tom r cj2a 1946 restoration

Post by **TOM R** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:07 pm

well i just sold my nice cj7 a few months back and got rid of some stuff and fell into this project, when done it will look like a ww2 jeep at a fraction of the cost, not for show just for fun, i also have been given a m38 that has not shown up yet

this is the rollin chasis after a coat of o.d., all parts are sandblasted and painted prior to my gettin them so should be a simple build

Post by **TOM R** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:29 am

got the drivetrain in yesterday

ChevyM14 · Post by **ChevyM14** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:50 pm

I just started look for a WWII jeep to work on. now I also have to look for a 30 cal. 1919

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:56 pm

well here is the almost complete dash and most of the front end is on tub is bolted down drivers fender finished windshield half done,grill installed lots of odds finished progress is slow and steady right now

Post by **TOM R** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:25 pm

well got her runnin today, got to see why it is runnin on 2 cylinders but it runs and moves the old gauges work to

ChevyM14 · Post by **ChevyM14** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:54 pm

This is what I picked up over the weekend. It ant no CJ. It is a 1944 MB. I took it to work to day. I got it from a guy in upstate new york who used it like a ATV for fun and hunting. It was $4000 and runs great, but the body has pices welded on to all over the place.

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:16 pm

well here is the front pretty much finished except for some stenciling

ak47dennis · Post by **ak47dennis** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:37 pm

Tom looks good! You should come out to some WW2 events you will see more GPWâ€™s & MB's then you count. Reichpapers and I will be at the Burlington NJ event the last weekend of October.

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:40 am

that is a rough ww2 jeep for 4k but that is the goin rate and the reason why I built the cj version, mine is for fun and so I can make it how I want without worrying about correctness, I got under 4k into mine and it is all new with almost 2 complete parts jeeps left over, good news is yours looks complete and that is important cause it makes for a very easy restoration,

dennis I am sure I got guys goin to show in that event i will have to try and get there, just remind me

definitly want to meet up with more guys from the board

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:47 am

oh btw last week I lost brakes( entire systm is brand new exept the stop lite switch) so rebled em then the stop lite would not work so i said screw it for the nite and it was a good thing my bud and i were b.sing cause started hearing pop pop sizzle then smoke from under the hood, i open the hood and poof the master cylinder goes up in flames, threw my buddie a wrench to unhook the batt and I grabbed the extinguisher I had just mounted in the jeep and it went right out, a few more minutes and it the garage the harley and dads restored trans am all would have gone up in flames

aparently the stop lite switch shorted internaly and set the brake fluid on fire, all this cause I did not replace a $5 switch well now I am adding fuses and a batt disconnect

Post by **TOM R** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:49 pm

got the universal gun mount mounted on the windshield tonight, with a 1903 dummie picked up

also got the pedistal 1/2 built

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:12 pm

Post by **TOM R** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:32 pm

also lookin for inexpensive dummie guns, the 1903 in the pic is a military dummie gun and was only $50

i would realy hate to have to ruin some real guns

Post by **Bil** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:17 pm

Did you get the brakes fixed? ---bil

Post by **TOM R** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:10 pm

actualy i just finished puttin new shoes springs adjusters and anchor bolts on the rear both sides, the problem with the brakes was the ones i removed were bonded not rivited and both pads came off the drivers rear shoes and were beating around in the drum catching once and a while, got new rear drums also but they do not seem to fit the hub so I am waiting for a call back from the vendor

here are some pics

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:42 pm

well after doin the rears still no brakes, took apart the fronts(ordered enough to do all 4 wheels) and the left fron the pad was missing from the front shoe just like the rear

after doing just that wheel i now have pedal so still need to do 1 more wheel and rebleed the systm

Post by **Bil** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:00 pm

Do you have a power bleeder,or do you have someone do the pump and hold method?The brakes on those old cj can be a lot of fun!

---bil

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:01 pm

got em bled the adjusters are a pita though on the front drums

Post by **Bil** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:25 pm

Tom-pics of a jeep like yours,in a museum in Calif. ---bil

ChevyM14 · Post by **ChevyM14** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:48 pm

it is very suprising how meny CJ there are in museum that are marked as "WWII Jeep". here is a CJ at the AAP museum on Long Island New York. they had 3 CJ jeep there.