Ford GPW #51198

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by dick dobs » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:36 pm

Great pics,
I have a question for all G men, here in Wisconsin I purchased a jeep 46 cj2a, it has the same pain color, whats up will this color?
Is this the only color available back then?


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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Mr. Jeep » Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:15 am

dick dobs wrote:Great pics,
I have a question for all G men, here in Wisconsin I purchased a jeep 46 cj2a, it has the same pain color, whats up will this color?
Is this the only color available back then?


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Somebody liked blue !!

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by 45MB_DHM » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:35 am

They did the same thing to my '43... I'm a big fan of blue too, but not when it is on something that is supposed to me OD!
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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by DutchGPW » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:12 pm

@Bas: Thanks for the info, i've sent you a pm.

What about the color, its almost gone :D Next week the jeep is going to be sandblasted!! no more blue :!: Soon i will post some more pictures, probably this weekend...
Greets Gideon.

- Ford GPW # 51198, D.o.d. 27-7-1942, Hoodnumber est. 20136276.

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Mr. Jeep » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:19 am

Mr. Jeep wrote:
dick dobs wrote:Great pics,
I have a question for all G men, here in Wisconsin I purchased a jeep 46 cj2a, it has the same pain color, whats up will this color?
Is this the only color available back then?


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Somebody liked blue !!

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I have a formaly Pasture Green CJ-2A that is painted blue by the former owner.
Like I said, someone likes blue !!

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by DutchGPW » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:11 pm

As Promised finally some pictures (uhm some? maybe to much?). Yesterday the jeep has been sandblasted and primed. So no more blue, we now have a red devil :mrgreen: . But first some pictures of the disassembly of the frame. 1st pic is the frame almost bare. The back crossmember was completely twisted and beyond repair, so i cut that away.

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Next job was to completely strip (the outside of the) the axles. So springs/ brakedrums/ brakelines:
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What a mess!! :shock:
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Finally the big parts where ready for sandblasting and primer. It Almost didn't fit the trailer i rented :wink:. I really liked seeing the transformation through sandblasting and then by the red primer.
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After sandblasting i discovered some nice F-marks on the fenders.
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And then it was prime time!
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I hope you enjoyed the picstures :!:
Greets Gideon.

- Ford GPW # 51198, D.o.d. 27-7-1942, Hoodnumber est. 20136276.

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by autocar » Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:08 am

Hi Gideon,

Good work! I have found 1 original split for you that is ok, all other are in bad condition.
I will pm my phone number so you can give me a call.

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Remko » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:36 am

HE Gideon,

Self adjusting brake setup?? or is it CJ?

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by maeserik » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:38 am

special brakes....not original setup, are they willys or aftermarket ?

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Jeff Glasser » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:02 am

Great stuff Gideon, keep up the good work, and do'nt get down hearted when it all seems too much!

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by DutchGPW » Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:30 am

Finally a little update :!:

Don't worry i didn't got down hearted :) . I spend some time reorganising my garage. I have also levelled the floor. I had a 3 week holiday. IN this holiday i went to the 65 th rememberence of operation Market Garden in Ede (Ginkel Heath) and Oosterbeek. I have seen a lot of original MV's!! That was really awsome. I als went to a trademarket were i bought a new rear crossmember. Online i ordered replacement rivets, can someone tell me what kind of tool i need to screw these rivets together???

Enough talking, pictures!

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My new workplace!
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My bedroom :shock:
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The body temporarily out of the way...
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Rearcrossmember and the rivets.
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Greets Gideon.

- Ford GPW # 51198, D.o.d. 27-7-1942, Hoodnumber est. 20136276.

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Nick D » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:17 am

Wait...Do you got Jeep parts next to your bed? Man, you are dedicated :D

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by Ian Fawbert » Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:10 pm

Hi mate,

Great work you are doing!

In regards to the screw together rivets, i just got a big bolt- with enough shaft diameter to fit accordingly in the hole of the piece with the pattern. I then used an angle grinder to cut out the pattern of the screw piece into the bolt until it fitted into the pattern of the screw piece (i hope this make sense- if not, just say so and i`ll try to find a pic of what i did). Then just used the appropriate sized spanner/wrench and tightened away!

Good luck with it all,

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by DutchGPW » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:51 am

Wait...Do you got Jeep parts next to your bed? Man, you are dedicated
Well it was the only place where i had enough room :lol: My mom didn't like the idea of those parts being in the livingroom :twisted: .

@Ian: I know exactly what you mean, that is a great tip :idea: Thanks :!:
Greets Gideon.

- Ford GPW # 51198, D.o.d. 27-7-1942, Hoodnumber est. 20136276.

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Re: Ford GPW #51198

Post by HH Birnie » Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:03 am

Hoi,
Hoe gaat het met jouw projekt? We hebben ongeveer in dezelfde periode een jeep gekocht.Ik dacht zal eens kijken hoe het bij jou staat.Mijn body is voor 95% klaar voor de straler en te spuiten.Nu ga ik beginnen met chassis en dan langzaam opbouwen. Hier tevens een link naar wat foto's
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