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I was able to sell my PTO on my M38A1 Facebook group. Coincidentally, the buyer was the same guy who sold me the carburetor. The plan is to put the proceeds right back into the Jeep. Late last night I went to connect the horn switch (so I could test my original horn). Being dark outside, I...

how did you unscrew (or re-screw) your horn switch? I have absolutely NO room for a wrench & am (so far) unable to remove the wiring dongle from the switch but I'm going to re-try after soaking in PB. If I can unplug the wires from the switch I won't need to uninstall the switch (I just need to...

thanks for the heads-up on the data plate rivet website. I'll be ordering tonight. I was off work today and REALLY churned & burned on the Jeep. I started the day by installing the carb and hooking up all the odds & ends. I lubed the choke & throttle cables so they actually actuate now. I'm...

I didn't buy any of my plates. These are the original data plates which came mounted on the Jeep. I just removed them and then restored them (see earlier pics in the thread for before/after pics). The only thing I bought was a pop rivet tool which came with a few different rivets. thanks...

that is going to be an AWESOME project!! kudos on the new rig!

that is awesome news. I need to do some hunting for the correct pop rivets. I am assuming my main plate is setup for rivets since that is how the jeep came to me (everything riveted to the main plate which was bolted to the dash without any funky-ness). I ended up taking my carb to the local...

My Jeep progress is a waiting game at the moment (waiting on USPS/UPS). The only Jeep tasks I could complete today after work was re-install the passenger fender (it has been off since I initially removed it back 2-ish years ago) and re-rivet by data plates on the body panel. Apparently the...

Thank you sir! I need all the luck I can get with my project. I knocked out a few minor things today after work. My replacement headlight and new military light-switch arrived today. When I made it home from work I mounted up the fuel/jerry can mount/holder (it has taken me a few tries to get...

very cool story!!! Kudos on the new (old?) rig!!! She looks to be in GREAT shape

The new ignition wire arrived today. I installed when I made it home from work and now I have power to my gauges. The fuel gauge works great. The others I will have to troubleshoot using this method: http://willysmjeeps.com/downloads/instruments.pdf The generator gauge only has one connector on...

I used DeBella Jeeps for my replacement harness. New harnesses run around $800-ish from all the manufacturers (or at least from all the manufacturers I could find)

Also good news on the electrical side. It turns I wasn't pressing my brake pedal hard enough to activate the brake-light switch while testing last night. I was using my hand to test the lights last night as opposed to my foot. Once the switch had enough pressure (when I used my foot) the...

my carb rebuild kit arrived today. I have never rebuilt a carb before (just taken apart & cleaned) so I am a bit apprehensive. I may take it to the local mechanic and see if he will let me watch over his shoulder as he does the rebuild so I can watch/learn. I am off tomorrow and the high temp...

Today I installed my new tail-lights (the old ones were pretty far gone). Unfortunately they came wired with Packard connectors (the new military standard) as opposed to the Douglas connectors (the old standard). I didn't want to cut any wires (I am going to try and build some Packard-to-Douglas...

X2 on not using a straight inverter to power a winch. but expanding on this idea. could someone use a 24v-12v inverter to run a 12v battery charger? (like a tender style trickle charger) for a single 12v battery used for winching only? I would imagine if you had a deep cycle battery and were...

More news on the Jeep progress. I made it home from work around 530pm. I changed my clothes and was off to work on the Jeep. I finished cutting out the old wiring harness, removed my tail-lights (I have two new ones coming via snail-mail), and fully installed the new wiring harness. The whole...

I will definitely heed your advice, sir. I have a pretty awesome S/O. She is the whole package...intelligent (Texas Tech PHD faculty), beautiful, and she likes Jeeps. She was born & raised in Colombia and down there Willys jeeps are a huge cultural thing. Now that she is here in the states she...

thanks y'all. things are moving along quite nicely. Today the G/F was in town so I enlisted her assistance with bleeding the jeep brakes. I had only one leak. There is a brass washer on either side of the front/rear distribution block at the end of the m/c. One of the washers had stuck to the...

I would never! hahahaha Yesterday & today have been big days for progress. YESTERDAY: -I dropped off my wheels/tires/tubes at the tire shop. They were SUPER busy so I told them I would pick them up today. -I finished up installing the new brake pads, springs, wheel cylinder, & "end of the...

My wheels & tubes arrived today. Tomorrow I am off work so I am going to load my new tires, wheels, & tubes in the bed of my M35A2 6x6 and run them down to the tire shop for mounting. I will definitely be sure to snap pics