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  1. slimtwo

    For Sale, MBT Willy's Overland Trailer Conversion $4,000.00 OBO

    Located in Riverside Ca. Asking $4,000.00 OBO I first listed this trailer back in November of last year, for $5,500.00. I have lowered the price now to $4,000.00 OBO. Overland Jeep trailer, with a roughly 40" x 72" bed. Bed has a sliding drawer for equipment access. External frame for RTT...
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    For Sale: MBT Willy's Overland Jeep Trailer, located in Riverside Ca., asking $5,000

    Located in Riverside Ca. Asking $5,500 Overland Jeep trailer, with a roughly 40" x 72" bed. Bed has a sliding drawer for equipment access. External frame for RTT (not included), with a lifting platform, operated by a hand winch. After market axle with electric brakes. Axle width hub to hub is...
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    My "New" Willy's II Trailer Build

    Howdy everyone! Well I'm getting ready to start a new trailer build. I planned on building this trailer 10 years ago, but as fate would have it, I stumbled across an old MBT Willy's military trailer that someone was selling, and I decided to take the easy way out and turn that into an adventure...
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    Need a Stock jeep wheel

    I'm in need of a stock steel wheel for a 2005 Jeep TJ, 15 x 8, and 5 on 4 1/2. I am in the so cal area. I'm getting ready to sell my jeep trailer, but I am keeping the wheels and tire because they match my jeep, and will go on the new trailer (under construction). So I have the original spare...
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    Auto Transmission issue 05 TJ

    A year and a half ago I had to rebuild my transmission. Yesterday at a light, my trans lost all the fluid. When I tried to look where it came from, it was some where on the pass side. The trans cooler lines were intact (there on the left side anyway), and the bell was dry (fairly dry). fluid...
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    I need Help! Transmission Problems

    Ok, you guys are my last best hope. I started having issues with my 05 TJ auto trans. It would stick in 2nd or 3rd gear when I came to a stop. I could manually shift it to low and it would shift in slowly though. Or I could floor it, and it would eventually kick down. It is inconsistent though...
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    Help with Radiator Swap

    The upper tank on my radiator cracked, so I replaced it with an all aluminum radiator from Champion Cooling. The fittings for the trans cooler lines are different that the stock. I have the quick connect lines, and I would like to keep them. Can someone tell me anything about the "Dorman"...
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    Cerro Gordo Jeep Trip

    A few weeks back, our jeep club went to the salt Trams in Southern California near Lone Pine. There is also the town of Cerro Gordo (and old ghost town) up there as well. We hit the trial on a Friday about 09:30 for a four (4) day trip. We got some rain off and on, including hail, but it was a...
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    Help! I Need Ideas For A latching Method for a Custom Tailgate

    I am building a new tailgate for my MBT Willy's Trailer, and I can't seem to come up anything I like. I wanted a flush mounted pull latch but it looks to deep. The TG is made out of 1 x 2 steel tubing 90ths, and I am prepared to add whatever support or brackets I need, to make it work. But...
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    MBT Willy's Trailer Build Continues!

    I decided to start a new thread since it has been so long since I posted. And the original title is outdated anyway. So to review some, I purchased this 1940's "MBT Willy's" trailer a few years back now. I replaced the axle with a "Redneck" Trailers axle with electric brakes and 5 on 4.5 lug...
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    FS: Round Fenders for an MBT Willy's Military Jeep Trailer

    I have a pair of original fenders for the MBT "Willy's" trailer (Mid 1940's) that are in very good shape. Open to any reasonable offers. Interested parties can PM me with any questions or offers. I am located in So. Cal, and prefer P/U only. Bruce
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    FOR SALE; Fiberglas shell for M-100, M-416 Jeep Trailers

    I have a figerglass shell that came with the MBT Willy's 1/4 ton Jeep trailer I bought some tim ago. I am going to be building another top for it, and I am willing to sell it. If anyone is interested, you can PM me a message with contact info. Happy trails! Bruce
  13. slimtwo

    SOS! SOS! 05 TJ Electrical Issue!

    HEEELLLP!!! OK, I have a 05 TJ, and I was working on putting some OEM switches for Aux Off road lights. These were existing lights and switches when I bought it. They tapped into a red wire (approx. 16 – 18 ga.) which is in a loom, just under the steering wheel. When I was trying to identify...
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    Found an MBT Willy's Trailer For my AT Build

    I bought this trailer a few weeks ago from a guy in So Cal. I have been looking for something like this for a while now, and I was excited to finally find something. I am going to do this build in stages, and the first stage is to change the axle and clean it up some. The first thing I am...
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    MBT "Willy's" Trailer Build

    Ok, I bought this trailer a few weeks ago and posted it here on the portal, calling it an M-100 Bantam. Well long story short, and help from some of you, it is either a T3-c or an MBT "Willy's". I guess for now, I will call it a Willy's. Well I haven't completely figured out what I am going to...
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    Found a Bantam M100 trailer

    I have been searching for so long for a decent jeep trailer for camping. And when I wasn’t able to find one (in my area at least) I decided to build my own. Well two weeks ago I found this one by chance, when my wife and I were going to see some family in the mountains, and I spotted this...
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    has anyone done their own gear change?

    I'm at a point with my Jeep TJ where I am ready to do a gear change, and I am thinking about making it a father son project (not expecting it to take more than a day or two). Is there anyone of you who has done it, that could share with me any "unforseen’s" I might encounter, or "do's and...
  18. slimtwo

    Saturday at Big Bear Forest fest

    Yesterday we went up to the Big Bear Forest Fest in Big bear California and had a great day of wheeling. We (my Son & I, and a friend and his family) signed up for the Onyx Summit trail, line up was at 07:00 in the morning, pulling out at 07:30. It took us 20 minutes to get to the trailhead...
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    Fleetside trailer verses stepside?

    I have posted before on this forum my intent to build a trailer from the ground up to tow behind my TJ. But I have a question. Why is it that most all of the trailer builds I have seen on this forum and others, are stepside and not fleetside (exception being the new AT tent trailer)? Is there a...
  20. slimtwo

    Reduced the price on my 65 Gladiator

    I am wanting to sell my truck, so I have reduced the price to $6,000.00 in hopes of finding a buyer. If anyone knows of someone looking for an FSJ, please send them my way. If I sell the truck, I can build my jeep trailer...
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