Curious old M49 fuel truck

[Paweł]

Hello!

@HDN - thanks a lot for your comment! I think you're right. After you pointed it out I even found the right part in the kit.

Took a little longer than I thought, but I've got another update - I was working on the chassis and also on the cab:








As you can see I’ve replaced the bumperettes with sheet metal to hopefully make them look better.

Similarily I’ve had an accident with the step boxes and I repaired them with other sheet metal:



I also started working on the tank. First I had to cut off the later sides:



Then I had to do some fixes and tweaks:



I'll soon have everything ready for the 3D printed older sides.

I was also working on custom decals and now I'm waiting for them to print.

That'd be it for now - thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

 

[Paweł]

Hello everybody!
I've got one more question - looking at the photo of the real thing (on top of page 1) it seems to me that it doesn't have the tail lights at all - how come? Were they just smashed or what happened to them? It looks like it's not uncommon on other similar trucks, too. I'd appreciate your comments on that.
Thanks in advance, have a nice day
Paweł

 

[gringeltaube]

it seems to me that it doesn't have the tail lights at all...

They should be there - from factory at least.

 

[Paweł]

Hello!
Thanks a lot for your comment and for posting that cool TM picture!
I wonder if they just got knocked off (and not replaced - not important?) or were they deliberately taken down?
Like I wrote in another photo another similar truck doesn't seem to have 'em neither:

By the way this has an interesting hook on the rears, looks like it would be good for rigging a parachute or hoisting it aboard a ship.

Any more comments on the taillights? Thanks in advance!

Have a nice day!

Paweł

 

[msgjd]

1) starting/jumper cable connector on the rear right of the cab - would a Vietnam-era M35 have it?

2) what would an old M35 need in terms of air inlets? Would there be this round hole on the front of the left side panel under the hood? Would there be a "mushroom" inlet for the air filter on the right?

Paweł

1: not all trucks have the slave cable receptacle .. If you choose to have one , the 2-pin type with knurled cap is period-correct
2; the cab inlet vents are same regardless whether it's a gas or mf .. The gassers do NOT have a round hole in the right-hand engine bay door below the hood, and no mushroom cap

HDN answered your 3rd question correctly .. and i will add all of the M44-series trucks have the HMG ring mount clamp , in my experience

are you planning to fabricate and add the 3rd underbody outlet valve on the tank?

 

[msgjd]

the cast-iron exhaust manifold elbow is large as you indicate, close to 4" .. I have two of them NOS but they (and the truck too) are nowhere close to where i winter, thus I cannot measure them.. As you can see in below pic, the exhaust pipe to the muffler is smaller than the cast-iron manifold elbow it bolts to.. The pipe is just under 3" as someone has already mentioned




the tailpipe , approx 2-3/4" diameter.. Not all trucks have the downspout that bolts to the flange seen here