Okay, here's my Jeep

Here's what I think I've got, 1966 V-6 3-spd. I'm guessing the tub is mid-seventies? I don't know where the tilt wheel is from, it looks like sixties Vette or Camaro maybe. All the lights work, heater controls are a little trashed. The transmission leaks some and the 10 leaf springs are pretty hagged out. I have already fixed a lot of little things that had been neglected, but other than that, it seems to be pretty solid, it runs real strong, shifts nice and it has very few rattles. So far I really dig it.

 

I like that tilt column install, looks good other than the super long bolts, but that's something I would do.

Just looking for factory correct, your speedometer is not correct for '66. neither is the tail gate, or bumpers. I'm guessing the tub is a replacement, or spliced together, most likely replacement.
It's missing the indentations where the under the seat fuel tank filler goes, and the dash arrangement looks like the 4-134 style.. Rear tanks came around 1970-1971 if I recall correctly.

Now that's "factory" correct. If you like it and aren't going for a restoration, I'd say you have a nice Jeep there.


Although, I'd get some tailgate chains, or make your own chains or cables.

I find the tailgate to be very useful.

 

The fuel filler area has been putty'ed over. Knowing nothing about Jeeps, the "unleaded" speedometer was what got me looking closer, eventually bringing me here. I could not agree more about the tailgate. You can see a big toolbox through the back window, it is bolted down and really renders the gate usless. It's a nice box and you could keep a bunch of junk clean and dry but I'm kinda' leaning towards tossing it and/or the passenger seat. No restoration project, it's gonna' get used.

 

Nice rig.. Welcome to the gang..

 

A very nice looking CJ. And I suspect you will want to ditch the rear tool box. If you have had much seat time in one, you will know storage space is at a premium and there is never enough. I like to keep the bed clear for bigger items like back packs.

And if you want a more correct tailgate but not model specific, I believe all CJ2A, 3A, 3B, 5 and 6 will interchange.

 

I like the color - looks like Jeep '73 Fairway Green.

I think the tailgate is a factory tailgate that's been skinned-over or the center replaced with sheet steel. Should function the same as the factory tailgate. Add tailgate chains to restore the original function.

This Jeep has had some significant custom body work - it's been smoothed out with either new skin or filler. I'm sure you recognize what's been changed from original. No reason to think the tub has been swapped, since any tub would have to be modified to get the current appearance. There's no factory tub that looks like that - it's had some surgery. From the inside, it looks right for a '66.

Maybe an aftermarket tilt wheel? A GM tilt column has the ignition lock in the column. That's the usual junkyard option. I don't think there's any car application that has a small-diameter tube and no key-lock like that. Ididit and Flaming River sell tilt columns for hot rods at just about any length you might need. Not cheap, but an elegant solution.

 

Nice clean little jeep.

Welcome to the club

 

Welcome from Ga. fb your jeep.

 

Looks good to me. Just add gas and enjoy!

 

Thanks guys. On the tub, how about the Jeep letters just forward of the door, are the letters stamped? No sign of them on the inside. Since I have already had the out of state title inspected by the county successfully I might also mention the ID tag features Phillips head screws instead of rivets? The steering column uses mid to late sixties GM blinker and flasher hardware and handles, everything looks like a GM non-telescoping parts. The boot that seals against the floor fits the column but looks like it was made to fit a floor with a lot flatter angle. It had the floppy wheel problem just like the newer GM ignition lock units but is built a lot different, the fix was the same but what a nightmare to get to it. I could find no reasonable way to relieve the two springs that hold the tilt "up" so I could separate the upper from the lower. Got it fixed, but I would imagine there is an easier method. I found some info on a '68 Chevelle column that seemed to be the same unit up top anyway.

 

Yep, they are stamped raised. The factory painted the plateau to make them stand out. Somebody took a page out of the custom car book and smoothed out all of the normal features in the body. The seams where the cowl meets the body are gone, and the indent for the gas tank filler is gone. They did a good job, but it's definitely custom. I suspect they left the bow pockets above the rear wheel openings, since they make a proper stopping point for the body armor.

When I first saw it, I thought "fiberglass" but it's not. It's a steel body.

Looks nice ... custom! It would look better with pin stripes, IMO.

 

Thanks! I like machines with a minimum of wires, no sensors, no electronics, the stuff I grew up with that I can rebuild. When I saw you guys had a section for "quitters" I figured this must be the place!

 

Speaking of body armor, I would just as soon take them off unless it's a mess under them. Do they rust first around the reinforcement channels? I can reach clear up in the corners and it all feels good on the inside. While it's not absolutely 100%, in Nebraska we would call the rest of the body rust free. In one pic it looks like rust on a front fender but it's a rub in the paint/primer. Stuff rusts bad here if it's driven on the highways in winter.

 

Welcome, nice looking but 1966 with some evolution. You have the gas taks at the rear like my 1971, the transfer box with one lever and not too, like my 71, and some transformation which I don't know, like the steering column.

But all seems clean, and you know better than us how it goes on the road. SO, have pleasure.

 

Your Jeep Looks good! Where area in Nebraska are you? I am in Lincoln. My Jeep is in pieces right now. Hope to get it done soon!

 

As Alan mentions, '66 would have an underseat gas tank from the factory. Rear mount tanks came later. Curious if the passenger side underseat tool box is present. It's absence is often indicative of aftermarket tubs.

Nice JEEP IMO. And in my favorite color, too.

 

To answer your mention about the VIN, they were screwed in back then. Somewhere around '68 IIRC they started riveting them on.

 

Thanks again. It does have the tool box under the passenger seat. I'm out in the sticks between Hastings and Minden. The Jeep came from a town near Ft. Collins CO, I forget the name, keep thinking Mickelsen but that's not right.

 

Looks good to me...Wouldn't a 66 have 3 shift levers with a stock trans and transfer case? You could fill a book with what I don't know...just asking.

 

The 225 V6 with a T14A appears to have the single stick from the factory, my educated guess. Not year dependent, but transmission dependent.
My guess is the OD shifter is a tight fit with the dual stick and the T14A.
Also the trend of the day was to go to the single stick farther out of the way of the feet.
I noticed this while doing another thread about transmissions and cross members.