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| derekredmond | Aug 17 2013, 05:20 PM Post #1 |
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I still don't know what the numbers stamped in a triangle mean. Anybody have any new information? See photos at http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/SerialNos/...alNosFrame.html Derek |
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Derek Redmond Kingston, Canada 1959 CJ-3B http://CJ3B.info/About.html | |
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| oldtime | Aug 20 2013, 11:18 AM Post #2 |
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My 1953 frame is not "triangle" stamped. My 1959 frame is triangle stamped 7 - D - 2 My 1962 frame is triangle stamped 9 - D - 12 I have an idea but not enough examples to verify the exact meaning at this time. If others will post the year of their CJ-3B and indicate any evidence of a triangle stamping on their CJ-3B and we can likely conclude. Enter your country, the jeep model, any evidence of triangle stamping. The serial plate number may also be helpfull. |
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Currently building my final F-134 powered 3B . Rock Crawler using factory parts from the Willys Motors era (1953-1963) http://s4.zetaboards.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_Board/topic/30228766/1/#new | |
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| jking | Aug 20 2013, 02:47 PM Post #3 |
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1958 3B serial number 57348 47330 frame 47330 frame triangle 5 D 16 Born and raised in Toledo Ohio, USA. |
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1958 CJ3B F134 engine\Dana 25 with Spicer type axles\Dana 44 rear\T90 trans\Dana 18 transfer case. Northest Ohio | |
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| Lawrence | Aug 20 2013, 04:52 PM Post #4 |
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Ken, Year 1955 CJ3B Serial# 57348 18439 Frame# 18439 Frame Triangle # 2 D 11 Engine # 4J92830 Location Decatur, Alabama (Purchased new in Birmingham, Alabama) Lawrence
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1955 CJ3B Family Tradition Decatur, AL ~~"Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it"~~ ~~"We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust our sails"~~ http://cj3b.info/Owners/Wade.html http://cj3b.info/Events/SEWillys2017.html http://cj3b.info/Owners/WadeRiver.html | |
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| Dom | Aug 21 2013, 11:52 PM Post #5 |
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I took this photo of the triangle numbers during my rebuild. 1958 right hand drive CJ3B delivered to Australia, S/N 57348 44479L Triangle numbers are 12 - D - 9 My thoughts were the values would all work as calendar dates - eg mine would be Dec 9. The other values posted thus far would all also work this way as well I think. The D? Who knows - maybe an assembly line or plant, or a version/evolution of the frame?
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Melbourne, Australia 1942 Willys MB 1945 Ford GPW 1958 Willys CJ3B 1984 Jeep CJ7 1985 Jeep CJ8 World Cab | |
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| oldtime | Aug 22 2013, 11:04 AM Post #6 |
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Here's my current thinking. Unlike some earlier CJ frames I believe the triangle stamped frames were assembled at the Willys plant. I believe the first and last digits will represent the month and the day of the frame assembly. From over a dozen examples; I have seen no first digits any higher than 12 and no last digits higher than 31. The uppermost stamping ? I thought the "D" possibly meant Domestic but thanks to Dom's reply concerning his exported jeep that remains in serious doubt at this time. A few examples are stamped "547" in lieu of the "D" stamping. Perhaps that upper stamping indicates the particular plant where the frame was assembled ? |
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Currently building my final F-134 powered 3B . Rock Crawler using factory parts from the Willys Motors era (1953-1963) http://s4.zetaboards.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_Board/topic/30228766/1/#new | |
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