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The goverment owns the property until they turn it over to GL and it is offered for auction.
As the owner they, the goverment, has the right to remove any parts prior to the item being offered for auction.
If the parts were removed after the GL photos wher taken or when you previewed the...
There is a special type of avgas that has lead and is lo octain.
The issue with using avgas is the highway tax is not paid on it.
You will probably have to get the airport to fill up the 5 gallon cans then dump it into the jeep.
It is used in boats a lot because the ethonol will eat the...
I agree with billf about the t-18 lowering the vaule of the vehicle.
My personal opinion is that the m38a1 should not be modified using parts that were not originally installed on it by the factory.
I make a small exception to this rule for safety. Seatbelts and gamma goat lenses are safety...
Does any one sell a NOS distributer cap for this or have a source for good aftermarket caps?
The chinese caps are junk and most have a bad terminal in them
Does any one sell a NOS distributer cap for this or have a source for good aftermarket caps?
The chinese caps are junk and most have a bad terminal in them
In an earlier post you indicated that you wanted to install the seatbelts without drilling holes but now you are going to perform major modifications.
Why are you adding the disc brakes?
The drums work fine unless you like to take the jeep swimming.
Another option to the disc brakes is 11"...
Check the bolt on top of the oil filter.
It will leak if it is not tight.
It will also leak if the top is worn.
How far dit you go and how much oil did you use?
As far ad riving goes.
Without overdrive I would keet it to 55 mph max
With overdrive you will notice a slight tire induced...
I looked at my front seat belts and it does appear that I drilled holes for the front seat belts
one end of the seatbelt is mounted to the front of the wheel well and the other end is mounted to the floor just ahead of the gun pedistal mount.
Friday I went to the DMV and got my CDL permit
I took the following tests Class C, General Knowledge, Air Brakes, Combination Vehicle, Doubles and Tanks
They were very impressed that I got a perfect score on four of the tests and I only missed 3 questions on all of the tests.
It took me 2...
The overdrive serves two purposes.
First is is an overdrive to slow the engine rpm down when you are running above 5o mph. It is true that the engine does not have a lot of hp and you will have to down shift and gravity will slow you down on the hills but when the freeway is flat you can...
I have yet to see a mv with a license plate light.
Most of the older ones do not have turn signals.
The jeeps only had one brake light up to and including the M38A1
Go to your favorite auto parts store, or some times the library, and look at the chiltons manuals for the doner vehicle. They usually have a wiring diagram in them.
I have bought factory manuals on ebay very cheaply.
You can also order factory manuals on line but they are not cheap
Nice little lincoln welder in the pictures
which model is it?
The mep 903's are nice units
I am also building a control panel for them
You can get it started with 3 switches
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