M38a1 cnd3

[zelly]

hello, yah i can get some better pics tomorrow!!! Kind of funny you mention brigade major... the guy I bought it off of said he bought it from a Vet that was high ranking!!!?.(retired working at the same airport) Use to take it into parades. I will ask him when I go to pick up the second spare engine. I will also check out the hood and axle. When i bought it I think the guy might have taken the heater out of it.( laying beside the spare engine with his doors for other m38a1) Maybe I should try and buy it?(how much they worth?)Anyways Iam really pumped to get this thing back in good condition Thanks for any help or comments you guys/girls can give me. Brad

[rob love]

Originally Posted by zelly

hello, yah i can get some better pics tomorrow!!! Kind of funny you mention brigade major... the guy I bought it off of said he bought it from a Vet that was high ranking!!!?.(retired working at the same airport) Use to take it into parades. I will ask him when I go to pick up the second spare engine. I will also check out the hood and axle. When i bought it I think the guy might have taken the heater out of it.( laying beside the spare engine with his doors for other m38a1) Maybe I should try and buy it?(how much they worth?)Anyways Iam really pumped to get this thing back in good condition Thanks for any help or comments you guys/girls can give me. Brad

The heaters are priceless, especially in the winter here in Manitoba. It could usually be counted on to at least keep the co-drivers feet warm.

The heater was usually removed to clear a bit of space to remove the engine. If it was summer, occasionally the mechanics would not re-install the heater cause it wasn't needed. The more likely reason was that replacing the short piece of ducting between the heater and the firewall was a PIA.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by zelly

.... (laying beside the spare engine with his doors for other m38a1) Maybe I should try and buy it? (how much they worth?) ...

Like the heater, the doors are invaluable after you discover you needed them. A pair of doors, 2 side curtains and a tarp are probably worth a couple of hundred dollars. The steel parts needed are a bunch of 'footman' loops around the body to attach the straps to; a tarp arch; 2 short bars to go over the doors; a c-channel along the top of the windshield; and some little turn-buttons for the fronts of the doors. The plastic windows will almost always be yellowed and/or cracked.

[zelly]

Ok I got acouple more pictures. Iam lining up doors ,curtains and a new top for tomorrow hopefully........and maybe a new back seat Also getting the paper work together for an ownership! So is this thing looking more like a cnd 2 or 3? Thanks guys Brad

[zelly]

just some more pics

[rob love]

Looks like a Cdn3. The rear axle is the latest type. The rest of the photos don't show the details needed to determine. Take a shot of the insides of the frame just over the rear springs at the front hangers. You can also take a shot of the front brake backing plates.

Axles could be swapped between the years, but it wasn't quite that easy. The rear axle of a Cdn3 was a larger diameter, so you also had to replace the U bolts and the plates, so with that in mind, your is likely a Cdn3. The frame photo will tell for sure.