DanB's 3 actually 2 plus 2-1/2's

Another great annual pre-party/banquet/DVD..Thanks to all that make it happen.
Dan & Betty

Thought I had read about 4.0L leak
found it back of JP Mag Nov 2014 Your Jeep section
back of block behind flywheel loose plug on oil galley

Thanks
Its my Therapy

Levitated body rolled in chassis lowered body onto chassis old bondo removed, rust cut out

6 cylinder with a stock carb?

DanB's times 2

Drivers side body work Lots of bubba bondo, pop rivets, rust and holes bondo removed, holes, rust cut clean new steel welded in Bardo bondo added, 1st pass priming

On with the Cj3B build, but with smaller pictures that you can actually load
Body prep is next, bottom had been rebuilt at some point and is not in bad shape, a little rattle can paint and we are good
Jeep was originally green, so I'm staying with that

Yee Haw
got spark
got gas
a few cranks and ITS ALIVE !!!!!!!!
I can't believe it, I have to stop for the night while I'm ahead

Back to the 3B
everything is hooked up on the motor
will it fire?

Got headers and exhaust off e-bay for the CJ3B 225 V6 this week
so its back to work on getting it started
and just happens the mini jeep yard art is done this week
now I have to decide
are the wheels / tires under the Jeep or is it tired out and resting what do you think

metal fab work is done
I think
not sure if I'm doing a hood or not Willys from Harry at the Willys reunion

Pictures from Midwest Willys Reunion site
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zh1cdyrf2nya ... x3D5a?dl=0

Hope I don't run out of shelves

Sides, cowl and dash You think of a Jeep as being straight lines
turns out the cowl sides are compound angles

Thanks to the Stearnes/Martin's for a FUN MIJC afternoon!