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    I picked this up today for $500. It’s going to need some work but, I’m looking forward to it. FE53A3EF-4524-4FFD-895A-D7AAB3E9C3D7.jpg


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    Does it have a motor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSJohnson View Post
    Does it have a motor?
    Yes. The L-134.

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    that's awesome
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

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    That's pretty awesome. It would be great to learn the service history of the vehicle.

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    It is awesome. The plan is to put in a new battery, fluids and fuel to see what will be required. Fix what is needed. Then do a total rebuild next winter.

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    As everybody has said, that is awesome. Great find.
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    I had a 1946 CJ2A Willys that looked like that one you bought. I rebuilt it also. Great for bustin' around out in the boonies ... but very bouncy. I kept it for 30 years. Lots of memories.

    Good luck on the rebuild. Today, parts are often hard to find.

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    Thanks. This is my 5th rebuild. Some rebuilds took more or less depending on variables. This one will take a while. It’ll be my last. If you see an old guy at the retirement home in a Jeep, it might be me. My first car was a cj3. I spied a bantam trailer driving home today. I should stop and see if the guy wants to sell it.

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    Lol, that brought back a memory. Within ten minutes of changing out the transmission in that cj3, I had it stuck in the mud. I was 15 and just started the learning process of mudding. Now I use 4wd as an insurance policy.

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    I started out on an 1948 MB.

    That was 7 jeeps and two 4wd Ford pickups and a couple of assorted SUV types ago.

    I'm too old to be rebuilding any more. I just sold a really nice Cherokee project vehicle to a neighbor because I am past that kind of work. He made a nice rock crawler from it.
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