Hello and good day to all!

[Tapeworm]

So now I must inquire, where do I go to get proper parts for the restoration, and who has anything to trade?

Many of the parts that are unique to a CJV35 are very difficult to find. How accurate do you want it to be?

Given the uniqueness of this 'jeep', I suppose that best interest would be to do it as accurate as possible.
 

[Tapeworm]

Meaning a well done body, proper major components, but not 100% with the radio and all, at least not for a good while yet. Running stopping and driving on the correct parts would be the I think a good start?

[Bob W]

Your plan sounds good - "Running stopping and driving on the correct parts". A V-35 has many unique components, but most of them are just "bolt-on" parts, so you can have a driver and then add the other stuff as time and $$ permit. Probably the most difficult thing you would need to deal with (to be original) is the steering setup. It has been completely modified. And then there is the body work. It would need a bunch of the extra holes and stuff repaired. As you noted the windshield frame is wrong. The hood is also incorrect but if a notch was cut in the side for the snorkel most people would not know it was the wrong hood. The tailgate on a V35 is unique but I didn't see a photo of it. The fuel tank is not correct, it will work just fine - but the radio generator won't fit without the correct tank.

BTW do you have the serial number for this Jeep?

[Tapeworm]

unfortunately not, and am more than likely going to have to put a lot of work in to finding it. I was able to find quite a few older registrations for it, whilst digging through the 2 bins of parts that it came with. The oldest one was from 99 and it uses the same # as I registered it with. I am thinking that maybe in the mid 90's was when the data plates were removed and the ugliness had forcibly set in, bringing it to current. However I have the name of the individual I bought it from, and the name from the title from 99, so time to find a tracker... XD   

Am I correct in my thoughts that using a good number of M38 parts would be acceptable? it seems that the systems and major components are pretty similar? :-?

[Tapeworm]

I guess it wouldn't hurt to mention that, I bought it in El Dorado, Ca some months ago. (tail end of 2013 roughly)

[Bob W]

The electrical system on a V-35 is 6 volt, and pretty much unique to that vehicle. It will be the most difficult system to find parts for. M-38s are 24 volt so there isn't any overlap.

A CJ-V35/U has a lot of CJ-3A, some MB, and some M-38 in it - along with a bunch of unique stuff. Select any component and I can probably tell you more details about it, why it is different, and what parts are similar.

[Bob W]

The oldest one was from 99 and it uses the same # as I registered it with.

Does the registration have the 5 digit serial number (10xxx) on it?

[Tapeworm]

No, it does not, but perhaps they used a hood number for it? 168595? Do you perhaps have a restoration album for your v35u? I would very much like to see what right looks like.

I would like to extend my continued gratitude to this forum and its members again.

also new photo bucket link to loads more photos

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[Bob W]

That does sound like a hood number. I will check later today to see where that number fits into other known V-35 hood numbers.

I do not have a restoration album for mine (CJV-35 10588). Actually I didn't even restore it, just fixed some broken stuff and painted it Forest Green. I can help out with questions about what is correct for a V-35 when it left the factory.

[Bob W]

168595 is not in the range of surviving V-35 hood numbers. 162595 would be.

[Tapeworm]

Well, cannot be lucky all the time I suppose, I could see how it possibly may have changed over the years to an 8 from a 2, but I digress, I am doing steering and grill removal this weekend, for clean up and prep for the frame clip and fix. Is there any information that you may be able to provide me for these tasks?

thanks again.

Wormtape=going ham!

[Bob W]

The steering and frame should be the same as a 1950 CJ-3A.

[Tapeworm]

O.k. cool, the steering stuff will be off the shelf, off hand would the length for the frame after the grill be in the manual or?

[Tapeworm]

oh before i forget how is the horn routed on these?

[Bob W]

off hand would the length for the frame after the grill be in the manual or?

Probably better than any measurement, you can see where the end of the frame is in this photo...