earlymb

French ones are marked on the inside of the sight protector, at least the one I had a few years ago was.

Both in German and French, so most likely Swiss.

On 12/11/2020 at 12:02 PM, earlymb said:

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.

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.

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.

Hi Tom, welcome!

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.

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.

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.

On 10/18/2020 at 8:47 PM, steviem said:

Do these need a separate spout guys. Regards the jeep having a mare trying to get the pintel hooks off, from there going to work my way from back to front with the chassis bolts. 

Yes, you can get flexible spouts for these.

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?

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?

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?

very good result!

Excellent work!

You could consider doing a wash to bring out even more details?

Maybe this will come in handy too: http://jeepdraw.com/How_To1.html

Jerry is correct, I mixed up a few things.

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).

There must be some rapper with too much money and lack of taste that is willing to spend $100k on it?

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.

11 hours ago, MatchFuzee said:

Primer Used on VEP Slat Grill ( First few Months of Production) Black Primer or Combination of Black Primer and Yellow Zinc Chromate

Found this on the frame of ours, d.o.d. January 8, 1942.

This unrestored, completely original refueller is in my friend's collection. Up to now I haven't found any other surviving examples.

21 hours ago, steviem said:

Chris i am at the other end of the scale mine runs nicely enough i do not know if it was rebuilt, should i strip it down anyway or flush it out clean oil and let it run, like you maybe a repair shop job. i could try it myself never done it, but it may then cost more for someone to put it right.

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.

On 5/16/2020 at 9:51 PM, eddy8men said:

 i bought the cent with the tree growing out of it

They do make great flowerpots, don't they?

I believe they are the same guys as from the scooter parts indeed.

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.