Hi All,
New member here. I live about 30 min north of Chicago but own some land in SW Michigan and just picked up a 53 CJ3B from eBay last week. Overall she looks good. Needs a little body work and paint. What I liked is that it has a custom tub made 1/8" steel. I will be using it mostly like an ATV/UTV around my property and will also let my boys have some fun with it. I will clean it up a bit, and replace the seats. At 6'3 210 pounds it's a bit of a chore to get in with the terrible seats that are there now. Mechanically, other then soft brakes the Jeep is great. This is my 3 Jeep. I had a 84 CJ7 that I did frame a off restore on and sold , a ~2010 Wrangler unlimited that I hated and sold, and now this little guy. It's garage mates is a 73 Land Rover Series 3 that is at the tail end of a 3 year frame of restoration and a '54 Ford 641 Tractor. I love old cars and trucks and tinker in my spare time. Looking forward to spending time with all of you both asking questions and hopefully contributing.
A few pics attached
New member here. I live about 30 min north of Chicago but own some land in SW Michigan and just picked up a 53 CJ3B from eBay last week. Overall she looks good. Needs a little body work and paint. What I liked is that it has a custom tub made 1/8" steel. I will be using it mostly like an ATV/UTV around my property and will also let my boys have some fun with it. I will clean it up a bit, and replace the seats. At 6'3 210 pounds it's a bit of a chore to get in with the terrible seats that are there now. Mechanically, other then soft brakes the Jeep is great. This is my 3 Jeep. I had a 84 CJ7 that I did frame a off restore on and sold , a ~2010 Wrangler unlimited that I hated and sold, and now this little guy. It's garage mates is a 73 Land Rover Series 3 that is at the tail end of a 3 year frame of restoration and a '54 Ford 641 Tractor. I love old cars and trucks and tinker in my spare time. Looking forward to spending time with all of you both asking questions and hopefully contributing.
A few pics attached