Dauntless Swap Updates & Other News
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2024
- Hey folks I finally got a chance to film a video and show you where I am in regards to the Dauntless swap and I have some other news! I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year!! I show you how I have the engine positioned in the frame and what my plans are to address the few problems that have arose so far. I hope you enjoy!!! If you are interested in the Willys truck my brother has for sale please contact me on Facebook at Red Clay Traveler or send me a email at redclaytraveler@yahoo.com
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When I did the 225 in my old Willys I used everything out of A 1969 jeepster commando. not the T 90 worked out way better than the old t90 stuff. I even used the trans cross member. Good luck
I am using the Jeepster transmission and transfer case.
Won't be long now! Ol buzzing half dozen gonna be barking fire!
I’m getting excited!
For the bell housing clearance use gear reduction starter and the nose of starter is smaller so you can trim some of the bell housing then I added a little bit longer bump stop
What starter did you use? You had a clearance issue with the front driveshaft and bell housing?
I like that fix better than the suspension lift but I haven’t had time to look into it much
My father had a pretty big collection of hit an miss engines, he sold most of them off a few years ago. Had some really rare ones too, but he also had a Novo though I don't remember what the HP was on it it was quite a bit taller than yours. Not very many makes used the vertical cylinder, I always thought it was neat. I think they applied themselves well for marine use and for pumps due to their more compact nature. When we were kids we each had one that was "ours", mine was an early century Root and Vandervort; I got to keep it when I moved to GA, I keep meaning to start it one of these days. We used to go to shows where people brought these things from all over the place in New England, it was cool. Good luck with the job, it's hard to express how good it feels to have some stability in the income area when you've been without it for a while. Plus, you need that health insurance so you'll go see the doctor before you end up sick as a dog...:)
That’s cool! Crank that engine buddy! I appreciate the story and the support. I have hope that this job will be a good one and offer a lot of opportunities and stability.
@@redclaytraveler1949 No job is perfect all the time, no boss either. Just shoot for "I can live with this" and live your best life outside the office.
Another great video! Prayers for your new job!
Thank you so much!
Good luck on the new job and FoMoCo!😂
Thanks buddy! You and your Frauds lol
Hope the job works out. I know how it goes. A lot of crap out there. Figured the oil filter would hit the radiator not the diff.
No problem with radiator at all in regards to the filter
RCT, Good to see ya son. Glad to hear about the new job. Fingers crossed for a good turnout. You moving right along with the project. We're prayin for y'all with the weather. We got hammered here north Jersey. I'd be very interest in your brother's Willys. Unfortunately I don't do Facebook, at least until I retire. Lol. Only 50 days left, but I'm not counting. Let me know how I can reach you, to talk about it.
That k20 is lookin good too.
See you in the next one. I'm rootin fer ya.
Your ol pal "Country".
I did also send an email.
I appreciate you friend! Great talking to you!
Prayers sent. Another good vid. Thanks for sharing your faith. It's-17 degrees here in Omaha Ne. Myself and the dog are hunkered down watching RUclips for the first time in awhile. And here you are. Good to see Red Clay cross my path
That’s pretty cold buddy. lol My southern bones aren’t made for all that! I appreciate you and I always look forward to hearing from you! Stay warm and give your pup a few pets for me.
Will do
Just thought of something. On my 71 cj there is a simple bracket welded to frame with rubber bumper that prevents the spring from going to frame during a good hit. Not all have this and no book shows it but i finally got the crown number for the rubber. Ive got the 13 thin leaves up front and they move more than i would think.
Yeah I believe you are talking about the almost triangle shaped rubber bump stop that keeps the axle from contacting the frame?
@@redclaytraveler1949 no it has that one also like all of them. This is a bracket welded to the bottom edge of frame. It is behind the front axle. Rubber bumper of coarse faces the top surface of the frame. Probably need to send you a picture of it. Even the dealership books don't show it. Took a while to hunt down the bumper. It threw Jeep for a loop. They had never seen it. Simple to make but not to explain.
@@redclaytraveler1949 just had a thought it may have come with dealer winch or snowplow which this Jeep had. Thought your truck may have had them but didn't see them in the video. I keep forgetting that not all had them. I think mine is the only ones I've seen. But Jeep did finally find the rubber bumpers for them. So pretty sure it was from the factory
@@redclaytraveler1949 sorry. I said bumper faces the frame. Wrong. The rubber faces the top surface of the spring. Getting old and I hate typing 😆
Oh cool, I appreciate the info!
Came across a supercharged v6 in a Buick at upull&pay. Was having to snatch 3.7 out of a Jeep. Came bake two days later and someone had what looked like taken a prybar and channel locks to the motor. 🤯😠
Damn I hate to hear that!
1959-1963 was the best willys. 61-63 went down the highway best.
I don’t know about that but I like them all. The trucks I have drove all rode the same, some just went a little faster lol
Are you sure the motor is not a little low? Hard to tell from here 😆 I will check clearance on that driveshaft on the cj5s just for an idea.
If I go up any higher it hits the fire wall and causes other issues
@@redclaytraveler1949 yeah I feared that also. Didn't see this coming. A body lift would also create some issues.
I’ll just do a suspension lift when the time comes. It’s not critical right now
@@redclaytraveler1949 that may be the best option. Sounds like not many spring options. You might want to check national spring and see what they say. Cool that jeepster man has an option.
Jeepster man keeps impressing me lol