The body was removed from the frame and was refinished in Steel Glow Gray Poly following the completion of body work and rust repair, and several photos from the process are provided in the gallery. This CJ3B is now offered with restoration photos and a clean Virginia title in the seller’s name. A tune-up and valve adjustment were recently performed. Features include a seven-piece canvas soft top, 16″ wheels, Warn lockable front hubs, a Hickey sidewinder winch, a ventilated pop-out windshield, black hardware, and aftermarket auxiliary gauges. A repaint in Steel Glow Gray Poly was carried out, and the F134 Hurricane inline-four, three-speed manual transmission, power take-off, and the two-speed transfer case were reportedly rebuilt at this time. Little guys like us could still compete, sorry to say because of big money, those days are gone forever.īy continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.This 1964 Willys Jeep CJ3B was acquired by the seller out of Wisconsin about four years ago and subsequently underwent a body-off restoration. Im cutting and modifying the stock bumper then Im going to repaint it to OEM Gray I should have the bumper back on within a few days Ill post pictures.īack then you didnt need a 20 million dollar support network to race. My first vehicle I bought and learned to drive was the 74 LUBR that I still own.Ĭant wait to see the Hickey Sidewinder behind some form of bumper. Stroppe Race Bronco: The Birth of Big Oly I had (and still have) Early Broncos long before I had Land Cruisers. The only complaint I remember folks having was the occasional pinching of the cable on the spool (mostly operator error) which would then require partial disassembly to correct. If the worm gear shaft were to have a problem you might be in trouble.īack in the day most applications I saw were mounted to the rear of the vehicle. Those recovery hooks have a wicked taper on them, look like they belong on a Grave Digger or similar. Theyre neat, but can you get parts Ive not seen one in easily 20yrs, but not like I look either. They must have been the rage in the 70s80s - long enough ago they were rotted messes in the early 90s when I was out there. Hickey Sidewinder Winch Series GM TruckĬK5 has since expanded to include the classic CK series GM Truck and Suburban as well as past and present GM models. Since then it has grown to be a leader among full size Chevrolet K5 Blazer and GMC Jimmy web sites across the Internet.
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