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

1941 - 1945, MB, GPW modifications, sugestions, and ideas, official MWO's and unofficial WWII field mods NO EBAY or COMMERCIAL SALES.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:31 am

frame on the backburner for a while
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by Tony W » Thu May 05, 2016 1:41 am

Hi from Australia
Great looking workshop you have. Will be interesting to watch as your work progresses.
good luck
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GPW Feb, 45,
chassis 259112
body 214625
engine MB131277 Overstamped XXX4B1945
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The bod of the WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Thu May 05, 2016 8:17 pm

Starting to work on the body... here is what I am dealing with:
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Post by seacon » Mon May 09, 2016 12:24 pm

A few details of the body at the beginning of the restoration. Bubba had been busy cutting it in two and reweld it back together. The car stereo must have been a very classy addition...!
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Thu May 19, 2016 1:27 am

... con il ferro e con il fuoco!
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Resurrection

Post by seacon » Thu May 19, 2016 9:02 pm

Resurrection.
Back to the way it should look like.
First things first. After some major surgery that involved re-cutting and reattaching the Bubbized side panels, the body was placed on a jig to replace the rear floor and wheelhouses. The rear panel is a Dallas Auto commercial replacement that fit in nicely while the rest of the panels was made by a friend. Nice overall look of the repairs...
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:33 am

Rear right hand corner. Fast forward! Here is a glimpse of the final result! from now on I will be posting before and after photos of the various repairs and the way they look when finished (or very closed to be completed)...
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Post by seacon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:36 am

Smaller body details take their place...
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Post by seacon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:45 am

Interesting discussion point: Looks like this body was assembled skipping the phase when the holes for the junction block and the wiring clip are bored. No big deal as three new holes were promptly done by someone along the production line... with a punch and Parker screws were fitted to keep the accessories in place.
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:58 am

Soooo, this is where we were, ...
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and this is where we are!
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...

Post by seacon » Sat Dec 10, 2016 5:01 am

Finalmente a casa!
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