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And now we are back to the usual "How am I supposed to pick just one out of these????" Cheers

After getting the bumper squared away, we moved into the cab for a bit. The truck came with an unknown-origin bench seat installed. Apart from it not belonging there, I felt like a 10-year old driving dad's truck sitting way down near the floor on it! When we were making the deal on the...

Since most of the "make it run" work has been accomplished, time to tackle some other tasks. Like that front bumper. In getting the five bolts removed from the six bolt holes, it was noted that no two were the same size! No wonder the thing moved.... It was also obvious that the bumper sat a...

See how many cool vehicles suddenly appeared? It worked!! But I LOVE that forklift!! Not glamerous, perhaps, though exceptionally cool. [thumbzup] Well, maybe not ugly, but I have some that are definitely not pretty! But I'm working on them.... :D Cheers

I'm tempted to throw one of my ugly trucks on just so someone will say "Mine can beat THAT!!" :D Cheers

After a couple of days of serious work on the M715, it is now plumbed, wired, and tweaked to the point that she is running on all her own systems. All the leaks, squeaks, and other issues seem to have been eliminated, she has lights, gauges, and windshield wipers. It was time to drive her for...

A few more pictures. And I was just told that the Lakeway mayor gave our group the First Place award! I didn't know there was a judging. Cheers 1- Pawnshop and his M1009, giving his best attempt at a happy face. :grin: 2- Reloader64's M813 3- My M931A2

We (including Reloader64 and Pawnshop) did the Independence Day parade in Lakeway yesterday morning. We fielded 10 trucks and two trailers, everything from a Mule to 5-tons. It was an early parade, started at 0830 to beat the heat. My adoptive grandson (long story, but his blood grandparents...

A little more progress... The radiator has now been installed. It is a Luxerad unit designed for the CJ-7 with 350 engine conversion. It has four rows and the required built in oil cooler, and fits perfectly in the factory mounting location. There wasn't enough room between it and the...

With all the travelling I've done in the last few weeks, including the MVPA convention (high quality show, great venue, pathetically small attendance) little has happened with the M715. The priorities with this one are to get it operating in roadworthy condition, then start the cosmetic stuff...

You've got some really cool vehicles there! Cheers

The M880 with the civilian camper shell is interesting (top right) Cheers

That sounds like an excellent option, I'll peek at Jason's parts truck today, or see what I can find at the convention. Your input is always valued, Obi Wan. :) Cheers

As mentioned before, the engine came out of a 1991 Suburban, I bought it from a fellow SS'er in Corpus a few years ago. As such, everything is 12v and I'm just going to leave it so, too many things to change/adapt otherwise to go back to 24v. It came with all the fixtures, including alternator...

I have conversed on the topic of colour with a friend who was a USAF truck driver in Vietnam, he said all their M35s and other tactical type vehicles were, as he phrased it, "the normal green, like the Army ones". He also said they ran a lot of their own supply convoys from the docks in Saigon...

Thanks, Tim. I always value your input. [thumbzup] When I told buddy Scott, aka Reloader64, that I had bought these vehicles in Houston, his first response was "When are we going to pick them up?" He also announced that he would much rather make the trip in air conditioned comfort at highway...

Thanks. Happily, on this truck I will be reversing quite a bit of civilian modification and taking it back toward stock military, just not all the way. Should a future caretaker wish to return it to stock, it should mostly be a matter of sourcing the appropriate parts and bolting them on. I...

For the moment, the plan is to see how it works out with as few changes from original M715 as possible. The 6.2 mates nicely with the adapter bellhousing from the 350. We'll just have to see how driveable it is and go from there. That said, this will be a parade and show toy, not regular...

The topic of the hood brings us to the splendid buffalo hood ornament, which while very cool, absolutely does not belong on an M715! A little web research revealed that is is from a 1947 Kaiser-Frazer automobile. It was therefore removed, which left four residual bolt holes. Again, rather...

Since you asked.... ;) I've actually worked on this project a little here and there since December. Nowhere near the splendidly meteoric performance of Kendelrio with Gertrude! I entertained several options for the hood, including complete replacement or trying to weld patches in. But I...