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Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
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Re: Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
Fantastic restoration Philippe 
Feng shui................my arse
Re: Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
Hello men
thanks a lot for all the compliments!
@ Bill: I don't know if Thorben will ride along...he's rather agressive towards other people and dogs when he's in the garden, who knows what might happen if he's in the back of a jeep...
@ 660smc : I also started long ago with a model jeep but in a 1/35 scale, who knows where a 1/6 scale model (a very nice one !) will take you...
Next week more news... hopefully good news.
GrtZ
Philippe
thanks a lot for all the compliments!
@ Bill: I don't know if Thorben will ride along...he's rather agressive towards other people and dogs when he's in the garden, who knows what might happen if he's in the back of a jeep...
@ 660smc : I also started long ago with a model jeep but in a 1/35 scale, who knows where a 1/6 scale model (a very nice one !) will take you...
Next week more news... hopefully good news.
GrtZ
Philippe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!
Re: Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
Hi men
yesterday, friday the third of May, I went to the MOT with the jeep.
Since the jeep didn't came with a license plate I used the license plate of my car to ride to the MOT station. As long as you have an insurance for even one day for that vehicle, you're safe to do that in Belgium, allthough it's not completely legal but it's tolerated.
It was raining cats and dogs and I was happy to have the summer top on my jeep allthough it didn't saved me from getting wet .
The jeep passed the MOT brilliantly and I received a lot of compliments for the work I did.
One man said, when he was under the jeep, that it was a jewel and that he never before saw a bottom of a jeep that was so clean.
When they noticed that the whole brake and suspension system was completely renewed they didn't checked it, they assumed that it was OK and in good working condition (and it is !).
I left the MOT station with a green paper (approved to be used on the public road) and with a paper with the correct stamps and signatures on it to get a license plate.
Next monday I have an appointment with the insurance company to fill in the papers to receive a license plate. The company has to put another stamp on it and sign it to certify that there's an insurance for the vehicle.
As soon as the license plate arrives I can hit the road!
All's well that ends well and the moments of frustration that occured to me while restoring it are faded away now. It took me blood (a little bit), sweat ( a lot of) but fortunately no tears to restore it.
I'll put some pictures of the jeep on here when I'm taking her out in the country for a ride.
GrtZ
Philippe
yesterday, friday the third of May, I went to the MOT with the jeep.
Since the jeep didn't came with a license plate I used the license plate of my car to ride to the MOT station. As long as you have an insurance for even one day for that vehicle, you're safe to do that in Belgium, allthough it's not completely legal but it's tolerated.
It was raining cats and dogs and I was happy to have the summer top on my jeep allthough it didn't saved me from getting wet .
The jeep passed the MOT brilliantly and I received a lot of compliments for the work I did.
One man said, when he was under the jeep, that it was a jewel and that he never before saw a bottom of a jeep that was so clean.
When they noticed that the whole brake and suspension system was completely renewed they didn't checked it, they assumed that it was OK and in good working condition (and it is !).
I left the MOT station with a green paper (approved to be used on the public road) and with a paper with the correct stamps and signatures on it to get a license plate.
Next monday I have an appointment with the insurance company to fill in the papers to receive a license plate. The company has to put another stamp on it and sign it to certify that there's an insurance for the vehicle.
As soon as the license plate arrives I can hit the road!
All's well that ends well and the moments of frustration that occured to me while restoring it are faded away now. It took me blood (a little bit), sweat ( a lot of) but fortunately no tears to restore it.
I'll put some pictures of the jeep on here when I'm taking her out in the country for a ride.
GrtZ
Philippe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!
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Re: Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
Congratulations Philippe! Cant wait to see you the Wife and Thorben in your olive drab out and about it it.
Re: Restoration of a 1942 Willys jeep GPW Ford
Good work Philippe it's been an epic!
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