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    Did you do a ceramic coat on the exhaust? I wish...

    Did you do a ceramic coat on the exhaust? I wish I had done that on the '48 - cast iron rusts - yuckk.
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    WOW! That was a trip down WIllys history.

    WOW! That was a trip down WIllys history.
  3. I liked the picture with the Christmas lights and...

    I liked the picture with the Christmas lights and "Alabama snow" on the windshield. It was an inspiration!
  4. Patina

    You might come close, but GMWillys' "Heep" is the standard for patina.
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    You really hit the jackpot - both with the...

    You really hit the jackpot - both with the Simpson meter and the emergency brake assembly!
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    I may have added to the confusion by saying that...

    I may have added to the confusion by saying that SAE 140 would not hurt on a steering box already loaded up with grease, - but it would have shown leaky seals.

    Corn Head grease is good stuff for...
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    I'm just watching, but this talk about POR 15...

    I'm just watching, but this talk about POR 15 tweaked my curiosity. As usual, Mrs. Google led me to some straight skinny about the product:
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    Those are the two premium analog meters - Simpson...

    Those are the two premium analog meters - Simpson 260 and the Weston Analyzer series.

    That Simpson is one of the older series that still used the banana plugs for test leads. Later series had the...
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    The cage nuts do give you a little float if ...

    The cage nuts do give you a little float if don't line up just right.

    If I recall correctly, you have about 25% float with a cage nut to line things up. Nutserts and welded nuts have to be just...
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    You always find things like that at the last...

    You always find things like that at the last place you look...
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    OK - enough about the Old Guy and his Simpson 260...

    OK - enough about the Old Guy and his Simpson 260 .. (grin)

    Seriously - around an Old Jeep that is electrically very noisy, a digital multimeter (like my Fluke 77) goes crazy because of the...
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    That is a good, stout floor and the passenger...

    That is a good, stout floor and the passenger side should go faster now that you have some arc time behind you.

    The little puddle welds look great - one of the ongoing comments is that Willys...
  13. Thread: Shims

    by LarrBeard
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    Welcome to the forum. Could you share the year...

    Welcome to the forum.

    Could you share the year and model of your Jeep with us? That would make it easier to give you accurate information.
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    "The welds in both pictures show the welder...

    "The welds in both pictures show the welder doesn’t really have a clue... "

    I would take issue with that. The welder does have a clue - he knows he is new to the art and he is asking good...
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    "Should be a breeze to adjust them properly ..."...

    "Should be a breeze to adjust them properly ..."

    Probably not, but you'll get it done and you'll be a lot wiser when you finish. You'll probably have at least one skinned knuckle invested in it...
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    Very nice little puddle welds!

    Very nice little puddle welds!
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    "... and have a polished bare stainless steel...

    "... and have a polished bare stainless steel flat fender."

    GMWillys' favorite Heep has a bare metal, brushed finish with clear coat for a finish - if I remember correctly. But - it leads the...
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    "Even some life experiences and "Dead Goat...

    "Even some life experiences and "Dead Goat Stories".

    Noooo - not the dead goat again!
  19. Thread: 1955 cj3b

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    Our"wisdom" and opinions are free and worth every...

    Our"wisdom" and opinions are free and worth every bit you pay for them....
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    I'll make a guess - subject to...

    I'll make a guess - subject to correction/clarification.

    What you are seeing there are the rotors in a positive displacement, "external gear" pump - not actually drive gears.
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    "I put a window in the floor!" Well, to wander...

    "I put a window in the floor!"

    Well, to wander a bit. The F-4U Corsair (the gull-winged fighter) had a window in the floor! Since it was a very tall tail dragger, the window let the pilot see...
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    "... just to make this legitimate...' I...

    "... just to make this legitimate...'

    I remember the days when Ira would talk about guns, dogs, radios, hurricanes and gas thieves - and on occasion - Viet Nam.. We manage to entertain ourselves...
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    One of the great things about this forum is that...

    One of the great things about this forum is that we can wander all over the place with comments and discussions as long as we stay out of politics, culture and stuff like that - just so there is...
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    "It was like sitting inside a tin shed during a...

    "It was like sitting inside a tin shed during a hail storm!"

    Yeah - I cheated when I put the '48 truck back together. I had the guy who did the upholstery put in carpets. The original was a jute...
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    "If you want it to be factory correct. Do the...

    "If you want it to be factory correct. Do the research find vintage articles."

    On occasion I go to the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Festival at Auburn, Indiana (about 25-minutes up the road). One year...
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