labmonkey wrote:I think one of my uncles said it was most likely the axle that broke, since this Jeep has apparently broken a few axles back in the day.
History of breaking axles?
Would different (not matched) gear ratios inside the front and rear pumpkins cause axles to break?
Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51
“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari
Good luck with the floor pans. They are a very common rust issue. The hat channel reinforcements underneath had white oak installed at the factory to help strengthen the assembly. Water would get in over time, soak the wood, which would rot and retain moisture, eventually rusting out the floor panels from below.
It’s common to find the floors rusted in patterns reflecting the hat channels below.
