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With the PTO done I've been working on getting the winch mounted. It's been time-consuming since I don't have a way to cut metal at home. So I've been begging the airfield maintenance guys at my work to get some time on their bandsaw. I cut some thick angle iron down to size 12in sections. I...

Well I passed a big milestone today. The PTO is assembled and installed into the jeep and does PTO things correctly. The output shaft spins when it should and doesn't spin when it shouldn't. I had about 2hrs of free time today before work so I rushed out to the shop to try and get the PTO...

Yesterday I had some more time in the shop to continue my PTO/winch endevour. Since I was stuck waiting on UPS to deliver my chain, I reinstalled the bearing/sprocket pack into the housing. I also installed the painted handle, knob, and cover plates. It's beginning to look like a PTO Again...

Today I had a few hours to work in the shop. First I reinstalled the battery tray (the one I was able to remove) and threw in some recovery equipment Second I started working on my PTO. I have a Koenig 41 which I'm going to sell since it's for a wagon/truck and I obviously can't use it on...

man that looks like a great project! I'm glad you were able to find a solid candidate for your restoration

I was able to get a little more done today before I left for work. I grabbed one of those battery hold-down kits from oreillys and surprisingly the thread pitch/size matched perfectly with the military knobs and hold-down bar which originally came on the equipmnent bracket I'm using as a...

I have a few days of work crammed into one post here. Day 1: Video idling w/the new plugs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VgonXwM1AL8 Since the military plugs are getting wildly expensive, I wanted to test some of those spark plug adapters that allow the use of modern (and SIGNIFICANTLY less...

I picked up the winch during our weekend trip to Dallas and got it home earlier this evening. Next week I'll tear into it for some maintenance and maybe a coat of paint (the last owner painted it blue) then start trying to install it on the jeep

Earlier this week I spotted a Ramsey PTO winch (MX200R) with mounting cradle on marketplace just outside of Dallas. I immediately I shot a buddy of mine some $$$ and asked him to scoop it for me (which he did). I'm picking it up this weekend from my buddy in DFW (we live in Lubbock). Last...

that looks like an awesome project! can't wait to see more pics

Over the weekend my neighborhood had a little parade and trunk-or-treat for the kiddos. My family and I decorated up the M38A1 and brought it out for the event. I wired up an inverter to power some orange string lights, attached my blue-tooth tailgate speaker, and added some general Halloween...

Over the weekend my wife wanted to take the jeep out as it was a nice evening. I ran out to check fluids and get it ready. I also installed the new temperature gauge which FINALLY arrived from KW. (they were back-ordered for over a year). The temperature gauge worked great and the family had a...

Over the weekend we all piled in the jeep for a nice evening drive around the neighborhood. I had to reinstall the upper distributor housing (replaced that interior black cap with a non-damaged one) but it fired off w/out any major issues and ran as well as it has been....not great but okay...

Thanks for the tips, y'all. I can't go too crazy with the heat since the frame is aluminum I'm going to keep working it with heat cycles in hopes it I can get it soft enough to drill.....just need to grab some cobalt drill bits now.

I've been tinkering the jeep and it's finally at a place where I can (somewhat) focus on the accessories. My next goal is to get my PTO Winch setup installed. Earlier today before work I had some free time to install a dual battery monitor I had sitting around and then mess with my winch & PTOs...

that's a cool/rare piece of history!

strata blue jeeps are just *chefs kiss* perfect!

I routinely charge both batteries (on my M38a1 and on my M35A2 when I still had it) with a 24v battery tender. I've never had any issues with battery imbalances. this is the model I use:

yes sir, those are the sections of insulation. They are sandwiched between the building framing and the outer skin. I wanted some kind of insulation to help keep out some heat in the summer and keep in heat in the winter. Over the weekend the family went to a local car show here in Lubbock...

that pointless system is NICE. It's an upgrade I'm going to do on mine once I get it running right. They are dead reliable from all the reviews I see online.