Ring & Pinion journey, Fire Extinguisher Decal, and more history!

Posted on September 3, 2020March 18, 2021 by Britt

Ring & Pinion journey, Fire Extinguisher Decal, looking for more history, etc!

This week I finally saw the light of the end of the tunnel trying to acquire a ring and pinion set… which revealed a great surprise! I then attempted to find some more history on my Jeep via the body tub, more work on the Fire Extinguisher decal, and finally finding a wartime jerry can for the Jeep!

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Fire Extinguishers, more Combat Rims, etc.

Posted on August 28, 2020March 18, 2021 by Britt

Post-War SOS Fire Guard Fire Extinguisher

Fire Extinguishers, more Combat Rims, etc.

After last week’s big Combat Rim installation tutorial, this week went by a lot slower. I completed the rest of the combat rims (and I have a few extra notes to mention about them), worked on a post-war Fire Extinguisher, continued the ongoing chronicles of the GPW axles restoration, some ‘artsy’ shots of the Jeep, and more.

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COMBAT RIMS & TIRES!

Posted on August 20, 2020March 18, 2021 by Britt

COMBAT RIMS & TIRES!

This week’s update is an exciting one… COMBAT RIMS! I finally have a complete set of Combat Rims to replace the CJ rims on my Jeep, along with the correct Firestone tires! In this update I’ll take you through the entire prepping, painting, and installing Combat Rims on tires! I also added a spare tire lock for the spare tire!

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Corsair, Voltage Regulator, Tires, and another Jeep!

Posted on August 13, 2020March 26, 2021 by Britt

Corsair, Voltage Regulator, Tires, and another Jeep!

This week saw quite a bit of Jeep related things… I took the Jeep out to the Air Museum and got some shots with a Corsair, I continued research on the Firestone Tires, finally stamped my Voltage Regulator, and helped to save a friend’s Jeep from rusting worse!

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Fire extinguisher, new wheels, F Bolts, and more!

Posted on August 6, 2020March 28, 2021 by Britt

Fire extinguisher, new wheels, F Bolts, and more!

This week an uptick with work on the Jeep! From getting a fire extinguisher bracket to four new firestone military tires for the Jeep! Also some more axle work was done (and some good news), replaced some more non-wartime bolts with F bolts, and more work testing out Voltage Regulator inspector stamps!

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The week nothing happened…

Posted on July 31, 2020March 29, 2021 by Britt

The week nothing happened…

This week’s update is going to be a bit small, mostly because I had nothing I could do this week to the Jeep but drive it! With the axles on hold till I get a Ring and Pinion, tires and combat rims on order awaiting arrival, and most small projects done, this week I decided to do another ‘state of the Jeep’ and showcase what’s left to do.

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More F Stamps, Hand Crank, Windshield Latch, etc!

Posted on July 24, 2020March 29, 2021 by Britt

More F Stamps, Hand Crank, Windshield Latch, etc!

This week saw a lot of little projects including changing more things to F stamps, FINALLY getting a Ford Hand Crank, Flea Market finds, adding my original windshield latch, and more!

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Bolt Changes, Inspector Stamps, and a F Stamp Guide!

Posted on July 17, 2020March 30, 2021 by Britt

Bolt Changes, Inspector Stamps, and an F Stamp Guide!

After the very big update last week with the engine head change, this week was quite light. I changed out the last two hex bolts with the correct style recessed head bolts, continued work on finding the perfect way to put an inspector stamp on the Voltage Regulator, and since the update is so short, I thought I’d put together an external F stamp visual guide!

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Wartime GPW Head exchange!

Posted on July 12, 2020March 30, 2021 by Britt

Wartime GPW Head exchange!

Finally, after so many delays it just got to be silly, the Jeep is back up and driving again! In this extra-long update, I go through the entire process of changing out my CJ2 engine head to a wartime GPW head! That includes adding the correct studs, bolts, a GPW thermostat, and a copper gasket. It’s been a multi-week project! I also continue replacing bolts with correct recessed head bolts and replace one of the top bow brackets with a GPW one. Plus several other things!

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Birthday Present for the Jeep!

Posted on July 2, 2020March 30, 2021 by Britt

Birthday Present for the Jeep!

This week I had a few small projects, and started one big project! Since the Jeep turned 76 last week, I got ahold of an original GPW head block which I’ll be putting on the engine with the correct studs/F Bolts! This week includes PART 1 of installation! I also continued work on adding recessed head bolts, attempted to make inspector stamps for the Voltage Regulator, and more. It’s a bit of a smaller update than usual, but still some good work!

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