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  1. earlymb
    French ones are marked on the inside of the sight protector, at least the one I had a few years ago was.
  2. earlymb
    Both in German and French, so most likely Swiss.
  3. earlymb
    Thinking of it a bit more, it could also have been Tectyl we applied. This is sold in spray cans that come with a piece of hose with a misting nozzle. It would also work wonders on the inside of the frame, inside the tank well etc... any hidden areas.
  4. earlymb
    When we restored our jeep in the '90's my dad had some lenght of hat channels made, having the same outside dimensions but the metal being a bit thicker than original. We did not use any inserts and after welding we drilled a few small holes and applied Waxoyl on the inside over the many coats of paint, the holes being capped off. Seems to hold up fine.
  5. earlymb
    Hi Tom, welcome!
  6. earlymb
    12V won't be a problem, it's more that you have to check if the original wiring is damaged/broken/brittle (especially the coating) but even if it is, it is worth keeping for reference. You can leave the wiring on the tub, just make sure everything is disconnected at the fire wall.
  7. earlymb
    Part of that wiring looks like it might be original... If so, that would be worth inspecting to see if it can be cleaned up and used again safely.
  8. earlymb
    The post-war CJ aircleaner is similar to the late MB/GPW one (2 vs 3 sets of louvres at the back I believe), but it might be possible that late MB's used the CJ-style, I don't know for sure.
  9. earlymb
    Yes, you can get flexible spouts for these.
  10. earlymb
    Distribution cap has no cracks and the small graphite piece (don't know the proper name) is present? Any chance you can borrow another carb from a running engine to swap and try?
  11. earlymb
    It's either fuel or spark I think... Remove one of the spark plugs, hold the thread against the block or any other mass and see if it sparks when the engine turns over? What is the condition of distributor cap and leads?
  12. earlymb
    Regulator is not original but looks old, might be worth looking into what it's for originally; perhaps it can help someone else's classic car restoration?
  13. earlymb
    very good result!
  14. earlymb
    Excellent work! You could consider doing a wash to bring out even more details?
  15. earlymb
    Maybe this will come in handy too: http://jeepdraw.com/How_To1.html
  16. earlymb
    Jerry is correct, I mixed up a few things.
  17. earlymb
    The bracket for he blackout light is fixed with 2 bolts, and the bigger hole behind those two is for the wire (through a grommet).
  18. earlymb
    There must be some rapper with too much money and lack of taste that is willing to spend $100k on it?
  19. earlymb
    They most likely didn't know how to remove the steam lorry from the truck which makes it too hard to quickly get rid of the Scania as no fence will touch it then.
  20. earlymb
    Found this on the frame of ours, d.o.d. January 8, 1942.
  21. earlymb
    This unrestored, completely original refueller is in my friend's collection. Up to now I haven't found any other surviving examples.
  22. earlymb
    As Chris said, if it runs OK just leave it closed, change the fluids and clean & repaint the outside. I found this website http://jeepdraw.com/ to be extremely helpful, especially the 'Colour or Finish of Jeep Parts'-section.
  23. earlymb
    They do make great flowerpots, don't they?
  24. earlymb
    I believe they are the same guys as from the scooter parts indeed.
  25. earlymb
    I'm very curious what your experiences with the new wiring kit will be, as I would like to replace my home-made one for a more correct looking one sometime.
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