CJ 3 Project

[Karlos59]

I am looking at buying a 58 CJ 3 for an upcoming project. It has no motor or Transmission . Does anybody have suggestions on a non original motor and auto Transmission package . I live in Australia. Thanks in advance Karl

 

[Sasquach]

Heres a thread that may be of use to you.http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f2/can-you-id-motor-6301/
Check out Advance adapters to see what options you have with your Tcase.

 

[54cj3b]

maybe some of my build will give you ideas

Sorry some picts may be blurry or distorted never claimed to be photographer

First day 3b got home in 2004







Beginning of tear down











After pulling engine this is what I found





Rusted solid only thing it was good for is a boat anchor

back to tear down













After the tear down I bought a 134 F head and rebuilt it



















After building the f head I changed my mind and bought a 4.3 along with a sm465











After repairing the body I put a bed liner on the tub before adding 1/4 in alum diamond plate Cutting and bending this stuff was a nightmare After going through 4 grinders 2 saws all and a jig saw I found it cuts like butter using a circular saw with a 12 tooth carbide blade used to cut plywood go figure








Added flairs from a S-10 blazer on rear wheel wells



bed lined whole inside of tub



installed 4.3 along with sm465









installed fuel tank



I painted the body panels but they came out like so i will be stripping them and redoing them

here are a bunch of goodies my wife let me order to finish my jeep











I went with gray seats







cant wait till these goodies get here

forgot with my progress added a wood floor to the rear tub floor





and roll bar



also window frame



6 years and still going but considering I was down 4 years with cancer think I'm getting back on track
My goal to have finished is April 2011

this is the color I'm going with





Burgundy pearl candy

My seats came yesterday started modifying the seat frames from the 3b to fit new seats got one mounted also got a few more angles of the jeep since I moved the jeep around in garage

























forgot to get a couple with the bikini top next round

 

[54cj3b]

hope maybe you can get some ideas from this build not stock at all but sure is sweet these 3bs are nice toys good luck with your build

john

 

[Sasquach]

Keep us updated on your progress.

 

[CJKrawler]

I am looking at buying a 58 CJ 3 for an upcoming project. It has no motor or trans. Does anybody have suggestions on a non original motor and auto trans package . I live in Australia. Thanks in advance Karl

Well, there are a lot of factors that depend on what you are looking to do with this Jeep. What do you have available down there? What tire size are you looking to run? What is the horse power needs? Is fuel economy important? Are you going to be stretching the frame? Give us a direction to go, and you will get plenty of helpful answers. Keep us posted on what you decide, and as always, post up pics. We love pictures.