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The military tranny shifter tower has the boot clamped directly to the can structure and the lower 1/4th of the boot simply rides inside the hole in the floor pan. The boot on yours is the externally mounted boot for a civvy tranny. The pan below your boot for a civvy jeep has holes drilled in it ...

Kendall,

Thanks for sharing your photo !! Just as I need it! I can reproduce the stencil from your photo perfectly !!! Thank you.

It looks like your windshields are original.
I still lack a certification for DUPLATE, I insist that this would be the correct one for the M38.


Could anyone make ...

Hi Ron,

Really, I also like to certify the research !!!
Thank you for your cooperation, you helped me to believe even more in my informal research. M38 used DUPLATE.

Now I just need a photo and measurements to reproduce the stencil, so I can engrave my glass !!

If anyone can help me with that it ...

Ron,

Thanks for the contribution!
In the PDF document you sent, the first part says "AS1" was used on any part of the vehicle except the windshield!

I found a photo on the internet, with "DUPLATE", in the line just below the letters "AS WS 120", and in the third line "SAFETY PLATE".

I'm still in ...

Hi Eades,

Could you send me a picture of the windshield detail? A photo taken from the front, to view without distortion?

And also the external measure of a rectangle in which the stencil is inscribed?

Appreciate!! I think with this information I can reproduce mine !!

Grateful for the help ...

Hello,

Thanks Brian for the compliment !! I've been struggling for 15 years to restore an M38, and yet details are missing that my research does not help me !!!

But I believe that I am making a dream come true, an M38 with a high standard of restoration is something I always wanted and hope to ...

4x4M38 wrote:Dude,
You are raising the bar.

Hello,

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean !!

Hello,

I am researching the original manufacturer for the correct windshield glass for the M38.

In research, I have found the correct manufacturer for the WILLYS MB / GPW and I want to mark my windshield the same as the original.

If someone can help me with the correct name, model of the marking ...

Hello,

From an original part, I made drawings to help people make their own reinforcement!

the holes, I did not specify in the drawing, because the ideal is to align with the existing ones in the original bumper of your jeep !!

Check out my photo page!
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php ...

Thanks Wes,

I hope we can help!

Wes,

I sent it to you, check your email, maybe it could be in the junk mail.

Thank you
Alexandre

Hi Wes,

I made a drawing that was excellent, I can send you by e-mail, and you can make it available for the entire forum if you want.
If this is going to help, I would be happy to provide it.

Alexandre

Wes,
I need the Willys M38 ignition switch (EARLY VERSION) What is the correct connector? What is the difference between 2 and 3 wires?
Thank you.
Alexandre


You should do a quick search of the forum for some of these answers. Both questions have been answered several times here.

The dash plates ...

Hello,

I have a question about the brake backing plate, and the brake drum.

Were they the same as the CJ3A or were they the same as the M606?

Did we get an initial production with a model like the CJ3A and was later replaced by a model that was also used on the M606?

Any help would be greatly ...

Hi,

I got in Forum G503 the measurements of the trailer. I will manufacture a replica and later send here the correct measurements for someone who wants to manufacture too!

Thank you for your help!
Alexandre