M38a1 CDN2 - Winter Project

[Wayne Hingley]

Hi Craig. Yes its moving along nicely so far, and it is certainly a lot easier to make progress with all of the things you have already done (new fuel lines, brake lines, etc.).

I pulled a couple of the patch panels that were riveted on to the body, and I will be pulling a few more when I get to the body work. I was pleased and amazed at what I discovered underneath... but I will post on that later, when I get to the body work.

I will followup with the paint details.

[Sam Assad]

Quite an impressive and inspiring progress ! cant wait to see more

[Wayne Hingley]

Does anyone know the reason for the difference between the right and left body support brackets over the rear axle?

[Wayne Hingley]

I spent about 3 hours with a hot water pressure washer cleaning up the frame, body, fenders and transmission. What a huge difference... well worth all the face-shots of steaming hot water!

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Wayne Hingley

Does anyone know the reason for the difference between the right and left body support brackets over the rear axle?

Could simply be design if they are original. Does the body differ one side to the other?

[Wayne Hingley]

I know the mounting plate in the centre of the crossmember is for a MG pedestal, so I guess the frame brackets are for the side braces. I'm m just wondering why they are not symmetrical? Perhaps the left side is designed for the extra weight of the ammunition...?

[Wayne Hingley]

I made some progress today on my wiring harness. I went over the entire main section of the wiring harness and repaired some connectors and damaged wires/insulation. Overall it was in quite good condition. Most of the attention was needed in the sections leading to the tail lights. Of course that area gets a lot of water and mud off the rear wheels. After making the repairs, I re-taped the entire harness. I still have a box of short sections of wires to go through in the same manner. It feels good to get that bit out of the way.

[Wayne Hingley]

This jeep went through a rebuild (life extension), in I believe 1981. During that process there were many prefabricated body panels and other reinforcing components added to this vehicle. I was under the impression that these panels might have been added to cover up rusted out sections of the body, but after removing several of them I see that the body sections under the panels are actually in quite good condition. These panels were all riveted and glued in place. The body was sandblasted before the panels were installed, and the glue kept everything sealed so well that the sandblasted sections have not even rusted since 1981! Below are some photos of the panels and the body sections. Obviously I have more body work to complete in the coming weeks.

I even found a small spot of original semi-gloss OD paint hidden under a pannel in the back corner.