1953 m38a1

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i love this thing its cool it just putts and crawls stroke is supposed to be a stroke of a 572 big block
 

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I love getting all the comments
 

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Didnt get much done but its that much closer to getting it done

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That little fugger is gonna be bad ass when its done. Kinda looking like you might have to do some cutting to get those big wheels under it. Even if you do a lift on it. The lift will cure the 12 o'clock position, but looks like you'll still rub at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions with that tire size. I just don't know that I'd want to hack it up as good of condition its in. Maybe consider a little smaller tire. Besides that, that little 4 popper hasn't got a wealth of hp even though its geared low. JMO, might wanna consider being just a tad conservative on the tire size. Those axles aren't the strongest either. Work well for what they are designed for, but going to bigger meats, more friction, more weight to spin etc, is going to put some strain on the drivetrain. This is why its common for people to put Buick 231 V6's in these things as well as upgrade axles to Dana 44 or Toyota axles. Yours is in such good shape, I'd want to keep it as OEM as possible for the Nostalgia purpose. But, that's JMO.
 

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Woohoo! More pics. Thanks buddy! :High 5:
 

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yea i dont wanna cut anything i think thats why they cut the front fenders so that they would clear i bet they had bigger tires on it before i got it.. What it is i got those tires for Christmas my gf bought them for me for 100 ill just have to mount the tires and see what i can get by with and what id have to do i defiantly wanted to do a shackle lift they are like 2 to 3 inches of lift so that help a little bit i really wanted those tires cause they were wider and that makes it less easy to tip...
Tires that are on there now are 235/75/r15 which is 28.88 Height 9.25 Width other tires are 33x12.50r15lt 33 Height 12.5 Width.. So about 4 inches taller so 2 inches top and bottom the shackles will make it set where it sit with the smaller tires but like you said the 3 and 9 o clock position is whats gonna get me...
 

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That's pretty cheap for tires...
 

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Cleaned up the old nice gm alternator and finished the wiring

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Holy ****, I can't believe I missed this thread, great project. Looks awesome man! I love the green, that motor is cool as ****.:High 5:
 

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thanks alot its taking alot longer than i hoped but i figured ill make it look the best i can without putting to much into it
more pics to come
 

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These projects always take longer than anticipated :)
 

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Well it started out i was just gonna putting in a new clutch i had to remove a floor pan then i figured what the hell lets get all this rust out and then i coated it with undercoating then i figured id put all new gaskets on it since i was getting water in a my oil and had leaky cylinders..I still gotta flush out my radiator and buy 2 pcv valves.. i want to get a relocation oil filter instead of that big ass thing...
I even installed a radio in it and 2 surround sound speakers fit under the dash nicely
i mainly decided to do all this because no one will ever see a old jeep like this and the fact i took out the cancer.. Im just waiting for someone to walk up with a good amount of money or a nice 4x4 chevy or sumtin hell idk.. ive had offer of a full size bronco , a 22, small camper, and a ford tractor.. But i may just keep it hell who knows..
Gladto hear all the comments i really cant wait to see this thing done
 

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Sounds like it kinda snowballed on ya :)
 

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it sure did but it will be worth it
 

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