mini man Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) Doing 6X4 Jeep. The body receiving surgery... Bob's your mothers brother! Because it's a 6x4 therefore the rearmost axle is 'dead' the trailer axle can be modified.(rear crossmember removed for future fitting) Edited April 9, 2018 by mini man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Got a bit more bodywork done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Nice! It's clearly the season for such madness.....I'm doing much the same with a wingy-thing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Nice! It's clearly the season for such madness.....I'm doing much the same with a wingy-thing! Gadzooks sir,this is normal!! Got the bodywerks mostly done,plus a squirt of od... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 You tell me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 6 hours ago, mini man said: Once posted I noticed the misalignment on the new floor,it was corrected 'afore the glue had set! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Really must check that tyre pressure gauge!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yeah.....Looks like the fronts might be a bit flat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Got the dead axle on and she sits 6 square- was expecting problems but no.. Took the bonnet/hood off. Gave the wheel rims a black wash,that also went fine...!.. The axle. Also decided to cut the hood/roof down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Got the roof and snout coloured in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Got the roof base done. Also got the rear crossmember on. I had to make a repair fillet= seen more clearly in the video. Also got the cargo grab handles on.(or part of the jacking system if you are big N green!) I have a spare engine instead of the go devil flathead.. Edited April 11, 2018 by mini man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Nice to see this version of the Jeep being modelled. Like the 4x4 Dodge WC51/52's when they were stretched to the 6x6 WC62, I imagine the six wheel Jeep felt underpowered compared to the 4x4. You could do with sanding the ridge off the centreline of the hood and scribing it instead, as it is actually a joint in the hood parts where the edge is folded down inside to allow the two halves to be spot welded together. You can see both the external and internal joints below..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thanks Stephen,btw the engine is a Herald unit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Got a squirt of green on the handles etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) Found this pic and much prefer the arch here. So Nigel said unto GMC let it be done and so it was done. The replacement engine. Then I thought about the roof,found a 24th soft top that was the right length. Before cutting. After. Edited April 12, 2018 by mini man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I had no idea this was a real thing! A six-wheeler Jeep.....How cool is that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: I had no idea this was a real thing! A six-wheeler Jeep.....How cool is that! I did not realise either Andy,till I did a pic search! Got a splat of green on her... . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Ah in the picture of the actual jeep the rear axle definitely has a diff as is the non driving rear axle actually correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) The real 6 wheel jeeps were somewhat wider too. I'd never heard of the type either until I once saw the "Afrika Korps" barrel into town under Rommel /Erich von Stroheim in "5 Graves to Cairo"*- presumably the 6 wheeler was different enough to portray an enemy type. There's a photo in this gallery http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/five-graves-to-cairo-1943/gallery/gallery-five-graves-to-cairo Some dodgy film makeup Great model you're making, it looks convincing. Cheers Will * great film - Spielberg and Lucas must have seen it before making "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Edited April 13, 2018 by malpaso Photos from movie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Thanks guys,just winging it tbh. Well I got the office sorted today Same with the lighting, Tow hitch. Road rage tool,err I meant axe. Repositioned the grab handles,plus the underside/zorst... A spade for after using the road rage tool! It NEVER rains in glorious England... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 The real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 That's a later, post war version of the Jeep ( probably an M38 ), not a Willys MB conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) Edited April 15, 2018 by mini man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Jazzed up the rims with a bit of Moltow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini man Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Decided to give her a gloss green coat,got the engine in and dull coated the seats! Plus the screen.. Edited April 17, 2018 by mini man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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