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After some tinkering around, we were able to get the jeep to fire off last night. Still a good bit of engine repair to do, but at least it lives!

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Well, I have been doing some phone calling and Facebookingto previous owners of the Jeep. Unfortunately the 6th guy I spoke with only got me back to 1988, and he bought it from a now gone body shop in Meridian, ms.

It was really cool listening to all the stories about kids driving it through ...

Hi all,

I am in need of an M38A1 Windshield frame and drivers side fender for an October of 53 M38A1. Trying to go the used route before i break down and buy a new one. Thanks all in advance!

Hi Guys, do any of you know how to interpret this serial number from the transmission housing? J 195160

Didn't the CJ5 parts jeep come with a windshield frame? You can adapt it to the A1.

yes it did, however the windshield frame on the donor jeep is rotted out by the hinges, same place the M38A1 is cracked at oddly enough.

The donor jeep also has a dummy battery box lid on the cowl that seems ...

Well, so far on the project we have gone from this:
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules/gallery/albums/album617/1953_M38A1_Front_View_for_web.jpg

to this:
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules/gallery/albums/album617/M38A1_Rear_View_Frame.jpg

and discovered this:
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2 ...

Wes, that would be awesome!! Any tips on researching the Jeep? the serial is MD62020 but i dont know how to use that info?

i have reached out to the previous two owners, trying to find names of all the previous owners to see what they can tell me.

i updated an engine gallery in my gallery. Good ...

Different views are coming but I don't like a new tub -seems you are not restoring history anymore but building a kit car - might as well put an S10 chassis underneath it too.....harsh, I know...I like the character of an old metal box that is dinged up like this old man.....

I'm not sure I ...

So the electrical system was converted to 12 V sometime before I got a hold of the Jeep. What are y'alls thoughts on leaving it 12 V or restoring it back to a 24 V system?

If we leave it as is, ill need a new wiring harness anyways. If we restore the 24v system, I will either need to find a cowl ...

Google drive gallery has been updated with engine pics. Will resize them for the forum gallery later tonight.

OK, resized again. Should be larger. Ill take a few more detailed photos of the engine tomorrow. I think we are going to try to get it down to the frame tomorrow as well, so ill photo document that process.

Wes,

Sorry about that, I didn't realize I had transferred them so small. They should be OK now. Full size photos are in the Google Drive link at the top of the post as well.

I know you recommend 200k files, and that the rules are asking for 150k, but is it OK to go larger than that? What I ...

Well, we got the 52' M38A1 back to the house yesterday, and started looking it over and removing parts to see exactly what we are working with. TONs of bubba fixes, driver side floor pan is going to have to go, passenger side might be salvageable. The toolbox is in OK shape, not rusted through same ...

Thanks Wes! That is a great list of things for us to start on. I'll be picking the jeep up this week, so i will post more photos as we start cleaning it up and taking it apart.

For now, i want to get it running and road worthy. My main goal is to spend some time with my dad and learn how to ...