I wanted to try a little mock up today since I've owned this thing for six months and have yet to see it in even close to one piece. (Obviously, I know what a CJ2A/3A combo looks like, but I wanted a shot of imagination motivation since I've still got a long haul to tow.)
I started with the engine bay. That oil breather on the passenger side valve cover is going to an interference issue with my early Bronco air cleaner.
So my simple, possibly permanent solution was to pull both valve covers and swap them. I'd never looked inside the engine before, so this was a nice sight. Pretty clean, no obvious signs of water intrusion, and no sludge.
Here's the driver's side.
And now there's no oil breather passenger side. You can see it peaking up behind the carb in the pic below.
Air cleaner test fit with the fenders and grill mocked up. Looks good.
And with the lid in place, I don't have to cut any silly holes in the hood to fit an air cleaner on top of the carb.
Obviously, the radiator isn't in yet. That may still post a problem, where I may have to go with a slimline model so that the mechanical fan and the radiator don't meet up somewhere unpleasant, like on a trail.
I love it.
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