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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Grill on July 08, 2012, 08:12:03 PM

Title: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Grill on July 08, 2012, 08:12:03 PM

 :017: 1943 MB1 What do you need to look at or to know a good one from a bad one ?

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Mike Pavelin on July 08, 2012, 08:48:09 PM

Matching numbers, provenance, rust, rust, rust.

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Lornaben on July 08, 2012, 08:50:35 PM

 :imwitstupid:

Oh and rust  :003:

Look in the tool boxes at the back, the floor riser between the rear and front floor sections and every single seam ... for rust  :icon_winkle:

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Lornaben on July 08, 2012, 08:51:36 PM

Oh and the hat channels that run under the floors front and rear .. for rust

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Grill on July 08, 2012, 10:00:37 PM

So sould be some rust to look for  :icon_winkle:

Rear tool boxes look ok

(https://birtydastards.com/frm/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8285%2F7528862186_9f428acc30_z.jpg&hash=4b346dc84f014f52a1a360dddf6fa7512b1251e3) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegrill1/7528862186/)

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: kev on July 09, 2012, 01:09:09 AM

money pit  :icon_toilet:

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: Bishops Finger on July 09, 2012, 01:29:03 AM

Get some books Mr Askew sells  via Amazon...

Title: Re: Willys MB 1943 what to look for ?
Post by: bgbazz on July 09, 2012, 05:49:45 PM

Don't forget to check for rust mate.  :icon_winkle: