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A couple deuces and a couple 5-tons went pretty cheap, sadly I got distracted and forgot to bid. :-( Looks like the Modesto trucks had a lot less graffiti than Govplanet or even Government-Liquidation auctions, sort of fun. Any members get new trucks here...

I used to use Nomacast and similar N-55-N99 rods for welding cast iron, but I switched to an inconel rod from Aircraft Spruce a couple years back and couldn't be more impressed by this stiuff. It's $200/Lb but seems to flow into the casting porosity almost like a braze. That said, if it were...

Sorry, I was thinking about the big drops of 1/2"-1" plexi I had sitting around (actually, I think it's mostly lexan) when I suggested that material. Aluminum or steel plate is probably more common in people's scrap piles... from, say the center drops out of MRAP wheel adapters. :-)

I wouldn't worry about the integrity of the piston, but I would feel better knowing the rings hadn't lost some tension. I wonder if you would benefit from making a leak-down tester? Jjust a plate of plexi or anything flat, punch a couple holes so you can bolt it down (use an o-ring to seal) and...

On the FV430 forum, one patient soul made himself a set of re-capped pads. Discussion here: http://wwwfv432couk.freeforums.org/recapping-track-pads-t1636.html Video here: https://vimeo.com/150641980

I am a firm believer that the worst trips often make the best stories. You will stories to tell at gatherings for years. As in "did I ever mention the time I bought an M37, in Canada, sight-unseen off ePay? It had expired plates, no gas tank or parking brake, and barely an exhaust system but...

OK, just one more (for now): Check out this extremely compete fire truck, all the tools and such are supposedly intact.

Just a teaser photo to show what I had to deal with: I got excited, but they are 5-ton hoods sadly:

So, almost exactly a year ago I won a bid for a M109 on Govplanet. After almost 9 months they still hadn't gotten the rad cert filed but I finally managed to get a refund. So, I decided to start looking locally. I saw some listings but nothing with a price/condition ratio I was happy...

Check out Aquino Tank Day for a (sort of vaguely) local gathering of armour.

I can't speak to the HMMWV specifically, but I did sit down a few months ago and do some budget math. In a bit over a half-dozen vehicles with built-on dates from about 1965 to 1993 the aggregate is sufficient that I could save thousands of dollars a year by giving them all away and making...

The shop near me has turbocharger/exhaust hose rated for exhaust, like so: http://www.masterduct.com/vehicle-exhaust-hoses lots of layers of stainless shim stock (foil) and muffler putty would get you a long ways down the road I bet. I hear about 2MPG for those rigs, and they track poorly on...

You might not have something that esoteric, most hose-supply shops sell silicone hose in large diameters for just that application. It's not cheap, like $5 per inch, of course if you are driving a MK48 that's about what it cost you to go down the road. :-)

A welcome to your virtual presence on this side of the pond. Makes me want a deuce again. cheers,

I had one years ago, tweaked the governor and it would cruise at 60mph... unloaded... on *flat* ground. I got just under 4MPG. On a hill with even a tiny load, loaded sand trucks with trailers would pass me like I wasn't moving.

I think the lads at http://www.earlycj5.com would be able to set you up sharpish.

Unless you plan to break down more than once a year, that sounds like a pretty lousy rate. I had a heavy-truck recovery vehicle come to my shop to move some armor and it was something like $175/hr. Since I'm in California, I just assume that's a high number.

Many years ago, I used a M35 as a daily-driver for much of 3 years. I think I had to walk home a time or two but mostly it was fine. Now, this was a very tired gasser-deuce and I was young and while mechanically-inclined I didn't know what maintenance I should have been doing so there's no good...

Suffering focuses the mind and that trip was VERY focused. I think the best one from that trip was when an unsecured battery bounced up into the metal seat frame. Did I mention all my title and import paperwork was safely stored under that seat and that paperwork is flammable... ah, good...

Well, I did learn to drive in a 1953 Dodge truck. Not an M37 but Navy surplus, so it can be done and if you do it you will forever be able to use a manual transmission. The total lack of climate-control would be pretty rough in my opinion, no insulation, all the door and window seals leak...