My New Project - 1942 Ford GPW

[Tinwoodsman]

The answer to that one is Soldier B and the grandkids.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

It is unbearibly hot today and only fit for the like of supermen like Zout. I will just march on at a turtles pace. Working on the rolling chassis and installed the refinished backing plate and brake hardware. Blasted the rear brake drums and set them in primer. Will apply the finish coat tomorrow. I am amazed at how good the parts are on this 1942 GPW. Full of crud but in serviceable non the less.

 

[Hoefler]

Beautiful workmanship.
Pete

 

[Another Ahab]

Beautiful workmanship.
Pete

No kidding; all that product looks like it just came fresh off the factory floor. That is impressive, TWM. Wow.

 

[papabear]

All those parts look so darn good maybe you should just build a crate and say you have the only known brand new jeep in a crate!!

 

[zout]

I like that anti-gravity frame. Did the tool come from Acme where Will E Coyote gets his stuff?.

Very impressive TWM. Top grade workman ship. The parts look like they rolled right out of the production line.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

All those parts look so darn good maybe you should just build a crate and say you have the only known brand new jeep in a crate!!

Can I paint the crate???? Please, Please.

 

[papabear]

Can I paint the crate???? Please, Please.

Yes you may...but you have to use linseed oil.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Finished the rear axle brake parts install and packed and installed the rear axle wheel bearings and grease seal. Installed the brake drums, washers and nuts and adjusted. Cleaned and primered the rear axles and flanges and will install them tomorrow. Thankfully, this vehicle has most of the original "F" marked parts. Will finish the rear axle tomorrow and begin on the front.

 

[Another Ahab]

Finished the rear axle brake parts install and packed and installed the rear axle wheel bearings and grease seal. Installed the brake drums, washers and nuts and adjusted. Cleaned and primered the rear axles and flanges and will install them tomorrow. Thankfully, this vehicle has most of the original "F" marked parts. Will finish the rear axle tomorrow and begin on the front.

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I never knew about that detail until you mentioned it here in this thread.

That is very cool.

I wonder if anybody else was doing this, or if that is strictly a Ford thing; any idea about that?

 

[Tinwoodsman]

It was purely a Henry Ford thing and Ford continued to stamp all part manufactured by them with a script letter "F" Eventually, the goverment made Ford stop the practice. They put that letter and virtually everything except washers. Some GPW restorers pay high prices to get the original stamped parts.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Spent most of the day reading and responding to Zout's texts. Always nice to hear from a Bro! In between I cleaned up the front axle steering knuckle hardware to complete the front axle. Removed all the studs and steering arm dowels for the housing since they were not in the correct positions. Painted the spring/shock plates and the torque reaction spring for the front drivers side. Cleaned and primed the king pin bottom plate and the top steering tie rod arm. Also refurbed the steering knuckle front oil seals for the bell housings. Working hard towards a rolling chassis.

 

[zout]

Wish my garage even came close to looking like that. Just no time to clean up with the extreme limited time i have to work on stuff. How i want it and how it is.....is two different worlds. But i am a bulldog and i remember in the cluster mess where something is. Ahhhhhhhh maybe some day.

Outstanding quality TWM.....you know a pat on the back is only two vertebraes away from a kick in the arse ya screw up now.

 

[papabear]

Outstanding work as usual Brother.

 

[Another Ahab]

Outstanding work as usual Brother.

It cannot be denied, TWM: you always set the golden standard for how it should be done; no kidding.

What's that up on the wall in the back of the shop, is that a vacuum system or something?

 

[papabear]

It's a phase detractor used on his nofor trunion during peak usage.

 

[Another Ahab]

It's a phase detractor used on his nofor trunion during peak usage.

Is that the model:

- With, or

- Without

The twin-opposed muffler bearings?

 

[Tinwoodsman]

It cannot be denied, TWM: you always set the golden standard for how it should be done; no kidding.

What's that up on the wall in the back of the shop, is that a vacuum system or something?


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In spite of some tinfoil hat types, that is the central dust collector for my wood working shop with is adjacent to the garage shop. All my woodworking tools are plumbed to this central collector with tube gates with I open and close depending upon which tool I am working with.

Thanks for asking.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Continued work of the front axle knuckle housing and associated parts. Painted some things up and then worked on the engine installing the timing gear and chain, timing cover and oil pan.

 

[zout]

Don't go getting yourself sucked up in the tubes cause soldier Bwould hear insurace check ringing in her ear abd a few folks might eventually miss you.