My mom has one in her barn that I plan to bring home to my place and work on it with the boy and then show him how to drive a three speed. It needs brakes, exhaust, six volt battery, and probably tires. It has a freshly rebuilt(1980's) 1951 engine in it. It also has a six volt electric fuel pump that we put on it.

I don't think it was ever titled. It was used to pull farm wagons and to teach the Andrews women how to drive.

I'll be adding pictures and links to stuff that I need to use for this project.

Sounds like a cool project for you and the boy

I had posted about it on LV when it first opened up. Still haven't started on this yet.

I remember that now

I see those every once in a while. Some of the local vets have them tucked away. I didn't realize they were 6 volt... But I suppose based on the era they would be.

It's positive ground too.

Finally found a starter if I ever need one.

http://www.accountwizard.com/clients/sho...tem&itemid=3339

Looks like mostly OEM overstock parts here and it's only a hour drive to pick them up in person at the counter.

http://www.willysoverland.com/index.php

Years ago, toward the late 80's, I heard a rumor that these were available as surplus but they were shipped in a crate packed with grease. You had to accept the grease to get at the jeep.

http://www.geneseeproducts.com/

I went looking for 6 volt batteries today. None of the stores in town has them in stock. Online, Optima has one for $145.00. I think for that much I can afford to convert to 12 volt for almost the same price. (Alternator, battery, alternator pulley, and coil to start.)

Sometimes you can find them in unlikely places. Some golf carts use them, and they are used in home power rigs too.

Like here:

http://www.wholesalesolar.com/products.folder/battery-folder/concorde.html

And some here if you dig in the products section:

http://backwoodssolar.com/

And here too:

http://www.ebatteriestogo.com/Golf_Cart_Batteries_UPG.htm

There might be used ones around out there too. Perhaps someone wrecked a golf cart...

I got one from our shop at work. When the six volt deep cycle batteries don't last long enough to run the backup AC, they get changed out. I think it will still start ok. I have it charging tonight and it does seem to be taking a charge.

All I have to do is take in a junk lawn mower battery so they have a core to trade in for the one I got from them. They saved me quite a bit of money to start.

Thanks for the links, Rod. I'm going to give it a try. All I had to do was get some bulk battery cable and some ends that would fit the different battery.

Yeah, I imagine you'd need custom cables for whatever one you got.

No problem on the links. If you ever need a new one I imagine that both home power concepts and golfing will continue to be big things in the future, so you can always look there later!

I think I finally found the correct one.

http://www.interstatebatteries.com/estor...7CRank%7C1&js=1

I think I'll do some more looking to see what the other major brands have. Although that Optima 6 volt was looking pretty good with all of those cranking amps.

I'm going to apologize in advance to our dialupper friends.

http://harold.groupee.com/displayPHOTO_ALBUM/content/54469875413777004

Another day of fun.

http://harold.groupee.com/displayPHOTO_ALBUM/content/54751350406457967

What's dialupper mean?

one who does not use DSL and logs in via dial up

Trallyus should know.. He used to be a dialupper for quite a while, before he saw the light.