glitchwrks Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Long time lurker. No project trucks at the moment, might start seriously looking for an old Mack MB once I get my box truck sold. Almost bought one last fall in southern VA, an old Overnite truck. Working on getting a 1952 Willys M38A1 army jeep finished up. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Welcome! Post a pic of the Willys. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake86 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Welcome! Would love to see that Willy's.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Welcome aboard. I vote for a picture of the Willys also. I had one several years ago, really cool. Happy hunting for the right truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Picture from when I brought it home last year: The rest of the album is here: http://imgur.com/a/rketF Previous owner painted it purple, the fenders are actually early CJ-5 (it is actually titled as a '52 CJ-5, which is interesting because they didn't make CJ-5s then!) but the rest of the sheet metal appears to be M38A1. Definitely an M38A1 chassis, it has the cross member for a gun mount. It has a 2.0L Ford Pinto engine swapped in, in place of the original F-head, which may get swapped for a Mazda license-built Perkins 4-135 out of a rotted Ford Ranger Diesel -- I suspect the bell housing is the same since the Pinto engine was offered in the Rangers. It runs and drives, but the brakes are pretty terrible, I've got a full kit to replace them, master cylinder to drums. Needs a new gas tank too, currently running out of an aux tank sitting in the back seat! There are two more project jeeps on the farm, a 1948 CJ-2A and a 1948 M38. Both are pretty well disassembled at the moment, they're supposed to be my dad's project(s) but he hasn't gotten around to doing much on them. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 So I take it the pooch thinks the tires and wheels need a little cleaning? A friend of mine had bought an old ford wagon. He had to take 4 gallons of oil with him, cause it was drinking oil. They sold it to someone in Ohio, but it used 4 gallons of oil on that trip. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 We've got a VW Jetta we bought to steal the 1.6L turbodiesel engine out of that drinks oil. I'm pretty sure some bonehead hosed it down with ether and blew the oil rings out of it. Starts excellent even in the cold with no block heater, but when you're overrunning going downhill it leaves a thick blue smoke trail behind. Uses a quart of oil every 50 miles or so. Currently parked and awaiting disassembly. The 1.6L turbodiesel is going to replace the worn out (0.050" out in the bores!) 1.6L naturally aspirated diesel in my wife's '79 VW Rabbit. I keep meaning to start on the swap but the old 1.6L NA just won't die! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 TDIs are cheap enough now that I wouldn't even mess with a pre-TDI VW diesel. I've got a 2003 TDI, no rust, good tires, and uses no oil... I doubt I could get $3000 for it! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Yeah, but she loves the old Rabbit We've looked at a few newer TD and TDI VWs and she's always decided to keep on with the Rabbit. Definitely not the cost effective option -- we've had the floor pans and rockers replaced, shaved and rebuilt the head, changed radiator out, did a 5-speed transmission swap, and had the injection pump rebuilt. At least it's pretty easy to work on! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47063-hello-from-central-va/#findComment-347151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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