Wanted, Rear floor

capescw · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:09 pm Post subject: Wanted, Rear floor

Anybody out there have a halfway decent rear floor (M38)? I'm in Connecticut.
_________________
"Frugality keeps me in the Game"
1952 M38 Project "Lazarus"
1951(?) M100 Trailer
1956-60 USAF Special Weapons Program
http://www.bill-capes.com/insanity - Updated 04/26/14

BullRun · Member Joined: Mar 10, 2009 Posts: 459

NOS M38 floors are still available.

RickC · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:16 am Post subject:

I've got a tub with a decent rear floor in RI. Come get it!!!

capescw · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:00 pm Post subject: Alternative solution

Thanks, Rick, and others! I've contracted a local sheet metal shop to build a 'close' replica at a decent cost. I spent the weekend in NY checking two offers, but both were worse than what I pulled out of mine. The cost will be actually lower than a NOS floor.
_________________
"Frugality keeps me in the Game"
1952 M38 Project "Lazarus"
1951(?) M100 Trailer
1956-60 USAF Special Weapons Program
http://www.bill-capes.com/insanity - Updated 04/26/14

12B · Member Joined: Aug 24, 2010 Posts: 25 Location: Indiana

Could you point me in the direction of a NOS floor?

capescw · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:30 pm Post subject: NOS Stuff

One I know has them (or did 3 months ago) is Peter Debella on Long Island,

http://debellajeepparts.com/

Not cheap, but OK!

Repros at Kaiser Willys:

http://www.kaiserwillys.com/

Have fun (I am!)

Bill
_________________
"Frugality keeps me in the Game"
1952 M38 Project "Lazarus"
1951(?) M100 Trailer
1956-60 USAF Special Weapons Program
http://www.bill-capes.com/insanity - Updated 04/26/14

madmike · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:45 am Post subject:

I bought one from a different vendor for a M38A1 and a couple things to check are whether it has an additional support channel near the machine gun support plate. I had to remove that to get the tub to set down on the frame. Wish I would have noticed that before the floor was welded in. I saw the extra support but thought it was to keep the floor from caving in like the original. I also though it would clear the plate.

Also, the pre-drilledholes for the mounting bolts in the floor were not squared off for the carriage bolts and were larger than the stock tub. And there was a couple extra pre-drilled holes out by the rear seat mounts for some reason. Otherwise the pattern was the same.

Mike

wesk · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:07 am Post subject:

They sold you a NOS CJ5 Floor. Wink

_________________
Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

madmike · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:52 pm Post subject:

Doh!!!! Outwitted again.

rgmutchler · Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:18 am Post subject:

I have had good luck with reproduction body parts from Classic Enterprises. I am in need of a new rear floor and they are one that I will contact. I also know that Midwest Military makes some repo parts and the ones I have got from them have been of very good quality but I haven't contact John about rear floors to see if he does them.
_________________
R G Mutchler
M274A5
M-38 MC13312
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=rgmutchler&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php


Create an account	Home · · Forums · · Articles · · Downloads · · Photo Gallery


PHP-Nuke Copyright © 2005 by Francisco Burzi. This is free software, and you may redistribute it under the GPL. PHP-Nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license.