Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:20 pm

Thank you George (ww11models)!

I really appreciate the compliment and I am thankful others get some helpful information from the posts.


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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Tue May 26, 2015 8:29 pm

Haven't posted in quite a while. In an attempt to isolate the issue with spitting and sputtering, I recently pulled the distributor and replaced the condensor, points and refurbished the interior and exterior while I had it out. Thankfully the shaft and all is very tight and in great shape. Here are some photos:

A late war IAD 4008----yaaay!

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Tue May 26, 2015 8:32 pm

The correct dust cap for this type late model. The ugly bright colored wire you see in the photo is a temporary jumper from the battery to the coil in an attempt to narrow wiring harness possibilities:

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Tue May 26, 2015 8:33 pm

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Don't know how I missed this ground strap, but I caught it and installed it to eliminate that as a possibility:

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by ww11models » Wed May 27, 2015 1:36 am

What no combat rims???

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Wed May 27, 2015 6:22 am

Yeah I know. Combats are the very last thing on my list and of course one of the most expensive. The wife was so understanding with all the money I spent the last few years that the 1500.00 for the rims is a difficult one to pitch right now.

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by ww11models » Fri May 29, 2015 2:27 am

What! wow! that's a lot must be original WW2 rims for that kinda money, just bought Jeep number two from the US it doesn't have them ether and lucky I have a good friend that has them in stock real ones authentic combat rims yes very hard to get now days ,,,,so take your time the combats will come your way
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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by Supersonic » Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:59 am

Great looking jeep, looks like its coming on nicely!
Can l ask where did you get the HT lead set and Dizzy cap?

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:21 am

Hi Supersonic! Thank you for the compliment.

By HT lead set, do you mean spark plug wires? If so, I got the cables themselves from Brent Mullins. They were NOS in the box and were designed for the 6 cylinder Ford GTB "Burma Jeep". He managed to obtain a supply of them a couple of years back. A good friend of mine on the G (Stirstick) put the ends on for me. The Distributor Cap I purchased from Ron, our host of this website.

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by sjalbert » Sun Jul 19, 2015 6:21 pm

I like the 7Y (July '44) distributor. I have one of those as well which I presume is original to my July '44 MB since it was on it when I bought the Jeep 30 years ago :)
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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by Navarre » Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:44 pm

Hi, I like a lot your ignition wires!
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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:52 pm

Thank you Rodrigo!

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by lawcdw » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:20 pm

Hello Rodney,I finally found a little time to get caught up on some reading.Great Job on your build,and as always Love your attention to detail !! Cheers CW.

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by Tarsyn » Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:57 am

Really nice work.

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Re: Motorpool Restoration 1943 GPW 124269

Post by thidisbogus » Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:35 pm

Thank you Claude and Tarsyn!

It really means a lot that others are still looking. It was at least two years' work. I hope my detailed record can help others.


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