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If you could pull something like this off in California you would be nothing short of a deity... The impossible dream

The last owner wanted this Ferret for occasional parades and advertisement for his business so he had a gentleman fab up a fake turret using a turret bearing that was used on M26 and M27 cupolas. Easily removed if desired, but I will leave it alone until I either get around to it or sell it...

No but adapters are adapters.

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I bought two from a machinegun manufacturer and asked if he would consider selling more as folks asked for them, and was told he only keeps enough stock for his projects and was trying to help me out when he sold me mine. Keep in mind that the usual surplus supplies are drying up.

Anyone recognize seeing this on a vehicle?

Making progress on the turret parts. The original finish on this fire control box was removed and white Cerakote and laser engraving/color fill replaced the ink stamped markings. This control box mounted on the traversing gearbox and controlled the twin M73 mg's We will re-wrap the wiring...

They make great lawn ornaments...

Here is a photo of a friend of mine named Ronnie Gay right after we received the Blood Sweat and Tears V100. Being a retired law enforcement officer himself, he was always interested in our projects here at the shop, and this former police vehicle was no exception. A natural story teller, Ronnie...

Still looking for any photos of V100's that were assigned to the 504th in Vietnam.

I've not had to source any in quite a while but I will be needing two more chutes myself for the spare M73 kit I am building.

These should be the last of the custom reproduction parts necessary to complete the Cadillac Gage V100 M73 turret. I was unable to find any surplus offerings so I had to do it the hard way. Definitely not the most economical restoration I've done, but I am glad this portion is behind me.

Considering the difficulty finding a sample ammo can and the frame necessary to mount them on the basket below the turret, I am building a spare set of ammo cans, mount, return chute and spent brass box, and of course the dummy M73's. Hopefully the next guy wont have the same trouble as I have...

I'll take a chance

Here's my reproduction ammo cans for the Blood Sweat and Tears V100 restoration. Evidently the guys building backpacks out of the original cans has drained any surplus...that being said, I decided to fabricate my own with some help from John McDonald by loaning me his. The latches are a...

We have a facebook page for the "Blood Sweat and Tears" restoration and added an album with more photos from Don Tillman's visit Don Tillman Album

Those of you that has been following the Blood Sweat and Tears V100 restoration and the search for the owner of a lost Zippo, today was a special day, as Don Tillman stopped by the shop with his wife Debra to be reunited with an old friend and a lost Zippo. Of course having @patracy there as it...

Cleaning up a bit around the shop and ended up giving the V100 a sponge bath. Still searching for some Vietnam era photo's of this machine while it served with the 504th MP C company '69-'72 Any help greatly appreciated!

I've been trying to locate a pair of ammo boxes for the restoration of the M73 turret on Blood Sweat and Tears and after finding out how difficult they are to come by I decided we'd just build some. I received a working example from John McDonald who is well known in the V100 community. The...