Wanted, Rear floor
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:09 pm
Anybody out there have a halfway decent rear floor (M38)? I'm in Connecticut.
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:40 pm
NOS M38 floors are still available.
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:16 am
I've got a tub with a decent rear floor in RI. Come get it!!!
Alternative solution
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:00 pm
Thanks, Rick, and others! I've contracted a local sheet metal shop to build a 'close' replica at a decent cost. I spent the weekend in NY checking two offers, but both were worse than what I pulled out of mine. The cost will be actually lower than a NOS floor.
NOS Floor
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:04 pm
Could you point me in the direction of a NOS floor?
NOS Stuff
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:30 pm
One I know has them (or did 3 months ago) is Peter Debella on Long Island,
http://debellajeepparts.com/
Not cheap, but OK!
Repros at Kaiser Willys:
http://www.kaiserwillys.com/
Have fun (I am!)
Bill
http://debellajeepparts.com/
Not cheap, but OK!
Repros at Kaiser Willys:
http://www.kaiserwillys.com/
Have fun (I am!)
Bill
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:45 am
I bought one from a different vendor for a M38A1 and a couple things to check are whether it has an additional support channel near the machine gun support plate. I had to remove that to get the tub to set down on the frame. Wish I would have noticed that before the floor was welded in. I saw the extra support but thought it was to keep the floor from caving in like the original. I also though it would clear the plate.
Also, the pre-drilledholes for the mounting bolts in the floor were not squared off for the carriage bolts and were larger than the stock tub. And there was a couple extra pre-drilled holes out by the rear seat mounts for some reason. Otherwise the pattern was the same.
Mike
Also, the pre-drilledholes for the mounting bolts in the floor were not squared off for the carriage bolts and were larger than the stock tub. And there was a couple extra pre-drilled holes out by the rear seat mounts for some reason. Otherwise the pattern was the same.
Mike
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:07 am
They sold you a NOS CJ5 Floor. 
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:52 pm
Doh!!!! Outwitted again.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:18 am
I have had good luck with reproduction body parts from Classic Enterprises. I am in need of a new rear floor and they are one that I will contact. I also know that Midwest Military makes some repo parts and the ones I have got from them have been of very good quality but I haven't contact John about rear floors to see if he does them.