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Well, I guess it makes a certain amount of sense since some guys are trying to resurrect a 10-ton lately out of a yard in eastern CA. Perhaps they will be along to tell us which museum it's destined for?

I'm surprised no one mentioned the fact that at 9'6" wide, they are over-width in some states. I know a guy who just sold a 10-tonner in CA and the buyer is having to go through some hoops to get it transported. I guess a lot of them wound up down in Mexico working in quarrys.

I know with these old non-wastgate systems you don't get much boost as the engine tires out. In a way that's a good thing since you are putting less stress on the headgaskets and such as they age. I had a 6.9 corn-binder motor with the ATS setup and when I bought it was seeing boosts as high as...

That's Kaiser, you don't need a "Y", just like owning one. Ask for or go take a picture of the other side of the motor, that's where the turbo would live. It makes a lot of difference in hill-climbing and driving at altitude, less for just cruising. Just pay the $200 to get it moved. You can...

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.