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OldDinger Member
Joined: Oct 16, 2012 Posts: 37 Location: Arkansas Ozarks
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:51 pm Post subject: Before and After |
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My first and last restoration. I am too old and disabled to do it again. 1952 M38a1 2 years, 1600+ hours work. Typical resto. No floors, rotten wheelhouses, etc. I dismantled it, sandblasted it, welded in all new steel etc. The only things I sent out was the radiator to get boiled out and leak tested, the vacuum/fuel pump to get rebuilt, and new glass installed. The rest I did. It's has no bondo, new wiring harness, new brake lines, wheel cylinders, tires, seats and on and on and on. Haven't totaled up the receipts yet. Kinda don't want to know. One lesson I learned. I paid $1200 for the jeep 2 years ago. I waited till I was done to title it. Assessor valued jeep at $15,000 now. That's what I had to pay taxes on! It runs and rides great.
_________________ 1952 M38A1 1969 M416
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"We’re surrounded. That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them."
Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller — Nov. 1950
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Hitriz Member
Joined: Apr 26, 2014 Posts: 3 Location: Sterling, Virginia
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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It looks fantastic, and I'm proud of you! You did a great job and saved another old Jeep. I know when you drive it around the block you'll have a grin from ear to ear as people watch you drive by. Drive it in good health. |
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m38olddog Member
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 153 Location: N. Wisconsin
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Outstanding !!! Absolutely first-rate ! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing the pictures ! _________________ Support our troops, past and present.
Dave
M38A1 2/55, MD81433, U.S. ARMY 2A3514
M100 Dunbar Kapple, ?/51, #15122 |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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OldDinger Member
Joined: Oct 16, 2012 Posts: 37 Location: Arkansas Ozarks
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all for nice comments. Here is my co-pilot. She likes Grumpy's Jeep. She helped me. (I had to cut way back on my colorful language.)
_________________ 1952 M38A1 1969 M416
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"We’re surrounded. That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them."
Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller — Nov. 1950 |
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4x4M38 Member
Joined: May 30, 2014 Posts: 3447 Location: Texas Hill Country
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DaveM38A1 Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 99 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:55 am Post subject: |
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That looks great. Working on my USMC M38A1 project. It will be a re-creation of my dad's in Vietnam. Must be nice to see it completed and drive it.
Gives me incentive to get back to work on mine.
Thanks for posting.
Dave _________________ 1955 M38A1
1964 CJ5
1968 M274 Pepe' |
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oilleaker1 Member
Joined: May 14, 2009 Posts: 972 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Well done! Drive it as much as she will let you! John |
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RICKG Member
Joined: Aug 31, 2010 Posts: 1741 Location: SO IDAHO
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet jeep, Cute kid.. You Sir are on Top o' the World!! _________________ keep 'em rollin'
RICKG MC 51986 DOD 01-52, '50 CJ3a |
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