My clunker
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SMOKESTACK
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I love it !
billintheabyss
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I've got original steel wheels for it, I'm going to get those dumbass slot mags and tires off, and get back to the original style NDT tires.
Only modification to it so far is an electric wiper, the original trico vacuum wiper worked ok with the original AC dual action fuel pump, but I replaced it with a Carter and it wasn't the same.
Pragmatic Mutt
AKA SuperCourse
That Jeep is awesome! I kind of like the slotted wheels, but if you want to go more original I get that too. Were those a 3 or 4 speed?
billintheabyss
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3 speed, non synchro first gear, 5.38 differential gears, 2 stick transfer case (one stick for the range, one for the front drive engagement)
No hubs, just drive flanges.
It'll do 56-58, but it's stressed! I rebuilt the carb, adjusted the valves, rewired the vitals, etc.
It's a back roads only vehicle! Comfortable cruising speed is about 45.
Oh yeah, no turn signals! Just my hand signals.
billintheabyss
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I can imagine, a stock Willys is a well engineered package, with the drivetrain and brakes. It's good for 50 mph.
throw more power into one, and you better at least have some 11 in drums that self adjust, and some wider axles.
Even at 25-30, mine scares me with the body roll sometimes!
SMOKESTACK
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always wanted one , only drove one for a month just to keep it moving , it was fun !
They are fun to drive but not as your only vehicle.
billintheabyss
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That's the truth! You have the 4 or the 6?
billintheabyss
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I had the 2.5 4 banger, it was slow until 50, then it was just dead, lol. Lots of noise, no more power. Pretty scary on the interstate....
I've had mine at 80 on the interstate, but I don't feel comfortable at that speed.
billintheabyss
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Short wheelbase vehicles are like that. I had a samurai with a 1.6 out of a tracker (oh boy, big block, lol!), It had a Weber carb, and a thorley header. I regeared the transfer case with a rocky road kit to get the high and low range way down, because I had a spring over lift on it, and 33 inch swampers.
I have no doubt it would have gone a solid 70+!
I never had it in me to take it that fast....
SMOKESTACK
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Right , that bucked like crazy so I never drank my coffee in it , learned that day one .
billintheabyss
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Cant drink anything, can't hear the radio, can't keep up with traffic, etc, lol....
I like mine, and it's dead nuts reliable, but I'm not 20 anymore.its very scary to get on a high speed 2 lane highway. It's secondary roads preferably.
I've definitely thought about selling it to fund a tire and king shocks/uniball upper control arm upgrade for my Sequoia.
If I was in Arizona, Utah, or the upper peninsula of Michigan, I wouldn't be saying that.....
AmericanMadeOnly
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Did you ever see Roadkill where they put a 440 in a samurai? it was only 2 wheel then but they had a lot of fun...lol
billintheabyss
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Definitely, even a smog era 440 would make a samurai scoot!