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It amazes me some of the "repairs" I have found. One of the rear half shats only has 3 bolts in them and has a worm style hose clamp on the boot. It looks like it has been that way for a very long time. Also there is only one lock washer on one of the 3 bolts. Looks like another order to...
Do you know what ones have a PIC micro controller in them? I would love to get my hand on some non working ones to take a look.
I did get my figured out and working well... and the truck start well! Just haven;t had the time to post much with taxes, work and life in gernal.. I want to take some...
I have a set of thin retainers (hockey sticks) and the ECV retainers. I can use the ECV retainers as a templet to drill up the other set... if you are interested. The ECV set is about 100 bucks and the normal ones about 35 a set.
Congrats!
I asked the same thing about the windshields here and there is some useful information. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/just-won-a-m1152a1-and-have-questions.213365/
As for the mirrors, on mine have rivnuts where I think the mirrors go... and I ordered new NOS ones but have't...
I did this with some LMTV data plates... My first try with the tilting cab data plate. I used Inkscape. Not perfect but good enough.
Before and after...
If you are looking on making this a career just remember that these will dry up. How long will it be is anyone's guess. I see CUCVs, M35s, M101 and others dry up.
Yeah right... with the clique around here it feel like high school. I know I am not the cool kid but find it funny how people have only been here a shot time calls me "new".
Now we can all keep driving down this road or we can help one another. I will keep on posting questions and progress...
People with cutters can download Marsh fount here
https://www.1001fonts.com/marsh-font.html
Does anybody know what fount the USMC uses for the vinyl numbers on their HMMWV
I am sure there is shill bidding going on. I was bidding on an LMTV and every time I bid the bid would go to the amount I bid and say I wasn't high bidder. Thought that was strange... a mouth or so later I see the exact same truck go through the auction.
Sad thing is they will keep on doing...