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ruger45
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A day of cleaning first the shop then these parts.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kents,

Not to highjack this thread, but thanks for posting that picture. It shows the same shackles that came on my USMC M38A1 when it came to me. Everything on my Jeep appears to be unchanged from USMC but those shackles are LARGER than the ones used on the standard Army Jeeps and I've been wondering about them!

Welcome Ruger45 from my Ruger 30 Carbine!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the rear bumper is a USMC bumper kit and it included the two hooks on the ends.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was talking about the front bumper although the rear of mine and the one in the photo uses the same shackles (unlike the Army Jeeps). If you look at the front shackles in the picture they reach the bottom of the bumper. Standard Army shackles only reach about 1/2 to 2/3 of the way down. The difference is obvious if you know what to look for.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the front shackles are included in the marine rear bumper kit.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This should help illustrate the kit:




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PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

By the shackle info I would guess mine not to be USMC I have small shackles and just on the front bumper.
I am pretty much convinced it was an Army vehicle paint seems to be Army now shackles. Every little cule helps.
Wes if the shackles are a tell tail that would mean that radio truck you posted is USMC. Correct?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool! Another mystery solved! Thanks Wes and Keats. You guys are a gold mine of information! Any idea why the USMC used different shackles? Also wondering why they used cotter pins to secure the pins instead of the clips that they Army used?

Ruger45,

Your best guide to your Jeep's past may be the layers of paint colors on it since USMC Forest Green and US Army OD are different. I would also suggest sanding down through the paint on the ends of the front and rear bumpers and the sides of the hood and looking for any markings. AFIK USMC markings were always yellow and US Army were white except some early WW-II that were Olive BLUE! I suspect that there were local variations so that's not a certainty.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chuck, I just wanted to say 'Hello' from in town! My bucket of bolts came with a lot of 12V stuff, so if you are going to go that route (my goal is to go back to original 24v waterproof) then I might have some spares that could help.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Been kinda quite on the jeep front. But it would seem that some blasting of parts is in the near future.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know of a fantastic sandblaster that is right up the road from you. Although he does mostly commercial stuff, he is very reasonable and takes care of the little guy. PM me if you need his contact info.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

charliebrowndog wrote:
I know of a fantastic sandblaster that is right up the road from you. Although he does mostly commercial stuff, he is very reasonable and takes care of the little guy. PM me if you need his contact info.

I think I am going to take some stuff to a place in hampstead they do soda blasting. But who do you know right up the road from me?
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just when you think things are going to come togather to work on the jeep the universe throws a curve ball. On Nov 2 I fell 20 feet at work. I just got home from the hospital today and it is looking like i will be laid up for the next 6 months. So I guess the jeep has to wait some more
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you can get a helping hand with it and move along with all the small tasks until you are back on your feet.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not that I am at this point but I thought I would ask.
When putting a jeep back togather would you say to put the drive train togather then put the body on?
Or put the body on then the drive train?
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