M-38 cnd

[morgoon]

Hey Great discussion here

As an owner of a 51 M38 I was very happy to learn the info about tracking down the history of the Jeep.

Thanks for starting the thread.

[Brad whaling]

What's the best place to buy replacement parts for restoring the jeep

[maple_leaf_eh]

Depending on your level of care for authenticity, you can go the military parts route or the reproduction military parts route or the civilian parts route. The question is how much money do you have?

The Canadian dollar is 3/4 of a US dollar so sticker price, shipping and border business cost will eat away most of the thrill of the chase finding things south of the border. I am on a mailing list from KaiserWillys dot com. They routinely run specials and tech advice columns. Setting yourself on their mailing list will give you an idea of what is ahead.

However, the flat fender Jeeps are remarkably simple machines. CJs are very common, and there are parts commonalities. You will only have to decide how close to CDN spec you want to go.

[SteveJ]

Hi Brad

I'm local to you in Calgary. We have a good group of military vehicle enthusiasts here and can help with technical support and link you up with some good suppliers.

[Barry Churcher]

Hi Brad
If you want to buy Canadian try BCA (Brian) who will be able to help you. He answered in post #3 above. Good luck with your project.
Cheers,
Barry

[Christian Shoebridge]

Hi Brad,
You will find the most noticeable difference with the ford m38 vs the willys is the gearing.willys is 488 and the ford is geared 538.I noticed the ford is a better hill climber and off road it crawls better without having to ride the clutch..as far as parts go another option is Marcus at willys acres in Barrie..he has a lot of NOS stuff as well as repro,and if you are a military collector he loves making trades..best to call caus he takes a while to respond to emails..
Christian
52 m38
53 m100
43 Harley Davidson

[BCA]

The American Willys M38 and the Ford M38CDN both have 5.38 ratio differentials.