Side panel indent for tools replacement

93vetteguy · Post by **93vetteguy** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:23 am

Who currently makes the replacement side panel with indent for tools for the M38?

ROBCDN3 · Post by **ROBCDN3** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:28 am

Hi. Try Classic Enterprises he makes a lot of sheet metal for jeeps. Cheers Rob.

93vetteguy · Post by **93vetteguy** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:33 am

Rob. Thanks for the quick post

Regards,

Rob

southpw · Post by **southpw** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:48 am

OMIX-ADA 12010.04

southpw · Post by **southpw** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:59 pm

Will just add that I would assume this is an MD Juan product but not sure. The Omix Ada cross member I bought was omix ada but MD Juan product

93vetteguy · Post by **93vetteguy** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:59 pm

Thanks Brad. I will check it out

Rob

rgmutchler · Post by **rgmutchler** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 8:57 pm

Rob,
Unless Classic has just started to make the right lower cowl for an M38 the only source is from MD Juan or the MD Juan parts marketed by OMIX-ADA.

Unfortunately the MD Juan stuff is not made to fit the original tubs and it doesn't. In the case of the lower cowls the step is made wrong and will not mate up to the hat channel. the front end will not mate to the firewall and the upper cowl and the cowl support is all wrong and doesn't fit. With the MD Juan part the lower cowl support is attached to the lower cowl. It just doesn't fit on just about any level. If you go to the "M Series Parts Supply & Service Review" part of the forum I have some pictures and info about the issues with some of the MD Juan stuff.

However Classic Enterprises does make lower cowls for the CJ3A. They will custom make them without the drain hole. When I did my body the right side was in pretty bad shape and I couldn't salvage any of the right lower cowl. So I bought a right lower cowl from Classic, figured out how to line it up, then I cut it off right in front of where the tool indents would be. I then took a MD Juan M38 right lower cowl and cut the part with the tool indents off. I then mated it to the Classic front half of the right lower cowl and with the application of heat and force was able to make to tool indents match up with the existing ones on the front of the right quarter.

My picture album is on page 10 and it has some pictures that, in addition to the info in M Series Parts Supply & Service Review give some information about the problems with the MD Juan panels.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:20 pm

Yeah, that was a long way around the barn Ralph but it turned
out very well.

93vetteguy · Post by **93vetteguy** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:20 pm

rgmutchler wrote:Rob,
Unless Classic has just started to make the right lower cowl for an M38 the only source is from MD Juan or the MD Juan parts marketed by OMIX-ADA.

Unfortunately the MD Juan stuff is not made to fit the original tubs and it doesn't. In the case of the lower cowls the step is made wrong and will not mate up to the hat channel. the front end will not mate to the firewall and the upper cowl and the cowl support is all wrong and doesn't fit. With the MD Juan part the lower cowl support is attached to the lower cowl. It just doesn't fit on just about any level. If you go to the "M Series Parts Supply & Service Review" part of the forum I have some pictures and info about the issues with some of the MD Juan stuff.

However Classic Enterprises does make lower cowls for the CJ3A. They will custom make them without the drain hole. When I did my body the right side was in pretty bad shape and I couldn't salvage any of the right lower cowl. So I bought a right lower cowl from Classic, figured out how to line it up, then I cut it off right in front of where the tool indents would be. I then took a MD Juan M38 right lower cowl and cut the part with the tool indents off. I then mated it to the Classic front half of the right lower cowl and with the application of heat and force was able to make to tool indents match up with the existing ones on the front of the right quarter.

My picture album is on page 10 and it has some pictures that, in addition to the info in M Series Parts Supply & Service Review give some information about the problems with the MD Juan panels.

Ralph

Thank you for the detailed reply. It is very helpful and give me a direction to go in. I like your results. It looks great

Thanks again

Rob