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waterbok wrote:

thanks for the list was working on that myself.

No problem, but remember that list is for the wheeler ... I did keep the list of fasteners for the M38 LWB, but I can only think it got corrupted by an incomplete sort as it makes no sense whatsoever.

I guess the part descriptions will be the same, but quantities on some will be different.

Last bits of painting are done ... IDK, it seems an awful lot of work just to make things look like old but unused white injection moulded plastic

Metal bits & gear cases have had all the damage sanded off & been polished with autosol or Novus as appropriate . I just have a bit of soldering to do & then I should in theory be ready to put the chassis back together ...

Wheeler seems to have a excessive number of bags, boxes & blisters that need faking to organise all the bits for the rebuild...





Front end & radio bits in...




Reduction gearbox done ...





Diff casing; the only thing of note here was having to take a tiny bit off the diameter of the idler gear shaft to get the bearings to fit - I just whizzed it up in a drill & tickled it with 400 grit wet & dry paper ...






Chassis done:

Final bit of bodywork done ... I think it turned out quite nicely in yellow

Hello gorgeous, that is one fine Wheeler.
Love it that you did the number five.

That my friend, is one very nice Wheeler restoration

Excellent work JR, as usual

The yellow colour sheme looks awesome !

Thought I'd post a few pics of the M38 I plan to rebuild & possibly improve with the leftovers from the wheeler auction ... there's nothing really wrong with it, the only thing missing is the left inside wheelarch, it's just that I rebuilt it as a runner in 2008 & my standards have gone up a bit since then - the brushpainted wheels & body don't seem quite up to par now ...

Amazing Wheeler. I didn't know this car. It is very fun I love it.

Small question: The rear arms are not the same than the clod buster ones???
"comme d'habitude" JR you made a fabulous work

stingray-63 wrote:

Amazing Wheeler. I didn't know this car. It is very fun I love it.

Small question: The rear arms are not the same than the clod buster ones???
"comme d'habitude" JR you made a fabulous work

Thanks stingray - I'm pleased with it myself, even if I did get a bit carried away & finish it much faster than planned (I meant to just do the spraying & leave the rest until winter ).

Of course, now I have some disappointed drivers


I can see what you mean about the rear arms, the forward end is very similar where it fits on the balljoint, but otherwise I don't think they're interchangable ... I'm wondering if you could get a whole clod gearbox on the back end of a Wild Willy M38 though