Hood

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:53 am

Correct me if I'm wrong but it is my understanding that the M38 hood is built identical to the 2A and 3A models other than the no Willys script, slave cable & fording cut out, and the blackout light cable indent. It may help me in trying to locate a replacement that I could then fab it over to a M38 look-alike.
Sadly I found no hood #'s but I did find a pound of bondo and a bunch of dents and major oil canning. At this point I dont know what my plans will be for this hood. It has some brazing along the center seam, it twist like crazy, the passenger cut outs are horribly bubba covered. Only thing going for it, it sits square and flat on the fender edges when I place it on the ground. I may have to, if I cant find a replacement, replace the bad sections add some reinforcements to stop the twst and to tame the oil canning.
Did the center seam have welds only at the fore and aft or was there also one in the center?
What a mess.
Brett

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:25 pm

This is the hood off my M38 (there's a bigger photo in the gallery on page 9 of the "member albums"):

Although the hood was blasted by a PO there were traces of strata blue & OD on the inside of the hood, so I'm pretty sure it's the original one off my M38. As you can see, only the front & rear edges have weld on them. The center seam is spot-welded. The problem with that center seam is mud & water sits in it, and over time the rust build-up pops the spot welds.

I'm guessing that the hood off the WW2 jeeps would fit too........

Owen.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:05 pm

Looks nice.
I'll post some pics of my mess tonight.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:32 pm

I've got an orig M-38 hood here thats sandlbasted, oil canned and
cut but the edges and slave/fording cutouts are clean.. It might be of
use for sections to patch another hood with. You can have it for scrap
price but ya gotta come and get it..

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:18 pm

PM'd ya Rick

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:17 pm

Brett,

I have a hood of a CJ2A civ Jeep in good shape. Has been sand blasted .
Sell for $60.00 plus shipping cost.

Jim
501-329-0980

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:53 pm

Its hard to tell sometimes from pictures. These pictures don't do it justice (in a bad way). Or should I say they do do it justice. All those areas cleaned out areas are mostly oil canning that previous owner filled in. He also had welded a 1/4" rod across the front edge. Well I cut it off, the front rolled wire edge is broke and the hole hood wants flop around like a bird flapping its wings. And yes that is a 1/4" of Bondo, it came from the top surface.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:01 pm

Jimbob.
Sent you a PM.

whydahdvr · Post by **whydahdvr** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:53 am

Question for my own curiosity: What do you mean by "oilcan" on the hood? Did the previous owner use the metal from a metal oil can to fill in bad sections?
Just curious. Thanks.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:26 am

Its when there are stresses like stretched or shrinked areas put into a sheet of metal that causes ever so slight different thicknesses. The stress has to give somewhere and it shows up as waves or dents and causes the panel to pop in and out or be warped. This can be caused by a number of things like an impact causing it to stretch or by heat to just one spot causing it to expand then contract irregularly.
I hope I made sense.