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Sweet HET!
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"How to get a HET in life..." - M1070 Acquisition thread
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Took a poor photo of the lights at night. A bit of dust in the air from the haboob.
They are very, very, stupid bright on high beam.
They are very, very, stupid bright on high beam.
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Nice truck mat .... What did you pay for the beast ?
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More than a little, less than a lot...
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I painted my convoy light beacon mount to match the cab.
I also finally painted the replacement passenger side tank step.
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I decided to clean up my bumper and repaint it, as well as add some bumper numbers to the truck.
The 1070 bumper is pretty stout, it is difficult to move by yourself. I think the cutouts in the bottom may be a "crumple" zone so that it folds right there if you hit something too hard.
The front shackle mounts are pretty thick and look to be on there pretty good.
With the bumper removed you get a better view of the steering gearbox.
After the touch up paint had dried, I added the tan boxes.
They came out pretty good.
I allowed 2 days to dry between stages, which is probably overkill. As much care as I took in trying to get it perfect, something still always happens - overspray or stencils bleeding through. Oh well, it adds to the authenticity. If I wanted to do it "right" I'm sure I'd use smaller stencils and not even worry about overspray, probably even try for it.
I really like the way the black numbers on the tan background looks.
The 1070 bumper is pretty stout, it is difficult to move by yourself. I think the cutouts in the bottom may be a "crumple" zone so that it folds right there if you hit something too hard.
The front shackle mounts are pretty thick and look to be on there pretty good.
With the bumper removed you get a better view of the steering gearbox.
After the touch up paint had dried, I added the tan boxes.
They came out pretty good.
I allowed 2 days to dry between stages, which is probably overkill. As much care as I took in trying to get it perfect, something still always happens - overspray or stencils bleeding through. Oh well, it adds to the authenticity. If I wanted to do it "right" I'm sure I'd use smaller stencils and not even worry about overspray, probably even try for it.
I really like the way the black numbers on the tan background looks.
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Nice job Matt, and nice, very nice, truck
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Why I picked the bumper numbers I did -
I know it typically goes like this -
Major Command-------Unit
Minor Command-------Vehicle Number
But the HET ironically doesn't have a lot of front real estate to put lots of busy looking bumper numbers.
257th Transportation Company seemed cool so I put those numbers on there. A lot of their vehicles I looked at recently had only 257TC rather than what command they were part of as well.
In December my dad passed away - Through the 60s, 70s, and 80s he drove a nitro funny car.
His license number was 708 and since it was a Funny car license, 708FC. This is typically listed on the side of the car.
So I thought it'd be kinda cool to use that as a bumper number.
The Phoenix car went to Australia and New Zealand in 1977 and was sold there. It is still in New Zealand now and is restored and runs.
Probably the only thing the HET and a funny car have in common is that they both have Detroit blowers.
I know it typically goes like this -
Major Command-------Unit
Minor Command-------Vehicle Number
But the HET ironically doesn't have a lot of front real estate to put lots of busy looking bumper numbers.
257th Transportation Company seemed cool so I put those numbers on there. A lot of their vehicles I looked at recently had only 257TC rather than what command they were part of as well.
In December my dad passed away - Through the 60s, 70s, and 80s he drove a nitro funny car.
His license number was 708 and since it was a Funny car license, 708FC. This is typically listed on the side of the car.
So I thought it'd be kinda cool to use that as a bumper number.
The Phoenix car went to Australia and New Zealand in 1977 and was sold there. It is still in New Zealand now and is restored and runs.
Probably the only thing the HET and a funny car have in common is that they both have Detroit blowers.
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Matt. Sorry for your loss. You must have had a fun as a child following your father every weekend! Sounds very cool.
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Bumper turned out nice.
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A few more photos.
Climbing a hill
Pink fuzzy dice
Moving a M24 Chaffee (Well, most of one)
Climbing a hill
Pink fuzzy dice
Moving a M24 Chaffee (Well, most of one)
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The HET looks very strange with the CTIS covers removed.
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2014 Veterans Day Parade
Hanging out with the roller skates.
Hanging out with the roller skates.
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A literally "picture perfect" day. Nice!
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Anymore pics or updates by chance. I really love this thread. Now that I have my 5 acres and wife is ready to retire, this would be an awesome acquisition.
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Is 5 acres enough to turn it around?
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We're Not Driftin' Are We
40 Acres: now I know where Commander Cody got his licks for Hot Rod Lincoln
http://youtu.be/3R7l7nDuj1o
40 Acres: now I know where Commander Cody got his licks for Hot Rod Lincoln
http://youtu.be/3R7l7nDuj1o
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It actually turns pretty sharp for as large as it is because of the rear steering.
Nothing as of late, been working on my 870 trailer and haven't done anything with the HET in some time. Our annual show is this weekend and I'll take the HET and should be able to get some photos.