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Warbirds, EBrake, and new License Plate!This past week the Jeep went on another adventure, this time to Chino Airport to have some photos taken with warbirds and around Cal Aero Field. Also, I continued work on the restoration of the Emergency Brake for the Jeep and finally got in my custom license plate!
More axle workAfter last week’s excitement, this week was much more calm. This week I continued to clean/disassemble the wartime GPW axles and sandblast various parts documenting F stamps along the way. I also started to restore parts of the emergency brake and checked the PCV valve for carbon/fuel buildup.
The Jeep goes public!This week the Jeep made the first public appearance at an event in San Pedro, CA for the LA Air Raid of 1942! Then the next day the Jeep went to Old Towne Orange, CA for a mini-photoshoot in the area. Overall a great outing with lots of photos! Restoration wise, I was only able to get a little bit of sandblasting in and fixing a broken panel light switch.
Tire Pump, LED Brake Light Conversion, and more!A full week of work since the last update, this week I was able to finish the tire pump restoration project and mount it to the rear seat on my Jeep. I also had my brake light burn out, so I decided to convert it to LED using the original lens! Finally, I sandblast some of the axle items I took off last week and begin to take apart my emergency brake. Finally, I have been prepping the Jeep for its first adventure coming this Saturday!
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Tire Pump, Floor Mats, and Axle work!Another week working on several Jeep projects! This week I finished the last steps in the Tire Pump restoration, it’s ready to mount. Also, I may have found the perfect solution to floor mats for the Jeep. Finally, I am almost finished taking apart the axles for their restoration and discover more F stamps along the way.
Axle work, restoring the tire pump, and more!Last week I was on vacation, so here’s a 2-week large update featuring the restoration of a WW2 tire pump for the Jeep and continuing work on taking apart the front wartime GPW axle! Lots of F stamps, grease, and neat discoveries!
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I’ve been on vacation this last week, and while I did get a lot of axle work done, I’ll be posting all the photos from the work next week in a double post! But, while on vacation I ran into a life-size ‘Sarge’ from the Cars movie series. Pretty awesome to see, and just about real-life size at the Art of Animation Resort in Walt Disney World, Florida. The details on Sarge are pretty amazing considering he’s from an animated movie, with a trailer socket, reflectors, correct bolts for the crash pads, and lots more. Here’s a series of photos of Sarge! If only I could pose my Jeep next to him! Till next week!
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More Axle work, a tire pump, and more!Looks like for the next few weeks I’m only going to be able to work on some weekend days and Mondays as weekdays have gotten busy! But even then, still got a lot of work done taking apart the axles this week. Follow along as I take apart various items on the front axle and hunt for Ford F stamps! Also prepping for a tire pump headed my way and a nice flea market find!
More Axle work and a look at what’s leftThis week was a bit slow again, and I only got to work on the rear axle disassembling it more checking it out. I discover several Ford F marks, and see what condition the brakes are in. At the end of the post after some shots of the Jeep while out driving, I break down what’s left to do on the Jeep till I can say I’m pretty much ‘done’. While the overall restoration is finished, there’s still plenty left to do!
Little Projects and more Axle workThis past week was a little slow with Jeep work, but managed to get in some work on finishing the installation of the trailer socket, adding a filter to the oil filter, and continuing work disassembling the GPW axles.