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    Freedom Vehicles Gama Goat Recovery, Restoration, Project

    S&E is still open, but they don't have a fraction of what they used to. Inside towards the front is a regular hardware store/gun shop/clothing/outdoor type of place. In the back part of the store is where all the "surplus" is. 20-30 years ago, outside they had acres of lots, all filled with...
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    WSUCougarx's M561 Gama Goat Acquisition and Build Thread

    WSU. check your PM'S!
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    Hard to find Goat antenna bracket!!

    I don't think this should anger the moderator gods, (if so, I apologize) but I just found a rare rear carrier antenna mount for a Goat on Epay. It isn't actually marked for a Goat, but for an "armor truck"--BUT-- it is in fact for a Goat. Do a search for military antenna mounts, and one...
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    M561/M792 Gama Goat VIC-1 VRC-12

    I have a VIC1 mounted, and the VRC series installed. Very different from a MUTT mount. The mount shown goes on either side of the front of the carrier. The ones that go on the back of the rear carrier-over the tail lights--are harder to find, and the one that goes on the front fender is stupid...
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    Tire Wear/Electrical

    73m819 speaks the truth, straight as arrow driven into the wind. Fun for parades, shows, etc. I have a yard full of MV's. The Goat is the most fun to drive around. Around town that is. The farthest I have ever driven mine is about 40 miles. Half on the interstate, and half in town. That was...
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    Gama gama hey!

    I know how to take digital photos, and know how to send them to an email address, but as soon as the darn " hosting" or "photobucket" thing shows up......game over. I tried it a couple of times. It wasn't pretty.
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    Gama gama hey!

    You guys are killin' me here. I am going to have to figure out how to post pics of my comm-rig after all. BTW: I have an extra articulating antenna mount that bolts on top of the S 250 shelter, if ya' need one.
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    Operation "URGENT RESTORATION"

    So a 900 series steering wheel bolts right on, and is close to the original size? Mine is shot, and I am in dire need of a replacement.
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    Connie the Chevy powered goat.

    A handful of years ago there was a guy with w real German name-----"something-meister", (Wernermeister maybe?) that had a Chevy-powered Goat. As I recall, I think he was also the guy that he took a carrier from another Goat and made a trailer, which really looked cool---like an 8 wheeled Goat...
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    Diamond in the rough or just plain rough??

    It would appear I am the lone dissenting voice here. I would seriously consider it -at the least- a parts rig. However, no where near $4000. I would offer him 5 $100 bills, (in $20's), as the transfer case, trans, heck, even the engine might be save-able. Ya' never know....after a weekend of...
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    My new to me Gama Goat

    And it is a bunch louder!! Kinda like sticking your head in a garbage can.
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    Working On The M561 Gama Goat

    I do remember the valve replacement instead of the drain plug was on the old Gama Goat website. I think that's where I heard of it (and promptly did it). I would advise strongly to NOT use a cheap chinese valve!
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    Recent Goat threads/interests.

    m38inmaine, that is the uber rare, made out of unobtainium, Goat radio shelf I was talking about. (There are actually two widths, that one appears to be the narrow one of the two.) The MT1029 mount bolts to that shelf. As I recall, that shelf should also have the holes pre-drilled for the...
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    Recent Goat threads/interests.

    Computers and I don't really get along. Posting pictures exceeds the capabilities of my web-fu. The next time my daughter comes over, (she is the family computer geek), I will run it by her. I would love to post pictures of my Goat. I haven't done much in my life I can brag about, but...
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    Recent Goat threads/interests.

    How rude of me. I have what appears to be the only restored communications model-without an S250 shelter. When I bought it, it had a bunch of holes drilled into the carrier seat area (which as we all know extra holes are common to military vehicles....Bubba must have attacked this one prior to...
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    Recent Goat threads/interests.

    As Goat owner myself, I just want to say it certainly is refreshing to see the recent increase in Goat postings. As I've said before, I sure do miss the old GamaGoat.com (no offense to the SS site). I really do believe Goats are a special breed of MVs. Of all the MVs I own, the Goat is my...
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    Operation "URGENT RESTORATION"

    Wait a minute..............................5 ton steering wheels are the same as a Goat steering wheel? Which 5 ton? I would imagine the M54 series, as that would be about the same time frame.
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    VIC-1 Question

    (And technically speaking, I think the MX7777 becomes an MX7778 once you attach the cables to it.) (?)
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    VIC-1 Question

    You could probably get by without the MX7777. As I recall, that device was intended to prevent the RT524 and RT246 (not to mention a few other options) from current spikes when starting/shutting off an engine. Those RT's were prone to not tolerating the variation on voltage when someone started...
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    Gama gama hey!

    Don't you already have a slave cable receptacle near the pintle hook? Edit: Oops, as soon as I hit send, I realized you said "slave cable", and I was thinking trailer receptacle. My bad. (Age, the final frontier)
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