1953 M38A1 Navy Jeep

A Frame Off Restoration

Lefty Tighty, Righty Loosey

17/09/11 18:00
Left Threads
Did you know that the driver side tires are put on with reverse threaded lug nuts? We didn’t, for a while. After applying all our strength, a gallon of PB Blaster (great stuff), torch heat and a big ol’ hammer we finally noticed that the threads looked odd! Reversing our force made all the difference!
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.