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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted for my 54 HJ project

« on: October 11, 2014, 12:53:18 PM »

   Hi Jim,
Jim G here , let me know if you dont need
The inner and I'll post them in the for sale
section , got both inners 2 hood hinges
Core support  hood prop,steering box
complete front unbolt suspension
trans support tie rods sway bar ,Thanks again
 brother, 419 6 zero 2 three 389
Regards Jim

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted for my 54 HJ project

« on: August 15, 2014, 09:27:30 AM »

  Hi Jim ,
Jim Gow , from Huron, ( we did some parts trading
A year or two ago )  I've got your inner fender, also
Have complete front suspension, with steering box
And a drive shaft , please give me a call
Four one nine six zero two 3389 ,  ( sorry old # is
No good as I had to go to cellular last year due to a
lot of special effects , give me a shout by phone,
   Thanks, regards , Jim

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Henry J & Allstate Forum / Re: replacement rear springs for Henry J ??

« on: May 08, 2013, 09:23:14 PM »

   Thank you Mike , I'll give them a look see, much appreciated,
                                  Regards Jim

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Henry J & Allstate Forum / replacement rear springs for Henry J ??

« on: May 03, 2013, 03:57:06 PM »

   Greetings all,
I was wondering if someone knows a source for, or an interchange for Henry J rear leaf springs,. I will be in need soon , Thank you all for your time Regards Jim

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Cars For Sale & Wanted / willys for sale on the hamb

« on: April 24, 2013, 04:28:22 PM »

   Greetings all
I spotted an ad on the H.A.M.B.( Hoakey ass message board, Jalopy journal) in the classifieds,about 2 willys sedans,  early to mid 50's 1 2dr and 1 4 dr , originally 2500 for the pair now listed @ 2000, for the pair, looked like very solid parts/restorable type cars, hope someone can use these,   this is all I know about them .good luck,  Regards Jim

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 22, 2010, 08:39:35 PM »

   Weaz 
in a nutshell  theres a ton to do , good thought I will try to post,some of this at a later time, In a different forum , ( I will  have to ask you how to post photos when I have something) Don't know what kind of interest it would really generate,..If you or anyone else wants to follow a few other ,past ,rod style/ drag style Henry J build ups ...google henry j ,  or henry j for sale ,there are a few good sites, some of the car owners on them  have  years of updates, as they build, modify or change drive lines, exchange rear axles and front suspensions  flooring rockers,etc, there is some awesome workmanship,both chassis and body, some good ,some so so,but still an interesting read,might be worth a look Thanks , Jim

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 21, 2010, 11:56:41 AM »

   Weaz
  Yup, you nailed it thats the car, Thanks for posting the pic, I really do love those Hotrod Henry J's too thats the kind of bug that bit me years ago , Thanks too ,to joefrazer for posting a link to my J ,still wearing its "shedded in Carolina patina", (been so cold here haven't even had time to give her a power scrub)  just basically remove original parts, and start measuring, then do a lot of research, buy or trade a few pieces, got the 9"rear last week , next week the axles go to moser, another week or two and we can mount the rear,a few more weeks and we can order the front axle/ spindles , then mock up the eng trans ,(may have to  subframe the front from the cowl forward not sure yet ) trim firewall shell as neccessary, then measure and mock up the axle and steering, tack weld, remeasure,before final welding, then pull the body, box the rear frame rails , (may have to kick up the rails above the rear axle tubes to get it low enough) once thats all done paint it ,run all new lines etc then have at the body , refloor, rebody mount ,some firewall surgery, finesse in the cage finish flairing fenders and then a total exterior body dissassembly/ restore . It'll be probably be close to 2 years till its done,(being on a budget stinks) but what a great little project, again Thanks, Jim G

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 20, 2010, 10:07:24 AM »

  Weaz,
  joefrazer has a few pics of the humble beginnings of mine,ask him to post, I wouldn't know how to size or post them ,(s 10 rear just mocked up for moving the car, )  as I pulled the original rear to get Dave and Tom axles and drums (wow what a learning curve that was,)..the width is like 54 inches flange to flange, 8 1/2 aluminum wheels 3" backspace actually would clear the wheelwells, but the s 10 rear is too weak so we went with a 9" ford with 411 gear from an early bronco 58" flange to flange, and are switching to 10" rear wheels 3.7 " backspaced with 29" tall rear rubber, which dictates radiusing the wheelwells, tires should stick out 2 -2 1/2 inches ,as far as the finished product.. the only way I can get you close is: type in a search, henry j for sale..take the link to the henry j page, (welcome to the hotrod Henry J page, ) under pictures, go to page 7 scroll to bottom, up 1 car, bright yellow, owned I believe by Ken Kapper, has Henry diagonal on the door , the car has the stance I am shooting for, not a mile high, but still bristly, I plan to run  a steel nose, street legal lighting ,a different scoop or none at all, and the grill surround trim from a 51 (thanks to joefrazer) I'm still in the "hunter gatherer" stage at this point, have talked to the folks at magnum axles they can make the axle in the 5" drop the width I am looking for ,It takes a lot of measuring and remeasuring to get everything to come together the way you want it too,(measure twice cut once) I've been a welder /fabricator for years and work as a body/ frame tech. A buddy  has access to a bender for the roll cage (going to try to make it almost invisible run it right down the pillars and stretch the dash back about three inches,) the driveline is scattered amidst the debris in my garage right now,and I've got a building to put up out back before I can really sink my teeth into building ,this .I've wanted one since I was a kid,and went to the races in Englishtown N.J.,and finally have one(25 years later)   thanks for your interest Jim G

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 20, 2010, 07:13:30 AM »

   Thanks Joe,
  If you are interested in v8 ing a 54, get back to me later this year .Once the back building is erected, I'll have more project space, and I'm a competent welder /fabricator. For the other fellows,it is amazing and hard to believe how fast the "K-F hand of friendship" turns into a "single digit wave" if your rodding not restoring one, it's still a way that you get fresh parts, that otherwise would be unavailable,... here's wavin back at ya, ..Jim G

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 18, 2010, 05:15:41 PM »

   Hello LT1,
  Jim G here, Tried to PM you don't know if it went, I'll try to give you a call tomorrow If you are looking for a fair/ fast , no bs ,parts lot sale ,look up a fellow goes by the handle joefrazer his name is also Jim, up Clev.Ohio.way, he is very fair and knowledgeable,and has the space and time to redistribute the orphaned parts that you would like to move, to others at a later date, as you , like myself, just wanted to move these to hands that could use them ,as they aren't making more of them, and it would be a shame to waste them, (I had even posted that when they are gone ,we all lose, in my sale too), there are some really super people here too, you will probably meet them one at a time ,not in a gang,  Regards Jim G  ...  for  someone keeping record, another loooong sentence ,but not a bit unintelligible.

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Parts For Sale & Wanted / Re: 1951 Henry J parts for sale

« on: March 17, 2010, 07:20:31 PM »

  Go for it LT1,
   I am doing the same , 350 chev, auto , 9" rear , tube front axle, disk brakes,and a 6 point cage, and I also did offer the unused parts to fellow kf members,as opposed to just eliminating them to make usable space,  (I am a newbie also, and I too didn't fall in love with a stock looking one, it was a  60's drag racer ,that I'm cloning) ,There are many nice  and helpful people on this sight, if you read a lot of the other letters, there is also a growing lament about the 50 + year old drivelines, chassis etc,not being DRIVIN due to problems, parts shortages, thoughts of being stranded (or trailering them to meets, ) The absolute Worst thing that can happen ,is,.. you will wind up with a car that has been gone through, modernized, is a blast to drive , and is STILL easily repaired, and yes possibly another 1 or 2 (with the parts you provided) other great Henry J  Kaiser automobiles will again Be DRIVIN.... Yeah its a shame,   You bought it ,you like it,  enjoy it just the way you want to too. I'm lovin mine , Best regards Jim

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Kaiser Forum / Re: 226 not running

« on: February 03, 2010, 06:10:43 PM »

   Ya gotta love old cars.... no computer to "diagnose".. just simple to repair/ maintain, Glad it was that easy.   Jim

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Kaiser Forum / Re: 226 not running

« on: January 23, 2010, 04:23:47 PM »

   Greetings all
Newbies quick comment , check coil, and condenser,  I had a coil go bad on an older chevy and it gave me fits until I replaced it and the condenser, would start ,run, get you 1/2 way there, falter, stagger ,stall,and 20 mins later start /run just fine, just my  .02 good luck

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General Discussion / Newbie wants to say Thanks to all

« on: January 16, 2010, 08:07:48 PM »

  Greetings All,
Jim G here, I just would like to take a moment of your time and let you all know that I've taken the time to read many of the posts in all the forums, just to get aquainted with the sight, and I must say I'm happy to be able to be a part of it , so far every one with whom I've had contact with is a straight shooter, knowledgeable ,and has been pleasant to talk to/do business with ,again Thanks to all and Thanks for the warm welcome, Regards Jim G

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Henry J & Allstate Forum / Re: need help decoding tags, also Thanks, Parts available also,

« on: January 10, 2010, 11:29:06 AM »

 Greetings Kaiser Frazer Library,
 Thanks too for the assist, had located the 1 on the engine, and the 2 on the cowl( little and larger ) JoeFrazer also pointed the way to the doorpost plate , again Thanks to all for the assistance, Regards Jim G