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Well, this was apparently done more than once with a Mule! Cheers

The aircraft is also much faster and more maneuverable with a vehicle inside, than swinging underneath. Think "exposure to ground fire". That's why the Marines kept the M151 in service long after the Humvee came into the inventory. We could carry a couple of jeeps inside our CH-53's (yes, we...

It was done in the thread to keep in the spirit of the CUCV manuals, which have more typos and misspellings than any other manual I have seen to date! :) The proofreader for those books was obviously mentally elsewhere when those were approved. Cheers

As far as I know, US V100's in Vietnam all used the twin 30 setup (I am referring to turreted Vs, not USAF parapet Vs). The only 30/50 ones I have seen from the war period were ARVN vehicles. My understanding is that my V was set up for 30/50 because it was an ARVN ordered vehicle, taken...

I think he is looking for an alternate installation to replace the original windows, not replacement originals.. Cheers

Mine is a 30/50 turret. Here is a picture of it in a pretty bare state. The forward mount on the left is for a .30, it needs to be slightly longer on the forward edge to take an M2. I had to make one. The rear receiver pins go through the round yokes hanging down on the lower right in the...

V100 driver area for comparison. Cheers

You are correct. The V drivers seat is mounted on a manually operated scissors arrangement and has several height adjustments. You can also slap the handle, which will drop the seat to the bottom setting, if folks start sending unwanted objects your way while you have your head out. One must...

The vacuum booster was a source of headaches for me. Mine, which was new at the start of the restoration, gave up rather quickly, but caused odd symptoms. Just replaced it again, works good now. Your V should be able to easily lock up the tires when its all working properly. Watch for even...

Nice! Ferrets are just plain cool. Keep us updated as you progress. May I suggest that you attach the actual pictures to your post rather than links? The links tend to disappear after a while, and we have lots of good older posts with nothing but dead links attached, so a lot of good...

Sorry, double post, site won't let me delete it! Cheers

My youngsters positively scamper around inside the V100, but they are all in the 19-24 range. For me, the worst chore on each day I operate it, is to go in the side door, squeeze past the turret, and try to drag myself into the front seat so I can open the overhead hatch. From then on, all my...

Now THAT I want to see! :) Mark, he was talking about making teeny data plates for your model. Cheers

Haven't tried the dealership angle, but the V side door is just the right height to conduct business at the Dairy Queen drive-through. I promised my kids they could do it, having previously taken them to Sonic in a buddy's M8 Greyhound. One of the highest compliments my daughter ever gave me...

Very nice! The Air Force and Navy used a lot of direct-buy field ambulances over the years. I passed on this Navy Jeep a while back, been kicking myself ever since. Specifics unknown. Cheers

One of the guys in our club built a replica MB by putting a tub on a 1948 CJ-2A. He said he did it all with bolts. Looks great to me, but I'm one of those folks who call them all jeeps. He isn't on here, but I can put you two in touch with each other. He is a super nice guy, and won't mind...

I'll give you your tail-lights at the meeting tonight. Cheers

Again, no hogs in this show, but a choice has to be made. Having followed Cranetruck's progress with his XM757 over the years, and knowing how hard it is to find (or have to make) parts for such a rare vehicle, my vote had to go to him. Besides 8x8s are just plain cool! Cheers

That was one that looked and drove as if they had pulled the driver out, and stuffed it straight into a container, after throwing a folder with all the maintenance books on the seat. When it came out of the container, we put in fresh fuel (drained for shipment) and fluids, started it (the...

There were a surprising number of leather fittings on my Swiss Mog. The folding troop seats hang on the bed sides, and each bracket has a nicely fitted heavy leather sleeve that keeps it from rattling/squeaking, or scratching the paint! I lucked out and got my truck just as the glut peaked...