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Making good progress, and not a scratch on the cowl. Good job.
Resurrecting the old M38A1
- Thread starter Stakebed
- Start date
Thank you
This last visit, Randy vowed to route his reproduction wiring harness. For those in the know, it's one of the most expensive items in a M38a1 rebuild.
So he got busy...
Then we/he mounted the glove box enclosure. Not so fun getting all those screw holes to line up but we git er dun.
Then he wanted the dashboard installed. I think it was premature but it's his rig.
Only held in with two bolts. I loosely installed the battery box reinforcements to dashboard bolts. There are six of em and they're a bugger to get started. Better now while stuff is loosey goosey.
I was assigned to assembling the headlight buckets as I disassembled them.
My other job was to strip and fix the passenger side fender.
This is what the inside looked like before starting.
Part of the flange for bolting to the cowl was missing. No prob for an old duct monkey.
And that's all I got this time.
Joe out
So he got busy...
Then we/he mounted the glove box enclosure. Not so fun getting all those screw holes to line up but we git er dun.
Then he wanted the dashboard installed. I think it was premature but it's his rig.
Only held in with two bolts. I loosely installed the battery box reinforcements to dashboard bolts. There are six of em and they're a bugger to get started. Better now while stuff is loosey goosey.
I was assigned to assembling the headlight buckets as I disassembled them.
My other job was to strip and fix the passenger side fender.
This is what the inside looked like before starting.
Part of the flange for bolting to the cowl was missing. No prob for an old duct monkey.
And that's all I got this time.
Joe out
Greaser007
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And moving right along. 
Same story, another visit has come and gone.
I started with the instrument cluster.
Previously I have stripped the flat plate with paint remover and then painted it.
I had also wire wheeled the gauge bezels.
So I had to lightly sand the bezels, mask of the gauges and spray bomb them.
Gauge illumination. Yeah, worse than your 6v Willys. Red light and indirect too.
Gauges before sanding.
I had sprayed these caps previously.
Picture proof of how the bracket installed. Memory is fleeting but pictures are nearly forever.
After sanding.
Masked and sprayed.
Assembled
MTC
I started with the instrument cluster.
Previously I have stripped the flat plate with paint remover and then painted it.
I had also wire wheeled the gauge bezels.
So I had to lightly sand the bezels, mask of the gauges and spray bomb them.
Gauge illumination. Yeah, worse than your 6v Willys. Red light and indirect too.
Gauges before sanding.
I had sprayed these caps previously.
Picture proof of how the bracket installed. Memory is fleeting but pictures are nearly forever.
After sanding.
Masked and sprayed.
Assembled
MTC
Attachments
Randy installed the cluster after wiring it.
Then I was assigned fuel line duty because of my "cool" tubing tools and skills.
You're looking at pump to carb and a vacuum line.
So crowded, it's like the L.A. freeway system.
Randy wanted the white fan to be black with white tips. Sigh, so be it.
TBC
Then I was assigned fuel line duty because of my "cool" tubing tools and skills.
You're looking at pump to carb and a vacuum line.
So crowded, it's like the L.A. freeway system.
Randy wanted the white fan to be black with white tips. Sigh, so be it.
TBC
That’s some great progress, nice work
Randy installing the light switch.
I donated an appropriate key fob.
Steering column mounted to dash now. You can also see the choke (on left) and throttle controls.
Three welded nuts for the front lifting brackets were gone. So I made nut plates.
And we mounted the front bumper.
Tow bar brackets.
I finished wire wheeling the driver fender. Time to mock em up and provide a sturdier platform for sanding. You can also see that we mounted the grille loosely.
Found a Crack after the fender stressed the cowl. Dangit!
Jeep condom for sanding.
Tues dinner was steak pizzaiola.
With onion, garlic and kale. No vampires nearby.
That's all.
Joe out.
I donated an appropriate key fob.
Steering column mounted to dash now. You can also see the choke (on left) and throttle controls.
Three welded nuts for the front lifting brackets were gone. So I made nut plates.
And we mounted the front bumper.
Tow bar brackets.
I finished wire wheeling the driver fender. Time to mock em up and provide a sturdier platform for sanding. You can also see that we mounted the grille loosely.
Found a Crack after the fender stressed the cowl. Dangit!
Jeep condom for sanding.
Tues dinner was steak pizzaiola.
With onion, garlic and kale. No vampires nearby.
That's all.
Joe out.
Tralehead
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Driving that to PA with @Flinthillsben ? Coming right along, looks good!
Another visit is scheduled for Monday. In the meantime, I've been busy...
I had to cut off the fender brace from a parts fender and splice it onto the driver's side fender we intended to use.
So here is the donor brace. Used a Rota Broach to cut out the spot welds.
Amputated
A lot of dirt inside.
Blasted clean.
Trimmed for overlap.
70 year old wood intact.
Tacked in place while fender is mounted.
An edit, I will thank @Flinthillsben for providing reference pictures that were helpful. Thank you BJ.
Fender on the welding table for finish welding and grinding. Tack, tack, bzzzzzzz, grind.
Fenderwell wire wheeled.
Both fenders epoxy primed.
I don't always have good painting days. One fender got horrible fish eyes and the other had a big run.
Underside in tan.
Tan outside
They are far from perfect. The light tan and satin finish hide a host of sins. Randy instructed me to not bodywork the fenders. So be it. Not my Jeep.
TBC
I had to cut off the fender brace from a parts fender and splice it onto the driver's side fender we intended to use.
So here is the donor brace. Used a Rota Broach to cut out the spot welds.
Amputated
A lot of dirt inside.
Blasted clean.
Trimmed for overlap.
70 year old wood intact.
Tacked in place while fender is mounted.
An edit, I will thank @Flinthillsben for providing reference pictures that were helpful. Thank you BJ.
Fender on the welding table for finish welding and grinding. Tack, tack, bzzzzzzz, grind.
Fenderwell wire wheeled.
Both fenders epoxy primed.
I don't always have good painting days. One fender got horrible fish eyes and the other had a big run.
Underside in tan.
Tan outside
They are far from perfect. The light tan and satin finish hide a host of sins. Randy instructed me to not bodywork the fenders. So be it. Not my Jeep.
TBC
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As I previously mentioned, there was a cowl crack.
Ground to metal.
Some blue tape to protect the paint from splatter.
Welded and primed.
Looks like I forgot to add a picture of that area back in tan. When I return, maybe I can exit this post.
TBC
Ground to metal.
Some blue tape to protect the paint from splatter.
Welded and primed.
Looks like I forgot to add a picture of that area back in tan. When I return, maybe I can exit this post.
TBC
The main, removable floor pan was in bad shape. Fortunately, the Rot a1 panel was rotten on the right side and the parts Jeep panel was rotten on the left side. No biggie. Just cut and splice, right?
Laying one over the other.
The upper panel was painted long ago.
Layout lines or scribed lines for cutting.
You can see my tools of destruction under the panel. Good ol Midwest offset aviation snips. My favorites.
Ticky tacking together. See the gap at the bottom? Yup, I cut too much. D'oh! I just need to add a filler strip. The beauty of metal is that nearly anything is reversible.
And fit in place. That's as far as I progressed before I left.
TBC
Laying one over the other.
The upper panel was painted long ago.
Layout lines or scribed lines for cutting.
You can see my tools of destruction under the panel. Good ol Midwest offset aviation snips. My favorites.
Ticky tacking together. See the gap at the bottom? Yup, I cut too much. D'oh! I just need to add a filler strip. The beauty of metal is that nearly anything is reversible.
And fit in place. That's as far as I progressed before I left.
TBC
I also got the wheels cleaned up and painted.
They started off nasty looking except for one which I had acquired already primed.
Some interesting dates and manufacturer data.
One clean, one not.
Epoxy primed.
I primed five wheels. This fella is an outlier and will not get color.
Primed on the outside surface.
As you may notice, Spring has brought wonderous weather and temperatures. So I painted outside.
Another fisheye area. After curing, I scuffed with 320 grit paper.
A bug landed here. Bug extraction messed up the paint. So I sanded and blended.
That epoxy primer dries glossy.
Finally, the goal.
Desert Humvee tan on both sides.
Tuesday the wheels get tars.
Joe out.
They started off nasty looking except for one which I had acquired already primed.
Some interesting dates and manufacturer data.
One clean, one not.
Epoxy primed.
I primed five wheels. This fella is an outlier and will not get color.
Primed on the outside surface.
As you may notice, Spring has brought wonderous weather and temperatures. So I painted outside.
Another fisheye area. After curing, I scuffed with 320 grit paper.
A bug landed here. Bug extraction messed up the paint. So I sanded and blended.
That epoxy primer dries glossy.
Finally, the goal.
Desert Humvee tan on both sides.
Tuesday the wheels get tars.
Joe out.
rocket
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Love the smell of burning oak in the afternoon!
rocket
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Sometimes those fish eyes can be so darn persistent. But perseverance wins out.