What have you done to your JEEP today

[DeetFreek]

Well I've been busy since I have to stay home. Cold set valves today, buttoned up the inspection cover. Did the air filter a few days ago. Finally moved it into the shop, and now I'm going to regret starting this project lol. I don't honestly know how or why, but the air filter probably had close to a quart of oil in the bottom of it, not just the carrier that holds the filter element, the entire can! Needless to say, it was a mess to clean up.

 

[Another Ahab]

Well I've been busy since I have to stay home. View attachment 793524

That block sure is pretty, It really is!

Did you buy it like that, or is that paint job yours?

 

[DeetFreek]

That block sure is pretty, It really is!

Did you buy it like that, or is that paint job yours?

I found it not even 20 minutes from my house after looking for a good month for a donor block since the previous one had a crack stemming from a valve seat. And thank you, I did the paint. This is what it looked like when I picked it up.

 

[Another Ahab]

I found it not even 20 minutes from my house after looking for a good month for a donor block since the previous one had a crack stemming from a valve seat. And thank you, I did the paint. This is what it looked like when I picked it up.

Wow. THAT is a major "makeover"!

How did you prep it (before painting):

- Liquid stripper/rust remover?

- Or Sandblast (but that wouldn't be advised INSIDE the cylinders would it?)

- Then, primer + 2 coats?

 

[DeetFreek]

Wow. THAT is a major "makeover"!

How did you prep it (before painting):

- Liquid stripper/rust remover?

- Or Sandblast (but that wouldn't be advised INSIDE the cylinders would it?)

- Then, primer + 2 coats?

It went straight to the machine shop, so it got the hot tank. I didn't have to do much of anything. Funny part of it all is I got back from machine work in Dec of '17. It sat in my shop with a not very well sealed bag over it with only a little bit of WD-40 coating the cylinders for almost two years and didn't form any flash rust anywhere. I attribute that to having a climate controlled shop! I really didn't shoot any primer on it until late February. And even then, since I was doing multiple things at once, it never got a full coat at any one time, even the OD. It's not how I usually go about refinishing a motor, but that's how this one went.

 

[DeetFreek]

Day whatever of stay at home because of scary virus. I couldn't stand to look at the silver that someone else had decided to spray all over the engine bay. So, I tore everything apart! I have no rhyme or reason to my disassembly, I'll do a little bit at a time. I'm in no hurry, so I was only using a putty blade to clean off the fender wells after a good power washing. Four layers of paint on them, boggles the mind. They still need blasted inside and out before they get hung again. I know with the frame being dirty, I'll eventually need to pull everything off and do it as well since it's black. In my head, this is more like a motor pool clean up and get it back out into service.

 

[DeetFreek]

Is anyone still keeping track of what day it is? Now the dash is disassembled, stripped, primed and repainted. I'll do the instrument cluster soon. I now have a greater understanding of what dad did during his time building both of his trucks. I've cleaned up more threads and bolts than I ever imagined I would. It just helps it go back together so much nicer.
My light switch wasn't the right shade of OD, so I had to paint it as well. And a little silver Sharpie did the trick to out the lettering back on. I'll get a paint pen at some point and do them again. If anyone reads this far, does the push button for the glove box get painted too?

 

[Another Ahab]

If anyone reads this far, does the push button for the glove box get painted too? View attachment 793927

That sure is some real nice work. It looks mighty good!

Don't know what OEM was, but for my two bits the chrome finish on the glove-box button looks fine.

You know, just the old "don't fix what ain't broke", is what I'm saying. But me? I don't know nothing.

 

[DeetFreek]

That sure is some real nice work. It looks mighty good!

Don't know what OEM was, but for my two bits the chrome finish on the glove-box button looks fine.

You know, just the old "don't fix what ain't broke", is what I'm saying. But me? I don't know nothing.

Thank you again, I'm just doing what I can in the time I have to finally try and make my A1 pretty again. I like the shiny button too, although I can see it most likely being OD. I imagine I'll just leave it. I did some more work on the cluster and gauges today and prepped the surround of the dash. I'll post that stuff up tomorrow.

 

[Gunny 0369]

Piiiictureeesssss get yur pictures here............. 50 M38 beachin it

 

[Saberr]

Yes the button gets painted od as well. The nos are od already. Your pics make me want to get another stock m38a1. But then i look at the one in my back yard with a 350 v8, and i remember oh ya... Smalll..

 

[Another Ahab]

Piiiictureeesssss get yur pictures here............. 50 M38 beachin it

Sweet.

That's what that is: sweet!

 

[DeetFreek]

Yes the button gets painted od as well. The nos are od already. Your pics make me want to get another stock m38a1. But then i look at the one in my back yard with a 350 v8, and i remember oh ya... Smalll..

Thanks, I figured they were since, well, everything else is OD!

 

[CPDOG]

hello all,
haven't been on in awhile. i have been busy with our restoration of our 1962 M170. it was used on the flight line at a local air base and we bought it from a fellow miltary vehicle restoration club member.
as you can see it got down and dirty. we had to even replace a few crossmembers too and fab up one of the lockers due tp they don't make these anymore.
we just got the bow mounts shot with a laser and rewelded back into place.
but the rest you can see in the pics!

hope all of you are staying safe during these times!

 

[Another Ahab]

hello all,
haven't been on in awhile.

hope all of you are staying safe during these times!

Wow. Nice work, and a right squared-away shop, too!

Even the outdoor slab looks new, is that newly-placed concrete?

And is that building inspector an Irish Setter or a Golden Retriever?!

 

[Saberr]

NIce, that is alot of perfect fab work.

 

[DeetFreek]

This is more like this weeks work.
Dash is painted and back in.
Relatively close on gauge faces, painted the trim rings, figured chrome would kinda stick out like a sore thumb.
The fuse panel tucked into the glove box, all unnecessary loom is in the negative space behind the light switch.
One days worth of blasting and prepping.
Paint takes awhile to take off when it's 019" thick! Only four layers there, there's seven on other parts.
Was not happy with this mess, steering wheel was froze on and none of my pullers would work. Little bit of Kryoil and some heat finally persuaded it to come off. Now I'm waiting for the steering box rebuild kit to show up.

 

[CPDOG]

Wow. Nice work, and a right squared-away shop, too!

Even the outdoor slab looks new, is that newly-placed concrete?

And is that building inspector an Irish Setter or a Golden Retriever?!

hello there!! yep new concrete added last year and she (my little drama queen) is a golden retriever and you know who owns that garage too, I am just a renter!

 

[Another Ahab]

hello there!! yep new concrete added last year and she (my little drama queen) is a golden retriever and you know who owns that garage too, I am just a renter!

Liking the billiard ball-shifter. Nice!

 

[DeetFreek]

Liking the billiard ball-shifter. Nice!

Thanks! It was in dad's "collection" when he passed lol. I just opened the hole up and installed a heli-coil so it would actually thread on, the threading was a little worn out. I have a practice pineapple grenade I was going to use, but I don't care for the angle of it, doesn't feel right. So, I'll find somewhere else to put it.