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If the hair is standing up on the back of your neck it's because I keep staring at your pictures. What are we looking at in this pic? You might need to get your magnifying glass out, I saved it to paint for the red circle of wisdom and it looks like it might be small. It looks like a gear...

Did you paint the tires? That's fast hey...or should I say that's fast eh'! I'm giddy with smiles man so I can only imagine how you're feeling. A new truck in 3 days is hard to beat. You'll really enjoy touching her nuts for anything you need to dismantle now because they'll spin right off. I'd...

I told the boys those heads were heavy and they laughed at me. I'm going to make up a handle board like yours unless you can get a patent on that one real quick. Doing a rolling restoration, once you get that motor running, gets a guy in the driver's seat a bit quicker so I really wish you...

No good deed goes unpunished Bobcat of Edmonton did the initial inspection and 'thought' it was the injection pump. Cam driven distributor rotor and possible delivery valve failure. If you do all the vehicle starts and movements Longshot, you'd at least eliminate that risk and keep the...

There is a lot to cover when jumping into museum loan agreements. I wish there wasn't because it's a very noble and educational thing for us to be doing. Third party injury and considerations for complete loss due to fire or theft is really the worst case, possible scenario. This can happen...

That is just crazy there sledder! I can't help but seeing the huge smile on the hands in pic 5. I just bet that along with the beatings you get, pops has the biggest smile on his face every time he touches it. Those sure look like your Dad's hands......when you get a project going. Being part of...

G749 gratitude Had a call that a group of cadets couldn't get into their regular compass training, long weekend campsite so the G749 farm hosted its first cadet camp. An LSVW, Iltis and a support van pulled in Friday night and within a few hours, 26 cadets, several cadet officers, Warrant...

Humidity sucks. Do it on a dry day.:whistle: There is a ton of info online about prep after blasting including everything from 'just get er coated quick' to steel temperature shall always be at least 3 degrees C higher than calculated dew point temperature....bla bla bla. One of the key...

Absolutely my pleasure. Every time someone goes through this adventure we should write a book about it so the process gets easier for the next guy. I know nothing about import/export but have read the stories about equipment being held up in port and costs piling up. It would be nice to put that...

The Heart Beat of America Took that moment to visit the Greyhound and it's one more leap forward. The engine mount bolts offer up a bit of a mystery with a 5/8 hole and a 9/16" shouldered bolt that came out of it. Looks like the same bolt in the book and we're not...

I'm putting a bump on this because a guy doesn't meet a man everyday that is thinking of doing what you're doing. You're also kinda new here so welcome aboard. Just guessing the import guru team has missed the message and will jump in. I just got off the phone my my Canada bound English speaking...

Wring 24 volt hazards Welcome to Steel Soldiers and the pearly sounds of the 50's GMC 302 cu.in. sewing machine. These 24 volt systems can weld metal if a guy doesn't chase all the wires before hooking that last wire to the ground on the last battery. There is some great info in pt 2 of the...

Spotlights I had to search for that T257 tag and came across a very cool Russian site (lots of pictures) http://russian-tanks.com/ that tells us all about the M113 platform and the 81mm self propelled mortar, later designated T257...

Leyland Daf 4 ton Let's sit on Laurie and go for a ride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_x3BaS7fO4&feature=youtu.be That is not what I meant! Since finding out that that transport cover in the mystery box belongs to the M113, XM106 or the T257(?) we found a few folks with M113's that...

Are you saying the crotch height is high??? For you?.......Aren't you like 6'3" or something.....mind you, everyone looks really tall to me. Glad you got to go for a spin on that. Since you're posting in the correct Other Military Vehicles forum.......What other Military vehicles have you got...

302 GMC removal That gives me a whole bunch of confidence that we're using the right machine as an engine hoist. The front tires on the skid-steer aren't even working. The fork looks real handy too and we can use it to cook hotdogs after the work is done. Great job! Really got to feel for the...

It's a 3rd gear symptom, 4th just starting to slip. Lucas has kept us going. Ran non-detergent 30 and 1 jug of Lucas the last service and slowly she started slipping over the summer. I'm thinking like you and want to open things up to see what's going on in there. We hit close to 80°F today...

Exhaust G749 MEASUREMENTS, I did everything except measure. Grabbed a pic of the seal napa offers, it's the big one on the right.....looks just a little bigger than 1/4". Our original exhaust seals, left, are around that 3/16" width so enough difference to make it difficult to get an original...

Fired up the 3rd G749 on the G749 Farm. Wasn't sure what to expect with this M211 sitting for 5 years. It was called the truck from he77 by the PO so finally had a chance to exercise this beast. Found some real optimism when 6 deer showed up to help. That's got to be one of the best things about...