I originally bought this as a father and son project. My son
was 13 and I thought a 2-3 year project of restoring this would be a great idea.
Notice I said "I thought"! It seems my son thought restoration was a BAD idea
and the first thing he wanted to do was tear out all the original cloth covered
wiring. Then he wanted to change it over to 12 volt so a "killer stereo" could
be installed. My Ideas were vastly different and so it looks like the
restoration will be a father and father project. (Maybe Matt, my son, will
"repair" Ole' Blue)
This vehicle was purchased at a local estate auction. It had
been sitting in a garage for the last 13 years. The gentleman that owned it,
purchased it in 1966. According to the gentleman's son the vehicle had always
been kept in a garage. Examination of the sheet metal bears out that claim.
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Faded red, but headlight rims look reasonably good. Passenger wiper needs help.
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The painted hubs are from a brake job I did immediately. New master cyl, 4 wheel cyls, and brake shoes
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Top bows are from a previous top. I also have the door frames. Unknown manufacturer of the top.
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I also got a rear seat (not pictured). However a way to mount it to the Jeep® doesn't exist. Hummm??
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Spare tire is 600x16 and tires on the Jeep® are 700x16. All tires are Firestone and look to be very old.
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Drawbar is straight and equiped with a 1 7/8" crome ball - obviously not original. Tail light is a replacement and the reflector is missing.
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Unmolested dash. The knockout for the govener is still in place.
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Both drivers and passenger front floors are pop-rivet repairs. Gotta fix that! Also need a horn button.
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Data plate on dash is original. That will be a job to restore.
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Speedo and water temp gage are replaced with Stewart Warner units. However the rest are original and working fine.
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Nice oricinal step. Seats have been recovered, but a decent job was done.
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Not so nice passenger step. Will probably pust this back in place prior to removing for repair.
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Check out the copper fuel line. That is a fire waiting to happen. I am told the radiator hoses aren't original, however they are "period".
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That is one nice fuel filter. I don' believe that is original, but definately period. I will stay.
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Ah, yes 6 volt. Battery needs a hold down bracket.
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The air filter came without the base. This one is from a f-head. It fits fine.
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Kind of hard to see, but this is the VIN tag.
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Bad picture, but this is the generator tag.
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This is the engine serial number. The engine is correct for the vehicle.
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Carter WO. The linkage from the choke to the throttle has been lost over the years.
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