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Nice. :beer:

Got a kind of related story, but nothing about B-29's (my old man told me this one): - General George S. Patton, Jr. (yes, THAT one), also named his son "George S. Patton" (George S. Patton IV) - George IV served in both the Korean War and the Viet Nam War, and eventually advanced to the rank...

Here's something. It was serious armor. The proposed main armament was a 15cm piece (that's a 6" gun): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerkampfwagen_E-100

I love the sound of those Globemaster turbines. That's the giveaway around here when you hear traffic overhead (the house is all of 3 miles from Reagan National Airport). That "fine turbine whine" tells you it's not something commercial climbing out of Reagan, but a C-17 climbing out of Joint...

You're not kidding. I'll see if I can find out some more about it, and then post it up.

The vid is short (under two minutes), and admittedly kind of dramatized over-the-top by the soundtrack. But if you tone down the volume (or even shut it off), this is some footage of an impressive Panzer prototype that I'm guessing never went beyond prototype. And I'm also guessing it was...

Shoot, that works out to a $1.36/ quart (better than half the average retail). It's a hard price to beat, or am I maybe missing something?

I don't know as much as I should, but you're saying the turbo will locate like literally on top of the block somewhere, or off to the side (off the manifold), somewhere?

"Top Shelf", barman, that's a good looking truck and that combo of yours is sure looking sharp. [thumbzup]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :beer:

That's some fine machining, 59apache. [thumbzup] Is that YOUR shop, or do you have an arrangement with somebody?

rustystud, Brother, THAT is planning ahead. :beer:

The paint job looks plenty fine, it's a working rig anyway, right?! Nice looking truck by the way. :beer:

Great pics, WV New Guy, thank you! It was a fine mix of hardware, and I sure like the WWI "flapper" (with wood wheel spokes!). Did you catch if that tank behind the cab is a fuel tank, or is it something related to the truck mission somehow (whatever that was)?

What gauge is the metal of that skin, is it single digit, like 9? Less?

Forgot to mention: - Welcome from Virginia. :beer:

I like the color of your rig Coffey1, and it's not OD but what is it?

Details like that do nothing to ruin your paint job. I used to do some residential painting (never again), and I learned over time that the details that you as the painter suffer through (IF you're a detail guy) tend to go completely unnoticed by anyone other than yourself.

Traffic combined with security check, is that it?

That's a nice find, sweet. Is the plan for business or for pleasure?