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DeetFreek, as they say it could have been worse, and I hope the road rash isn't to severe. On the upside, you now have a new windshield to look through, along with the new seal to help keep things water tight.

Took the Jeep out for a spin today in the surrounding hills. She ran OK, but after checking the distributor over It looks like it's probably due for a rebuild. Got my new choke cable in the mail today, so I'll try to get it installed tomorrow. Then I'll take a look at my speedometer cable to see...

Papa Bear will be the MC, sporting his new made in Paris Pink TuTu!

Simp, I'll drink to that!!!

It's alive. Seems to run just fine going through the gears, although I need to work on the idle a little. Now that I have a real breather system hooked up, I'm not loosing oil out the rear main seal anymore. Downside, my speedo stopped working, so I'll get into that tomorrow. Last but not least...

Almost ready to go. Just need to shorten the flex hose between the air cleaner & fording valve. I'm also going to the hotter 2245 spark plugs, from the 2243 plugs. I think down the road I'm going to convert to the CJ5 cap, rotor, wires and spark plugs. These resistor spark plugs are becoming...

Was this down in Columbus, Georgia?

5 Entrants!!! Party time for Papa Bear!!!

I also need a hood. Mine has some bondo in the front, and then another previous owner welded in the plug on the right hand side, that covers the hole for the snorkel for the fording kit. Your hood still looks good.

My Dec. 1953 M38A1, just before going in the garage last month for surgery. My original tool box door was rusted around the edges and the latch was missing, so the door rattled constantly when driving. I picked up a couple good doors at one of our MVCC meets, and problem solved. As you can see...

What's the condition of your tool box door under the passenger seat?

DeetFreek, another thing I don't have is a bridge plate, I'll have to scrounge one up down the road. By the way, where do they mount on an M38A1? Tomorrow I have a couple of errands to run, and then I need to form my gas line from the fuel pump to the carburetor, and then crank her over and see...

The harness doesn't look to bad to install, and I have some new correct gauges to go in the dash. Today I got my new vacuum lines installed from the dipstick tube to the valve cover, and fording valve.

Mine is in similar condition. The previous owner rewired the starting circuit so it starts, but that was it. 😥

Good to know. I'll try to restore this as a USMC Jeep. I just skimmed over fording kit parts on the internet. It looks like there are quite a few parts for fording kits available. I noticed there was only one individual selling data plates for the dash, so I picked one up. All I know about my...

NDT, would the fording kit designate what branch of service the Jeep was in ? Well, I have the fording valve, now I need to scrounge the rest of the kit. Thanks NDT!

NDT, this is the only thing on the dash that matches your description.

Now my YS950S Carburetor fits, along with the new dipstick, and dipstick tube!!! I'm in the garage to keep out of the roasting sun. So now I'm in the shade of the garage sweating bullets. Now it's off to dollar general, or family dollar to get a box fan to cool things off. I don't know, but I...

Cranky as ever, PB is here for a full feeding and desert!! 🐻

Mike, I always replaced that fabric line with fuel specific neoprene line, or braided stainless. In So. Cal. I always used Deering Industries in Long Beach for fuel and hydraulic lines, they do lines for racing aircraft, boats, cars and what not. You might give them a call at 562-595-1668, ask...