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My 1953 M38A1 was painted blue over he olive drab. The interior, including the upholstery, was all blue. Under the hood was still olive drab with the white stencil markings still in place. I went to sand the blue to paint the body and it came off really easy. The olive drab is what it looks like...

I just picked this M38A1 up a couple of weeks ago for my next project. It was painted blue over the original olive drab. The Army lettering still shows under the blue paint on the hood. I was fortunate to find this one. Most of the Jeeps I have looked at have a lot of rust.

Ball Adapter This ball adapter only works on a M101A1 (no surge brakes). The second question. I use a pintle receiver hitch that has the NATO connector installed (see attached pictures) when I pull the trailer. The ball hitch is for others if they barrow the trailer.

I prefer to keep my M101A1 trailer original so I made a 2 inch ball adapter to bolt on the lunette ring. The hitch was made from heavy wall tubing, channel and angle iron. The pictures show how it was made and bolts on.

Pintle Removal My pintle freed up after a couple hits with a large hammer on the threaded end. I can't tell in your picture if you have room to hit it with a hammer. Just be careful not to mess up the threads.

California I live in California and obtained license plates and a registered title from DMV just by taking in a copy of the paid GovLiquidation invoice and the trailer for their inspection. There is no requirement to obtain a SF97. In fact good luck trying to get a correct SF97. None of my...

California License In California just take a copy of the paid invoice, make an appointment at DMV and take your trailer in when you go. They will register the trailer and give you a permanent trailer license. I have now registered two trailers with no problems. Forget the SF97.

Transfer Case ID Thanks for the quick response. I belive from the pictures your right it is a NP 202. Identifying it has been a real problem for me.

I have a transfer case I can't identify. The idler shaft does not mount like you normally see in NP 205 cases or variations of the NP 205. Can anyone help me with identifying this transfer case.

Trailer Receptacle Circuit Chart This attached trailer receptacle circuit chart better explains the wires in the previous tail light wiring chart. The wires designated service is what I used for left turn, right turn and lights.

I attached a verticle piece of angle iron to the pintle mount using a set of pintle hitch mounting holes. The 12 pin NATO connector is mounted to the angle iron usine a recepticle (connector) mounting bracket. The NATO connector, recepticle mounting bracket and connector cover was purchased from...

Connectors I got my connector, mounting bracket and cover from saturnsurplus.com I bought the connector with the wires already attached and they were not hooked up correctly. You can unscrew the the back ring and carefully pry up the rubber plug which the wires run through to get enough room to...

I mounted my 12 pin NATO vehicle connector to my pintle mount. This way I can use it with with different military trailers and different tow vehicles without rewiring either one. The attached pictures show what mine looks like.

I have a M101A1 trailer and the brake drums are attached to the hub with three screws. They have a narrow slot and all the tools I have found have a brade that is too fat. Does anyone know of a tool I can purchase to remove those screws or what tips do you have for screw removal?

M101A1 Cargo Trailer Identification I just picked up a M101A1 Cargo Trailer and all the identification plates have been removed except one which identifies it as US Army. 6F7901 is stamped on the trailer tongue and is the only identification besides the NSN number which was provided by...