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Yes sir it sure is! Its a 501C non-profit so anyone can go down to the hanger and volunteer their skills and time. Gene McCann is the director of maintenance and should be poking around the hanger. Everyone there is good people. Tell them Delta Mike sent you:)
I believe thier current flyable...
I believe that Mr. Lewis just bought the -G model Cobra that the foundation was storing and maintaining for its owner. He has an impressive fleet of war birds for sure!
Thanks man. Ive actually had the vehicle for a month so these updates are sort of retroactive. As a matter of fact today i had to disassemble my completed driver side door to replace a window regulator that was bugging me. Ill post pics in the AM.
Ok, so this morning I have a short update. The bed was in really good shape so it was an easy item to knock out.
There was surface corrosion on the raised ribs of the bed from sliding cargo in and out. That was sanded to bare metal, treated and primed. The original jack stowage placards on the...
Thanks for the warm welcome Gents,
Ok so this afternoon we have a 90% completed liftgate. The first thing was to patch the license plate screw holes on the exterior. That was just a typical Bondo repair, sanded down and sprayed with Rust-Oleum filler primer and sanded again to remove any...
Now of course the pictures above look dismal for sure but most of it is surface corrosion and only 6 areas of rot will require cutting and patching. The largest of which measures 12 inches by 24 inches if I include the 3 areas in picture 3 in one repair. The 3 floor pan sections I received from...
It was an Honor CARNAC, thank you as well!
Ok, so lets get started. The first thing I did to the truck once I got it home was remove the topper, lift gate and doors to facilitate pressure washing. It had been a mud truck for the last year so it was caked with sand and Georgia red clay. I also...
Thanks for the welcome fella's. The build is actually well underway so I'll be updating the thread frequently in the coming days. The floor pans have already been purchased and delivered from RockAuto. I should be getting to that next week:-D
Hey folks! First off I would like to thank everyone on this site for making my initial foray into prior service vehicle ownership and easy and enjoyable one. The wealth of knowledge on this site is absolutely phenomenal!
Second, I will tell you about myself and my reasons behind purchasing this...
1984 M1009 CUCV 67k ODO
a. Serial Number (VIN number) - 1G8ED18J2EF197751
b. Registration Number - NF06AH
c. NSN without dashes - 2320011232665
d. Where you bought it - Private sale Villa Rica GA, original owner purchased from Gov auction in Forest Park, GA 2009
e. Bumper numbers if you can...