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That's affirmative .. two 5/16 NF (24) bolts on the bottom ... just did my seat back yesterday regards those bolts .. ran a tap thru the holes to clean them up :wink: before installing.

Couple of before pics :whistle:

ALCON Mission is almost completed!!!! Paint still needs to cure a bit more before I can do my paint-mask and stencils .. I have a little spot touch up to do still .. but all in all the project which I started 29 Jun 2011, Truck and Trailer is almost completed and ready for the MVPA ALCAN 1...

A mix of washers would not be incorrect. Washers were mixed and matched over the service lifetime of these trucks as "Joe" used whatever washers were on hand in the motor-pool shop .. That's one reason you may find a mix of washers on these beasts. My own 53 M37 saw service with the Army until...

Beast is back Wed evening from paint ... so Thur and Fri were spent installing components and bolting goodies back in time to get her down w-trailer along with the M818 to the local Touch A Truck event held for children here on the 16th. 2500 + attendance for 6 hours ..50 Plus vehicles and...

If you are talking about the inner fender splash cover (Driver side cover fits over the dimmer switch, brake and clutch clevis pins etc), you are correct .. there was a gasket / welting that fit between the upper part of the inner fender splash cover and the fender ....otherwise as others have...

MYOM1, Appreciate the info .. not sure where I could snag a set of those in my AO, but those look very much like my design ..I have an excellent and most reasonably priced source for steel right down the road , so fabricating them up is not to much of a challenge .. especially nice as they just...

Its been a very busy week .. finishing up the 5 Ton project for the Touch-A-Truck event 16 Jun ..dragged my tires and wheels out of storage and slapped them on .. thank God for the 10 Ton Jack I picked up a couple of months ago, moving those tires from the farm to the shop was a...

Its been a very busy week .. finishing up the 5 Ton project for the Touch-A-Truck event 16 Jun ..dragged my tires and wheels out of storage and slapped them on .. thank God for the 10 Ton Jack I picked up a couple of months ago, moving those tires from the farm to the shop was a ball-buster...

That is a thing of beauty :drool:

Started Singling out my M818 today (1600's) .. got my front wheels on and love the look .. but I was wondering if anyone else mounting 1600'ss has had any clearance issues (Rubbing during turns) with the Pittman arm (drivers side) or the hydraulic assist cylinder (passengers side) .. Did not...

LOL .. its a lot of work for this tired and much worn out old grunt / earth pig! Pic of the trailer with spare tire mounted and another very cherry M101A1 that I dragged home Tuesday. This trailer is very complete with a brand new set of Super-Lug tires ..still had the nubs on the tires when I...

GD's smile in that last pic says a lot!!!! Well done, we are very happy for you.

Ditto on the pics .. yes all that lovely rain left you folks and has been pounding the bejesus out of us since yesterday .. we had 5.2 inches as of this afternoon .. supposed to rain all weekend ... No parades scheduled for Monday here .. but we are going out to decorate graves (My Dad and...

The ALCAN trailer is finished with all the unit markings stenciled on. I finished welding/fabricating a spare tire mount for the trailer this evening... will prime, paint and install on the trailer by this weekend weather permitting .. Won a nice and very complete M101A1 from GL at Ft McCoy...

Oh yea, sure misspell a word or transpose a number on a grid coordinate during a call for fire .. and everyone is all over your case :oops: So there I was in a restaurant waiting for a bud with my trusty M4 and my high-speed cell phone .. deciding that I'll just access SS with my handy dandy...

Looked in the forum for similer thread, NADA...So here's my concern: Plan on pulling my beast on a folly for an extended distance ..will drop the driveshaft ...intend to drive 50-50 MPH ... I realize that the 37 was not designed for those speeds, but will the rearend handle those speeds with the...

Storm 51, please post any pics to mkoloc44@yahoo.com .. that would be most appreciated Regards order of march .. Wow that's an interesting question .. many FM's on Armor or Mech infantry will show the commander / CMD Vehicle following the first element in the column .. There is no set rule on...

Concur on the cylinder / master cylinder replacement .. just finished a rebuild on the brake system on my 53-M37 ..Alabama truck, so no significant rust .. but every cylinder was pitted when I tore them down and the amount of honing I would have had to do to smooth them out would have brought...

Welcome to the "Addiction" as my Significant Other likes to say :shock:. Great shape and as others have mentioned the spare tire setup is sweet .. pics are the lifeblood on these posts so please keep them coming :beer: