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  1. Jericho

    WSUCougarx's M561 Gama Goat Acquisition and Build Thread

    Nice new clean and fresh looking dash, makes ,mine look tired and OLD ( like me)
  2. Jericho

    Operation "URGENT RESTORATION"

    Where and how do you find some of this stuff!!!!!!
  3. Jericho

    1944 Federal 606 C2 Wrecker

    Fantastic find! Glad your thinking preservation, Too many cut up trucks these days , Best of luck !
  4. Jericho

    FMTV legality issue?

    Look to VERMONT, Vermont will register/title anything and all by mail if you wish, they have discovered its a real money maker, no need to be a resident, just provide the required minimal documents . THEN re register in your home state using the "Reciprocity" laws in FEDERAL CODE . Your...
  5. Jericho

    Tooting Steel Soldiers Horn

    No real need to shout here but, I gotta tell you, A big thanks to this site and the Classifieds section. As some of you know I am usually looking for some really hard to find stuff, and the classified and the Steel Soldiers Site has never let me done, The immense knowledge and accurate memory...
  6. Jericho

    GOV Planet Tax issues

    Loo see anna charges its tax on registration, If any of you are still active duty and not a loo see anna resident(maintain your home of recored some where else, ) you are exempt from LA tax under the Soilders and Sailors act , name changed on the latest rewrite, I sued LA in 1987 and forced...
  7. Jericho

    gama goat lower ball joints

    Al PM me your address, Ill send you a top and bottom for a pattern. I don't need them back , Trust me its the easy way to do it , been down that road The boots are available in the U fix it , or you done it section of most parts stores, if in doubt try a 1977 CJ boot , it works for me
  8. Jericho

    gama goat lower ball joints

    If you can get two hole on each side , it is easy to add a tang for two more holes and locate them based on the upper arm , I simply TIG ed some parent material onto the lobe of the ball joint, located and drilled the holes and they fit fine , I have a bout 3K miles on them as we speak, total...
  9. Jericho

    gama goat lower ball joints

    Are they a "two hole" on each side ball joint One has four holes, two on each side, One has Three holes on each side. If I remember right the upper is three hole and the lower is two hole, They are the same as the first series of the hummer ball joint. "The Frenchman " is here on Steel...
  10. Jericho

    I'm sorry but I can't get my arms around these tms?

    Used to hate the book bag size for the depot/RAM team guys. I would need 10 T.O.s ( Technical Orders ,AF speak for T.M. ) on a job and they would come out with a single pocket sized J.G. ( More AF speak, Job Guide, super abbreviated T.O. ) ie take off part, reinstall in reverse order of...
  11. Jericho

    Operation "URGENT RESTORATION"

    not wanting to steal your thread, I use Interstate "Top stud terminal " 900 CCA batteries they fit snug but fit, I have a distributor about 10 miles away, saves me the mark up They usually run me around $130.00 new, BUT they sell Blems for around 40 bucks each , Ive had about the same life...
  12. Jericho

    How to Handle a Blowout

    you absolutely correct,Perhaps if we had more buying power as a group to get less expensive tires Humm may be worth looking at
  13. Jericho

    How to Handle a Blowout

    There is certainly relevance to the AGE argument. Goat tires are never Young. Each of my flats were probably at least partially age related. The crux is the I only drive it occasionally. Verse Tires are **** expensive. The eternal dicotomy requardless of the truck one drives
  14. Jericho

    The Centipede aka my new 1988 m35a2c

    Good serviceable lines, proper sealing. Correct torque. Works for me
  15. Jericho

    Legality of owning m113

    Mil web is a staple diet on mil trucks in Europe. Just be aware it's different than SS in that its primary purpose is as a sales tool The majority of posters there are looking for a sale
  16. Jericho

    How to Handle a Blowout

    I have had a blow out in the MIDDLE set of M 561 doing about 45 on a dirt road, Heard a WHup, whup ,whup, and felt the unit sag, , it stayed remarkably stable and I continued another 500 feet or so , slowed, to find a good pull off. I have probably got 10000 goat miles in the last five or six...
  17. Jericho

    Legality of owning m113

    If the US stopped a sale it was likely an FMS (foreign Military Sales ) deal NZ receives a fair amount of US and British Military AID , Australia you may remember got a few squadrons worth of F 111 Arrdvarks after the gulf war ,along with 20 years of prepaid parts, ( we even overhauled them...
  18. Jericho

    Legality of owning m113

    If the US stopped a sale it was likely an FMS (foreign Military Sales ) deal NZ receives a fair amount of US and British Military AID , Australia you may remember got a few squadrons worth of F 111 Arrdvarks after the gulf war ,along with 20 years of prepaid parts, ( we even overhauled them...
  19. Jericho

    Legality of owning m113

    You can own it in the UK , and drive it on the road, ( must have rubber tracks /pads ) In fact you may quite possibly find that you may be MOT exempt! If it was not part of Lend/ Lease or FMS sales (US asset moved as part of a financial account given to a foreign ally to bolster their defence )...
  20. Jericho

    PEASHOOTER's M109A3 CAMPER Build Thread

    Shoot all your seams wet just like an airplane, I use GE black "Paintable" RTV (silicone sealant/adhesive) it was invented for use in jet engines , only thing to look for is a quick sniff, if it smells of vinegar, don't use it , its corrosive to metal BUt youve been at this a long time and I...
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