Diary of Work on the Jeep - A Year on.

23/8/26: That's gone quick! A year since the Jeep came home with me, and yet it only feels like a very short time ago. I've done a bit over 470 miles in the eight months since registering it. No regrets at all - it's been a joy to work on and drive. I love its individuality and quirkiness too. I could go on. Anyway, at this point, here are the jobs I know still need doing:

Looking back through the photos supplied by the previous owner, which also contained photos from the owner before him - I noticed that the Jeep had solid rim wheels, at least when the QLD owner had it. I don't know if they were original MB wheels, or from a later CJ.
It's a pity the previous owner replaced them with the combat rims on it now. I did get one solid rim with the Jeep but don't know what happened to the other four. Being an early MB body, solid rims are not out of place. Although the combat rims make tyre replacement easy, they are very heavy, and one has to ensure all the bolts are in good condition.


What happened to the solid rims?

26/8/26: The radio project is well under way - speaker box with output valve is complete. Next to work out where best to place the receiver.


Speaker box also contains output valve and transformer.

9/9/26: Trip to Katoomba. The Jeep went exceptionally well, and was a joy to drive as always. The staff at the shop I went to loved it. They came out for a look. One of them had a Land Rover (ex army) and was also keen on getting a Jeep. He also had a son in the army.

The speedo is still working well and much smoother than before. The radiator cap does require replacement, since there was some coolant around the filler neck when I returned. Not urgent. The radio project is continuing. The real challenge is to mount the various units where they don't interfere with service access, or get in the way of the passenger or driver. In this regard, it has been a lot more difficult than designing the radio for the Model T.
The majority of the receiver itself and power supply was always destined to be behind the dash on the left side, since there's a large void here, but only now have I worked out how it will actually be secured. From an ergonomic aspect, this is not a good location for the controls, so again, like the Model T, a remote control will have to be used. This is looking like it will go under the dash just to the right of the driver.


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