cripesamighty3rd

Ive been chatting with him, but it cant be inclosed in metal, ,,,

It's worthwanythinginting out that while these devices may defeat the average local yobbo, they're useless against a professional thief stealing to order. GPS jammers were around a tenner last time I looked.

 

Andy

Yes well aware of that,,,, but anything to aid if the worst happened, ,,,,

Back in the late 70s in the 6 weeks school holidays me & mate use to get a red bus rover,,, which was a 25p ticket that you could travel anywhere on a red bus,,( london transport) ,,,there was a route that would take us past that place,,, I remember it was down a big dip in the ground,, which you could get a good veiw from the top deck of an old R/T or route master, ,,, one day we stoped there to have a poke about, ,, my dad had a jeep at the time & the place was amazing, ,,,I remember plenty of vehicles there including some tanks,,,

Thanks for posting as reading this bought back some good memories,,,

Thanks for that,, I will email him,,,,

Cheers

have one on mine. I can use it to track my trips as well as its live, Although I am 12 volt.

Im 12v aswell,,, ,, Im not sure where to get it fitted so it cant be found, ,,

Has anyone fitted a hidden tracker to a ww2 jeep,,,

Hi, if you decide to use Brittany Ferries drop me a line we have got a discount code to use

with a GMC I would personally go on the Portsmouth to Ouistreham (Caen ) route

also if you are not sorted with a camp site yet we have space available at Carentan

Commander

Thats great,, will pm you,,, thanks very much

First of all,,Happy new yr to all,,,, im thinking of making the trip to normandy in june,,, a few questions, ,, i want to take my gmc & wondered whats the best ferry to use from anyones past experiences.,, im based near duxford id like to go from Portsmouth to cherbourg ,, but will they take a gmc? I know I will have to go freight Or am I best going callis or????.....then making the haul down there,,,,, which I dont realy want to do,,,,, especially in the deuce, ,,any suggestions, ,, any convoys,,,,,cheers guys,

Hi steve,, epic job mate,, looking realy good,,,,, im going to do my gmc as either a 78fg duxford or to match our jeep in 352fg Bodney, ,,, I know lots of the bases used the cckw"s as general cargo haulers, ,,,,

Anyway happy new yr,,,

Can anyone put me in contact with howard wade,,,, ive tried the pm system but for some reason doing it from an andriod tab it doesnt seem to work,,,,

Thanks,,

Some time ago I bought a 42 hard cab cckw,, a frend has decided he wants one,, preferably a resto project, ,but must be a lwb hard cab,,, some time ago there was one in Inverness ,,, does anyone know of anything available, ,,,,, please pm or 07864 811219 my apologies if this is in the wrong place,

Merry Christmas, ,,

Can anyone shed some light on the seats canvas tilt / colours / material used on jeeps that were used by the U.S.N in WW2, theres plenty of pics online with the standard khaki & some with grey or even blue,.,were these jeeps used by the navy trimmed out differently to the standard wartime MB"s & GPW"s,.if so why????,.,,,.,.also code letter colours,.am I correct in thinking olive drab jeeps had yellow markings while grey/light blue had black? ,.anyway any views.,unusual pics,ect id love to see,.,.,.cheers,

i thought it was a good show,& made great T.V lets say that if it sold for 16k,whats that make ours worth now,.i think rather than slagging off a show .,praise it,.,.well done mr brewer,.always enjoyed all you do...top man!

looking good steve.,.,any idear what markings it will wear.,.,heres my ratty mb.,was never into the factory fresh look,.im running the larger 700 16,.,.its also now got 352 FG on the bumpers,....did all army airforce jeeps have painted rear bumperetts & white tips in the front.,,.as im sure ive seen some in pics without that.,,.? i might be wrong.,.,.ive also added on the dash,.

U.S.A.A.F PERSONEL

ONLY.

& on the inside of the windscreen frame where the rifle rack would of been it says

DO NOT PARK OR LEAVE ON

HARDSTANDS

,RETURN TO MOTOR POOL

Canvas.

ok thanks for that,.,.would it be as in jeep roof grade?

yes thats just a pic of what id like on mine,.,.,.any one know the correct material for the seat? ,.,.ta.

I do hope you didn't underpay for it - we do have our British eccentricities to maintain

 

If I can offer just one piece of advice - now forget all about what you paid for it, you're committed now :-)

 

Oh, and may the long road ahead be blessed with plenty of laybys :whistle:

blimey dont mention laybys.,negative waves man!!,!!i dont intend on going far with it untill im sure its reliable,.,.although it does run sweet,,no smoke,,no rattles even after its been laid up for well over two years.,,.im not going to do a complete resto as some have done on here,.,.but it will get bead blasted over most of it & the underside.,,.just realy to remove the many layers of paint.,.,bar grips are a dead cert.,but 750 or 900/20.,i love them on the bigger rubber as in the attached pic but the price! ouch!..can i ask what material should the seat cover be made from.,.,.after a recent build of my MB plus a real strong 55 chevy that i play with i realy dont want to go potty with this ol girl,..,anyway once in my barn i can then make a plan of action,..,

Good thing about it as well its came with the ben hurr which im not sure im going to keep & some steel loading ramps to get the jeep up into the back,,...Anyone know the law on having one in the back of a deuce?? although ive a class one & tanker driver for many years im fine with ,.lets say handling somthing of this size,,but law wise im unsure,.,.any veiws?

ive bought it,,.now the long road ahead to get her on the road,.

steve,.what did you do with the wheels & tyres that were on the ford when you bought it?

now sold.,,. Thanks for all your advice & opinions on this,.,.

Check the cab interior closely.... I see an extra wiper arm.. that means they may have cut up the headliner. They are a pain to find in metal. I have found places that sell the headliners in fiberglass... so that means lots of finish work.

 

Don't give to much value to a motor 'that runs'. Its probably worn out and ready for an overhaul.

 

Sheet metal isn't expensive. Tires, canvas, brake work, wiring harnesses, and small cab items are the expensive bits.

the inside of the cab along side the screen is fairly bad,,,im thinking its worth 3---3.5k

A few questions/points to check:

1. What are the brake hoses and brake pipes like ?

2. What about the exhaust ?

3. Does the exhaust blow from the manifold at all ?

4. What's the floor of the cab like ?

5. Is there any play in the steering ?

6. What's the oil pressure when cold and then hot ?

7. How old is the battery ? What condition is it in ?

 

Regards

 

Vulture

,.the steering seems ok,.floor is ok,.from what i can see,.good oil pressure when hot.exhaust blows, battery dead,.had to jump it to get it running.,

can you pm me the detals or tex / call me 07925-300910 i can call you right back,,,

very nice,,.,.so will the gpw be up for sale as soon as its done,.,.,.they do take a lot of time/cash to do dont they!...looks like your tight on space as well,,,.ive never enogh space & ive got this palce,.,.keeps me skint as well,

Hmmmmm,..,funny that,.part of the reason i pulled the bolt out of there was my gutt feelings about the goings ons with that guy,,,do you do any more more modeling,.,.shame to give the hobby up.