ford gpa g504

Dear Friends When replacing oil seals on you GPA, do you place the lips facing to the inside our outside (ie on axles). Logic would lead to place de oil seal with leaps facing outside so the water pressure pushes the lips to the axle. Is that correct. I hope I was clear Cheers Jerome Jerome you hav...

Gentlemen, What would you recommend to use for the material on the windshield bumper bracket... I have pictures of it that appear to look like some kind of coated rough canvas... is there an equivalent anyone has found? I need material for both sides. Thanks, Tony Tony it is round canvas with filli...

Everyone, I am continuing work on the body and we (the welder and I) have hit a snag. There is an area on the drivers side up against the hull (where the side hull meets the bottom hull side) that we are replacing. The problem is that when we put the hull back, it will be impossible to sandblast or...

Gentlemen, Apparently the wiring harness I have does not contain the battery cables. Could somebody tell me what gauge, length and finish are needed and also how they should be routed especially from the battery to the starter and battery to battery and grounding... Pictures would be great if possi...

Gentlemen, I need to know about the rubber between the inner windshield frame and the outer windshield frame... also what is between the cowl and the outer window frame? Also any sources? Thanks, Tony Tony the rubber for inner outer is the same as jeep mb gpw. The other one is canvas or rubber ask ...

Hi Carl, About your questions . The hand pump with the metal T bar is the one you need . It should have Central on it . The other one is a big maybe but never seen it on a war picture. The S never seen this before maybe sovjet marking ? The fibrewood [ oil injected] things in the back are the only o...

Hi guys, I changed my gastank today for a new one. :D It fits great and the old one needed some attention after 65 years. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/fordgpa/tankgpa005.jpg looks great 3 on a row :lol: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/fordgpa/tankgpa004.jpg http://i28.photobucket.co...

For sale A new reproduction aircleaner hose GPA 9652-A and B It is made of rubber and steel wire just a the old ones [and the same as the jeep type only longer] There are only a few sets for sale so I you want a set please send me an email.:idea: It looks better then the plastic hose I had before :o...

Hi guys, I have got a picture off Zufar s GPA ,it is a very nice one with some work . It is a early one ,I have got more pictures and it has the early dashplates and the late steering wheel on it. Keep up the good work Zufar if you need help just ask and we try to help. http://i28.photobucket.com/al...

Welcom Zufar, Manual and tires are no problem to get ,I mean replacement no old stock. What other parts are you looking for? Please make a list of things you need and place them in the wanted for sale topic. I have made a scanned digital manual for the gpa I can try to send them to you with email. A...

I have been down in the shed tonight fitting a gpa 6 blade fan which I have recently aquired and was surprised with the limited clearance between the fan and the shroud.There is about a 5/16 in at the bottom and 3/16 in at the top.Does this sound right.?It seems to work fine but I am concerned abou...

Hi guys ,there have been some troubles with the forum . There was a misunderstanding between the guys with the big servers and me . :cry: The forum had a max capacity of 900 posts [ i did not know this ] so I had to clean out some things. Sorry if I removed something you loved. Now the good news : ...

Well I thought I post a few pictures to give an idea where I am in the process. I am not personally doing the welding (I have hired someone) as it is beyond my skills. http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/1075/medium/Front_Hull.JPG http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/1075/medium/Side_Front2.JPG ht...

Hi Bob, If you do get the drain plugs cast please keep me in mind for 2 sets. I would also be interested in the female hubs that are welded in to the hull. I need one full set of these + a 2 extra of the large ones. Best regards Richard Sanders Richard the female hubs are the same as the US jerryca...

Bob this looks like ok to me ,there are also smaller plugs ,if you can make them for a nice price I can use a few bigones. For the bigones you can also use gascan or oildrum plugs they fit great,. I use one from a gascan it is very easy to unplug after a swim. The smaller ones are easy to get . I se...