I went the R&P route and was happy with the out come. A couple notes: These projects get bigger and cost more the more you study them. If you...
If your not too fussy, hockey pucks work. just drill a hole in the middle of each one and install. Been on our 56 for 4 or 5 years and still...
Just to finish the post! Pulled the flywheel and it was a heavy wheel off an odd fire. I had it rebalanced at a local machine shop. I also...
I use a GPS also, bought a new speed cluster and never got it hooked up yet so I just use the GPS velcroded to the roll bar. Cam
I think most of the 4.1 were 4bbl (quadrajet) carbs, the 2bbl were on the 3.8's. Mine came with the 4bbl manifold. Cam
I know I'll never admit or tell the wife how much I've spent on a 56 willys!! Cam
I've been running a "56" willy with a 4.1 bought used from some unfinished jeep project.... LOL I have 5.38 gears, sm465, D-18 with overdrive,...
This might be the best way to answer http://www.bearcreeksurvey.com/ForumOnly.htm I resort to these for answers. LOL Cam
Birddog Almost forgot! the internal VS external balance Some engines were balanced with the flywheel and harmanic balancer. (external) Some...
Thanks everyone. Nickmil I don't know for sure what flywheel, just bolted up the parts that came with the motor! I don't think it was a OF...
The shift pattern for the D-18 one lever is 2wd or 4wd The other is high or low
Hello I have a 56 CJ with a 4.1 buick V6 80-84 vintage It was bought used and installed so not much info. Guy I bought it from said it came...
On my 56 we drilled a hole into the center of hockey pucks, their cheap easy to find and about 1" thick, have worked great for three years anyway....
If you had a overdrive, You would have 4 gears forward and 16 gears for reverse! CAM
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