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My Other Hobby
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:31 am
by OKCM38CDN
Here are a couple of photos of my other hobby...
Restoring a 1951 Willys Station Wagon, the first SUV...
This is how I found it sitting in the field...
It was complete except for a radiator and air filter
here is how it sits now after 2 years of work...
The body is due from the sanblaster this week and body work is due to start soon...
Enjoy...
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:19 am
by m38olddog
Lookin' great Hal ! Nice work !
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 3:02 pm
by m38mc
Nice Job Hal,
Coming up to the Weare Rally soon?
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 3:20 pm
by OKCM38CDN
I probably will not make the Weare Rally again... too long of a trip got me... but then don't count me out; still have family in Portland....
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:11 pm
by Bill_F
Nice rig Hal. Weare was great this year. Just let me know if you ever plan on coming again.
Wagon
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:34 pm
by ocwd
Nice work. What does something like that cost? Just in general. I'm not asking how much you paid for yours.
Dave
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:44 am
by OKCM38CDN
I got lucky, the whole rig cost me $440 to buy the jeep... guy wanted it out of the field...
I now have about $4K in it... had to have the motor rebuilt as the PO had spun the #2 and #3 rod bearings...
Getting there...
Willys
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:28 am
by ocwd
What color are you going to paint it? It looks good so far. Is gray the original color for the engine?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:39 am
by OKCM38CDN
The original Jeep was painted Chesapeake Gray - a silver color... I am going back with that and am going to add just a touch ot flake to make it stand out...
As for the motor, I painted it the light gray to help spot leaks and rips... plus it is the color I had available...
I am working on a budget here of $150 per month, plus what ever I can scrape up from other things... keeping out of the household budget as much as possible... My wife will set funds asside to assist if I give her enough warnig...
Service Manual
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:40 pm
by ocwd
I have the following book:
"SERVICE MANUAL FOR JEEP UTILITY VEHICLES"
Do you want a pdf copy of it? It is already torn apart and put in a 3-ring binder so it would be easy to copy. It is a real handy book I have the Jeep one too but it is not torn apart.
Dave
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:51 am
by Claudio
Hey Guys, I also have such a civvy Willys to restore. Mine is a 53 truck, is already getting nice. Besides the MVs, these are neat cars, aren't they?
For a deeper research, take a look at
www.jeep-trucks.com.
Best!
Claudio, Florianopolis, Brazil
42-MB, 42-WC57, 52-M38, 51-M100, 62-M170, 67-M170, 69-M606A3, 53Willys truck