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| Goose | Jan 7 2013, 08:59 AM Post #1 |
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While at a car museum in Tallahassee last week I saw this vehicle. The sign only said it was an AMC "Jeep" and it had Navy markings on it.![]()
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1963 CJ3B Roaming the woods of WNC | |
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| Rus Curtis | Jan 7 2013, 09:40 AM Post #2 |
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Looks like a Mighty Mite to me. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Poster/M422.html I guess technically, it could be an AMC vehicle. |
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Rus Curtis Alabama '54 CJ-3B "Green Gruntt" Bantam T3-C | |
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| Phil... | Jan 7 2013, 09:54 AM Post #3 |
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Yep, got the same thing over here! Looks like fun. Wouldn't mind having a go! ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M422_Mighty_Mite |
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Indian 3B England. | |
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| RamblinCJ3B | Jan 7 2013, 10:16 AM Post #4 |
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They are cool little rigs! And were built by American Motors. |
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Eddie Clovis,Ca 1956 Willys PU 1962 USN CJ3B Stock 1971 Hurst Jeepster 350 1972 Commando 4.0 HO 1972 Commando I6 258 1975 J20 401 | |
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| jeeper50 | Jan 7 2013, 10:46 AM Post #5 |
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ol' skool jeeper jeff
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All aluminum construction, air cooled motor design to be tossed out of a C130 back in the 'Nam era. |
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In the land of the blind... the one eyed man is king Texan at heart, Georgian by paycheck '53 CJ3B, F134, 12v alternator, lockrights, Hot-Spark electronic module,11"self energizing brakes, Belleview winch, Beachwood summertop, OD color, built to honor all Veterans of this great country Kayaks- Hobie Revo 13, Hobie Outback 12' both ready for the salt... | |
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| HOGHEAD | Jan 10 2013, 02:08 PM Post #6 |
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They should have stayed with all aluminum construction.. Lord knows all of there Jeep products are known for rust,,,, Butt then I would not have been looking for a body to put on my 74CJ-5 & found my 3B body just begging me to mount her on my 74 Frame,,,, Funny how things happen,,, :rolleyes: |
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Dargan Md... Death Before 2 Wheel Drive... "On a Steel Horse I ride" AMC Rules. "Journey" not the Destination... 59 Cj3-b (married to a 74 Cj-5 frame & AMC running gear) Willys Overland,, My Build http://z4.invisionfree.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_B...?showtopic=2892 | |
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| John J | Jan 11 2013, 07:45 AM Post #7 |
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The aluminum construction is fine, but only to a point. Look at a older Land Rovers. The frames do rust out, usuallylong before the body, even when the frame has been galvanized. However, once oxidation of the aluminum (the equivalent of rust to steel) gets going, the whole thing get paper thin everywhere and it all folds up. Not a pretty sight. It's also a lot more difficult and expensive to repair or restore. Unless you're good at welding aluminum the only real alternative is aluminum panels and lots of pop rivets (kind of like aircraft work). I can weld steel, but I know I'm not good enough to weld aluminum or stainless. The folks that do are fabulous. I'd need years of practice to get "good," okay, "fair." And, just for fun, you typically can't just patch aluminum with something other than aluminum because of electrolysis. If you thought rust was bad, this is worse. Just my 2 cents. . . . but the vehicle is still pretty cool. John J 1958 CJ3B |
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| bob in NC | Jan 11 2013, 09:32 AM Post #8 |
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john j; didn't know much about aluminum, thanks for the lesson. i like all old jeeps in some cases more than old cars. i had a auto union Munga and it was 3 cylinder and you had to mix oil in the gas but it was cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duLOeb8IhSk bob |
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| HOGHEAD | Jan 11 2013, 04:01 PM Post #9 |
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Well Ive never been called fabulous by any of the truck drivers that run Aluminum beds,,, I replaced everthing from the deck to the sides & tailgates,, I'm certifyed up to 3/8s with tig & 1-1/2 with mig,,,, Its about the same as steel welding just a different base metal & filler rod,, & there are loads of different paints to stop corosion .... & Stanless its just a matter of knowing which gas's to use,,, I had a welder in my hand since I was 9 ,, You learn a few things after 50 years,,, Got the scares to prove it ,, Along with bad eyes,,,
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Dargan Md... Death Before 2 Wheel Drive... "On a Steel Horse I ride" AMC Rules. "Journey" not the Destination... 59 Cj3-b (married to a 74 Cj-5 frame & AMC running gear) Willys Overland,, My Build http://z4.invisionfree.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_B...?showtopic=2892 | |
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| Larry (TX) | Jan 12 2013, 02:38 PM Post #10 |
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According to our MV club VP (and Vietnam Marine vet), who owns one, the Mites were built exclusively for the US Marine Corp and no other branch of service, thus this one in the photo re-painted Navy gray is not truly a naval vehicle. The Mites ceased production in '62. An interesting fact is that every one produced over the three and half year period came from the factory with a thin framed windshield, but were field fitted later on with M38A1 jeep windshields. Rear fenderwell mounted seats were also a field retro-fit. One unique identifier for MV's produced for the Marine Corp, is the always present lifting eyes placed at the outer ends of the vehicle's front and rear bumpers. All other service branches used lifting eyes and/or welded on loops of round bar placed at or near the frame rails. Sadly, there are (or at least were several years back) hundreds of the Mites, brand new, stacked one above another in specially made aluminum shipping frames, in the governments desert boneyard outside Tucson AZ. Our MV club is fortunate enough to have two members with these neat little MV's, one of which is already restored, and the other undergoing total restoration presently. |
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Larry Steed Pearland, Texas '53 Willys CJ3B '52 Willys M38 '86 Chevy M1009 CUCV (K5 4x4 Military Blazer) M100 1/4 ton jeep trailer M416 1/4 ton jeep trailer (2 ea.) M101 CDN 1/4 ton jeep trailer | |
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| bob in NC | Jan 13 2013, 09:47 AM Post #11 |
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all aluminum body. what would be cool is a cj3b with the complete body made out of road signs. in high school we had a couple road signs cut out to fit the floor. |
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