Hello everyone. New member from MI. I joined because I may be (fingers crossed) the proud owner of a M38A1 in a few days and this website was invaluable when I started educating myself on the ins and outs of Willys jeeps to make sure I know what to look for.
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New member from Michigan
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Welcome to the MV madness from a fellow Michigander!
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Welcome from North Carolina!
When you get your "new to you" truck, be sure to upload some pix.
Everybody here will be pretty darn excited to see your new green iron!
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Welcome to the site!
Thanks.
I went and looked at it today, the auction is tomorrow.
I'm a little hesitant. I expected it to need a lot of work but the interior was covered in diy bed liner and that kinda worries me. I've heard some horror stories about that stuff taking metal with it when you try to remove it.
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I was hoping some of the guys would jump in and comment...
The spray on bed liner is generally used to hid a myriad of sins. Who knows, it could have been rusty, or it could be that the city decided that it was safer than painted metal - and maybe nothing is wrong.
Truck looks to be in pretty good shape though.
If you are going to build a show truck, the bed liner could be a show stopper. On the other hand, that isn't a factory rollbar and it doesn't look like a factory bumper either. If that baby would fire up and run, it could be more fun than you might imagine.
Wish I could be more help.
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Welcome from Ohio! Nice looking machine, good luck on the auction. We have a '56 CJ-6 that the tub was bedlined. We did find a few hidden surprises but we knew what we were getting into before we got it.
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If the metal is clean underneath, it'll scrape off with a bit of effort. A heat gun will soften it up a bit depending on the quality of the bedliner. If it's rusty rotten, expect to take the rust and rot off as you scrape the bedliner.
Thanks for the feedback everyone.
Unfortunately the bidding went higher than I was willing to go. I don't have the expertise to do body and paint work and 2 different restoration shops quoted me around 6-7k for sandblasting and repainting. Keeping that in mind, a winning bid of 7500 made total of 15k before I even touch anything mechanical made me pass. Especially when I'm seeing ads for M38A1s in better shape for around the same amount.
Unfortunately the bidding went higher than I was willing to go. I don't have the expertise to do body and paint work and 2 different restoration shops quoted me around 6-7k for sandblasting and repainting. Keeping that in mind, a winning bid of 7500 made total of 15k before I even touch anything mechanical made me pass. Especially when I'm seeing ads for M38A1s in better shape for around the same amount.
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Welcome from overSEEs. Have Fun.
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Welcome to Steel Soldiers! Sorry that your potential purchase didn't work out. If you have your heart set on an M38, keep searching, they are out there. Perhaps someone here can help point you in the right direction. Good luck!
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Welcome from Oklahoma!
Sorry you didn't get the truck, but keep looking! One will turn up.
Sorry you didn't get the truck, but keep looking! One will turn up.
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Welcome , from Saginaw . Keep looking it took a year and a half until I found a deuce with the features , location , condition and price that I liked.