Just starting M38
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:10 pm
Finally starting on my M38 
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Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:57 pm
Have more pics but still trying to sort out image posting problem.
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:27 pm
Thanks, I seem to have better luck with photobucket.
Posted: 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
Your photo album is at: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:15 pm
Better pictures
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
Paint forensics
Posted: 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
Posted: 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.
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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:33 pm
Just for the heck of it I think I'll check the under side of the hood.