"Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by MENATOR » Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:09 am

congratulation
does any body have an original vickers K gun mag x2 box ?


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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by lssah2025 » Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:48 am

Very nice.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:57 am

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This might work better for non-facebook subscrivers...
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:02 am

2nd Indipendent Airborne Brigade in Palestine. Stripped down Abn jeeps.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by hell-fire » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:00 pm

Fantastic work you are doing on this Jeep. Looking forward to more.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:04 am

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Frame Repair... Airborne Jeep

Post by seacon » Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:11 am

Frame damage and repair:
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Frame Damage assessment and repair British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:33 pm

More... I am using a good straight frame for comparison. 56798 looks good and is straight but has a couple mangled or rotted out spots that will need to be addressed.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:46 pm

... and more...
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WWII British Airborne Jeep frame repair

Post by seacon » Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:15 am

First weld bead on the crack.
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More cleanup and repairs
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Repair of the rotted out section

Post by seacon » Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:24 am

This required some skill to get it done properly.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:37 am

A few more... test fitting to check the alignment.
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Frame components for theWWII British Airborne Jeep

Post by seacon » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:17 am

Frame done. Quick trip to the shop to have it media blasted and primed.
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Tweaking the frame WWII British Airborne Jeep.

Post by seacon » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:24 am

A few minor issues with the frame will have to be addressed before riveting and reattaching the missing brackets.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:27 am

Bought this...
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