These are retreaded Riverside "Moneymakers". The retread is stamped Les Schwab, who is a Western US tire dealer. Acutally I picked these up with...
Looking back, the frame, axles and drive train were the easy parts as I was near Portland, OR at the time. Nickmil and Herm helped me get that...
I am currently doing sheetmetal work on my tub and am ready to cut the wheelhouse notches. '53 3B with Holbrook longleafs (3" lift) and planning...
Walt, Thanks for the info. I assume you were able to get enough flex out of the two motor mounts to drop the transmission low enough? I have no...
I ended up putting them together, metal to metal. I set the motor on a crib of 4 x 4's, stacked three high. I mounted the clutch to the flywheel...
Thanks to you both. I couldn't find one at the normal part sites on line, but the Willy's Parts List threw me.
The questions keep popping up so progress continues. I am not sure if a gasket is necessary between the transmission and the bellhousing...
Hi all, Hopefully I'm back in a big way to working on the 53 3B. Too many fish needed my attention this summer. My situation is that when I got...
For what it's worth, 16" stock wheels from an FC 150 do not fit over the disc conversions. Fortunately, they were bought at the right price with...
I used the R&P conversion kits for both the front and rear axles. I converted the rear to a full float with the Warn kit. Even for a Jeep rookie,...
Thanks for all the input from everyone. Unfortunately, it's a moot point now as my buddy put it on Craig's List and got immediate responses. You...
If you have the F head, which would seem appropriate for '53, the timing marks are on the timing gear cover (for early F 134's) and then a pointer...
My neighbor offered me his Dad's Shopsmith which I think is a 1950 vintage. My real need is for a drill press as I move forward with my 3B...
I had my F134 rebuilt this summer and the shop found that my crankshaft was on its way to failure. The crack was about 50% through the shaft at...
You might try Herm the overdrive guy. I was at his shop (2 car garage) over the holidays discussing the rebuild of my transmission and transfer...
In case you were wondering, FSM stands for Factory Service Manual. I spent a good deal of time on this forum before this became clear. Best of luck.
Rondog, I remember a post here with pics of a round head allen bolt someone used to replace their rivets. Thought I had saved the post but...
I recently upgraded my D44 with Warn's FF kit along with disc brakes. Bought it all from R&P 4WD. You could give them a shout or see if the all...
Single tail light (left rear) only on my '53 CJ-3B. No turn signal controller (obviously) and the wiring harness goes only to the single light....
The current look is great, inspirational actually. Even though I'm still looking at a primed frame and axles in pieces, I am thinking about the...
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