My Title Says 1959 Willys Cj

I really have no idea tho, it was a ranch Jeep so it's been "modified" a bit. The dash is plastic and so is the windshield.

 

The dash is a piece of 1/4" plastic they didn't even bother to use metal.

 

I agree: M38A1 tub and CJ5 dash but am eager to learn what feature makes the dash a Tux dash.

 

Cool .. M38A1 tub. Make what you want of it. Feel free...

 

No problem, Howard, I'm the King of mistakes.

 

Full floater in the rear- maybe from an MB?

 

Military frame too, I think I see the machine gun mount on the crossmember.

 

I think the mb full float axle is a model 25. The rear axle in the picture looks like a model 44 to me - and it does look like its a full float.. Also there is a u bolt missing - be careful moving the Jeep around.

 

That dash looks home-made, maybe a little taller that Cj5, but not as tall as an A-1. I think that is a full float axle with like a 27 spline drive hub. The A-1 tub looks pretty solid, and it looks like a civvy F134 in there.
All in all, looks like a good start!
-Donny

 

Dana 23-2?

 

When I look at pictures, it is more 1870 than 1969, but with some efforts it can become a good Jeep...

 

looks like a good start . does it still have VIN tag on firewall

 

I'm not sure it hasn't made it all the way to my driveway yet. It's sitting in my parents driveway on the trailer 3 hours away.

 

The full floater in the MB and early 2As was a Dana 23-2 but pretty much all the guts of it are interchangeable with the Dana 25. It has 10 spline shafts.

It looks like a Dana 44 from the partial picture. I think it's possible to take an axle shaft from the 23-2 and slide it into an early M38A1 Dana 44, also with 10 spline axle shafts. Mid '54 went to 19 spline? My A1 has a 2-54 delivery date and has 10 spline shafts. You'd have to machine the hubs and all, of course. I've thought about doing this except that the 10 spline shafts just aren't very strong- no stronger than a 25, probably. But it would give you a flanged full floater for cheap. And maybe a locker back there would strengthen it (just guessing on that)

I had the 23-2 in my 45 2A and with the L head never had a problem with the axle shafts

 

You could've written that in French and I would have about the same level of understanding. I took that pic because someone said they could tell what it was if they saw the under side of the rear. Here is a better pic of the axle.