M38a1 CDN2 - Winter Project

[Brad Mills]

Beautiful job Wayne

[Wayne Hingley]

Thanks Brad. Its not perfect, as it still shows some of the signs of its 20 year career in the CF. it also has a birthday coming up in December (50 years old). Its still a youngster compared to most of the beautiful vehicles on this site.

[Wayne Hingley]

Progress seems like it has slowed down again... I did manage to complete the hookup and testing of the electrical system, and I got all of the interior components back together. The clutch is adjusted, and I'll try to get the brakes finished tonight. I haven't tried to start it yet, but I did test the starter and it turns over nicely.

[rob love]

I guess it depends on what year you are trying to portray, but the extinguisher and the SMG locations were swapped around...I believe for security reasons. The (blue) extinguisher ended up on the dash.

Looks great though Wayne. Personally, I would have been tempted to drive it around for a couple years in it's semi gloss green, then cam it once that paint stopped looking "new".

[Wayne Hingley]

Hi Rob: I know there was a position swap of the SMG and fire extinguisher at some point, however this particular jeep seems to have avoided that change. There were no holes in the dashboard for the extinguisher mount, and likewise there was no hole pattern for the SMG mount down on the top of the toolbox between the seats. I decided to leave those two accessories as they were (I didnt want to drill any new holes). I wonder if many other jeeps avoided the swap of those items. I don't yet have a blue Ansul extinguisher, but Ill be keeping my eye open for one in good condition that is looking for a new home.

Good point on the paint scheme/succession... I guess I got a bit excited and couldn't stop painting until it was all gone... haha (Im glad the painting is over).

[rob love]

I think I have an old blue one out in the yard somewhere. There are also some out in my favorite scrapyard, but they will need rebuild. You could move all the stuff from the red one over to the blue one.

[Wayne Hingley]

Great, thanks Rob. If you come across one while digging around, grab it for me. My friend is in the fire protection business, and he thinks one of his suppliers can service the Ansul extinguishers (to be confirmed though).