Gannet's Unique Homebuilt CJ-3B

This is the picture of Gannet's unique homebuilt CJ-3B. He rebuilt the off-road machine from scratch with off-road ability and comfort in mind.

The Jeep CJ-3B is an old Civilian Jeep version made during 1950-1970s. It is the predecessor of the Jeep CJ-5 which production started in 1972. CJ-3B production was also outsourced under license to the Japan Mitsubishi company which continue producing the units until 1983 with various engine models, diesel and gasoline.

CJ-3B originally came with Jeep L-Head engine so called the Devil as used in some of the military Jeep M-38. It has 2.2 litre displacement with around 60 horse-power capacity. The original transmission was produced by Dana Spicer (I am still trying to find the types on this) which moves the front Dana 27 and rear Dana 44 axles. The Jeep CJ-3B is a quite successful Jeep production with mostly used by the Japanese military and government as utility vehicle.

Gannet rebuilt the CJ-3B with a totally upgraded performances from engine to transmission. His green cute CJ-3B is fitted with a Toyota 7K 1.8 litre engine which power is sent to Toyota automatic transmission commonly found in Toyota Kijang (Indonesian version of Toyota van) or Toyota Cressida. Well, with such automatic transmission he surely could perfectly control the vehicle's traction on the trail, and leave his left foot to rest.

For the 4-wheel drive function, he couples the Toyota automatic transmission with the transfer case taken out of a Suzuki SUV (not sure which type), with a 1:2.8 low range ratio. This gave him a total crawl ratio of 40% combined with the final drives of 1:5.38.

The car is equipped with a Warn 9500 winch and 31" Super Swamper tyres. I will post a complete report on the vehicle soon.

Pictures taken by Gita Sapta Adi at Gunung Bunder.