Today I finished up my spring cleaning. My fiances family is coming in from Colombia (for our wedding next weekend on June 8th) and they wanted to go for some rides in the M35A2, Civilians can't own military stuff down there so this just blows their minds.
I wanted to re-install the cargo top and set it up in the "bikini top" style so they could see the sights as we drove around town. We had to tackle some minor hurdles caused by missing/damaged parts. That wind I mentioned earlier damaged some of the straps/connection points. We had to get a little creative but we used some 550 cord and took care of business.
We used the straps that hold up the rolled sides and also wrapped them around the cargo bows (they are doing double duty) to somewhat help hold the top to the vehicle. 550 cord also was used for this task on the passenger side of the cargo bed with the missing straps/strapping points. It's not the most ideal setup...but it will work for a few rides around town.
Once we had everything tied up and the cargo top secured to the vehicle I had to do a little repair to the rear corner of the top. I used some gorilla glue and clamped it nice and tight... so the glue can cure over-night.
Family starts arriving tomorrow. I'll post up some pictures of the truck all loaded down with everyone when we head out next sunday.
Your rig looks mighty fine!
Do you ever put that winch to work?
Thank you sir! I do my best to keep it looking nice.
I have used the winch only a few times (mostly for light work like moving trees out of the trail & recovering stuck Jeeps). I haven't ever used it for a vehicle recovery of the M35A2....mainly because I try my best to avoid getting stuck in the first place.