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Yaaaaaaaaawn. My winter hibernation is just about over. I'm looking forward to opening up the garage and getting back to work. Now I've got to remember where I left off!

Looks just like the one I have, a Bradley prototype. I've got SN SP0001. I'm missing the control box that sits atop the traverse/elevation control. Do you have any close-ups of it. I'd also like to get the model no. of the slip ring if you've got it. A great find! Derrick

Thanks for all the kind comments. BUT.... I've left you guys hang'n long enough. That great picture is the result of several hours of Photoshop during a rainy weekend.. :oops: But that's pretty much what it will look like, turret and all. The picture is a motivational piece to keep me on...

Here's a picture..... 8)

At 6 ft, Dr. Evil maybe, but Minimi!!! :D The gross weight of the school bus is around 30,000 lbs. Almost twice that of the V100 (at full combat weight). So, I'll have plenty of extra torque. But I won't be "gunning it" at the stop sign. I've got to protect the transfer case. I don't...

Na, no trouble at all. 25mm practice/ball rounds are not DD's. If I want to go shooting HE rounds on the other hand.... then yes, each round would be a DD. I've got tons of projos and cases so I'm good to go. I do have a 1919 and I love it. It's a great "little" gun :o D.

This next post will probably stir up a lot of interest.... :lol: I decided to go diesel for the powerplant. I wanted something electronic with an automatic transmission. I chose International's T444E (V8 Turbo diesel). I purchased a 1997 Amtran school bus back in Chicago. It was coupled...

I've already got ma-deuce....She'll be riding on top of the turret, or perhaps a Mk-19 :lol: One of my plans is to scale-up the design of the 20mm bolt action rifle to 25mm. I've got everything I need. But that's a project on the far back burner. The V100 is a weekend project and whenever...

Thanks, I may give him a call and get his price. Could save me a bunch of time. Do you have any edge roll/weather stripping for the doors/hatches? D.

I haven't put the turret on the hull yet. That's way down the road, (after I complete the engine install and drive lines). I'm also planning on getting the vehicle inspected and licensed before I install the turret as to better my chances and not freak anyone out. When everything is done...

Spent a little time doing some upholstery this weekend. This is a before and after shot of the pad/s that will be installed around the vision blocks (inside the vehicle). I stripped off the old foam, glued on some new and covered with a tough vinyl.

.....ran out room for pictures on the previous post.. Here are a few more. D.

THE TURRET Another collector purchased the original twin .30 turret off my hull before I even set eyes on it. So I had a turret-less vehicle. But I found something even more interesting and exciting...... Something not too big and not too small. It's juuuuust right. :) It's the prototype...

Guess again.... :lol: hee-hee-hee

:lol: You noticed eh? Here are some pictures of that big 'ol hole... Starting with the chalk outline, then some reinforcement (note the old location of the cross beam). I welded in a much heavier one... and finally the finished rough cut. Working a plasma cutter is oh-so-nice.

Transfer Case Test Fit Sorry for the pause guys. I took some vacation..... OK, Here we go... I welded in a new/thicker mount for the transfer case and it's time for a test fit. Fits like a glove.... I also had the power steering cylinder rebuilt and new drivelines made up. More pictures...

Standby........ More photos coming tonight. Get a bowl to catch yer drool. :lol: D.

Not being able to find any armored gas tank covers, I decided to make some, (but in this case, they will be armored "fuel" tank covers). I found some domed steel pipe ends that were the right diameter. I had them chamfered to fit snuggly and then I weled on a handle and some hinges. I also...

Again, thanks guys. Here's some more.... Most of the lifting rings on the hull were bent, so I cut them all off and welded on new ones (laser cut from 1" thick 4130 steel plate). I relocated the front rings to a position that made much more sense and added two additinoal tie-down rings on the...

Now some shots of the front axle....