Month: November 2020

Small projects, Hood Finishing, and Axle work!

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Original restored GPW Hood on the Jeep!

Original restored GPW Hood on the Jeep!Small projects, Hood Finishing, and Axle work!

Lots of projects this week making for quite the busy work! I worked on various small projects that have been needing to be done, such as modifying a rear seat J hook to fit, prepping shock brackets with fake rivets, and replacing the combat rim valve stem protectors. Work on the hood continues, it’s all finished minus the markings! And I continue work on the front axle installing the RZeppa shafts, packing grease into the knuckle, installing the brake plates/drums, and adjusting the brakes!

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Hood history, painting along with kingpin/knuckle work!

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GPW Replacement Hood

GPW Replacement HoodHood history, painting along with kingpin/knuckle work!

This week was a crazy busy week with work on two major ongoing projects.. the GPW hood and the GPW front axle! This week I continued work removing paint and rust on the hood, did some historical recovery of hood numbers, and painted the hood. After finishing the rear axle last week, I began work on the front axle with one of the more tricky parts… the kingpin and knuckle installation. I go through a full tutorial on how to set those along with the dust shields!

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Small projects, custom F Stamps, Hood work, and completing the rear axle!

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Vehicles at the Old Town Tustin Veterans Day Event

Vehicles at the Old Town Tustin Veterans Day EventSmall projects, custom F Stamps, Hood work, and completing the rear axle!

This past week was a flurry of work on the Jeep in prep for the Veterans Day military vehicle and car show in Old Town Tustin, CA. That meant finishing some smaller projects that I’d been meaning to get around to (mostly cosmetic things). Some photos from the Veterans Day event and the 9 other Jeeps that showed up included. I continued work on the GPW hood and had a major setback. And I FINALLY finished the rear GPW axle! Work then began on the Front axle

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Rear Axle work – Part 2

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GPW Rear Axle after 33070 OD Green Paint

GPW Rear Axle after 33070 OD Green PaintRear Axle work – Part 2

The second part of this past week’s update, this one focuses just on the rear axle work. From diagnosing a serious issue to a full write up on adjusting the brakes! Plus, the axle turns Green at the end!

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Hood work, Firestone Spark Plugs, and Rear Axle work – Part 1

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Unrestored GPW hood test fitting on the Jeep

Unrestored GPW hood test fitting on the JeepHood work, Firestone Spark Plugs, and Rear Axle work – Part 1!

This week’s update will be a two part post once again! I got quite a few things in the mail to continue my ongoing quest to correct post-war things on the Jeep, got more radioactive Firestone spark plugs, worked on the GPW hood including fixing some stress cracks, and fixed a stripped bolt hole in the rear axle hub with a Helicoil kit in this first part!

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