My 1953 M38A1 - after the rebuild

[p38]

This is a picture of my 1953 M38A1 which I have owned since high school - a long time ago. Two years ago I pulled it out of a shed at my parent's and took my wife for a ride. It popped out of second gear on a downhill and scared her. She said, "you've got to fix that", I said, "yes dear".

 

[WJCO]

Welcome to WAL. Great looking rig.

 

[BamBamDeer]

That is Sweet!

 

[wayoflife]

Holy cow that is SWEET!! :thumb:

 

[BABOOZLE]

Awesome jeep!

 

[p38]

Here's a picture before the rebuild. This was right after it had popped of second. She asked if it would be hard to fix, I said, "no dear - swap the tranny and we're good to go".

 

[WJCO]

Here's a picture before the rebuild. This was right after it had popped of second. She asked if it would be hard to fix, I said, "no dear - swap the tranny and we're good to go".

Wow. You have put a lot of work into that. Looks great.

 

[TrainWreck618]

Here's a picture before the rebuild. This was right after it had popped of second. She asked if it would be hard to fix, I said, "no dear - swap the tranny and we're good to go".View attachment 199526

Lol, yeah only the tranny! Looks like you got carried away. Great looking jeep

 

[p38]

Carried away is a kind way to describe it. My wife calls it "grown men with tools drinking beer". She is not wrong. It started with, "if you're going to do this - why not do that". And you guys all know the rest of the story.

When I tell the story of how it all started, I usually get 2 questions: "does it still pop out of second" and "does she have a sister"?

No, to both.

 

[Sharkey]

Beautiful Jeep.

 

[GraniteCrystal]

Ha awesome. Great work on it.

 

[USMC Wrangler]

Looks great! Love the backstory!!!