Hi, new bloke here, from the UK

[Derrick]

Ah the flag will be changed soon

Thank you for the compliment about my Jeep, a lot of blood, sweat and tears and coffee have gone into it

[Derrick]

My Jeep came with an alternator, it went a bit belly up, so had to be replaced

The support bracket had to be replaced, it took the little Indian guy hours to make one

He had worked on Mahindra Jeeps back in India

They pretty makeup and make do, it looked a bit of a mess, big flat bar coming from the side bulk head

Then I read somewhere I could get an alternator that looks like a generator

Same fittings as the original, but damned if I can find it again

[gmwillys]

I believe I saw the same video about the '41 Willys slat grille and a '43 GPW Ford. Either way, there was pretty good information on there.

The speedometer bouncing is typically a speedometer cable catching within the sheathing. I replaced mine with a good quality one made in the states, (https://quartertonparts.com/product/...-cable-60/)and have had no issues ever since.

To ease some of your parts searches, there are some outfits in France that carries parts for the Willys; https://joesmotorpool.fr/en/content/4-about-us

You have done a great job on your Willys! It is a fine looking specimen.

[Derrick]

gmwillys

Thanks for your reply to my thread

The gear box has been rebuilt, the clutch replaced

The parts came from Joes Motor pool here in the UK (good service parts arrived the next day)

There is a new inner and outer speedo cable installed, but still no difference (mine was a US made one as well)

I cant see me getting any speeding tickets though

I might look for a slat front for my Jeep, but it wont be a priority

I'd much rather try and find this alternator that looks like a generator, dynamo

Thanks for the compliment on my Jeep

[gmwillys]

I like the slat grill idea. I went through a couple of speedometer cables until I bought the one from 1/4 ton and military.

[Derrick]

gmwillys

I wont be making it it priority though.

if I see one on eBay or at any of the shows I go to and its a decent price, i might buy it

If have tried 2 cables now, inner and outer, both give me the same resulys, a bouncy sppeedo

I'm not spending any more on them

I'm off to France in August, looking forward to that, it was a great 5 days last year (and it was quite cheap)

I just make sure I have 3 Jerry cans filled up, that and a tank of juice will get me there and back

[bmorgil]

If the speedo cables didn't change anything, it sounds like the Speedometer Head is going. There is a guy here in the states that rebuilds them.

https://www.bobsspeedometer.com/

He ships worldwide. I am sure it wouldn't be cheap.

[Derrick]

bmorgil

Nothing being sent or bought from the US is cheap any more

From what I can gather this spedo is an original, so very reluctant to replace it

This is because of Brexit, the $ has never got back to where it was before we left Europe

Its the reason I cant carry on my road trips over there

[Derrick]

gmwillys

I have seen a slat grill on eBay, its an auction, so watching it and see what the bidding goes up to

What do you think a fair price is ?

[gmwillys]

That's a good question Derrick. I wasn't sure myself, but I did some searches, and MD Juan makes a reproduction slat grill for around $340. U.S;

https://www.kaiserwillys.com/product...fits-41-42-mb/

But, if you can find an original, then it would be hard to predict a price at auction. I would be willing to pay up for an original over a reproduction, but that is my preference. On a driver, on the other hand, a reproduction would probably make more sense.