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Here's the pics from that halftrack that was found in the desert in Africa, and came back home. Follow his lead! MyPicGallery.com: mkolocsM16A2HT

It will all be bolted together. I'm sure a lot of the originals were bolted AND welded, but I can see welds cracking from shaking around in the bed when the truck's body flexes. I heard a lot of the welded ones in Vietnam required constant re-welding from the stress cracks that formed over...

That would be so cool to rescue from the Middle East after year of neglect. Please take some pics for us. Can anyone chime in about the possibilities of getting something like that sent back to the states? Might be easier than, say, a tank. It's not tracked, you can import it as an armored...

Pop quiz, a-hole, as they said in Speed. What are three components you need for an armored gun truck? 1. Truck - that was easy. 2. Guns - will be here soon. and 3. ARMOR! Thought I would post these to show a before of the steel, right after I got it back from the plasma cutter. That CNC...

Thanks for the kind words, Pat. I originally wanted aluminum armor as well. It is easier to drill, lighter weight, but MAN it was double the price at the metal yard. As it is, this armor is costing me $1,500 for the steel, including drilling and cutting. However, if you can afford it...

You need a ladder to get into those tractors....definitely a TALL truck.

Update - got held up by the steel shop, won't be ready until late this afternoon, so I am picking it up tomorrow morning, taking it right to the plasma cutter, and hope to start bolting it in by late p.m. In the meantime, I'm turning wrenches on minor stuff. Gonna take the seats out and put...

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I have Airvoe paint guys, not sure if that matters for prep work....

Okay, I have never done any MV painting that didn't involve a spray can. Since this will be my first time painting with a compressor and a paint gun, was hoping someone here could school me in the art of doing so. I have the following items so far: 4 gallons of 24087 OD semi gloss air...

Doc, you are not a Steel Soldier if you look at MVs and see scrap money. You are a traitor to the MV world. Now find homes for those trucks and trailer that DO NOT involve a torch, and my opinion of you will improve. ****, I'm unemployed, need money BAD, and I wouldn't consider cutting...

Profit? Heck, once I bolt it all together and repaint it like the original, I'd be happy to break even. Ask anyone who tries to restore any vehicles for a living - there are only a choice few who can do it and make money at it. I'm not likely to be one of them. I do this for the love of the...

PB - I didn't start out with the goal of reselling it, but times are tough, been unemployed for 6 months. Gotta make ends meet, but I have to get this done first. If I get a job soon, I'll probably still sell it - but that only means I get to build a deuce gun truck further down the road...

Make sure when you reinsert the pin when you reinstall the handle, to take care and line all the holes up before you push on the pin too hard or you will gall up the edge of the pin, or the inside edge of the hole in the handle. Ask me how I know. Taking it off ain't too hard, but putting it...

Some more pics - Got the replacement non-winch bumper ready for install, and all the old winch stuff removed. Installed the last of the exhaust hardware, to replace the crappy old bubba stuff, now it's 100% USGI. Rebuilt the insides of the doors, the regulators and handles were all boogered...

Chalk this up to the "things you find in a surplus truck" category: Was under the rig today installing a couple exhaust hangers, looked up and saw a drain hole that was in the bottom of the rear door support (actually it was a small rust hole), and saw the rear end of a cartridge case jammed...

Oh, I'm pretty short on time, and money is about gone. In fact, credit is about gone too. This better sell fast once I get it done. Not to mention, I need a J-O-B soon. :( Tailgate arrived today, as well as stencils (Rick Larsen said "I don't know if I can get them to you in time" - he got...

Okay, more pics and updates. Finished putting the new rear fenders on, they look great. Old ones are going on eBay soon to free up some cash. Put on the remainder of the soft top frame, everything looks good there. Had to cut out the old glove box, the screws were so rusty that you...

Spent the whole day wrenching on this thing, don't have any time to spare getting this ready for the upcoming show. Spent today grinding off the bubba spare tire mount, the rear fender bolts which were pretty shot, and a bunch of other problem areas that needed 11,000 rpm of disc. I have brand...

I'll have the M37 gun truck done by then, hope to have a for sale sign on it. It's not a tank, but it will be built like one. If you are looking at HAWKMAN's avatar and think you can buy that, I think he is pretty married to it. Might take a LOT of cash to pry that from his fingers.