Operation: Gertrude. Kendelrios M715 restoration thread

[67Beast]

Like I mentioned on your facebook post, once you get the C channel the top should fit really nicely. But now looking at larger pics on the computer, I see it is missing the windshield stand-off brackets as well. The good news is that they are the same as M38a1 Jeeps and are fairly cheap to replace. Midwest Military has them for $12 each with the welt. There is a right and a left. https://shop.midwestmilitary.com/product/lh-windshield-rest/ and https://shop.midwestmilitary.com/product/rh-windshield-rest/

 

[kendelrio]

Like I mentioned on your facebook post, once you get the C channel the top should fit really nicely. But now looking at larger pics on the computer, I see it is missing the windshield stand-off brackets as well. The good news is that they are the same as M38a1 Jeeps and are fairly cheap to replace. Midwest Military has them for $12 each with the welt. There is a right and a left. https://shop.midwestmilitary.com/product/lh-windshield-rest/ and https://shop.midwestmilitary.com/product/rh-windshield-rest/

Is it supposed to have the clip things like on the hood of the M series cargo trucks?

 

[M813rc]

Is it supposed to have the clip things like on the hood of the M series cargo trucks?

No, just a footman loop on the hood for a strap. Yours has the loop.

Cheers

 

[kendelrio]

Yesterday was tail light assemblies.... considering my fabrication skills are somewhere between a chimpanzee that had a stroke and a 4 day old banana peel, I think I did ok. I **do** have to move the passenger side one down and out about 1/4".









I also had to build a jumper to allow the fender marker lights to get power.

I got home last night and found the new master cylinder waiting for me, so today is brakes.

Old cyclinder:


New cylinder:

 

[kendelrio]

Yesterday was kind of a smorgasbord of tasks.

I installed the new MC


Replaced the brake hydraulic switch



And while under there found a nail that needs to be replaced with a pin



A little digression...

This past weekend, a friend of mine told me "I have an old army truck at the house you can have". I asked what kind and he said "Hell, I don't know! It's green and has a star. You can come take it or take what you need". I asked him to send me a pic of it and I got these yesterday:






Another M715!

I go look at it, and sadly, she had been converted to 12v, has a 305 and is in almost scrap condition.

The good news, though, is there are definitely some usable parts! The stand off brackets that @67Beast talked about, roof channel, some body panels, data plates and wheels for sure will be taken off!

Today will be some rat killing at the house and maybe this afternoon I'll head to the shop.

 

[M813rc]

It may have the two front turn signal brackets I haven't had time to make for you yet!

Cheers

 

[marchplumber]

Yesterday was kind of a smorgasbord of tasks.

I installed the new MC
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Replaced the brake hydraulic switch

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And while under there found a nail that needs to be replaced with a pin

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A little digression...

This past weekend, a friend of mine told me "I have an old army truck at the house you can have". I asked what kind and he said "Hell, I don't know! It's green and has a star. You can come take it or take what you need". I asked him to send me a pic of it and I got these yesterday:
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Another M715!

I go look at it, and sadly, she had been converted to 12v, has a 305 and is in almost scrap condition.

The good news, though, is there are definitely some usable parts! The stand off brackets that @67Beast talked about, roof channel, some body panels, data plates and wheels for sure will be taken off!

Today will be some rat killing at the house and maybe this afternoon I'll head to the shop.

I SWEAR!!! IF you don't fall in POOP and come out smelling like Lilac!!! I'll be DARN!! CONGRATS!!!

 

[kendelrio]

It may have the two front turn signal brackets I haven't had time to make for you yet!

Cheers

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I'll see Friday when I go look better at it. I don't know that it will though, she's pretty chewed up.

 

[Guyfang]

I SWEAR!!! IF you don't fall in POOP and come out smelling like Lilac!!! I'll be DARN!! CONGRATS!!!

Great minds think alike! That was the first thought in my head when I read that message.

 

[67Beast]

Yesterday was kind of a smorgasbord of tasks.

I installed the new MC
View attachment 888377

Replaced the brake hydraulic switch

View attachment 888378

And while under there found a nail that needs to be replaced with a pin

View attachment 888379

A little digression...

This past weekend, a friend of mine told me "I have an old army truck at the house you can have". I asked what kind and he said "Hell, I don't know! It's green and has a star. You can come take it or take what you need". I asked him to send me a pic of it and I got these yesterday:
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View attachment 888381

View attachment 888382

Another M715!

I go look at it, and sadly, she had been converted to 12v, has a 305 and is in almost scrap condition.

The good news, though, is there are definitely some usable parts! The stand off brackets that @67Beast talked about, roof channel, some body panels, data plates and wheels for sure will be taken off!

Today will be some rat killing at the house and maybe this afternoon I'll head to the shop.

Definitely looks like there are some good salvageable parts left on it. Soft top frame, brushguard, front fender don't look too bad and it would be a holy grail type of find if it has the tailgate still with it. You could probably sell the tailgate for enough to fund most of your work on the current one!

 

[M813rc]

Seeing your side marker lights made me think "Ooh! That's a pretty good idea!" And since the M715 I am currently 'decivilianizing' will not be going all the way back to original stock condition, why not?
The previous owner had drilled holes and put some mickey-mouse lollipop turn signal/marker lights on the front fenders, so rather than weld up the holes when I remove them I may just stick military clearance lights on there instead.
My stock rear frame already has bolts to which I could add sheet metal mounts for side markers, so no need to add holes in the bed.
More lighting can seldom be viewed as bad!

Cheers

(ps - the black headache rack, the pie pans in the grill, louvers in the hood, and that lovely buffalo hood ornament are already gone)

 

[G744]

Ya'all stand down on the front park/turn/BO lights.

I have an original set with brackets on the way to Ken.

 

[67Beast]

Seeing your side marker lights made me think "Ooh! That's a pretty good idea!" And since the M715 I am currently 'decivilianizing' will not be going all the way back to original stock condition, why not?
The previous owner had drilled holes and put some mickey-mouse lollipop turn signal/marker lights on the front fenders, so rather than weld up the holes when I remove them I may just stick military clearance lights on there instead.
My stock rear frame already has bolts to which I could add sheet metal mounts for side markers, so no need to add holes in the bed.
More lighting can seldom be viewed as bad!

Cheers

(ps - the black headache rack, the pie pans in the grill, louvers in the hood, and that lovely buffalo hood ornament are already gone)

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Yep they were added at one point to vehicles in Europe. Here a pic I have of one that was just restored back to it's original 7th Army Masster Camo.

 

[M813rc]

Ya'all stand down on the front park/turn/BO lights.

I have an original set with brackets on the way to Ken.

Thank you! I was going to make them today.

Cheers

 

[M813rc]

Yep they were added at one point to vehicles in Europe. Here a pic I have of one that was just restored back to it's original 7th Army Masster Camo.

Excellent! Thank you!

So, not the first one to come up with the idea. I can do it and be correct.
Makes me wonder now if that is why those lollipop lights got put where they were?

Cheers

 

[kendelrio]

Ya'all stand down on the front park/turn/BO lights.

I have an original set with brackets on the way to Ken.

Thank you my friend!

 

[kendelrio]

Excellent! Thank you!

So, not the first one to come up with the idea. I can do it and be correct.
Makes me wonder now if that is why those lollipop lights got put where they were?

Cheers

I know the lollipop lights were for trucks operating in Europe. I added some to my deuce back in the day.

 

[Guyfang]

We did not have side marker lights or Lolly pop lights on out trucks. This was 1973-74

 

[M813rc]

I had figured the lollipop lights were a forest service/volunteer fire department thing (mine appears to be former forest service).
I'll have to go back further through my photo files, so far I've found several of M715s with clearance lights on the fenders, but no military 715s with lollipops. I do see a number of post-military ones with lollipops in the same place.

Cheers

 

[kendelrio]

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We did not have side marker lights or Lolly pop lights on out trucks. This was 1973-74

I'm putting the side markers on for safety as my lady will be the primary driver of this one.