Here are the first pictures of the new Jeep at home.
It has a lot of original parts, and also came with two large boxes
extra parts. The first thing that I opened from the first box
is a brand new windshield to cowl gasket! Below are pictures of
the Jeep and of the parts that were in the boxes.
As usual, I have gone crazy with the camera.... so there
are a ton of pictures!
|
|
|
This
is the gasket that goes between the windshield and the cowl...
|
|
|
When
the previous owner took things apart, he cleaned the small parts and put
them in jars.
|
|
|
Again..
more parts! Here are sets of new shift boots.
|
|
|
There
is a pintle hitch on the Jeep. The top part of this pintle hitch
is here, on top of the spare tire mount. There are also two complete
other pintle hitches.
There are also two
extra sets of factory style tail lights. As I will not be needing
them, they will be on E-Bay soon!
|
|
|
Here
is a new soft top, still in the packaging. The top was stored nicely
and is still in like new condition.
|
|
|
As
soft tops get old, the windows yellow and get stiff. The windows
on this top are still perfectly clear and soft.
|
|
|
The
only pieces that I think may be missing are the two straight bars that
go around the doors. Because these are just straight pieces, I can
make them easily. The important parts are the top bows, which I
have.
|
|
|
Another
thing that is good is that I have all 5 original Kelsy Hayes rims that
came with the Jeep. This is the spare.
|
|
|
These
are a spare set of front seats.
|
|
|
I
hope to use this Jeep as a play vehicle, so I was glad that it also had
a rear seat!
|
|
|
It
needs work! This should not be a hard vehicle to fix, as most of
the parts are here, and just need to be cleaned up and put together.
|
|
|
The
tires that are on the Jeep are old, but at least they hold air so that
we can move it around to work on it.
|
 |
Here
you can see the tail lights. There is another set of these lights
in one of the boxes.
|
 |
The
body is straight, but there are areas of rust that will need work.
|
 |
The
motor is all there and looks fairly clean. It is currently frozen
from sitting for so many years, and we are in the process of trying to
free it up.
|
 |
This
is the first time that I have seen this type of air cleaner. This
is not the factory oil bath type, but for a play vehicle, I would rather
have this type.
|
 |
This
must have been a aftermarket replacement for the oil bath system. I
will have to investigate and see if Fram still makes the part numbers
that is says that you should use for replacements.
|
 |
This
is another first. At first look, I thought that is just had full
time hubs. But these are another type of lockout.
|
 |
Now
onto the problems...... The original parking break must have broken, so
they rigged up this mess. There is a pulley and cable system under
the Jeep that makes it work. This will have to go!
|
 |
The
worst area is the drivers side flood boards. Here you can see the
rust on the outside by the small step.
|
 |
The
passenger side floorboards are rusted, but they are not so bad that you
would want to replace them right away. They could be used for now,
but since I will be replacing the drivers side floor, I will do the passenger
side at the same time.
|
 |
Here
is the drivers side floor... or whats left of it! At first look,
this is really bad. But they make replacement pans for the floors
of the old Jeeps that you just weld in place, so this is not so bad.
|
 |
Here
is a view from the bottom. The hat channels are also pretty rusted,
so we will be replacing them also.
|
 |
This
Jeep also has a roll bar!
|
|
Also
an interesting note... the E-Bay ad said that it was a 51, but according
to the VIN, it is a 52 CJ-3A.
|
|
|
|
Back
to the Home Page
|
