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no idea, right hand drive?? UK??

i am hoping to use many of the original fasteners, after tumbling them. 90% seem fine, good threads and damn if they dont (some) look new. ...

Thanks! Nice truck, btw

Here is another hint from a year into the "new" truck. Make sure every fastener you put on that vehicle has a coat of oil on it! It doesn't have...

thanks, seems that there were 29769 M38A1 produced by Willys in their first year of production in 1952 and mine is MD17429 so can tell the DMV guy...

I touched a little about this earlier, here is actual results. 24 hours of tumbling in the same thing i use to clean brass for reloading, and am not...

Just Google "Willys Overland Jeep serial numbers" and there are all kinds of lists. One of the best ones is in the front of the KWAS catalog.

In the immortal words of Pogo; "We have met the enemy and they are us". My truck is a 2WD, so I don't get to experience the pleasure of steering...

Thanks for helping. The inner bearing did have a seal. I've found the culprit, though. I'd stupidly filled the steering knukle w/ oil rather than...

Body off the frame!!! Now i can get to all the spotwelds much much easier

have no idea how many spot welds that there are, but probably will need to drill 200?? oh well no one said it would be easy. but having the tub out...

am in the process of removing the tool box, the different panels and pieces and parts of the tub are much more complicated than they appear. I am...

In the two pictures that show the bearing on the front wheel spindle, I do not see a grease seal behind the bearing. I would guess that someone (?)...

Wow! We think of Jeeps as being just "US" vehicles, but we see over and over again in these posts that these vehicles touch a place in people...

WOW!!! Can only dream that I could ever restore mine like that! Congrats!

Hi. Just seeing your post & when I saw pics, I thought, that isn't an M38 Glad to learn there were other military models. Nice looking jeep!

I have to try to tackle my brakes, maybe start today. I'll try to remember to snap some pics of my fuel system, then learn how to post them here. I...

Thanks for letting me know!

You wrote: " if the gearing can stand it, I'd like to replace 4 cyl with in-line 6 or mayby buick v-6." As far as pure strength is concerned,...

Thanks! I'm leaning towards the same. Did you use a dual master and proportioning valve?

Thanks LB. I'm leaning toward just a complete drum & shoe overhaul. Although I think I'll include a dual master & booster. Long term, if the...

I am keeping my original brakes. Bought new shoes, all new lines, wheel cylinders, new master cylinder and all new emergency brake stuff.

Two Comments: A. The original hydraulic brakes, if they are properly maintained, do everything needed to stop that little CJ-5. Just an opinion...