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Small projects, Hood Finishing, and Axle work!

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Original restored GPW Hood on the Jeep!

Original restored GPW Hood on the Jeep!Small projects, Hood Finishing, and Axle work!

Lots of projects this week making for quite the busy work! I worked on various small projects that have been needing to be done, such as modifying a rear seat J hook to fit, prepping shock brackets with fake rivets, and replacing the combat rim valve stem protectors. Work on the hood continues, it’s all finished minus the markings! And I continue work on the front axle installing the RZeppa shafts, packing grease into the knuckle, installing the brake plates/drums, and adjusting the brakes!

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Hood work, Firestone Spark Plugs, and Rear Axle work – Part 1

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Unrestored GPW hood test fitting on the Jeep

Unrestored GPW hood test fitting on the JeepHood work, Firestone Spark Plugs, and Rear Axle work – Part 1!

This week’s update will be a two part post once again! I got quite a few things in the mail to continue my ongoing quest to correct post-war things on the Jeep, got more radioactive Firestone spark plugs, worked on the GPW hood including fixing some stress cracks, and fixed a stripped bolt hole in the rear axle hub with a Helicoil kit in this first part!

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