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• • Pintle Hook Progress & New Marker Lights
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 30 days old
  • Progress on the Pintle hook - Despite not having bought a trailer :( I decided to set up to fit the new hook anyway. I removed the existing M201 unit with ease, it's in great shape, looks hardly used. The ring bolts, plain bolts and shim plate will all be used in fitting the original. The shim plate was sanded clean and treated with "Rustol"... more
  • Tags: + blackout lights , + cars , + convoy , + dallas autos , + ford gpw , + hammerite , + jeep , + m201 , + marker lights , + owatrol , + owatrol oil , + penetrol , + pintle hook , + restoration ww2 , + rustol , + willys mb
• • Original Willys MB Pintle Hook
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 52 days old
  • I class myself as lucky, because getting hold of an original cast pintle hook for the MB is not so easy. This one came from my friend Charlz over in the Philippines - thanks Charlz :). It wasn't in great cosmetic shape so I stripped all the old paint off and ground out some rusty spots. It took a while to free up the moving parts as there was a... more
  • Tags: + cars , + dallas autos , + ford gpw , + jeep , + owatrol , + owatrol oil , + penetrol , + pintle hook , + restoration ww2 , + willys mb