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My goal was to find a recipe for the color and not just match. I cannot match every time I need to paint something.
So after many trials and mixing of different percentages of various standard color, I have my recipe that is very very close to the samples I have from the taillight brackets.
These ...

First of all thank for inspiring.... once you get tired and want to make a short cut it is good to have you guys to get you back on the right path!!! You made me feel guilty trying to get a "similar color" so I looked further.

I found the tail light bracket which I accidentally forgot to sandblast ...

Thanks a lot. I will order 2430 card and give it a try...

Thank you for your reply. I am not familiar with the actual od2430 because I removed at least 5 layers of paint on the hood hunting for the hood numbers and one of them was even yellow.... The reason I selected the back of the plate is that it is very unlikely somebody removed it to paint it on its ...

Thank you for your replies. I have already seen all this valuable info, but I am facing the following. I got the the plate were all the brass plates are in front of passenger seat. I turned the back and it looks not painted.
I tried RAL6014 and 6022 (spray cans) and my problem is that although from ...

Based on your photos Wes, I find the 24087 too dark, but then on the PC it might be misleading.

I finally located and ordered from QTM a Gillespie Paint Chip set, that includes 23070 and 24087. Once here I’ll chose one of them and make it locally, while keeping the ‘recipe’ for the future.

Here ...

Hi, I have the same problem in one bolt. The thread has been stripped and the bolt was actually missing . I have no crack though.
I was thinking to close the hole completely with epoxy and then drill and make a new thread. Not helicoil or something, just a 10/32 tap.
Do you believe it will work?

4x4M38 wrote:That latch on the tub to keep the passenger seat down was a common Army modification. It is a legitimate Motor Pool restoration detail.

Thank you for the info.
I will try and take some photos over the weekend and post because it looks like an ugly mod....

Interesting “goodies” many folks don't get their projects.
You even have the horizontal rods for the bows!

I actually chose this one after checking more than 20 m38a1's.

It was the most complete I found.

A few things need replacement, but missing items were ONLY:
1. 1 wiper arm
2. Steel pipe ...

Thank you for your replies.

Please find bellow my 1st photo from the day I acquired my m38A1

Hi, I would also like to have one gallery to start posting photos of restoration.
Regards

Kostas

Thanks for you detailed reply. I have some studying to do since I am familiar only with metric.
Regards

So let me give it a try :
1/4 bolt thread diameter
20 : threads per inch length
Nc: national coarse
2: strenght grade
5/8: length

So if I am correct I am only missing:
header-pt, S,

Regards

Hi everyone. I am starting taking things apart in preparation for sandblasting. I am struggling to identify the correct bolt description.
I found in the manual for example the bellow description: "BOLT, ASSEMBLED WASHER, int-teeth lock washer, hex-hd, header-pt, S, cd- or zn-pltd, 1/4- 20NC-2 x 5/8 ...

Thank you for your reply. I guess I was completely wrong...
Although I could identify clearly the numbers, I could not see the letters.
This was mainly because of bare metal scratches above the numbers and some sticker. The vehicle was full of reflector stickers under the last greek army camo paint ...