Wow this thread is amazing! To have this vehicle so long, to have created this deep of a history with it, thats the dream! I hope in many years...
FIXED!!! After going through the whole freaking jeep I found the problem. In fact I am still dumbfounded that it turned out to be such a simple...
Hey Drednot, what exactly do you have connected into your starter solenoid in that picture. Do you have any cable that goes from the volt...
I am running an original style alternator with an external regulator. I checked the volts being put out with the multi meter and a spare volt...
Hmm interesting suggestion. The belt was new with everything else I installed. Ill go try screwing around with the tension tonight.
I am currently having issues with my alternator charging my jeeps battery....I think. I say "I think" because I can not tell if my alternator...
No leaky core at all! My problem was that the blower motor never acted quite right, however after consulting the wiring diagram and taking apart...
Thanks for the info guys! After some tinkering and hard work I finally got my old unit working again! while the cab gets warm now I have a major...
After grappling with my 73 cj5s original heater set up all last winter and getting virtually no heat I decided that I want to put a modern...
Here are some pics of my trailer "in action" as part of my WW2 USMC display at the recent WW2 reenactment at Midway Village in Rockford Il....
Actually thats an AT-6 Texan. They were used as trainer airplanes during WW2. Its common to paint them up to look like theater operating...
Here it is, all done. For the complete restoration I need to install a pintle hook and put combat tires on it. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Its finally done, the trailer is finished and painted. The very last thing to do is mount the military NDTs to it. The people I gave the trailer...
The official day for sandblasting and painting has been set by the shop. It will be sandblasted Wednesday and painted Thursday and ready for pick...
The extra metal hanging off and correct hitch will be fixed at some point, probably over the winter. Anyway the rear panel has been welded in...
Well I got the tires ordered today, cost dang near $300 plus the $40 its gonna cost to install them on the rim. Unfortunetly they wont be here...
Here are some more in progress pics. The wheels are being sand blasted and WW2 tires mounted. The trailer is going in for a final sand blasting...
The rear panel has been welded in today. The metal I used was very thin (same thickness as the trailer) so there was some warping which means a...
Got alot more done on the trailer today. Everything that was added by the previous owner is now removed and everything that was unique to the...
Im really ticked about it. However since this happened I dont feel bad at all about converting it to a WW2 trailer now. The guys shop thats...
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