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You noticed that, too, huh? I think he needs a copy of the T.O. ;)

Well......you can paint it, but it would make the top brittle and the paint would crack as the top flexed. It wouldn't look good!

I'd recommend contacting one of the repro suppliers (your choice) and ordering it from them. They will be guaranteed to fit (made to milspec). I would definately NOT cut up any deuce canvas! There are plenty of deuce owners who would be glad to buy it from you.

I'm sure each branch of the armed forces had its own instructions on the matter. In the AF, we used semi-gloss yellow on the blue vehicles and flat black on the OD or camo ones. The original paint on my Army M37 is semi-gloss OD with semi-gloss white lettering.

It reallly doesn't matter. Air flow is what moves the paddle inside the housing. Whether it gets sucked or blown makes no difference. The only problem I can foresee with using compressed air to "blow" it is that too much air pressure will make them run too fast. As long as you have a...

If you get one from New Life Canvas or WeeBee Webbing, it will look, feel, and smell just like the original. You'll love it. The wife/gf will probably hate it, but that's too bad. I can't stand Chanel No 5, myself! :twisted:

Ive wondered what happened to Eric for a long time. No one seemed to know. Thanks for clarifying that situation. :) If you're referring to whom I think you are, I can't say as I blame you. He does come off as thinking rather highly of himself and has trouble accepting other people's...

I found this site while going through M-thrax withdrawal after Big Electric disappeared. I was also in contact with Monkey Man (former Big E member) via e-mail and ICQ. He advised me that the old Big E had been revived under a new name, so I checked it out and have been a member of the G741...

On my computer, they show up in white lettering on a light green background. I can read them, but a bit more contrast would be nice.

Okay....I goofed! :oops: I did a little research and found that Dodge built some WC62 1 1/2 ton trucks with right-hand drive specifically for use in the CBI theater. Burma and India were still British Crown Colonies at the time, so driving on the left side of the road was required...

I'm a great admirer of old Dodge trucks, both civvy and military, but I'm afraid I never heard of a Burma Dodge. If you are referring to the "Burma Jeeps," they were built by Ford. There weren't a lot of them built, but those that survived the war intact were returned to the States and...

Actually "restoration" isn't as broad a term as you might think. To be exact, it means to restore something to its original condition. In the case of vehicles, this would be returning it to the condition it was in when it left the factory. Many show cars are actually "over-restored." (Items...

Nice "canoe!" Too bad I don't live on the Mississippi river any more. (Of course, there's always Lake Hartwell, now that it has water in it again. ;) )

Try posting on the M37 forum (www.G741.org). There are several M43 owners on the forum, and they can probably help you. :)

I happen to have a '54 M37 for sale in Lavonia, GA. The engine in it is shot, but I have a freshly rebuilt T245 to go in it. It needs a little body work, but there's no rust problems except for a small "bubble" under the right headlight. The majority of bodywork would be patching "extra"...

I solved that problem. Sometimes, I let her drive while I gawk at the "scenery." :)

Maybe it was in "Jane's All the World's Obsolete Aircraft" (if there is such a publication, that is). ;)

I'm guessing it is a CJ5 manufactured in said 3rd-world country under license from Willys. I'd also guess that considerable "liberties" were taken with the license! (You should see some of the bastardized '50s era vehicles in rural Turkey!)

4.4 mpg sounds reasonable to me if you're hauling heavy loads through combat-damaged terrain in low range. Running empty on a smooth highway is a different story.

Maybe when he was Vice President...the first time! ;)