Forum Home Forum Home > CJ-2A Discussion Area > Your Jeep Project
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Sparky the Jeep
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Sparky the Jeep

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 5678>
Author
Message
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Apr. 2015 at 9:56pm
He asked to go, what can I say. 


Back to Top
dvdsjk View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 24 Dec. 2014
Location: Dallas Pa.
Status: Offline
Points: 39
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dvdsjk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 June 2015 at 3:59pm
How are you liking the weber. Maybe I missed it but do you have pics of it and the adaptor?
Thanks much!
Back to Top
jpet View Drop Down
Moderator Group
Moderator Group
Avatar
Sponsor Member x 5

Joined: 30 Apr. 2008
Location: Ramsey, IL
Status: Offline
Points: 11173
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jpet Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 June 2015 at 4:37pm
Looks like fun
CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 June 2015 at 6:52pm
I really like the weber.  Another member on here had allowed me to make one adapter from a Cad drawing he made.  I later found out that there are off the shelf options to do the same thing: http://classicinlines.com/proddetail.asp?prod=FSP-200-WCA-S&cat=46.  I would also suggest looking into getting a kaiser intake for the larger bore. For on-road driving it can't be beat.  I have a much snappier engine but I also have a very very short SS head, and a Pertronix igntion in my 24 volt dissy.  i have noticed that the when I really heavily offroad, if I stall it can be very hard to restart and acts like it is starved. I may make the mixture a hair richer because of that.  The only other observation is when i am angled with the drivers side significantly up hill it will start to flood and stumble because of the way the float is hung.   

Edited by 52 M38 - 05 June 2015 at 7:06pm
Back to Top
dvdsjk View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 24 Dec. 2014
Location: Dallas Pa.
Status: Offline
Points: 39
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dvdsjk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 June 2015 at 6:55pm
I appreciate your quick response!! I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one but not too many reviews. Thanks for the link also!!
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 June 2015 at 7:03pm
When you buy the carb also buy a additional jets that come in the little red box.  Once you have it let me know and I will be able to tell you what jets I am using.  That was the annoying part.  It took me some time to get the tune just right.  I should atleast be able to get you a solid starting point.
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Aug. 2015 at 9:01pm
Headed up to a new place this morning.  Sparky is still running well, gremlins here and there, but nothing awful yet. 


Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar. 2016 at 11:48pm
I am picking Sparky up on Easter.  He has been napping the winter away in the warm garage at my Mom's house.  The parking spot he sits in is the first place he came home to when I was 19.  I have run him around a couple of times during the winter to keep everything moving and lubricated.  I have been pining for a ride in the Jeep for weeks now.  Even my kids have been asking about him.  My son checked the barn last weekend to see if he had returned.
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 June 2016 at 12:15am
Sparky now has a modified late CJ5 roll bar.  Though I have never been close to a roll, some of the trails I use have the opportunity for it.   Since my son quite often rides with me now it was decide that it was time.  It is attached in such a way that it engages basically the whole rear body.  Currently is is gold colored which is terrible, but I plan to match it in the next couple of weeks.
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2017 at 12:15am
I am adding a minor mod to my front end with the disc brakes, however this may apply to the stock hubs as well. I am adding a grease zerk and grease pressure relief valve to the front hub. Every year I tear down the front end to grease it up and just about every other year I find one set of bearings is a mess. The idea of this mod is similar to my theory about the dripping transmission. If it comes out the bottom and I add it to the top it is always clean. I can add fresh grease ever few weeks and push out any bad stuff that got in.

Edited by 52 M38 - 24 May 2017 at 2:01am
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2017 at 2:02am
Greaseable front hubs mod appears to be a success. I will post some pictures to the mods page in a few days.
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2020 at 10:10pm

It only took me 10 yrs to mount the spare.  Don’t mind the mess in the barn.

Back to Top
Flatfender Ben View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 13 July 2014
Location: Nyssa OR
Status: Offline
Points: 2657
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Flatfender Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2020 at 11:03pm
Awesome jeep barnClap
1946 cj2a desert dog
1946 cj2a bulldog
1948 cj2a blue jeep
1953 cj3b yard dog
1955 willys wagon
1955 willys pickup
1956 willys pickup boomer
1960 fc 170
1968 jeepster commando
1990 Grand wagoneer
Back to Top
Ol' Unreliable View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 25 Sep. 2016
Location: CO Springs CO
Status: Offline
Points: 4226
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ol' Unreliable Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 June 2020 at 2:05am
If only my garage were that "messy"!  Big smile  I'm overflowing with "stuff" I can't seem to [make myself] get rid of. Confused
There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 June 2020 at 2:55am
I just noticed that the tire obscures the right tail light.  Honestly I forget to turn on the brake lights half the time anyways so no real loss.   

Edited by 52 M38 - 21 June 2020 at 11:04am
Back to Top
52 M38 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov. 2012
Location: New England
Status: Offline
Points: 1286
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 52 M38 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 June 2020 at 12:07pm
Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

Awesome jeep barnClap

The little barn is perfect for the jeep.  Every time I see this photo I picture some teenage descendent of mine opening the doors after I am long gone to discover a gem that has just been waiting for his arrival.



Edited by 52 M38 - 21 June 2020 at 12:11pm
Back to Top
BillF View Drop Down
Member
Member


Joined: 02 Oct. 2005
Location: Hillsborough NH
Status: Offline
Points: 1133
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BillF Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 June 2020 at 1:02pm
A friend of mine makes a light relocation kit so the spare does not block it. 
1952 m38
Back to Top
Pope891 View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 13 May 2018
Location: Ridgefield, CT
Status: Offline
Points: 378
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Pope891 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 June 2020 at 2:41pm
Just noticed you are in Newtown.   Ridgefield CT here.  Another flattie nearby!
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 5678>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.06
Copyright ©2001-2022 Web Wiz Ltd.