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I checked all the posts before adding to this thread. One of the time honored military gotchas involves “tagging”. All my time in service was spent on helicopters. When you visit a base with one of your birds, the challenge was to tag the visitor with your unit “tag” it could be a sticker or a...
Got the old and nasty dash removed. Only broke one screw. I also had to cut the head off another. Stripped it of all usable parts and I’ll set it aside for now. Not sure if I want to mess with it. Got the replacement all scuff sanded, rust managed and primered. I like using Rustoleum Rusty Metal...
Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this thread. I’ve got the M931 fifth wheel assembly in place. Still pondering how it will get attached to the frame. One of the myriad tasks that need completing is replacing the dash. I’ve had the replacement for quite some time but I’ve had other more...
Replacing the M1 with a tank more fitted to the strategy envisioned with a smaller more capable armored vehicle makes sense. Think WW II. The M3 Stewart worked quite well in the earlier island battles the Marine Corps fought in. The larger M4 was an improvement and finished up the war as the...
You probably have this one as well. One problem I ran across, can’t remember what engine, where is was a crack in the metal inside the piston wall. You may have already covered this but run a compression check, if that’s even possible, and see if you are losing enough compression to fubar the...
I’ve come across this problem. It drove me nuts until I did some serious digging into some really old motor manuals. First off, trace the fuel line from the tank up to the carb. Make sure there are no kinks, bends, pinched lines or any other mechanical problems. Next, since you have a carb...
Slowly working through the pile of parts off the G506. Todays effort was focused on the step supports on both sides. The right hand (passenger) side was fairly simple. Stick part in sand blaster cabinet and remove old paint, rust, etc. the drivers side is a different story. I’m not sure who...
I got these from Lawrence Livermore Labs website. The most I’ve seen on older trucks was only limited by the crew’s ingenuity and available resources. It appears there are four guns per truck in the two truck photo.
There a couple people that have indicated they were trying to gather up the parts to create a more modern gun truck. Iron Horse is one example that I’ve seen pictures of and used as a model for creating said truck. You might try reading James Lyle’s Hard Ride series.