Cornel Ormsby's 1942 Willy's MB
Cornel's MB has a 2-inch chassis lift and 30x9.50 Armstrong tires. The body is a steel
replica that was put on in 1985, after he rolled the original. Inside is a full roll cage
and Subaru station-wagon seats, under which there are two 10-gallon tanks. The top is a Bestop
for a CJ-2. The engine is a 1966 Buick 225 V-6 with Crane "Gripper" cam and lifters,
Offenhauser "Dual-Port" intake, Holley 390cfm 4-barrel, Jacobs ignition, Cloyes roller chain,
Hooker headers, and Walker turbo mufflers. Transmission is a Muncie M-21 four-speed with Hurst
shifter, Hayes clutch, and Warn overdrive. Brakes are 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" drums, and the front
wheels have Warn hubs."I bought this Jeep in 1981, and have put a lot of time and money
into it; but still no paint job!" - Cornel
Rob Johnson's 1946 Willys CJ2A
This has been a five-year build up project of Rob's 1946 Willy's CJ2a and nothing has
remained stock. Starting from front to rear: Custom winch mount bumper, Warn 8000 lb. winch,
extended and boxed front frame to mount YJ springs, spring over conversion, 1" body lift,
Saginaw steering conversion, Dana 44 front end with Detroit locker and 4.56 gears, disc brakes,
Ford 302 engine conversion, engine is slightly built for low end torque, T-18 transmission with
granny low (6.5:1), hyd. clutch, full swing pedal conversion, Premier Power Welder, converted
A/C compressor for on board air, thumb throttle, RCI seats with five point harness, full roll
cage, Dana 300 transfer case with Currie Twin Sticks, CV joint driveshafts front and rear,
Dana 60 rear end with Detroit locker, 4.56 gears, Currie axles, custom rear shock mounts,
extended frame and body 6.5", wheelbase now 86.5", full interior Rhino liner, diamond plate
rocker guards, Micro brake lock, and CB radio and GPS.
"It's been a lot of work, but the results have been worth it. I take it out often to the
4+ trails in southern California." - Rob
Mark Hansen's 1948 CJ-2A
"What a great web page." Mark's CJ is all original
except the Rancho lift and Big O 32X11.50 tires."I completely rebuilt the
engine, tranny and axles. The body has had two sheets of sheet metal welded
in to repair the rust. I am in the process of grafting in the Willys stamps in
the new Steel Horse hood, this will finish the body. I did all the work
myself with exception of the machine work on the original engine. My
teenager and I are enjoying getting into the mud and hills around Castle
Rock, CO." - Mark
Chuck Payne's 1953 CJ2A
"This 1953 CJ-2A started out as a bone stock rig when I acquired it. Over the past five
years it has swallowed many many hours and even more money, but it is almost finished...(right).
It is now equipped with a 1989 Swirlport 305 Chevrolet, carbureted by Edelbrock on a Performer
manifold. A Cloyes double roller timing chain set is installed with the cam timing advanced 4
deg. for great response off-idle. A single serpentine belt drives the reverse rotation water
pump, 130 amp alternator, power steering pump, and air conditioning compressor (now providing
compressed air for the air system). The engine is cooled with a custom built offset 3
(desert) core style radiator and a Flex-A-Lite dual electric fan package controlled by an
adjustable temperature/air compressor relay. Power is delivered to the x-fer case by a
unifit TH350 automatic trans. which is outfitted with a 950 r.p.m. stall converter and a
manual valve body shifted w/ a Hurst, reverse lockout ratchet shifter. Also assisting the
delivery process is a Warn 'all-range overdrive' and a spicer T-18 x-fer case, adapted by
Novak Enterprises.The axle's consist of a front DANA 30, rear DANA 44 offset. Both are
outfitted with disc brakes and ARB "air lockers" (best money I ever spent). 5.38 gears help
turn the rubber...Q78-15-LT bias Buckshots on front/ 16x35x15 Super Swamper "BOGGERS" in back,
both on custom offset wheels for articulation and steering clearance (wheels are different
widths to maintain circumference). The suspension consists of BENZ custom leaf springs and
two pairs of Rancho RS9000 shocks controlled by the in cab dampening level controls. The front
springs have the shackles reversed for better geometry. I could go on forever (nearly), so
some other quick luxuries are, Hunsaker seats, R.C.I. 5-point harnesses, Specialty Power Window
custom electric wiper conversion, twin custom stainless fuel cells, custom full roll cage
(been tested....and tested...and tested), Bellvue 6000 lb. winch, in-dash glove box, front
and rear bumpers serve as air storage tanks with outlets at both (good for setting beads back
on tires....100p.s.i. X 4 gal.). Known to have happened once or twice when running @ 4 lbs.,
All equipment on this Jeep has undergone extensive testing and I hereby acknowledge it to
be...FAR OUT!!
P.S. I also belong to the Outlaw 4X4'S (a club located in Yakima,WA.)" - Chuck
Jeep Rating: 420
Henry Ghisolfo's South American M38 "Willie"
Henry Ghisolfo's South American M38 resides in Uruguay and he really loves Jeeps.
He purchased this M38 6 years ago in very bad condition; that was the only way he could
find one.
Steve Forman's 1948 CJ2A
Steve has just finished a 2-1/2 year restore. He went nuts on the detail, and he's
almost afraid to drive it. Everything is clean down to the last bolt.
"Next restore is a '52 M38. This thing is all there. Even has original Army
markings for the driver under the hood. Still needs a full body off
(nothing else is acceptable), but I am anxious the get started. This time I
know I can bypass alot of bull. I also have a database of all of the parts by vendor." - Steve
Chris Lewis' 1947 CJ2A
Chris purchased his CJ nearly six years ago in almost stock, but poor condition. It had
an F-head 4-cyl. in it that stuck through the hood. Someone had fabricated an ugly sheet
metal box that sat on the hood to cover the air cleaner. That was fine, and he drove it for
nearly a year until one day the master cylinder went bad. It was hard to get at sitting there
under the floorboard, and the body was kind of loose anyway, so one thing led to
another and the next thing he knew, his Jeep sat in a pile of parts in the back yard...much
to his wife's dismay.
Nearly a year and a lot of grinding scraping and cleaning later, a nice little Jeep appeared
out of that pile of parts. The original drivetrain was there, except for a 305 Chevy. It
worked great, until he joined a Jeep club and found that he couldn't follow the guys that had
lockers. So in they went. That's when the old axles broke and were replaced with axles From
a '74 CJ5. Then the original T90 tranny broke, again and was replaced with a NP435 4spd. By
this time the 305 was knocking so in went a 350 - mmmmmmm, power. The Jeep was perfect; well
almost. So now he has hung Wrangler springs under it.
"I have to say the Wrnagler springs were the single best improvement yet. 40" of flex
with an 80" wheelbase, cool. So it's done, well the 4.56 gears came in yestarday..." - Chris
Josh Lowenstein's 1951 CJ3A
Josh's 1951 CJ3A has a Buick 225 V6, Holley Projection, 4bbl Offy manifold, Turbo 350
auto trans, M18 T-case w/Warn overdrive 2.48 low range, flanged 44 rear from '71 Renagade 2,
rear ARB w/5.38 gears, M30 front powerlock and 5.38 gears, custom "high steer" 44 knuckles,
SOA ala Wrangler springs, reverse shackle front, rear antiwrap custom perches, antiwrap link,
body tub is OEM with redone floors and cutouts, grill is stock but cut-to-fit and radiator
moved forward 2", hood and fenders are my home-builts, power steering conversion (saginaw),
front seats from a Honda Prelude, rear seat Beard racing, Warn 6k winch, BFG mudders (custom cut),
custom exhaust using stock manifolds and driver's-side "front dump" single 2.5" tubing,
roll cage is tied to frame and has family bar in the rear.
Ramp Travel Index backwards is 1500, forward is 1350.
"This one is for my wife so we called it 'Superbitch'." - Joshua
Jeep Score: 331
William Mish's 1955 CJ3B 'Wildcat'
'Wildcat' has a 340 Buick V-8, HEI, K&N, SM420, SPICER 18, OD, 5.38:1 gears, ARB's,
3/4-ton axles, 4-wheel disc brakes, KC's, Warn 8274, Link-Arc, 33" BFG'S, CB, and
custom everything.
G. R. Andrews' 1942 Ford GPW - "Original Rust"
G. R.'s GPW has a 231 Buick V6, SM420 GM 4-speed granny, beefed up T18
xfer case, Dana 44 rear, Dana 30 front both with Powr-Loks and 5.38:1 gearing,
4-wheel disc brakes, Warn O.D., 6500Lb Sidewinder winch, and tilt power steering.
Up front sports a Hi-Lift jack and a vertical mounted Chevy starter converted into
a beverage blender. Along with the stock gas tank, I added a Postal Jeep gas tank
in the rear stuffed between the frame and the tub. The axe and shovel are 1942
originals.
"I've been on the Rubicon 12 times and I get off-road as much as I can. My crawl
ratio is 90.35 and my latest Rating score is 340." - G. R. Andrews
Jeep Rating: 340
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