Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:07 am Post subject: 1952 M38a1 Project
I am restoring a m38a1 and after collecting some parts and a new body. I found this one in Springfield. It is a 52 m38a1 forestry jeep. They took the m38a1 tub off and put a cj5 tub on it for some reason. I don't know if it is a cj5 or a m38a1 tub. There is a lot of things thatare mm38a1 and cj5. You look and see. Vin number is 21850 low number. Can't seem to post picture.
1 - CJ5 has a tailgate & the M38A1 does not have a tailgate.
2 - CJ5 has a single round hole in the dash for a single cluster gauge unit. The M38A1 has a large rectangular hole in the dash for a 5 gauge and three light set-up instrument cluster.
Before assuming someone put a CJ5 tub on an M38A1 frame try to ascertain which frame you have. The M38A1 frame has a machine gun mount support pad on the crossmember just behind the front seats / CJ5 does not. M38A1 frame rails are boxed on the insides from the bumper to the firewall / the CJ5 frame is not boxed.
M38A1 Dash
CJ5 Dash
M38A1 frame
Comparison of CJ5 Frame TOP and M38A1 Frame lower two.
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