48CJ2a starting point

These are a couple of pic's the 48 CJ2A, one at work, the other at play. Put about 500mi in the past 6 weeks. Very happy with how it runs and goes down the road. Last road trip (about 80 mi round trip) oil pressure was steady 40psi at 40mph water temp never got above 175 degrees, shifts good no poping out of gear, tight steering,(still have to check toe in guessed at it). Want to give a shout out to Dave the Dentist from WI. for encouraging me to do the transmission my self thanks Dave!, and Stan(GJ) for the transfer case advice. Since last post I added a spare tire carrier (variation of Stan's previous post, without the Jerry can holder). The sore spots have been the horn, and the turn signals(went back to original equipment for now until I get the Sparton switch figured out. Probably spent more time on those two things than putting the engine together Joe W

Edited by wadoyado - 04 Sep. 2018 at 10:32am

Thanks LuzonRed47, The beach in the pic is Grand Haven MI the city park, next to the state park. GH is about 30-35mi. straight west from Grand Rapids. I like to follow the Grand River to the lake- back roads. Grand Haven is where I met my wife (driving the same jeep) back in 1969, as teens we spent most the summer in Grand Haven. When my wife saw you where from Plymouth she wanted to apologize for CSX trains blocking the road, apparently this is quite common in Plymouth? Joe W

Thenks, the Grand Haven beach looks almost as beautiful as your 2A!

The CSX grade crossings used to hold Plymouth residents hostage with frequently stopped freight trains, until they built a road underpass a few years ago.

Great job your doing. I enjoyed every step. 

Thanks for the comments, Jerseyhawg. Steve our window for a "rip" before the snow flies is rapidly closing. You know MI weather, I know we will still have a few good days to go for a rip Joe W

Cory,
On behalf of all of us on the CJ2A Page.com, our prayers go out to you and your family for the loss of Joe W. (I always thought 'wadoyado' was a great and clever web handle!). As a fellow Michigander I enjoyed reading Joe W's prolific postings. Clearly he loved the '48 Willys and knew his way around the hardware and his tools. Joe will be missed by all of us, but it's great to know you plan on joining the "2A Family." Godspeed, Joe W.!

Generic question. Does anyone know if there is a way to print the message board from start to finish? I think this will be something great to have with the jeep when I show it off at some Willy’s reunions! I made a promise that I would take it to at least one next year! Thanks again 

Not sure if it's browser dependent... for me, in Chrome, the first post on every page of a thread has "Topic Options", and under that is "Printable Version"...

Edited by mbullism - 06 Nov. 2018 at 2:16pm

Sorry for your loss Cory and family.Your father and I started our built about one week apart.Joe was on my built the second day asking questions,like what welder I was using,he wanted more body work pictures.He did follow my built with questions and a lot of encouragement throughout my built.Joe probably did the same with others. Sincerest sympathies!

Edited by Gil - 08 Nov. 2018 at 1:34am