1967 JEEP CJ3B RESTORATION & MODIFICATION

The hurricane gomes home..

2010-07-05T22:27:00.002+05:30

They say times change and people change with it. I did too..

After owning the beast for nearly 5 years, I had to let go off it for several reasons. The prime reason was a shift in profession. I have moved to Delhi. Am penning this down after having sold the Hurricane nearly 3 months back.

A lot of thought went in before I sold the Hurricane. I had the following options
1) Lock the same in the garage until I came back to Bangalore. Until then someone would start it now and then. This meant rust.
2) Leave it with Ganesh (Pushpa Auto Garage) who promised to take care of it.
3) Leave it at my hometown in Ooty and someone would start it there. The rust would settle in, but a bit later as compared to Bangalore..

In the end it was Ganesh and Suresh Stephen who got me to sell it. They said instead of it lying around, it was better of being sold. Ganesh also pointed out another thing. He said I would not build another one with as much passion and love as I had built this one.

I finally sold it to Santosh, to whom I will be transferring this blog eventually. Santosh is from Pallakad and there U guessed it...... The Jeep was going home, 42 years after it was registered there..

All the best Santosh, am sure you will put in as much love and effort as I have.

Like the good old Jeep sayin' goes... "May The Fours Be With You"...

Jeep in its Natural Habitat - Off-Road ..Somewhere off Pearl Valley Bangalore

2008-02-22T15:16:00.000+05:30

Creature Comfort !!! - Pioneer - DEH - P8050

2006-12-20T23:35:00.000+05:30

195 Finally Music. Just removed the unit from my car and plugged it into the JEEP. Now we are rocking ....

Electronic Ignition - Coil with the Unit

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194 The entire unit is is from the Contessa Classic car. Needless to say it is a used piece.

Electronic Ignition - Delco

2006-12-20T23:32:00.000+05:30

193 The electronic unit replaces the traditional points type unit.

Working Hard....

2006-07-25T00:17:00.000+05:30

192 Hussein at work late into the evening, as the vehicle was to be delivered for the 9th off-road session. However the vehicle was finished only by Sunday evening.

All Jacked Up

2006-07-25T00:16:00.000+05:30

191 The vehicle jacked up for the full float conversion and installation of 540 Drums.

6 Blade Fan

2006-07-25T00:15:00.000+05:30

190 The old4 blade metal fan has been replaced with a 6 blade plastic one.

Radiator Coolant Tank

2006-07-25T00:14:00.000+05:30

189 Coolant tank for the radiator.

Full Float and MM540 Discs

2006-07-25T00:13:00.002+05:30

188 Another View of the drums

Full Float Conversion with MM540 Drums

2006-07-25T00:13:00.000+05:30

187 Mahindra MM 540 drums with axles / spindles / hubs .

Dual Reservoir Master Cylinder

2006-07-21T00:07:00.000+05:30

186 Going in for Dual Reservoir Master Cylinder setup, for better braking. Planning on MM540's disc's also.

Electric Fuel Pump

2006-07-21T00:06:00.000+05:30

185 Going in for an Electric Fuel Pump. This will be activated on a need only basis. A separate switch for the same has been provided in the Jeep.

Carter Carburetor Packing Kit

2006-07-21T00:05:00.000+05:30

184 Part of the Carter Carburetor Kit. Again these are old "New" Parts. These are for my cousin's JEEP. My JEEP has a Solex Carburetor.

Solex Carburetor Kit Contents

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183 Different Jets and carburetor packing

Solex carburetor Kit

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182 Look closely at the date of packing. It has survived all these years. Again courtesy Mr. Uday Bhan Singh.

Head Light Dipper Switch

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181

Rotor

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180 Notice the date it was packed. This was courtesy Mr. Uday Bhan Singh, who seems to have access to endless number of old "NEW" parts.

Water Pump

2006-07-20T23:59:00.000+05:30

179 Had picked a new water Pump from Anand. Came in handy now. Replaced the old one.

Engine - Being assembled

2006-07-20T23:58:00.001+05:30

178 The remaining parts being mounted....

Oil Pump

2006-07-20T23:58:00.000+05:30

177 Found used Oil Pumps - courtesy Arka. However didnt use those. Mr. UBS helped me by sending me a brand NEW Oil Pump.

Engine has been mounted

2006-07-20T23:57:00.000+05:30

176 The Engine has been mounted after the re-build. Waiting for an oil pump.

Crankshaft - Closeup

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175 Close up view of the Crankshaft. Worth its weight in gold....

Crankshaft

2006-05-16T18:44:00.000+05:30

174 Unused 20 year Old Crankshaft - The brown colour is varnish, which has been put to prevent the same from rusting. The most expensive spare in this engine rebulild process

Exhaust Valve

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171 Exhaust valves

Exhaust Valve Guides

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172 Exhaust Valve Guides

Bearing

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170 Connecting Rod Bearing Set

Piston

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169 From IPL

Cylinder Liner - Unpacked

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167 Powerpak Liners

Power Cylinder Liners

2006-05-16T18:40:00.000+05:30

165 Note the words Willys Jeep

Crankshaft being taken out

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164 Crankshaft being removed........

And Dismantle......

2006-04-21T19:43:00.000+05:30

163 Could use more hands ???

Dismantling the Hurricane

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162 Here goes .......

What is that Number - ???

2006-04-21T19:42:00.002+05:30

161 Am still guessing... Need to figure out..

Hurricane without the Engine

2006-04-21T19:42:00.001+05:30

160 The engine finally rests on a table. The Hurricane has an "Scooped Out" Look

Whats that number??

2006-04-21T19:42:00.000+05:30

159 Yet to figure out..... :-)

So, Thats What it Looks Like

2006-04-21T19:41:00.001+05:30

157 The Engine block is out.....

Heave Ho!!!

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156 Pull ... .Push.... Pull.....

Looping the Chain

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153 Engine Ready to be pulled out

Chaining the Engine

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152 To remove it .....

Engine Block - Removal "Stand"

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151 The stand to remove the engine block.

Gears being disconnected

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150 Dismantling the gearsGiri

View of the Top of the Cylinder Block

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149 Top View of the Cylinder Block

Cylinder Head

2006-04-21T19:36:00.001+05:30

148 The head dismantled and kept aside. The start of the rebuild was traced to a head gasket leak, and since then I decided to overhaul the whole engine.

Cylinder Block

2006-04-21T19:36:00.000+05:30

147 View of the cylinder block

Rocker Arm Cover is off

2006-04-21T19:35:00.003+05:30

146 The Rocker Arm cover is off

Dismantling the Engine

2006-04-21T19:35:00.002+05:30

145 Step - by Step Dismantling the Hurricane

Radiator is Out

2006-04-21T19:35:00.001+05:30

144 The radiator is out, giving better access to the engine. Am planning to replace the current radiator with a 4 or 5 core heavy duty radiator.

Ganesh - Pushpa Auto Garage

2006-04-21T19:35:00.000+05:30

143 Thats Ganesh, grinning from ear to ear.

Engine Rebuild

2006-04-21T19:34:00.000+05:30

142 After months of using it, the vehicle started over-heating. The fault was traced to the head gasket. Since I was opening up the head, decided to open the complete engine and do a rebuild of the same. So here it goes!!! The start of the engine rebuild.

Aerial View of the Open JEEP

2005-11-07T23:35:00.000+05:30

141 Aerial View of the Open JEEP

Rear View with the Canvas & Hood Down

2005-11-07T23:33:00.000+05:30

140 Rear view of the JEEP with the Hood and the Canvas Down

Side view with the Canvas & Hood Down

2005-11-07T23:23:00.000+05:30

139 Side view of the JEEP with the Canvas and Hood Off

Front View with the Canvas & Hood Down

2005-11-07T23:20:00.000+05:30

138 Front View of the JEEP with the Hood and the canvas down.

View of the Interiors

2005-10-13T22:08:00.001+05:30

137 View of the interiors. The Safari seats have been covered with art leather .... even the steering wheel has got the same treatment...

Rear View of the JEEP

2005-10-13T22:08:00.000+05:30

136 Rear view of the JEEP CJ3B... looking awesome!!!!

Front View

2005-10-13T22:07:00.002+05:30

135 The front view of the JEEP... The auxillary lights are towards the end of the chassis and the Fog Lamps are in the middle...

Right Side View

2005-10-13T22:07:00.001+05:30

134 Right Side view of the JEEP.. the seats look better without the headrest..

Left Side view of the Jeep

2005-10-13T22:07:00.000+05:30

133 This was taken on day 2 of the JEEP arriving at home... The hood is on as it was raining.

Finally Home......Parked in the Garage

2005-10-13T22:06:00.000+05:30

132 After 10 months ... the Jeep is finally in my very own garage...

At Home....Mom conducting the Puja

2005-10-13T22:05:00.000+05:30

131 Finally after 10 months took the Jeep home.. Mom is conducting Puja for the vehicle.. She was at a loss for words when she saw the JEEP... Everybody was surprised .... seeing the JEEP.... my brother just fell in love with it and took it for a spin immediately...

Temple Priest Conducting the Puja

2005-10-13T22:04:00.002+05:30

130 The Priest conducting the Puja. Right next to my JEEP was a SAFARI DICOR.. the owner came and asked me a whole bunch of questions regarding the JEEP.... A couple of other people came and asked me details about the JEEP.... I am beginning to like the attention the JEEP is getting !!!

JEEP...Ready for the Puja

2005-10-13T22:04:00.001+05:30

129 In front of the Ganesha Temple in Koramangala .. The day was Friday, 7th October an auspicious day... it was the beginning of Navratri....couldnt have asked for a better day to take the JEEP home finally....

JEEP ..Ready For Delivery

2005-10-13T22:04:00.000+05:30

128 In front of my mech' place.. all shiny and nicely waxed up.

Spanner Set

2005-10-13T22:03:00.000+05:30

127 Picked up a spanner set of all sizes.

Willys Seat ......No Leg Room !!!

2005-10-06T23:07:00.001+05:30

126 After putting the Willys seat frame, leg room has become absolutely zero. Have decided to put the Safari seats back and give this seat to Mr. UBS.

Final Paint Job

2005-10-06T23:07:00.000+05:30

125 The final paint job has been done. Picture is a bit hazy as it was taken in the middle of a rain !! Note the wheel rims are painted body colour. The Willys seat frame has been fixed.

Willys Passenger Side Seat

2005-10-06T23:06:00.001+05:30

124 Note the seat is slightly bent forward. This seat frame belongs to a Left Hand Drive Willys. A lot of work needs to be carried out before the same can be used.

Willys Seat Frame

2005-10-06T23:06:00.000+05:30

123 Found this seat frame lying with a mechanic who was just next door to my Brother-In-Laws place in Kotagiri. Told him about my Jeep passion and he readily agreed to help me. My BIL sent the same sent to Bangalore.

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Profile

Another View of the Lights

2005-09-03T22:51:00.001+05:30

123 Another view of the Jeep with all the lights.

Fog Lamps fixed

2005-09-03T22:51:00.000+05:30

122 The Fog lamps have been fixed.

Military Tail Lamps

2005-09-03T22:50:00.003+05:30

121 Those tail lamps look great, thanks to Mr. Uday Bhan Singh. The rear of the Jeep with the canvas on looks great...

Amaron hi-Way Battery

2005-09-03T22:50:00.002+05:30

120 Was looking for a battery which could churn out 55 amps and above and came across the Scorpio battrey which churns out 60 amps.. Picked up these, as they were only 300 bucks more than the scorpio ones.. and in return these churn out 80 amps.. serious enough to light up my Jeep.

Look at that Size ..

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119 The lights are big...

Fog Lamps & Mudguard Flap

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118 The Neolite Fog Lamps are of the same size of the main lights.

Addtional Lights

2005-09-03T22:49:00.001+05:30

117 The additional lights on the chassis have been fitted with Philips (German) bulbs. The output is awesome, the entire road gets lit up.

Canvas is On

2005-09-03T22:49:00.000+05:30

116 The canvas has been put. The side canvas is held to the main one by pins. This will need to be replaced with permanent knobs.

The Side Channel

2005-08-31T00:30:00.000+05:30

115 The side canvas channel sits partly on the body and partly on the windshield.

The side canvas

2005-08-31T00:28:00.000+05:30

114 The side canvas is being held. Need to put knobs to hold the same onto the main canvas. Yes, the guy who looks like Vinod Kambli is my mechanic :-).

Side View - with Canvas on

2005-08-31T00:18:00.000+05:30

113 Notice the canvas, a bit protruding in the middle. It is 2 -3 inches more elevated than required. Need to increase the length of the canvas strip which will widen the frame and thus it will sit lower. The extra length has been wound up to the channel and has been put in the front of the windshield

Canvas - Slightly Big

2005-08-31T00:14:00.000+05:30

112 The canvas needs to be altered a bit, to fit the frame. Lengthwise, it is about 5 inches bigger.

Scissor Frame Installation - Bracket View

2005-08-31T00:13:00.000+05:30

111 Before I could give the scissor frame bracket position measurement, my mech just went and installed it. It is close to the actual measurements, but not correct. He has to do it all over again. Guess drilling holes is a easy job. :-)

Side View

2005-08-31T00:11:00.000+05:30

110 Notice the self-styled :-) roll-bars have been removed. The scissor frame has been put. The spare tyre rim got painted. Just wanted to check one rim with the body colour before I changed the colour on all the rims.

A Military Looking Rear ?

2005-08-31T00:10:00.000+05:30

109 Full view of the rear. Does it look like the rear of a Military Jeep ????

Bumprette / Tail Lamp Left Side

2005-08-31T00:09:00.000+05:30

108 The bumperettes have been fitted and have been painted with the body colour. Notice the tail lamp outer bracket has been painted with the body colour on this side. This is also to check the colour scheme. The spare tyre looks menacing....

Bumprettes / Tail Lamps Fitted

2005-08-31T00:08:00.000+05:30

107 The bumperettes have been fitted and have been painted with the body colour. Notice the tail lamp outer bracket has been painted black on this side. This is just to check the colour scheme.

New Rims and Tyres

2005-08-27T09:07:00.000+05:30

106 Thats how the new rims look.

New Rims and Tyres

2005-08-27T09:06:00.000+05:30

105 The new rims being fitted with MRF Rover 6.00 16" tyres. The tyre is so cool.

Old Rims and Tyres

2005-08-27T09:04:00.000+05:30

104 Stock Rims which came with the Jeep being removed. I have retained these rims, but disposed the tyres off

JEEP - Odometer

2005-08-27T09:03:00.000+05:30

103 My Mech found this JEEP odometer, so he just picked it up. The one on the Jeep has been stuck at 95000 odd kilometers.

JEEP - Fuel Meter

2005-08-27T09:02:00.000+05:30

102 My current fuel meter works, but trouble it is when it is switched off, the needle hovers at 1 . So decided to replace it and my mechanic sourced this one. It was madein 1976.

Straps

2005-08-16T00:16:00.001+05:30

101 Various straps to hold the canvas and everything else in between in place

Tool Bag

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100 Looks like a tool bag. Neat.

Doors too !!!

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99 Even doors have been fabricated complete with a window !!!

Canvas Top

2005-08-16T00:11:00.000+05:30

98 The canvas also fabricated by Mr. Uday Bhan Singh. The top of the frame is a single piece. This also did the Calcutta - Chennai - Yelagiri - Bangalore trip.

Scissor Frames

2005-08-16T00:10:00.000+05:30

97 Part of the scissor frame assembly. Mr. Uday Bhan Singh has fabricated the same for me. He took the trouble of carrying it to Chennai from Calcutta. From Chennai it was taken to Yelagiri where the 1st Jeepers meet took place. Unfortunately I could nto make it and the scissor frame unit was bought to Bangalore from Yelagiri by Mr. Mannoj.

Rexin for Seat Covers

2005-05-10T23:29:00.003+05:30

96 Rexin material which has the look and feel of Leather will cover the seats...Initially thought of going for pure Leather... but realised that the same would get quickly spoiled once water / rains fall on the same.. Have decided to go for this rexin material....

Taillights

2005-05-10T23:29:00.002+05:30

95 These tail lights were also sent by Arka from Chennai.. However I was expecting the cat eye type of taillights.. the ones used on the M606... however will keep this, in case the same is needed in the future...

Trailer Coupling Electrical Receptacle - Open

2005-05-10T23:29:00.001+05:30

94 An open view of the Trailer Coupling Electrical Receptacle.. a 12-pin metal connector covered by a spring-loaded door. The same will be mounted above the rear passenger side indicator.. The idea for the same was given by Mr. Uday Singh..