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I drove my "new" M35A2 home on Saturday, 12/31/2011. She did great on the 80 miles home. That gave us a chance to get to know each other better. We had been "dating" for about 3 months while she was living at Clinto's house so we weren't strangers, but this drive was the first "quality" time that we had spent together.
She is a 1970 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 WO/W, D-model engine and turbo. She's clean, mostly straight and rust free and in good running condition. The engine makes good power, starts easy and so far, she hasn't soiled the driveway! She drives good and makes 55 MPH on level ground, but I tend to drive her 45-50.
I've got big plans for Betty so I thought I would start a thread to document our progress.
A couple of important facts regarding the timeline:
1. My wife's birthday was 11/22.
2. Obviously its the holiday season with all of the Christmas expenses and commitments.
3. I brought her home on New Year's Eve which means that I spent pretty much all day along with my brother and Clinto getting her ready for the road and then driving her home. (Thereby causing me to miss a New Years Eve dinner with my wife's sister and her family!)
4. Today, January 2, 2012 is my fourth wedding anniversary. I think I can get away with spending 3-4 hours on Betty before stopping to take the wife out for our anniversary dinner. If it wasn't so cold I would try to talk her into driving the deuce to dinner. As it is, I guess we'll be taking one of the more modern vehicles with a heater!
From the above you should be able to determine that a) I'm pretty excited about my Deuce, b) I get into trouble with the wife because of my Deuce and c) I'm pretty well committed to getting my truck "right."
I bought this truck from Clinto and Clintogf, who are both stellar people and Clinto has worked very diligently for many weeks to get Betty ready for me to take her home. Clinto has gone above and beyond my expectations and he has fixed everything that we previously discussed and then some.
Nothing I find, fix or report is in anyway intended as a knock on Clinto. I've got a 42 year old truck here and I know there's plenty left to do, even after all of the TLC that Clinto put into this truck.
I plan to restore and maintain the truck while keeping it true to its original configuration. Its a piece of American history and it deserves to live a "retired" life of respect and dignity. I'll drive it for fun, for home projects, camping, and to the SSGA rally. I do plan to do some moderate non-abusive off-road driving.
With that being said, I'm glad to be here and proud to own my first piece of "green iron."
I've posted these photos elsewhere, but here's a couple just to start this thread.
She is a 1970 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 WO/W, D-model engine and turbo. She's clean, mostly straight and rust free and in good running condition. The engine makes good power, starts easy and so far, she hasn't soiled the driveway! She drives good and makes 55 MPH on level ground, but I tend to drive her 45-50.
I've got big plans for Betty so I thought I would start a thread to document our progress.
A couple of important facts regarding the timeline:
1. My wife's birthday was 11/22.
2. Obviously its the holiday season with all of the Christmas expenses and commitments.
3. I brought her home on New Year's Eve which means that I spent pretty much all day along with my brother and Clinto getting her ready for the road and then driving her home. (Thereby causing me to miss a New Years Eve dinner with my wife's sister and her family!)
4. Today, January 2, 2012 is my fourth wedding anniversary. I think I can get away with spending 3-4 hours on Betty before stopping to take the wife out for our anniversary dinner. If it wasn't so cold I would try to talk her into driving the deuce to dinner. As it is, I guess we'll be taking one of the more modern vehicles with a heater!
From the above you should be able to determine that a) I'm pretty excited about my Deuce, b) I get into trouble with the wife because of my Deuce and c) I'm pretty well committed to getting my truck "right."
I bought this truck from Clinto and Clintogf, who are both stellar people and Clinto has worked very diligently for many weeks to get Betty ready for me to take her home. Clinto has gone above and beyond my expectations and he has fixed everything that we previously discussed and then some.
Nothing I find, fix or report is in anyway intended as a knock on Clinto. I've got a 42 year old truck here and I know there's plenty left to do, even after all of the TLC that Clinto put into this truck.
I plan to restore and maintain the truck while keeping it true to its original configuration. Its a piece of American history and it deserves to live a "retired" life of respect and dignity. I'll drive it for fun, for home projects, camping, and to the SSGA rally. I do plan to do some moderate non-abusive off-road driving.
With that being said, I'm glad to be here and proud to own my first piece of "green iron."
I've posted these photos elsewhere, but here's a couple just to start this thread.
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