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OKCM38CDN Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: My Other Hobby |
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Here are a couple of photos of my other hobby...
Restoring a 1951 Willys Station Wagon, the first SUV...
This is how I found it sitting in the field...
It was complete except for a radiator and air filter
here is how it sits now after 2 years of work...
The body is due from the sanblaster this week and body work is due to start soon...
Enjoy... |
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m38olddog Member
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 153 Location: N. Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Lookin' great Hal ! Nice work ! _________________ Support our troops, past and present.
Dave
M38A1 2/55, MD81433, U.S. ARMY 2A3514
M100 Dunbar Kapple, ?/51, #15122 |
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m38mc Member
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 66 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Nice Job Hal,
Coming up to the Weare Rally soon? _________________ Larry Richard
1952 M38
SN# 59319
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OKCM38CDN Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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I probably will not make the Weare Rally again... too long of a trip got me... but then don't count me out; still have family in Portland.... |
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Bill_F Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 891 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Nice rig Hal. Weare was great this year. Just let me know if you ever plan on coming again. |
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ocwd Member
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 721 Location: Placentia, CA
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:34 pm Post subject: Wagon |
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Nice work. What does something like that cost? Just in general. I'm not asking how much you paid for yours.
Dave |
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OKCM38CDN Guest
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:44 am Post subject: |
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I got lucky, the whole rig cost me $440 to buy the jeep... guy wanted it out of the field...
I now have about $4K in it... had to have the motor rebuilt as the PO had spun the #2 and #3 rod bearings...
Getting there... |
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ocwd Member
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 721 Location: Placentia, CA
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:28 am Post subject: Willys |
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What color are you going to paint it? It looks good so far. Is gray the original color for the engine? |
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OKCM38CDN Guest
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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The original Jeep was painted Chesapeake Gray - a silver color... I am going back with that and am going to add just a touch ot flake to make it stand out...
As for the motor, I painted it the light gray to help spot leaks and rips... plus it is the color I had available...
I am working on a budget here of $150 per month, plus what ever I can scrape up from other things... keeping out of the household budget as much as possible... My wife will set funds asside to assist if I give her enough warnig... |
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ocwd Member
Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 721 Location: Placentia, CA
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: Service Manual |
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I have the following book:
"SERVICE MANUAL FOR JEEP UTILITY VEHICLES"
Do you want a pdf copy of it? It is already torn apart and put in a 3-ring binder so it would be easy to copy. It is a real handy book I have the Jeep one too but it is not torn apart.
Dave |
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Claudio Member
Joined: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 174 Location: Florianopolis, Brazil
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Hey Guys, I also have such a civvy Willys to restore. Mine is a 53 truck, is already getting nice. Besides the MVs, these are neat cars, aren't they?
For a deeper research, take a look at www.jeep-trucks.com.
Best!
Claudio, Florianopolis, Brazil
42-MB, 42-WC57, 52-M38, 51-M100, 62-M170, 67-M170, 69-M606A3, 53Willys truck |
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