Floor hole questions
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Re: Floor hole questions
Hi Steve , all holes are correct and need to be there
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Re: Floor hole questions
Great! Then am I correct that numbers 2 and 6 are for drain plugs? What is the purpose of the others? I think they are for reinforcement of the hat channels, am I right?
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Re: Floor hole questions
William...maybe this is a tub design difference, ACM I or ACM II...but on a script GPW:
1)
2) Floor DRAIN
3) floor/hat channel/frame bolt
4) Floor/hat channel/frame bolt
5)
6) Floor DRAIN
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2) Floor DRAIN
3) floor/hat channel/frame bolt
4) Floor/hat channel/frame bolt
5)
6) Floor DRAIN
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Re: Floor hole questions
Steve, I'm assuming you have a 42 or 43 MB?
If so, you have as in 1, a bolt going thru each pillar and hat channel. I'm not sure why Willys did this as it is not on the GPW.
2 & 6 are for the drain plugs.
3, 4, & 7 are thru the hat channel and frame.
5 is the bolt for the muffler bracket.
If so, you have as in 1, a bolt going thru each pillar and hat channel. I'm not sure why Willys did this as it is not on the GPW.
2 & 6 are for the drain plugs.
3, 4, & 7 are thru the hat channel and frame.
5 is the bolt for the muffler bracket.
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Re: Floor hole questions
Mark, I have a 41 slat, but I think you must be right about what those bolts are for. Thanks very much, that really helps! I hadn't even considered that one might be for the muffler bracket.
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Re: Floor hole questions
Hmm...the Script Ford tub does not have a BOLT through the floor at #5 for the mufflet bracket....it has a 2 1/1" x 5/8" indentation in the floor and underneath you find a "U" shaped metal piece that has the mounting position for the muffler...that acts as a standoff to put the mufflet DOWN to avoid the hat channel under the floor...which is right next to the bracket...
Another difference from the script Willys and script Ford tubs I guess...
Another difference from the script Willys and script Ford tubs I guess...
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Re: Floor hole questions
Where can you get the drain plugs and the threaded portion of metal that attaches to the body for the drains?
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Re: Floor hole questions
Hi Sean ,
the drainplugs you can find at crazy jeep parts in France .
The original drain holes ..... i removed them from an original body and welded them in again .
Some tried to refabricate / jig them , but it doesn't have the same result as original .
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the drainplugs you can find at crazy jeep parts in France .
The original drain holes ..... i removed them from an original body and welded them in again .
Some tried to refabricate / jig them , but it doesn't have the same result as original .
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Re: Floor hole questions
I got mine from Ron Fitzpatrick.....
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A2933 A5120 front floor drain clinch nuts and plugs (set of 2) $12.00
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A2933 A5120 front floor drain clinch nuts and plugs (set of 2) $12.00
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Re: Floor hole questions
Jon... point here, has it ever been resolved on how the slotted vs. square head plugs were used?
I have period photos of the MB-MZ-1 where the square head is sticking up out of the floor.
The plugs are shown as:
WO-A-5138, FM-353055-S - Plug, pipe, I., 1/4 in. std.
I have period photos of the MB-MZ-1 where the square head is sticking up out of the floor.
The plugs are shown as:
WO-A-5138, FM-353055-S - Plug, pipe, I., 1/4 in. std.
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Re: Floor hole questions
Tom may be able to resolve that Mark. I had a mate in Tasmania make me the brass tapered plugs, I got the "sockets" from Ron.
If I recall Al found the slotted plug type in his unmolested GPW, the H700 key fits the slot btw.
It may very well be that a square drive is correct. I just don't know enough to say one way or the other.
JR
If I recall Al found the slotted plug type in his unmolested GPW, the H700 key fits the slot btw.
It may very well be that a square drive is correct. I just don't know enough to say one way or the other.
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Re: Floor hole questions
There was a set of original Nos Mb/Gpw slotted drain plugs sold on Ebay last week.
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Re: Floor hole questions
Interestingly enough my GPW has eye rings threaded into the drain holes. Something done as a field mod? Bubba mod? Makes sense-they are easier to remove than the original plugs.
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Re: Floor hole questions
anyone with a photo of original floor drain plugs ?
I found some more info about these here: http://mvsparesblog.com/willys-mb-ford- ... or-drains/
What is so special about a pipe thread? Is it because the thread is tapered?
Brass seems to be logical - but the link doesn't show them in brass...
I found some more info about these here: http://mvsparesblog.com/willys-mb-ford- ... or-drains/
What is so special about a pipe thread? Is it because the thread is tapered?
Brass seems to be logical - but the link doesn't show them in brass...
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