F.Janssen

May 30, 2020

Welcome Fred,

Looking forward pictures of the machines and updates on the restoration.

May 26, 2020

@OZM29C @Patrick Tipton thanks for the words!
We will see in due time.

Worked now on some other parts

The oil meter has been filled with water I think.
I cleaned it out, and it seems to be working on some air pressure.
In the end, its cleaned and I only painted the needle.

The dash panel was in good order except for some holes to be filled.
The challange was to get a nice flat side, in a hole.
Starter Switch location and Head Light location are welded in.

Seems those items are all original.
Temperature gauge and Speedometer will be replaced by repro items.

May 23, 2020

Ok the second one.
As the Weasel is not at my place I have to travel approx 60km for it.
Anyway, today I removed a lot of panels.
Both dashboard panel, and some items from the cargo bay.
The windshield was already removed but I took this home also.

The body itself is in bad condition.
There is a lot, a lot, of rust and the floor is giving way on a lot of points.
I did not check lowest point of the hull (where the suspension is connected) but I'm up for the worse.

Furthermore had a very unpleasant surprise, as I found out it does not have an original transmission, but a post war Swedish replacement.
Anyway, I'm first going to aim on the dashboard and hope to remove the engine somewhere this summer....

May 23, 2020

I will do today in 2 posts.

I was already thinking about overspray.
It is visible in some pictures, but I was not sure about it.

As per an previous question, the engine was grey also is seems.
There are traces of grey under the fancy green.

Furthermore finished the ignition switch.
I forgot....stupid...the washers to keep the dust out, but I do not dare to open it up again...
Anyway I'm happy how it turned out.

Patrick, don't worry, you are way beyond me!
I will do another post of my Weasel today, as I removed a lot of stuff...

May 22, 2020

Manifold is half painted, but I ran out of heat resistant paint.
In my previous post I requested about the manifold color.
But may it be that there is a difference between the T24/M29 and the M29C?
On pictures of the T24/M29 the manifold is totally black.
But I found some pictures on the web of the inlet side being grey.
That would also match up what I found on my manifold, as the inlet and primer parts were grey.

Also started on the main switch.
To be continued.

May 19, 2020

Got the manifold lightly blasted and cleaned the gasket surfaces.

Can somebody let me know if they have some spares to finalize the manifold:
- Heat Control Valve gasket / bushings / and spring, or a replacement set
- copper priming tube between the inlets
- diffuser gasket (if fitted)

Furthermore, in factory pictures, the manifold looks totally black.
Is that correct for all fabrication years?
Specially on the inlet part, there are a lot of traces of grey, so just double checking.

May 18, 2020

Very nice indeed!
Enjoying all the pictures 😄

May 15, 2020

@Jim Gilmore, seems to be 10150 / 10512 / 10610 / 10612
I'm making the pictures upside down with very limited space and only swiftly cleaned it.
To be resumed when I have more space to check the number.
Anyway, it seems there is no T24 in front of the number.

@M29C3284, The engine seems green, but I have not checked if there is grey under the paint.
I do have found grey paint on the distributer angle device, generator bracket and some other parts.

Thanks
Frank

May 15, 2020

Will try to have some pictures of the cleaned parts later.
@Jim Gilmore I will contact you about the bracket.
You can see the current status of the one now installed......

Furthermore checked the engine number and date of the engine block.

May 12, 2020

Although other jobs are not finished totally, next on the list was to prepare the manifold.

I was pretty scared to start on this, as all the studs and bolts were not looking very nice after a lot of years exposed to heat and elements.
Anyway I had to drill some of them, but all threads in the manifold itself came out very nice and are reusable.

I need to weld the plate for the heat control valve as it is broken.
And the heat control valve needs some attention also.
I hope I can blast the manifold somewhere soon...

May 12, 2020

Thanks Fred, and welcome

Looking forward some pictures of you Weasel.

Thanks

Frank

May 7, 2020

Hi, in case the motors are salvageable, and Patrick is not interested any more, I might be interested, as I need 2 also.

May 4, 2020

Thanks Jim!
I will have a look how the bracket looks like, next time I will be at the Weasel.

May 4, 2020

I need to clean some final parts for the generator.
The generator is also tested using a battery and turning over smoothly.
Only hiccup with the generator was finding 2 new bearings, which was a challenge in Europe...

Also, tooth's are to be installed for the distributor.

April 25, 2020

On 4/24/2020 at 12:05 AM, James Di Giovanni said:

Can you post pictures of your Weasel? that would be a big help. There are many different types including post war made vehicles

Hello James, pictures of my Weasel are in this topic: https://forum.portrayalpress.com/topic/29-m29c-weasel-body-nr-6672/

April 25, 2020

On 4/24/2020 at 3:28 PM, Jim Gilmore said:

There are very few photos that show this item........

Jim

Thanks!

April 24, 2020

Hello, maybe a stupid question, but what does that cargo compartition looks like when installed?

April 24, 2020

April 23, 2020

Finished the first part of the starter overhaul.
Need to find a solenoid, and some wiring.

Next is the generator, which I'm waiting for ordered bearings.

March 25, 2020

Your doing a wonderful job Patrick.

When I see all this metal working, I'm really not looking forward to start on my bodywork....

Take care, and keep on going

March 22, 2020

On 3/20/2020 at 7:45 PM, Patrick Tipton said:

worth picking up a copy of TM 9-1825B - Rebuild Manual for Autolite Electrical

Thanks for the tip!
Found a PDF copy online indeed.
Very usefull information, and a lot!

March 20, 2020

I managed to get some parts off the M29C this week.

Starter - I think the solenoid is not correct, so I need a replacement for that

Generator - GGA 4801A - 2Z which should be February 1945 fabrication date

Regulator - VAM 4101A - 4Y which should be April 1944 fabrication date
the regulator has a lot of damage inside, but I will try to rebuild this

Inlet and exhaust manifold

Carburetor, which is a replacement.

March 20, 2020

Herewith an update

March 8, 2020

Update:

Can I also update my first post, by changing only the picture?

I can't find any "edit" button?

March 7, 2020

Hello All,

As I'm missing my data plate, I was looking for information what my serial number could be.
Unfortunately there is not a lot data available.
Anyway, the numbers I did found (with at least 2 numbers known) I compiled in below table.
If you have numbers, please add them so we have a list of serial numbers for reference.

I also had contact with the Studebaker Archive, but apparently there are no production records available for the M29(C).
Anyway I have seen a production record for the US6, us I'm assuming they have something, but it is just not digged out of the pile?
Does someone know if Studebaker has any records on Weasels?

Thanks for filling up the list.....

Frank

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