42 GPW #1871 Restoration
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
You made a fantastic job of that John.
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Yes sir. Good work done on that one. Thanks for sharing. (said in reference to Hellfire's resto post) I forgot to quote.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
It is coming along nicely! Just went back and checked out the start pictures, man you have done great so far!
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Thank you very much.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Wanted to paint instead of weld yesterday. Finished the seats and painted them along with the fuel tank.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
It looks good. I will start in a few months with my 1942 gpw.
I hope to learn a lot from this page.
Keep up the good work
I hope to learn a lot from this page.
Keep up the good work
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I always wondered about welding pictures I saw in Hot Rod as a kid. To explain, someone would weld up a custom dash and it would look perfect. Then one day I saw an article showing each step. the weld looked really rough and then they would grind and use sanding discs. It would then look just like the perfect pictures that are usually in the articles. My point is this, with sheet metal you have to do several spot welds skipping from place to place on the seam to keep warping to a minimum. With that in mind, those of you that always see the finished product should not feel as if your welds are terrible. Clean them up and see if it looks more like the pictures that are posted. Here is a progress picture all the hat channel is in. Time to clean up the welds and sand blast the remaining spots.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
It has been a minute (expression) since I have worked on this. The mig bit the dust. I now have a new one. Time to get back to it. Keep you posted.
"None of us are as smart as all of us"
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Steering gear box is now built. Those ball bearings are a ball buster. you can only seem to place the bottom set into the grove when the worm gear is almost seated. What a pain in the arse. I built this just after I built the GTB gear box. So as you may imagine, it was like working on a miniature model. Seemed so small.
"None of us are as smart as all of us"
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
So, If I would just pay a little more attention, I would have noticed that I was suppose to put the ball bearings in with the race and put a retaining ring below the race. Then the assembly slides in. Had to go redo it even though it would have been fine. No wonder it was such a PITA. Too many things going on. I just wanted to make sure to mention this so no one else would try to put the bearings together inside the case. UGH.
"None of us are as smart as all of us"
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Sandblasted the body after finishing the tin work. I will post a picture when I get one. Also installed the horn contact ring on the steering shaft. The old one looked intact and had the wire soldered to it. Just my luck it showed continuity to ground on my ohm meter. The insulator must have broken down some how. When I detached the wire it still showed connection to ground.
"None of us are as smart as all of us"
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Inquiring minds want to know!
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Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
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Retired Police Sergeant/Bomb Tech
SFC OKARNG
Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
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James Teel
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SFC OKARNG-Ret.
Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
‘42 SS Cars lightweight trailer
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Here is the tub so far.
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1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
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Nice!
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Retired Police Sergeant/Bomb Tech
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Edmond, Oklahoma
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V/R
James D Teel II
Retired Police Sergeant/Bomb Tech
SFC OKARNG
Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
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James Teel
Police Sergeant/Bomb Tech-Ret.
SFC OKARNG-Ret.
Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
‘42 SS Cars lightweight trailer
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Police Sergeant/Bomb Tech-Ret.
SFC OKARNG-Ret.
Edmond, Oklahoma
'43 Willys MB/ITM jeep
‘42 SS Cars lightweight trailer
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Re: 42 GPW #1871 Restoration
Body and paint finished on tub. What a long week.
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"None of us are as smart as all of us"
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100
1942 GPW 1871 DoD 2-27-42 Dallas Plant
1945 GPW 247890 DoD 1-26-45 Louisville Plant
1942 GTB 136166 DoD 9-18-42
1942 GTB 135938 DoD
1952 M100