Willys 1951 restoration job-this could be interesting and costly:
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Willys 1951 restoration job-this could be interesting and costly:
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Interesting (I assume) air cleaner on the hood. Love to see more pics. That looks in incredible shape for the age.
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Ok.......good.........you are not my neighbor. Just making sure this wasn't another "Listen to my rant" posting about some jerk neighbor working on his jeep at all hours of the night in surplus cammies.
Ok back on topic, looks like a good project.
Depending how deep he want's to get, it doesn't look that bad.
When it comes to restoring something. It's always someone's project. He will either complete it, or resell it after dumping another $1K+ in to it.
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my dad has worked on restoring a 43 for a few years. money pit. It's good shape and runs good now, but $$$ dang. $20 here $40 there..
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I'd love to have another project like that.
Just like others have said though, it's a $$$ venture for sure.
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Last edited by SNAFU; 06-16-2015 at 20:10.
Did I hear Willys Jeep???Originally Posted by Ah Pook
The thing on the hood tells me it's likely had a later model F-head engine installed to replace the original L-head flathead. A common swap, but the F-head is a taller engine and requires a hole cut out in the hood for the carb.
Looks like a good'un, a '51 CJ3A. Should be a nice project. Hope he has a place to work on it and lots of disposable income! JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket.
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