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Looking great! The interior is well done, and of course I like the poly treatment to the body.

The wheel looks great! Since you are not leaving the Jeep outside, in direct sunlight, the poly will be more than enough protection for the time frame you are planning. I removed all 6 layers of...

No problem at all. It isn't that usual for a truck or wagon for the top end of the transmission to be rusty. The leading cause would be for water to make it's way down through the shifter. The...

The axles are just fine. They are both open differentials. An easy way to tell when on stands is that when you turn one tire by hand, the other side will rotate the opposite direction. Under...

You have options, depending on how you want to use your pickup. some things you may want to consider;

1. What are your intensions for your truck? Are you going to drive your truck everyday? ...

You can put the clutch fork in after the transmission is put on, but it takes a little finesse. You will feel when the fork properly engages the throw out bearing.

No problem at all. That has me puzzled about the starter. Now that rings are all seated in, maybe the starter will turn it better.

Tim,

If the starter is in good shape, the 6 volts will be able to turn it over just fine. Unless the heads and block were decked, then your compression ratio will stay pretty close to stock,...

Tim,

I made the same mistake when addressing Chief LarrBeard. Old school values are abundant on here, so no problems there.

I hope that you have better luck with this starter!

There are a...

Tim,
This is what we do. We all learn something from the contributions like LarrBeard's in-depth regulator adjustment. The great thing about a Willys is that the Jeep is really just a platform for...

You are right, the gaskets will go either way. I forgot to look today at the head gasket I received within the pile of parts.
Ok, I looked at the gasket set I have, and it is a Crown set, and it...

Where did the head gasket come from? I invest in engine kits from Felpro, and do not have any real issues. The gasket should be the same on both sides, and should only line up perfectly on one side...

LarrBeard will be by in a bit to give you the best, no b.s. method of adjusting the regulator.

A local shop, which was highly recommend by the military vehicles preservation chapter, built a F134 for a M38A1. The engine was a turn key rebuild. It didn't run worth a crap. The bearings were...

Good battery cables make a huge difference.

The rotating assembly would be the crank shaft, connecting rods, pistons, and the valve train. Some machine shops will assemble everything to ensure proper fit, then others fit everything, and leave...

Did the machine shop install the rotating assembly? Are the valves adjusted?
Pull the spark plugs, then turn the engine over by hand. If the engine rolls over without hanging up through the whole...