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

Posted on November 6, 2020March 15, 2021 by Britt

Unrestored GPW hood test fitting on the Jeep

Hood 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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GPW Axle work continues & Halloween Event!

Posted on October 29, 2020March 15, 2021 by Britt

Two WACs and a Jeep! Corona Halloween Event 2020

GPW Axle work begins & Halloween Event!

Finally, after nearly 10 months, the 1943 GPW axles I’ve been slowly restoring to replace the CJ axles currently on the Jeep are starting to be put back together! After several weeks of issues getting the ring and pinions set, both axles are finally set! Now to put them together. This week, I started work on the rear axle first, with everything from adding the drum bearings to setting the brakes!

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Fire Extinguisher, more Horn Work, Axle work, and more!

Posted on October 16, 2020March 15, 2021 by Britt

Fire Extinguisher, more Horn Work, Axle work, and more!

This week continues the busy work with all the new items I acquired for the Jeep in the previous updates. I changed the mount for my Horn based on some new evidence, finished the restoration of a proper Fire Extinguisher, installed the GPW dipstick, I started work on the replacement GPW hood, and more axle work (which ran into a major halt).

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Military Vehicle Swap meet and Axle Work Begins!

Posted on October 9, 2020March 28, 2021 by Britt

Haul from the SCMVCC Fall Rally military vehicle swap meet!

Military Vehicle Swap meet and Axle Work Begins!

PART 1: As I predicted, last week was the calm before the storm, and this past week it’s been one heck of a ride! In fact, it’s so much I have to split it into two parts! After attending a military vehicle swap meet, I came away with a horde of new items for the Jeep, including an original Sparton Horn which I completely restore in this update! Look for Part 2 on Monday!

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‘Nose Art’ for the Jeep and a look at the Rear Shocks!

Posted on October 1, 2020March 16, 2021 by Britt

'Picture Perfect' with 1940s Pinup Girl Nose Art on the Jeep

‘Nose Art’ for the Jeep and a look at the Rear Shocks!

Call this week the calm before the storm… this week was a bit slow but important! I finally got down to naming the Jeep and adding some ‘nose art’ to the windshield! It’s taken quite some time to do! Plus, in prep for what will be the start of rebuilding the GPW axles starting (hopefully) next week, I took a look at the rear shocks to see what they are!

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More fake Rivets, radioactive spark plugs, and a GPW project

Posted on September 24, 2020March 16, 2021 by Britt

More fake Rivets, radioactive spark plugs, and a GPW project

This was a bit of a slower week with only some smaller projects. After last week’s success with the fake rivets on the passenger seat, I decided to tackle the rear seat in the same way with even better results. I also found some correct ‘radioactive’ spark plugs for the Jeep! Finally, I tackle a project that asks, what if Ford was producing GPW Jeeps during a pandemic?

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Fake rivets, Fire Extinguisher, and more F stamps!

Posted on September 17, 2020March 17, 2021 by Britt

Fake rivets, Fire Extinguisher, and more F stamps!

This week had some fun smaller projects on the Jeep such as adding ‘fake rivets’ to the passenger seat swivel bracket, moving the custom starter switch so I could mount the Fire Extinguisher in the bracket, and getting my safety strap large bolts F stamped! Plus some different looks at the Jeep.

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Ring & Pinions, Jerry Cans, Carburetor, Eye Bolts and more!

Posted on September 10, 2020March 17, 2021 by Britt

Ring & Pinions, Jerry Cans, Carburetor, Eye Bolts and more!

Quite the busy week with lots of busy work on the Jeep! After two days of soaking in fuel, the NOS Ring and Pinion are clean! I continued work on the fire extinguisher decal, and finished the 1943 Jerry can! I replaced the safety strap eye bolts with correct F ones, and replaced the borrowed carburetor with a new one!

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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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