1953 M38A1 Navy Jeep

A Frame Off Restoration

December 2011
Learning Curve | July 2012 | September 2011

Engine Fall

29/12/11 16:00
Dropped Engine
It’s to be expected. Accidents will happen on any big (first time) project. We built what seemed a very sturdy engine stand. It rolled on three wheel dollies. While pushing the engine back to its storage place a wheel hit a small screw which stopped the dolly but not the engine! A new crankshaft pulley and skid plate needed to be ordered!
1953 M38A1 Navy Jeep

The Learning Curve

You cannot do a project of this size and not make some mistakes along the way. We hope this section will help future restorers forgive themselves for a few mishaps now and again.

We often learn more by our mistakes then by our successes. At any rate, we enjoy laughing at our blunders and hope you will too! This is not the total of our errors just the highlights. There were plenty of little foibles throughout the project.