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Little update, ended up doing a full rebuild on engine, #4 cylinder was shot, had it sleeved, block bored .030, crank seal was spray welded and ground. Bearings, valves, guides, the whole works. New repro radiator, water pump. Runs great, drive it pretty often. Still need to...

More paperwork

This is cool. Copies of the original surplus paperwork, showing jeep was surplused new, in crate, with tools. Wish I had got it like that, LOL

Nope, still have plenty of those myself.

Almost caught up. Lost compression on rear 2 cylinders. Went from 110 down to 40. No smoke, pulled head, gasket was good, no cracks in head or block, both surfaces were machined, valves and seats were done, lash set, bores look good. Still runs pretty good. So now I'm waiting till spring to...

Added gas can holder and straps, shovel holder, replaced cut off horn bell, got a hand crank, tire pump, grease gun, oil can and holder, lube chart and holder, couple hand tools, ect. ,

Built a seat. I'm 6'8", so Jeeps are a little small for me. Used some old bus seats, and fitted seat around rear fender well. Gained about 2.5 inches in length room, raised about 2 in, and leaned seat back about 2 extra. I fit much better now. Seat bolts in using stock bolt holes, so I...

It's green! Daughter and I masked, light sanding, and painted, in about 6 hours. Still needs body work at some point, but looks so much better.

Replaced temp, fuel, and speedo gauges. Saving old ones, maybe they can be repaired. New speedo cable also. Radiator top tank is full of cracks, but core is good. Had local radiator shop swap a top tank from a bad 2A radiator onto the MB one, it's good now. Been driving a decent amount, Jeep...

Made a video of the engine install. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHvxJJkMGZY

So got the engine together. Replaced rod, main, and camshaft bearings. New standard piston rings and gaskets I did not replace anything else. Checked clearances and everything looked good. Cylinders were probably little oversized, but after honed looked nice. Valve seats and valves were...

working on it, LOL. I'm screwed. Only work done to motor was a head gasket. Whoever did that must have used a angle grinder on the block, it's wavy, with dips of .030 or more. Looks like a 5 year old worked on it. Pulled motor and sent to machine shop. Motor got decked, having valve...

Starting working on the MB. Brakes look good, but all the wheel cylinders are stuck, ordered those, master, and rubber lines. Lug nuts and studs need help, had left nuts on right studs, right on left, hubs swapped, studs spinning in hubs, just a mess. Not a biggie, plenty of parts from...

Found a Willys MB on craigslist, wasn't going to look at it, but did. I've been telling myself for years no more projects, and no more MV's. But.... if I sell a project, I can buy another one, right? So sold one of two 46 CJ2A's I had, and bought this instead! This all happened last year, so...