M38a1 CDN2 - Winter Project

[chris vickery]

Unbelievable! A guy who actually drives his restoration and will go in the bush with it. No trailer queen there. Keep up the great work Wayne.
BTW, decals received, look great.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Really good point about checking lines for foreign stuff, ie wasps nest. I found them in other crud in brand new brake and fuel line lengths from the auto part.

Really messes up a brake job.

Taken to blown Q-tips through any new or old lines, works great as long as the lines are straight. Anything bent or too small for the Q-tip I use mechanics wire.

Yes, I do like people who actually drive their MVs, one of the guys in our local club just finished restoring a M38 which had been his trail ride Jeep for years, we have been kidding him that we would be glad to put the first scratch in it so he could go back to enjoying it in the woods. If he doesn't find a trail jeep by next spring, would be willing to bet he will be back in the woods.

But you can drive MVs in the woods/trail with little more than branch scratches. I all ways like to follow some thing a little bigger than my truck which helps avoid scratches.

Cheers Phil

[Wayne Hingley]

I have been putting a few miles on the jeep after getting it inspected and registered. Interesting to note it has never been registered in any province since leaving service in 1987.

I live about 7km from the nearest pavement, which makes it hard to keep the dust off everything... so it shows that it's getting some use (and as Phil notes; a few scratches too).

[Wayne Hingley]

I was planning to take the Jeep in to the Calgary Military Museum for Remembrance Day services, but due to the recent snow, the highways were very messy with salt and grime. Unfortunately I had to cancel.

So instead, I took the Jeep out for a drive around the local neighbourhood. It was a nice day for a drive.

[Peter Phillips]

That looks awesome Wayne! Is this considered closure to start the M37 now?

[Wayne Hingley]

Thanks Pete. This one is close to complete. I still have a couple of small things to finish off.

The M37 is covered in snow, and I doubt it will get any attention before spring. I have been rounding up a few of the parts I'm going to need. Lately I have been playing around with a 318 radio shelter (slide-in) that I plan to put in the back of the M37.

[Ed Storey]

A fantastic photograph of an exquisitely restored M28A1CDN2.