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CONCUR on the use of drifts to align both the front and rear mounts and the sequence for installing and tightening bolts ..

A couple of more pics.....

Engine pulled today... and the beast pushed outside so that I could get the steam cleaner fired up and working to clean up the engine compartment... noticed a very interesting issue with the timing chain cover... seems that the engine mount was not lined up correctly when installed at one time...

ZOUT, That is a thing of Beauty!!! Hard to believe that is the same vehicle that was sitting in the compound in "C" .. and I thought I was motivated ... Well Done Sir! //Vr// Markus

Bill, plan on being there this year :-P .. ""Queen" was built in 43 and saw service in Europe .. Rebuilt along with 418 other A2's and sent to Korea in 52 (I know shes seen her fair share of the white stuff) .. saw 2 years service there and then given to the French and sent to Indo-China in 54...

"Queens" Nose Art (Compliments of my very talented brother JD), some pics of work in the shop, a couple of pics of the "Queen:" at a Touch a Truck event with her ammo trailer but minus her Maxon turret which I need to finish going thru and a pic of my M818 (7K miles on the odometer and 230...

PAPABEAR, almost ready to yank .. ran out of steam and the phones were ringing as it was getting late .. just have the traney tunnel to pull loose and the shifter to remove .. all other stuff is disconnected, .. Monday AM will plan on pulling it clear! SRJEEPER Here are some pics of the...

Some more pics of engine compartment .. and the beast ..pulled the burned out headlights the other night .. primed the buckets for the new lights and the new wire harness .. motivated baby!!!!!

Started the engine rebuild and am multi-tasking by pulling the existing engine out of the beast... all the rebuild goodies should arrive Tue or Wed from Midwest Motors and Vintage Power Wagons to complete the rebuild. Intend to have the engine finished by thge end of next week!!!! Troy and I...

Thanks ZOUT, sorry I missed the "Q" .. had to sail home to see the war department .. she is the new CINC these days :shock: .. Read about that 4th of July thing .. go figure :? You planning on getting down this way soon? Hope all is well with you and yours .. am planning on making the North...

PAPABEAR .. your pup was tearaing it up this afternoon .. he so wanted to play in the 100+ heat and I have the Bear marks to prove it .. after about 15 minutes it was a race to see who could get in front of the shop fan 1st .. The Bear naturally kicked A$$ with his 4 paw drive .. not sure what I...

VINTAGE IRON .. I'll grab that intake manifold off that 400 just to see if it will fit on the 250 engine .. it would be nice it was a direct swap with the low profile intake:D .. This might be a duhhhh question aua.. but it looks like the air-cleaner must have to be switched from driver side...

VINTAGE IRON .. that looks just like the same turbo I picked up for my M818 last week .. Can't wait to get home and get started on that project .. I went with the 16.00R20's on my beast .. will be pulling a 35 foot low boy trailer loaded with a 1943 M16A2 Half-track and M10 Ammo Trailer ...

Picked up my turbo, exhaust manifold, air-crossover(?), oil-lines etc. this afternoon for my M818 Single-Out Project. JWALLER and others, plan on my bending your ears a bit as I work thru the install :hammer:.

Some Pics of my baby in the shop with her trailer (Did not have time to pull the tape off the trailer lights and reflectors) primed and ready for some minor body work...Engine turns over... the lights, heater blower etc all work after putting the battery charger to the battery cables .. Need to...

GIMPYROBB .. picked some up in Anniston AL ... 7 - 9.00 x 16 XL's here with some new tires for my M818

Wow .. Pretty overwhelming PAPA BEAR, Thank You! The last 24 months here have been challenging with all the surgeries and therapy. My sanity check has been the CAMO Crew and the camaraderie I've been privileged to share with all my brother vets in this great organization. The...

Duuuh .. should have checked the truck tire sites for tubes and liners .. brain fart :deadhorse: Mounting Michelin XL's on both M37 and trailer Fleet farm down the road from my HOR will check that out this weekend. Thank you for the help!

Tim and team (Thanks James) finished the sandblast on the trailer today, and she is looking pretty good with all the rust and old paint removed.. Will plan on moving her back to the HOOCH tomorrow and blast it with a coat of primer before the holiday .. HAPPY 4TH STEEL SOLDIERS!!!!!! Still have...

Looking for new tubes and liners for my M37 Project (9.00 x 16).. looked at Coker tires website but they seemed a little spendy.. any assistance, suggestions / alternatives would be appreciated! //R// Markus