Jim's M38 Pictures

1958_M274 · Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:59 am Post subject: Jim's M38 Pictures

Here are three pictures of Jim's (Willys-51) M38 restoration project:

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Thanks,
Joe

1958 Willys M274 Mechanical Mule
1962 AMC M422A1 Mighty Mite
1942 Dodge WC-51 Cargo Truck
1971 CONDEC M561 Gama Goat

Ryan_Miller · Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject:

Looking great! Cool

I am green with envy! Laughing

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Ryan Miller
MVPA # 22010

GIJOE290 · Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject:

OOO AHHHH.... Shocked

Looks Good! Wink

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David M.
08/1953 M38A1
Serial #56535
"The Green Goat"

Restoration Begins Summer 2005! ...Er Maybe 2006? 2010? 2015? 202...?

Willys-51 · Member Joined: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 20

Thanks for the compliments on my progress. I calculate that at my rate of work on this M-38 I will probably hold the record on length of time it took to restore. I'm going on six years now. Read my article in ARMY MOTORS issue #92 - A Diamond in the Rough or go to this web site http://www.flmvpa.org/articles/armymotors_gill.htm Nobody told me when I started this thing, that it helps to know what you're doing. With the help of friends and fellow MVPA members and these web sites I'm stumbling along OK.

Jim

Ryan_Miller · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject:

Jim!

I have that ariticle and read it several times.

I thought it was a great story.
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Ryan Miller
MVPA # 22010

GregS · Member Joined: Apr 13, 2005 Posts: 174

Jim, don't feel bad. I have been working on my project about 5 years and I am about where you are at. It is hard though when I can only get out to the garage about 1 day on the weekend.

But, like I tell the wife, I don't want to get it done too fast because I would have to start another.

Willys-51 · Member Joined: Apr 20, 2005 Posts: 20

Ryan, I told myself that if I ever finish the restoration I'll do a follow up article to the first one. I hope we are all still around when I get to that point.

Greg S, I guess we can start a "Take Forever to do a Restoration" club. You can be the President. Like you, I don't seem to get or make the time to work on it as much as I should. Unfortunately it seems to sit for months sometimes before I pick up a wrench or do anything, then I'll go for a while at a good pace. My wife has been very understanding. I still use the excuse that it beats hitting the bars on the weekends.

Jim

Ryan_Miller · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:46 am Post subject:

I tell my wife that and I remember my dad telling my mom that too! Laughing

I have been working 2 years on mine. Sometimes I spend more time taking pictures and trying to figure out how I got myself into this.

On restorations, they are never done. I have found that there is always something that needs some tinkering as they don't get driven as much as they should.

I watched a speacial on Jay Leno's collection. He has a crew of mehcanics to keep everything going so all he has to do is get in and drive.

That's the way to do it! Cool

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Ryan Miller
MVPA # 22010

wesk · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:14 pm Post subject:

I thought we were taking a long time on restos untill I saw a post on the early Pontiac list which said he has been at it since 1987 on a 55 Starchief convertible.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

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