Just starting M38

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:10 pm

Finally starting on my M38

Hawkshadow · Post by **Hawkshadow** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:41 pm

Welcome to the club! Looks like you have quite the project ahead of you with that one. I look forward to seeing the progress.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:32 am

Thanks, and that's the good side. I'm going to post some more pictures soon and request a photo gallery.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:14 am

Here are a few more pictures, obviously going to need a new trans. cover or parts to fix it

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:57 pm

Have more pics but still trying to sort out image posting problem.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:27 pm

Thanks, I seem to have better luck with photobucket.

Post by **wesk** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:21 pm

It's all a lot easier when you use the photo albums here on this web site. No need to fill a post up with photos. Just give the link to your album right here on our site and the other members can hop right over look.

Your photo album is at: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:29 pm

Thanks again Wes, decided to go back to the desk top instead of the tablet, if I'd done that before I wouldn't have got screwed up to begin with. The tablet is OK for some things but limited with out a mouse.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:10 pm

I now this isn't correct but I just had to have it. http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules/gall ... .thumb.jpg

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:15 pm

Better pictures
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:56 pm

Sanded the hood on my M38 and found some strange colors. The hood,grill,windshield frame, steering column and some frame and suspension parts were originally yellow. The hood appeared to have had some round decals on it at one point. Then it was painted orange and the green (with a brush). I sanded a spot on the tub and all I found was four different coats of green. http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php

Post by **wesk** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:17 pm

The M38's left Willys in 2430 OD as the first coat of paint. The yellow/Orange you see are probably Civil Defense Markings. Hundreds of jeeps and M37's ended up in Civil Defense units across the country and their paint jobs varied but most were repainted yellow or orange and had the big CD decals in many different places.

This is my 52 A1 I bought in 1986 in South Dakota. It was auctioned off in a Pennington County SD municipal auction along with several other CD jeeps and trucks. The county had procured them from the military DRMO sales back in the 70's. I added the white spokes, civvy tires and Best Top. Drove it 20 miles each way to work every day for three years on I-90.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:27 pm

Wondering if the hood may have been replaced at some point, it's bare metal, red primer, yellow and the green is the last coat.

Post by **wesk** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:29 pm

Willis used a thinned 2430 for primer and then a finish of un-thinned 2430 so if you have red primer that means stripped and repainted elsewhere.

leecarr · Post by **leecarr** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:33 pm

Just for the heck of it I think I'll check the under side of the hood.

Just starting M38

Just starting M38

Paint forensics