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True - time will tell if 3D printing solves all the problems we have getting parts. 100 years from now when all the original Willys MBs are either gone or only billionaires can afford them, maybe if we want to bop around town in one we can just print one off. Amazing times we live in.
Oh, okay. I was just going to "borrow" them from PENNDOT on the trip up. I figured there's always a thousand work areas along I-81, who's going to miss half a dozen cones? :)
Not specifically - there are yards that have some leftover WWII armor in them, and dealers with some WWII armor parts, but armored vehicles are few and far between anymore in salvage yards. There are lots more parts available for them than there are vehicles to put them on. And like you said...
Was there any appreciable differences in the frame design between the WWII Willys MB/GPW, the CJ2A/3A, and the M38? Or for the most part, are they the same?
You guys are doing a fantastic job bringing my ol M37 back to life! The rear crossmember was bent before I bought it in 2010. The only thing I can think happened to it was a previous owner tried pulling out something, like a stump, that didn't want to budge. You know all those people who...
Have a few CUCV M1009s in the area I am looking at, relatively-rust free units which I like, but two of them have IP issues, and will probably require rebuild. Do any of you recommend anybody who rebuilds these pumps, good job for a good price? I priced new injection pumps from NAPA and...
Back to the topic at hand and not wanting to talk about ya'lls personal problems...
I have seen the Swench manual impact wrench in operation and I swear by it. They are currently marketed under the Power Hawk name, I believe they were originally a Curtiss-Wright Tools product. They come in...
Remember, it's a military truck. Don't be too fussy, half the paint jobs done in the military were done by privates with paint rollers in one hand and beers in the other. If it looks too nice, it won't be original.
You have no idea. Some have been in the hobby for 50 years and have barely scratched the surface as to what can be learned in radio propagation and engineering.
Want an eye-opener? Get a book on radio design and engineering from the 1930s or 1940s. By the time you get mid-way through...
Preliminary planning - I am planning on getting there early this time, probably 9-10am Friday morning. If I am the first one there I'll cordon off a parking area for our group with cones and rope, or something similar, to give us our normal camping area. Not sure if anyone else is planning on...