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M38Cdn Refurbishment
Well the old Jeep developed a noise in the motor at 32K miles which I wanted to tackle before it threw a rod or destroyed something major. So as most things go, if you start on a project they tend to snowball which this will be on an epic scale. Being 68 years old, the old girl was in need of a thorough going over so I decided I'll do a frame up refurbishment to make it safe, dependable and corrosion free. The good news is that everything worked well up to this point on it and shouldn't need a lot of repairs except for a motor overhaul. Hopefully by end of day today I'll have the tub off and can start on the undercarriage.
Plans right now are to: -replace all seals and gaskets on the transmission, t-case and front and rear differentials -have a rad shop go over the radiator -re-arch the springs and install new shocks and shackles -replace all the brake flex hoses and brake lines -replace the wiring harness with a reproduction one -replace the windshield and sealing rubber -replace body mount rubber and anti-squeak strips -replace the master cylinder and go over all brakes -fresh paint - Here's where it gets interesting. The CF trialed a 3 color camouflage in the late 60's on the M38Cdn. I may replicate that or stick with the regular OD (Ref Ed Storey's article in the last "History in Motion" magazine), still toying with that one? There's a few drill holes to weld up in the tub but no rust to speak of which is good as I hate bodywork :-(
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Peter Phillips 1952 M38Cdn 1953 M100Cdn 1951 PE-95K Gen Set MVPA Cdn Forces 1986-2006 Last edited by Peter Phillips; 18-11-20 at 15:51. |
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