Hi All: I am a Willys dealer retired. I owned my Jeep store in the 70's and also had a Willys-Overland parts and remodeling business in Northern Michigan. At the time all the WW2 guys were retiring and they loved to have an old Willys in the garage at their cabins in Northern Michigan. We rebuilt all 12 Willys engines and sold them all over the Midwest. It was lots of fun.
Current project is a 66 CJ-5 w original V6. I rebuilt it in 2000. Gave it to my kids. Had so many parts left over, I built another exactly the same except for a T18. The kids gave theirs to my grandson and now I'm going through it again, just for him. I forgot how much work it is.
It was so easy to get parts back then. Not now. I was a Crown parts buyer back in the 70's. Transportation Part Co in Chicago had everything. Acme Bodies were the best steel bodies. 4WD Hardware was the best fiberglass body. Looks like they're all gone. I looked for a steering box rebuild kit and theres nothing around. The kit for early CJ is around but not 64-71. O well, if I can be a good thread member and answer any questions, I will. Tim Gardner
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Originally Posted by timandzack
