My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a haha)

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

All the items you posted seem correct except for the front wheel cylinders, those are for a jeepster and 10" brakes, I believe you have 9" like the ones posted for the rear. for the coil, I don't know if you have 6 or 12v either, others will probably know. You have points ignition unless someone swaped in an electronic ignition which I doubt. You can look at a pic of the points and condenser, and take the distributor cap off and you should see them. Should be two screws opposite sides of each other holding the cap on, push down with a screwdriver and give them about a half turn to take the cap off. Check with quadrac-tec, they may have better prices than Kaiserwillys. "quadra tec, 4wdhardware are a couple jeep parts supliers. Not sure of the differences in manuals, I haven't used one.

 

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

Thanks for advice, I will Google Distributor Cap so I know what that is ahaha. Will have a look. Sent a few emails/PM's to Aussie members, so might have luck with finding parts. I might contact Kaiser, Quadratec and 4wdhardware separately with your list (and the other things I need) and get a quote.

Thanks for your help.

 

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

Thanks so much I want a set like them.

Are those factory ? or just a military thing? or just plain old aftermarket?

And I bet the rock crawlers, who cut there fenders to look like that, probably just blew a load

 

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

I think those fenders must be a Australian military thing because I saw two CJ5's just like that while I was living in the UK - both those Jeeps came from Au also

They would be incredibly easy to make to be honest

 

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

Not sure if they are stock or not, as that's how I purchased, but a mate who is a boilermaker, says it doesn't look added on afterwards in terms of weld seams, so who knows?

 

Re: My 1959 CJ5 Jeep Build (also known as "help I have no idea what I am doing" a hah

Hi there from Uganda where we also have steering wheels on the RIGHT side I've got a very similar beast to yours but with usual cj5 fender, is yours 24volt ? ( the clue us two batteries) it would really help my built a lot if you could do a couple more pics of the engine bay wireing ... Thanks a bunch ,glenn