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• • Hub Puller Tool
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 10 days old
  • Before I go out of the country for a couple of weeks, I thought I'd post a few pictures of the latest addition to my jeep toolkit. The hub puller tool. This is a beautifully accurate, hand made reproduction by Steve Greenberg from the USA - Well done Steve, great piece :) The hub puller is pretty rare (over here anyway) so I'll settle for this... more
  • Tags: + cars , + ford , + gpw , + hub puller , + jeep , + jeep toolkit , + jeep tools , + mb , + restoration , + toolkit , + tools , + ww2
• • What is MB365678?
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 13 days old
  • This may seem a daft question, but for a jeep owner it may also be a vexed one. At the Hampshire Pageant this year I had my first encounter with "jeep police". The guys in question were less than happy with my description of my jeep as Willys and expressed their view that it was in fact a Hotchkiss M201. Now let's first state that I don't give a... more
  • Tags: + cars , + ford , + gpw , + history of the jeep , + hotchkiss , + hwof , + itm , + jeep , + jeep police , + m201 , + malt plate , + maltournee , + mb , + restoration , + willys overland france , + ww2
• • Dunlap Wrench Set
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 27 days old
  • I got this really good little set of tools from the USA this week. Not a "correct" set for the jeep but a brilliant set of tools with most of the sizes needed for working on the jeep. They're made by Dunlap and are marked "DUNLAP" on one side and "Forged in USA" on the other. The sizes are: 5/16th - 13/32nd 7/16th - 3/8th 1/2 - 9/16th 5/8th -... more
  • Tags: + a/f , + cars , + dunlap , + ford , + gpw , + hotchkiss , + jeep , + restoration , + tool set , + toolkit , + wrench , + ww2
• • Finishing The Pintle Hook & Half Door Snaps
  • by fredjc1
    

  • in fredsjeep.blog.co.uk

  • 30 days old
  • Finishing off entailed painting the OD on top of the primed chassis, shim plate and the bolts. This done and all dried it was a matter of fitting. No problem with that! Result is a nice looking original hook :D Back in March I gave my canvas half doors to Worthing Canvas to be fitted with a set of original style snaps. These would match up with... more
  • Tags: + cars , + door snaps , + ford , + gpw , + half doors , + jeep , + mb , + olive drab , + pintle hook , + restoration , + ring bolts , + ww2