Ford GPW 218392 restauration

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Post by marco.verhaag » Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:19 am

And now cleaning the engine plateImageImage


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Post by marco.verhaag » Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:04 pm

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Post by marco.verhaag » Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:24 pm

This weekend i compaired my fram with a friends gpw. Sorry for my English.ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage


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Post by marco.verhaag » Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:27 pm

And cleaning the exhaust manifoldImageImage


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Post by Boyso » Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:17 pm

Great work so far Marco, and its a well deserved beer you have there! :)

Cleaning everything with the wire wheel? That engine plate looks clean enough to eat off of it!
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Post by marco.verhaag » Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:32 pm

Thanks Boyso. Indeed i did it with the steel brush on a machine. Much work but also good result!
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Post by marco.verhaag » Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:36 pm

Today i prepared the frame to it's original standard and removed the WOF guards. Willys Overland Ford is it or not ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage


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Post by wo2jeeper » Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:35 am

Zitten wel veel Crocky plekken, niet teveel verzwakken met stukken inlassen Marco.

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Post by marco.verhaag » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:07 pm

Bought Some presents for myself!Image


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Post by marco.verhaag » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:08 pm

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SURPRISE!

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Post by marco.verhaag » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:34 am

This month i bought a New present for myself!

A GPW gearbox.

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Post by stever0_3 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:47 pm

Marco,

Great work - keep posting updates!

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Post by marco.verhaag » Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:55 am

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And clean again!


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Post by stever0_3 » Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:36 am

Marco,

Looking good are you going to OD paint it?

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Re: Ford GPW 224655 restauration

Post by marco.verhaag » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:15 pm

No it wil het an ford grey colour!
But only as soon as i find a GPW engine! I hope i can trade my 1942 MB for a ww2 GPW engine!

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