Vehicle Owner

Member ID: dovagpw

Location: Rancho Cordova, CA

Vehicle Info

1942 Jeep CJ5

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed60mph
  • HP60
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Feb 03, 2005

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Mike’s Jeep CJ5
“'42 Ford GPW”

  • Currently 2.96 /5 Stars.
5 guestbook comments

There are some other versions of what "jeep" stood for:
- Just Enough Essential Parts
- Justify Every Expense Please (wife's version)
- Jeneraly Easy Except Paint (color)
- Just Empty Every Pocket���

I'm covering up that stupid hole in the firewall
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fixin' the hood
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I tried the Aircraft paint remover but it only does one layer at a time and doesn't do well in cracks so I just had the fenders, grill, and hood sandblasted.
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Where the flip are my hood numbers??!!! No star eather!!
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factory welds on top of hood
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fixin' the cracks in the fenders
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Found some markings!! Inside wheel well of front fenders.
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jeep__yj  

Posted by: jeep__yj

09/15/2004 01:42PM

sweet ride, the resto is lookin good, check out my yj some time, peace!

NorCalKJ  

Posted by: NorCalKJ

08/31/2004 09:27PM

NICE JEEP DUDE!!...now if you could just fab up a KJ front fascia for it, LOL...riiiiiiight

stanl_50505_1  

Posted by: stanl_50505_1

08/18/2004 09:27PM

Nice rig! Great to see another old truck getting some help.

pizzapizza  

Posted by: pizzapizza

08/18/2004 08:55PM

damn...'42, i thought cj's came about around '45.....must be a military piece...awesome

dovagpw  

Posted by: dovagpw

08/18/2004 09:13PM

Thanks!!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: dovagpw

Location: Rancho Cordova, CA