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| willy | Oct 23 2009, 01:20 PM Post #1 |
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Hey 3B enthusiasts! I have a 57 CJ-3B With what I am 99% sure has the original engine because my father purchased it from the US Border Patrol in 1970 and never changed a thing since. The thing is that the number 4FR 188089 seems to be among only very few in the data base that start with 4FR. Can somebody tell me what this number means? |
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| yjcanibul | Oct 23 2009, 01:34 PM Post #2 |
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hi there willy someone will correct me if wrong, I believe I read the R meant it was a factory Replacement engine ... what we might call a 'crate' engine these days ... |
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57 3B : big speedo / Hurricane / YF 938 SD / IAY-4012 / T90 / D18 / 5.375 final drive / open diffs / Firestone 6ply Military NDCC / 12v Delco SI alt / Kayline Top / venting windshield / tub patched / "still fixing leaks one at a time" 89 wrangler : h/duty axles + 5spd / 200+hp 4.2L / arb locked / multiport fuel inj / warn hubs+winch / 1/4 mil km / fishing+trail riding / gets me to work | |
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| willy | Oct 23 2009, 02:38 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks yjcanibul, That sounds right... FR= factory replacement... |
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.......................1957 CJ-3B................. ........................[ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ] ............... ........................[________] ............... ......................./ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ/ ................ ...................../_WILLYS_/ .................. .....................[O]||||[O] ................... .....................'''''{88}''''" ................... .....SALTSPRING ISLAND, BC, CANADA..... | |
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| yjcanibul | Oct 23 2009, 02:40 PM Post #4 |
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while we're waiting for some expert advise post some pic's of you 'B' when you can, I too am a '57 and luv'n'it
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57 3B : big speedo / Hurricane / YF 938 SD / IAY-4012 / T90 / D18 / 5.375 final drive / open diffs / Firestone 6ply Military NDCC / 12v Delco SI alt / Kayline Top / venting windshield / tub patched / "still fixing leaks one at a time" 89 wrangler : h/duty axles + 5spd / 200+hp 4.2L / arb locked / multiport fuel inj / warn hubs+winch / 1/4 mil km / fishing+trail riding / gets me to work | |
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| willy | Oct 23 2009, 02:44 PM Post #5 |
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.......................1957 CJ-3B................. ........................[ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ] ............... ........................[________] ............... ......................./ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ/ ................ ...................../_WILLYS_/ .................. .....................[O]||||[O] ................... .....................'''''{88}''''" ................... .....SALTSPRING ISLAND, BC, CANADA..... | |
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| 1954cj3b | Oct 26 2009, 05:42 PM Post #6 |
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Its in nice shape I wouldnt change a thing |
3b'ers do it on all 4's
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