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It is good practice to make sure, that's for sure! I have seen well intended lubricants and sealers cause a lot of problems due to incompatibility....

I didn’t think of Vaseline. That would work well. I keep some in the shop to grease o-rings. The service manual just says something like “sticky...

I knew we would have someone break out the “Universal Jeep Justification Chart” eventually :D;) See Larrbeard there’s always a Reason and the pros...

I have always used the lube I am going to run in the transmission in a squirt can. For lube to "stick" things like the counter shaft bearings and...

I agree gm! Very cool experience here.

Build away. This is going to be excellent!

It's not egging you on, it's encouragement so to speak. Let's use the universal Jeep justification chart; Pros: 1) Miss Becky needs her...

Wow - thanks. Going to take a good look at them

Only thing we can do at this point; is build!! :-)

I am guessing that since there are issues with modern gear oils in the transmission there could be a potential problem with some assembly greases....

Yeah - look at the shackle bolts - they do tend to get a bit of wear on them .....

All great ideas and advice gents - thank you much!

You have a few options. I would first call Silv-o-Lite. They made the pistons originally long ago. They are the only current manufacturer of Willys /...

But Larry...... you did set her up with a dyno-mite sewing machine! Don't let him fool you, Larry is surrounded. He lives in harms way. Trouble...

CJ3eh This may not matter but, when I finished my project I had the spring shackles at the rear and the front to tight and it didn’t give the...

QUIT IT ​I can get in enough trouble without you guys egging me on.....

"Also, the poor girl has a bit of a list to port when sitting empty" Not uncommon - there is usually a bit more weight on the port side, maybe ...

"One of those videos showed a Navy person get sucked into a jet intake." That was in several of the safety videos that made the rounds in the Navy...

The turning stops, (threaded bolt and jam nut) on the back of the axle tube on both sides needs to be adjusted out to prevent the tires from rubbing...

Work from the bottom up. You can remove the u-bolts, remove the centering bolt/pin from the spring pack and remove leafs on the vehicle. Remove the...

It’s almost still a virgin, it only has 48,000 miles on it!!!:cool:

I had HUD video of an F16 pilot out practicing dogfighting. The word FUEL was flashing in the center of the HUD. After he gets the kill he calls his...

That Jeepsters got Becky written All over it!!!! I can see it now,Becky and Ham lived Happily ever After and had a Little Baby Boy named Hamey!!!

Oh man... Two red beauties parked in Larry's barn! There should be room left for a little Red CJ. "And baby makes three!"

I nominate it going to the car barn with Ham's truck. LarrBeard said it was the right color after all. Although an LS powered Jeepster would be...

Yup talking to you CJ3eb! Keep us posted on the project.

Thanks very much for the info on the spring seats and the drive train durability. My seat does have the springs. Was going to replace it with just...