Brought my Ford M38 CDN in March of this year from a fellow club member of the local jeep club (NA4WDA. Northern Alberta 4 Wheel Drive Association)
The previous owner had opened the jeep for 20+ years and had done a resto and engine and axle swap ten years ago! he drove it for a year then parked it when kids arrived and other projects came along. So 9 years later I came along, the rest will be history.
The jeep.� 1952 Ford M38 CDN, licence built in Canada by Ford. Body is in great shape so is the frame. The frame was expoxy painted 10 years ago and has no rust, there is some minor surface rust on the body and it needs new paint.
Engine is a 4.3l V6 from a 1988 Chevy S10, 3 speed Muncie 465 from a 1969 1 ton, Dana 300 t-case with twin sticks, rear Dana 44 from a CJ7 front Dana30 from a IH Scout, both diffs are locked with chrome Molly shafts.� So this is defiantly not a stock Willys.
When I got her the motor had 4 liters of water in it, rain and melting snow had dripped thru the hood seam into the throttle body and down into the crank, I was lucky, and was able to free the seized motor, she purrs like a kitten now, no smoke and great pressure in all six cylinders.
Working on the electrical now, then the diffs and suspension over the fall and new paint over the winter. With luck be ready for the road when the snow melts in a June.
Here is a picture 10 years ago when the previous owner had finished his mods. The tires are 33", not sure if I'll go that way again or go down to 30" which will eliminate the need for the rear flares which are awfully ugly.
