Running R
05-23-2022, 04:55 PM
Just joining the forum. I am new to being on a forum, but wanted to join to learn and share info as I bring my '56 CJ back up to being road worthy (and get it back the way it was when my Dad gave it to me).
A little about my jeep. It was purchased new here in Texas by a ranch to be used by one of their hands. After the first winter, the old cowboy thought it was too cold to get around in on the ranch in and was traded to my Dad for a Dodge Power Wagon. It was kept in my Dad's shop to drag dead cars around and we used it to quail hunt in and for general recreation. All our family in my generation (2 sisters and a brother) learned to drive in it as well as all the grandkids. Sometime in the 80s, my Dad repainted it and redid the upholstery and had it in really good shape. About 1990, my Dad closed his business and the jeep became mine. I kept it in a shop behind my house until about '14 when I took it to the country and kept it there in my barn (no doors). As you might imagine, that was a real mistake! Rats finished off the old cloth wiring, racoons damaged the upholstery and dirt dobbers built nests in every crook and cranny they could find. It still runs good, there were no working lights and the brakes are nonexistent.
I am now retired and was looking for something to occupy my time, so I brought her home to get her back in shape. I just completed the installation of a 12 circuit fuse block and wiring harness to all components. It now has all the lights an gauges working. I am now getting ready to start on the front brakes, but am finding it difficult to find any YouTube videos on brake jobs on a '56 CJ with Warn hubs.
I am going to reach out to Kaiser Willys, but if anyone out there has done one of these before and has any info to share, I would really appreciate hearing from You!
Running R
A little about my jeep. It was purchased new here in Texas by a ranch to be used by one of their hands. After the first winter, the old cowboy thought it was too cold to get around in on the ranch in and was traded to my Dad for a Dodge Power Wagon. It was kept in my Dad's shop to drag dead cars around and we used it to quail hunt in and for general recreation. All our family in my generation (2 sisters and a brother) learned to drive in it as well as all the grandkids. Sometime in the 80s, my Dad repainted it and redid the upholstery and had it in really good shape. About 1990, my Dad closed his business and the jeep became mine. I kept it in a shop behind my house until about '14 when I took it to the country and kept it there in my barn (no doors). As you might imagine, that was a real mistake! Rats finished off the old cloth wiring, racoons damaged the upholstery and dirt dobbers built nests in every crook and cranny they could find. It still runs good, there were no working lights and the brakes are nonexistent.
I am now retired and was looking for something to occupy my time, so I brought her home to get her back in shape. I just completed the installation of a 12 circuit fuse block and wiring harness to all components. It now has all the lights an gauges working. I am now getting ready to start on the front brakes, but am finding it difficult to find any YouTube videos on brake jobs on a '56 CJ with Warn hubs.
I am going to reach out to Kaiser Willys, but if anyone out there has done one of these before and has any info to share, I would really appreciate hearing from You!
Running R