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When the bed sides and tailgate are removed (for carrying a container, which is what those locks in the bed floor edges are for), the tailgate goes behind the fixed front bulkhead of the bed, attached by the same handles which secure it at the rear. The troop seats fold up and go in one of the...

For some reason most of those beds, which are also on the USMC M813A1s, were originally painted overall green on otherwise camo'ed trucks. Many were painted camo later. Just FYI, the standard 5-ton fitted tarp will NOT fit that bed, no matter how much you cuss, swear, or otherwise plead with...

Glad you got what you wanted. It took me MANY years to find a V100. Now, more pictures! :beer: Cheers

Ferrets are cool! Looking forward to seeing pictures. Semper Fi brother. Cheers

The row of CH-53s is kinda sad. I miss flying those. Cheers

It also helps if you fill the large fuel filter first. Also, if you can lightly pressurize your fuel tank (either using rag around your air hose to "seal" the opening, or with a lid tapped for an air fitting), that helps a lot. By lightly, I mean around 5psi. It is apparently a common...

B3.3T has a lot of knowledge and experience on this topic, his advice is valuable. My V100 has the 30/50 turret. It was ordered for the ARVN to their spec, but diverted and delivered directly to the US Army because of Tet. The ARVN's never had it...

Foxes do pop up with some regularity, though not frequently. I came real close to buying a quite nice one, but found my V100 literally hours before I was going to commit! The V is my "dream car", and I spent many years 'sorta' looking for one, and almost five years seriously looking. But I...

If possible, find a Fox and get into it before you buy. At 6'2" and 205, you will find it a squeeze! I am 6" and 185 and found the Fox, particularly the turret, a tight fit. I had problems trying to figure out where to put my feet while turning the turret, my toes kept banging into...

Sarge (my neighbour) and the Deuce are still around, although the Deuce is about to be re-engined (lots of metal bits showed up in the oil one day. Big bits). Sarge's engine is still running fine! Cheers

There are many threads, so search is your friend. Basically, from my own experience, 33x12.50's fit but are just wide enough that they may rub at certain points going over bumps (where they rub depends on the truck, my two trucks rub in different places). 33x10.50's don't rub at all...

From my experience, Expedition Imports are excellent folks to deal with. I haven't looked recently, so don't know if they have the Swiss canvas, which is completely different from the original German one. Swiss Army Vehicles in Arkansas are also excellent folks to deal with. Cheers

Everyone else bailed on me, but I'm out the door headed south in about 10 minutes. See y'all there! Cheers

A couple of us Austin area folks are planning on coming down to put faces with some of these names we know, and to make faces at some others (I won't mention mkcoen by name..). So hopefully we'll see y'all there. Cheers

Remember, there are short pin ones (for Humvee's, I believe) and long pin ones. The short pin ones are fairly common, therefore cheaper. The long pin ones, which are needed to fit most "standard" mounts are rarer, thus much more expensive. You can modify your mount by adding a cross pin...

Very nice truck! [thumbzup] Cheers

Yes, I think it is great that Dave knows her exact identity and has many pictures of her in her prime. He was VERY exacting in reproducing the markings precisely as and where they should be. I do wish I knew my V's Army identity, but have not, as of yet, found that out. I have pictures with...

Going out, we had time constraints, so it was a marathon straight-through. I got back from California at 1:30am tuesday (due to a delayed flight) and Sam/Pawnshop picked me up at 6am! We switched off on driving and sleeping, with occasional stops for food/fuel/stretching. We arrived at Dave's...

More coming Louie! I am still on my marathon cross country drive from Oregon back to Texas. When I get home (tomorrow or friday) I will organize my pictures and post some more. Maybe we can get Dave to start a thread of his own showing his work on Proud Mary. Cheers

My good buddy Dave, aka HellonwheelsV100, debuted his restored V100 at the MVPA convention in Portland last week. She is Proud Mary of the 560th MP, carefully restored to her original colours. I was pleased to be present to witness the event. Dave and I have been exchanging parts, knowledge...