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Offline garage gnome

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Progress on the '49!
« on: March 09, 2012, 06:24:36 PM »
Hey guys, wanted to share the progress I've made on the '49 3A since I brought it home. It now runs just as good as my '53 and drives just as well. It also had a wicked bad jeep lean, about 5�. I put some springs in I had laying around. Oh and southern vehicles are so nice to work on. :) Everything came apart nicely for me. No torching or heating!

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before:


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and my '53 for comparison. It sits a little higher than the '53. I think the springs I used were 1" lift.


And a few more shots. I fixed the metal brace (the welds broke) for the spare tire carrier, so I can actually use it now.





Now I'm just waiting on a seat pan for the passenger seat and I might have a temp and amp gauge coming too. Also going to order some original hose clamps and new wheel cylinders so I can get the brakes working!
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Re: Progress on the '49!
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2012, 07:35:36 PM »
"Oh and southern vehicles are so nice to work on.  Everything came apart nicely for me. No torching or heating! "[size=12][/size]

Reminds me of Southern Girls  :o :o :o
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Re: Progress on the '49!
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2012, 07:53:03 PM »
It is driving me nuts.. What did it used to say on the white panels on the windshield...??
I can read "city" but that's all.
Where did the jeep come from originally?
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Re: Progress on the '49!
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 08:26:28 PM »
Haha, Bill it says "SECURITY PATROL". And then on the tailgate, it says "DAVIS HOLLOW SECURITY PATROL". We searched Davis Hollow and it there was a marina in Tennessee. That's where we think it came from.
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