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A Gama Goat powered by a Corvair engine? Wow, didn't think you could make a Goat any more undesirable, but life surprises me sometimes. Very interesting pictures. I like the look of the prototype better than the production one.

Yes we have. First RC rally in fall 2007 formernewMVguy lost his brakes due to a failed wheel cylinder. Took a small welder to get him back up and...um...stopping.

Will be there Friday around noon, stay until late Saturday night or Sunday morning, as usual. No vehicle as of yet, still broke as ****. But can bring some firewood and maybe a boombox with some tunes.

Okay, time to set the date: The official dates for the rally will be October 25-27th, 2013. Shenkmen will start a new thread with general info on the rally.

There are two sides of the road to RC. The normal side was locked off for the race last Spring. It's the side we're used to and know every route. So, the other side was the only side we could use, and it's still pretty new, lots of trails but almost no signage telling you where you were, the...

I think shenkmen would be better to contact them, he has talked to the RC folks before and has a "relationship" with them and knows who to talk to. HOWEVER, I'm not sure if coordinating with them will matter much. Last Spring, we found a weekend that worked better for them all around, nothing...

Apparently, there were road tires made in that weird 18-inch wheel size. The DUKWs used 11.00x18 NDTs in WWII, but that 8.75x18 is kinda weird. Might have to upgrade to 20-inch rims in order to use more common tires.

Are you sure that is an original military trailer? Perhaps someone built another body on a military frame. Or perhaps the only military part on it are the axles and wheels. I've never seen a mil trailer like that one before.

Camp in the ass end of your truck, ask around and maybe some other guys have spare gear you can borrow for the event. Deuces on the highway are fine, average about 50mph. The engine roars around 2300 rpm the whole way, and you slow down on the hills, depending how steep the hills are. Cars...

Shelters are not surplussed out any longer complete with all the radios, not since the 1990s at least. Good find, it's been around a while waiting for a good home!

Got into a conversation on another site about the value of old WWII Jeeps. Now, I know price varies all over the place, but this guy REALLY low-balled what I thought a vehicle would be worth. I understand original WWII jeeps are worth more than a repro. What, in your opinion, would be the...

We'll keep this poll up for another week or so, then we'll make the decision what weekend. Looks like the last two weekends are a tie, but the overwhelming number of people don't care when it will be, they are going regardless.

To be honest, most of the trails that the big trucks can fit on are green trails, so you'll be fine. There are some tighter ones that are green too, but suffice to say that the trails that would cause a beginner problems at RC are too small and narrow to even try fitting down.

Less than 3 months to go, anyone else want to provide some input into the weekend?

Radiation meters at a scrapyard? The only meter that I have seen when I pull in with a load of steel is the scale.

A couple YouTube videos of the Tournadozer in action, including one factory film... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIlssUFEo04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsQa_TzmhlY

Saw this on eBay a few days ago - no link because that's against the rules, but only the pics is what I need. This is a military C-model Tournadozer, made by Le Tourneau in 1956. Almost looks silly, like a kids' toy, but back in the 1950s it was a serious earthmoving machine. In a world of...

Ditto that! I don't believe this guy has all of them rigged up to work at a moments notice. However, you can bet that he knows every circuit in those rigs with his eyes shut!

Saw this while cruising around for ham radio information. Not everything he has is military in nature, but take a look at the pics, you have to see the amount of military radio gear he has saved up, and on display in his hamshack (more like a ham MUSEUM)! Very cool.... http://www.qrz.com/db/w9evt

Try rigidsteel.com, I have used them before for some Jeep parts for an old CJ-3A I had. They carry LOTS of parts for jeeps from WWII through present, including the full-size jeeps and Cherokees. You can almost build an entire flat-fender jeep with all the parts they carry.