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flipping the dish ,doing it now
I just started to flip the dish around on one wheel first .I cut all the rivits and drifted them out and cut the 3 1 inch welds. Pounded out the centers put them back in the oposite way and started to weld back in (of course ran out of wire) will continue...
I found it on the old site Thanks, I was trying to find a member? that lives in westbrook CtI drove by on rt 1 and he has 2 deuces one with turret ring and it looked to me a couple jeeps. He is not on the map i will have to stop by next time i am down.
2 more pics
here are two pics from my bosses collection,one is a delivery photo and one is at the factory. These pics are copies from the American LaFrance archives.
Love my original but still wouldnt mind having that. 6.5 turbo with OD? going to have to find out. Never mind its not a diesel. still wouldnt mind having it.
Thank you to all the Soldiers and all my fellow Vets for every thing that you have done and will do in the future, Happy Thanksgiving,stay safe! thanks Steel Soldiers:-D
I tack welded some bar stock to the main part,then clamped the rear section on.Tacked it all together then welded solid. After all that I knocked off the bar stock and ground all the welds and painted :D
To make it simple i measured from the back of the actual frame 3' and cut as that part was on the ground i torched the rivits and did a lot of pounding,I then took the pintle cross brace and slid it back in and drilled the holes and grade8 bolted it all back together.The bed I cut 10" off first...