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Mhovey46
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Welcome! Congratulations, that is a very nice Jeep! You are lucky to find floors in that good of shape here in the rust belt. Having it in storage for so long definitely helped preserve it. I know your plan is to restore it but don't rule out fixing the mechanical components and driving it the way it is! (Until your are ready to take on the restoration). That paint sure has a lot of character! But when you decide to take on the project you have a nice solid body to work with along with some nice hard to find original parts. That original paperwork is very nice to have too! That oil filter belongs where that alternator is (someone swapped out the generator) but it looks like that alternator is utilizing the oil filter bracket so that's an easy fix back to original. Hope this helps! Edited by Mhovey46 - 26 Feb. 2018 at 3:20am |
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ggordon49
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Wow!! Thanks for sharing! I really loved this one..... Keep us posted on your progress and lots of pictures Congrats!
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Wild-n-Wooly
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thanks for the advice. I was actually thinking of keeping the body original but redo all mechanicals. I like the patina but need reliable mechanics.
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Bob W
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Did I pass you on Rt 209 near Summitville today at 5:00?
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Stev
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Any Lefty's going the Aurora, Ohio show this year in May 18 -19? Last year I brought my lefty to the Southern Indiana Spring Reunion "Rain" show with the hopes of other Leftys attending. Just wondering.
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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Stev
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Lefty Question: (EDIT: THIS IS SOLVED - THE LEFTYS USE THE SAME TIRE MOUNT AS THE NON LEFTY TIRE MOUNTS)
Can I get the Lefty owners to look at their spare tire mounts and see if the reinforcing bracket hole with the flange is made so the flange faces the downword when mounted on the Lefty's left side. You will note that this Leftys reinforcing bracket is not casting a shadow like it would if the standard tire mount had just been bolted on. This photo makes me wonder if there was a special version of the spare tire mount made for the Lefty's with the reinforcing bracket installed so the flange faces downword - perhaps so the water would run off. Let me know what you have on your Leftys. Thanks, Stev
Edited by Stev - 10 Apr. 2018 at 2:31am |
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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damar2yxr
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Hmm. Interesting point. To do this conversion to a CJ2a at the factory required the top bow brackets to be mirrored which is a bit of retooling. The spare tire mount support bracing in the fender well was merely flipped to the other side. You would think WILLYS looked for the simplest, cost effective way to make this happen. I hadn't even considered the spare tire mount itself......good catch. Hope we figure it out. Mine was already off the jeep and not present.
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eat,sleep,jeep
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athawk11
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I don't believe there is a "Lefty" version of the spare tire mount. If you look closely at this photo, the two close studs are toward the bottom and back. Set to this orientation, the standard spare tire mount would have the flange around the large hole... toward the bottom.
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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Stev
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athawk11,
I agree! Just got back from visiting our 1984 Lefty in storage. It has a spare tire holder like the one in the 1948 picture of the CJ2A Lefty plowing. I agree that it can simply be rotated 90 degree and mounted on the right side of the vehicle. I have also been looking at the spare tire mounts available today on-line and there maybe two versions of the mount available today. But I only found one with the early style ring welded to the center. Walcks site has one that is correct. I consider this to be a solved mystery. Great picture of a 1948 Lefty plowing you have to admit! I am also grateful not to be searching for a lefty original spare tire carrier. Stev |
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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athawk11
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Stev,
Agreed. A very cool picture. I imagine this was from a marketing brochure or something similar. The implement is super clean. It almost looks like they drew in the edges to make it "POP". Even back then they were manipulating photos.
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1- 1946 CJ2A
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Ol' Unreliable
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There are lots of early Jeep photos (and early jeep photos) that have been retouched to make the edges of things stand out. Rather than make sure the lighting was good the first time, they just retouched. |
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Stev
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Seeing old pictures retouched from that time - it is almost like authentication. Good to see a clear shot of a Lefty during 1948.
1. Shot arm on the rear view mirror. 2. Spare tire bracket on the drivers side. (two studs down, on up) 3. Bow's in the bow pocket. Can just see to tops with the strap on the passenger side. 4. 1948 the new draw bar design for the Monroe 3 point lift. 5. Monroe 3 point lift 6. 1948 license plate - long plate that has not been bent yet!
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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athawk11
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The color tone looks similar to the back of the seats. Do you guys think it’s painted black?
Another cool detail is the screws holding the trailer plug hole cover. Clearly zinc plated…not painted. |
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1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A |
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JeepSaffer
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The detail is incredible, even where it hasn't been retouched. You can actually see the needle position in all of the visible gauges!
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1948 CJ2A #204853 in South Africa
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Stev
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It is one my favorite Lefty pictures. Now that is 1948!
Additional details - Looks like a black Lefty with Gray seats and Gray tail gate chain covers. Key coil, nonpainted brake handle, black oxide bolts used for mounting the rear pto and draw bar. You can see some footman loops
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Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored |
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sconsalv
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Do you think serial # 187952 would fall under a lefty? its right on the cusp.
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1948 CJ2A , Picket Gray
1946 Cj2a , Project Granny LoW L134, NP435, TerraLow Gears, Floater 44 , Saginaw Steering Conversion, 113:1 Crawl |
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Bob W
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I think 187952 would be a righty. Is it your Jeep with the original tub? There should be enough clues in the rear wheel wells to determine which side the spare was on.
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48 CJ2a
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yes as bob said thcke the rear wheel wells to see where the tire mounts are.
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