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Absolutely splendid attention to the details! I'm really enjoying watching you build this.
Having seen how much effort you are putting into this, are you going to rework the grill over the exhausts? (That big scoop on the back of the hull).
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Wow!! Very cool!
I am usually a "bone stock" guy when it comes to MVs, but I'll admit to doing a slightly modified M715 myself. ;)
It had already strayed far from stock, I just changed it back a bit to what I wanted it to be.
What engine, trans/trans are you planning?
The markings are very...
Perhaps try the old fashioned 2x12(s) on the trailer floor at the back, to raise the rear of the golf cart enough to clear the tailgate? I've used that trick a few times to get a few extra inches of clearance.
I'd sure like to see the rest of that M715!
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Anything from 3/5 would have a UIC between M11181 and M11187. If the black mark in your picture is an L, Lima 3/5 would have UIC M11187.
M00880 is MACS-1 MACG-38. Or in plain terms, Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, based on MCAS Yuma, AZ
Anyway, there is the...
Rowdy, my wife's co-pilot and guardian for 14 years. Veteran of many roadtrips, parades, and other MV events. He left us last year.
Never thought an ankle-biter could win me over, but he was a wonderful little fellow.
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If you can find the UIC, it will be an M followed by five numbers, I can likely tell you what unit it belonged to.
On Humvees, the UIC is usually somewhere along the sides in front of or below the doors, and sometimes on the back.
In the photo, M11400 is 1st CEB (combat engineers) on Camp...
As D6T mentions, it does have a resemblance to Brit Sankey trailers, of which there are many variations.
It could also be US because there were just so many different types, from a bunch of manufacturers, used in smaller numbers during and after WWII.
It would look nice fixed up, and with some...
Most of y'all on here already know this -
Technically, the term is "lock ring" rather than split ring. What scares most folk is not understanding the difference between these type wheels and the old split rims of which many horror stories are told.
In 20+ years of dealing with these lock-ring...
The question has been answered by the Evil Doc, this is just for general information.
The only time I can think of that you'd see six lugs on an M101 is back when they were used with M715s, and then only if the trailer had lost a tire in the field and had the M715's spare on it. So very...
Please clarify which M151 in the picture is the one being voted on.
From the nomination thread - " I nominate my M151a1. (MERDC in the rear) "
This to me says it is the MERDC camo one behind the OD one, which means we're voting on a vehicle that we haven't really seen yet?
The first...
I was stuck using the really small bullet blackout lights, which is why I went with the the lenses I did after some experimentation. Your lenses definitely look like they'll work better for that slightly larger light. They look really good and "stock" with the lights off too, which is...