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Coming Attraction - project #6 M43 build

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Papabear, I think the question is: How fast can you run?!?!? Assuming you don't leave a man behind, a group is only as fast as the slowest man....If you do leave someone behind for Mrs. Zout, then your only goal is to be faster than the last man....


Zout- the filling looks good, I love it. Job well done, keep us posted (literally)
roflrofl :lol:
 

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DR- its a PIA and I will not bring up the previous CD mangled hack work (oops did I say that)

PB - I am waiting for her engine - I could get other things and rob from the engine fund - BUT - I am more controlled than that. Just waiting for the engine.
Then the big dip for a complete wire harness begins. I have nothing but time to work on my FAVORITE OD toy :jumpin: as I have all the stuff already to play with it.

Need a heads up on next month chin dig so I can get it on the to do list.


The window working on will at least take a couple more nights to get right before I work on the one next to it. I have a tough crowd to answer to.
 

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Tigger - I was bored while waiting for the air compressor to catch up to me - so the pic is rotated - its the piston rod spinning like a mad man.

I will use a straight line sander for the final sanding - but for now just getting it ready. Those that are true professional body workers here are probably gagging on this - just working with what I have available.
 

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Don't tell PB = but I was welding and getting the side panels in and sparks ignited the seat pads and the interior of the rear of the ambulance was in flames before I could even detect any problem - once it had a good start on me the most effective thing I could do was run away like a little scaredy cat - sissy butt - ever wonder how much would be left after an M43 burned to the ground ??
 

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That's not funny Zout!!! Don't be pullin our chains!

That is terrible though. You might need a couple more cots now...and more. Note to self: Add fire extinquisher to M43 check list.

And yeah, I do kinda wonder, so will ya mind showin pics...?
 

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Ha HA =after self a** kicking for posting this - here are some pics of todays finish body body work pics of the drivers side rear ambulance work. There is some wave to the panel and I have no way to remove this with the equipment and environment I have to repair this - but I hope you will forgive me as I did the very best I could with what I have available to me - plus the $ at this time. IT came down to what was available and not the $ as this is to honor those that may have had to be in this unit or serviced by it:

The interior hacked out holes will get finished once I get inside.

I moved to the rear doors and working around to the other rear section - there were two metal panels riveted onto the the rear doors and I removed them - there is a 4 bolt hole pattern to the left door which I believe was possibly an antenna mount ??? Please correct me if I am wrong.

There is more rust now than actual panel damage that would have accounted for having to rivet on two panels to cover it all up - I will start from what I have and work it out from there so there is no cover up or hacked in panels.

Please forgive me as I am trying to save and bring back as best I can with what I have available - besides I am not very smart. Just want to save this ambulance.
 

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:roll: What the heck.... What happened to the M38A1 project? :cookoo:
 

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no pissin whining here - waiting for Debs engine to get done - I like working in big spurts instead of nit pickin stuff - you critics are hard to please rofl

I am still shooting for her to bring this to the 2011 Ga Rally - just so ya all can sit back and calm down :roll:.

As long as I can get that wire harness from Maine in a timely manner when I order it and the engine in place - I will play whoop a** on hers - now Dingers is a whole nother story as we have yet to get his engine sent out - its a southern thing with vendors if ya know what I mean.

But then again I would like to have the 43 done to bring to the rally and leave the 109 at home - I may need medical attention of I have one tooooo many cherries at the fire
 

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Absolutely NO - the ambulance is a halmark of CAMO. Anytime CAMO wants the unit for display or whatever it is theirs to take. If I kick the bucket - the unit goes automatically back to CAMO.

I am the trustee of the unit to do whatever I can as the owner to bring it back to life for display - I hope I can do this and give the vehicle the honor.
 

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Ok, I was worried that you may have sold the jeep for scrap, to buy paint for that 43...
 

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I may have thougth about buying air to put in the 43's tires in trade for the jeeps - but Deb would have taken my life in a heartbeat - even when she is not around she is physic and knows what still goes on around here - go figure. Unless one of you are giving her info ??
 

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Got Insurance??

Don't tell PB = but I was welding and getting the side panels in and sparks ignited the seat pads and the interior of the rear of the ambulance was in flames before I could even detect any problem - once it had a good start on me the most effective thing I could do was run away like a little scaredy cat - sissy butt - ever wonder how much would be left after an M43 burned to the ground ??


Zout...you will shortly be receiving a fairly large bill from the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia.
You will also receive a verbal butt kicking from MB for causing me another heart attack!:roll:

Now that I know it was a joke and I feel better, I'll just tell ya...it's looking good!:jumpin::grd:
 

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I am still behind. How many of those pills did you take PB??? Wanna make sure I didn't take too many.

Zout, .....oh where to begin....oh right, WHAT IS THIS, A SOAP OPERA?!?!?!?! You are killing me!!!:cookoo::roll:;-)
 
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