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so many good ponits throughout the whole thread-
he has asked us,i believe he will be doing the alterations-
the hardest test for any type of engine,is drag racing,tractor pulling and land speed racing-all 3 are toatally different diciplines,requiring engines to be built certain ways,having...
guys great info-appreciated-i knew i was in the right place-will keep you posted-[thumbzup]
ruppster-thats a real decent offer right there-i thank you sir-i can honestly say that is the finest gesture i have seen this year-
luckily i have friends who send stuff over pretty regular-you guys...
starting to gather parts needed to finnish my M882 -even tho i just started !
im after a- left rear light cluster/lens set
- front turn signal lens
do you guys use a dealer for this type of stuff,or shall i go 'dump bay' ?
dragged the rear bed back from the other yard today,it,s as rusty as i,d ever want to repair-around 40% of the seams are toatally rotted away.got some welding done on the wings,and will start on these once the wings are done-then there,s the front clip...im really earning this MOPAR tattoo.
oh dear the french-dont they usually drive in reverse?:|
having driven a few 50 ton plus main battle tanks onto trailers-i can say this an operation best taken seriously.when you climb up the back of the trailer all you can see is the sky-he was trying to steer on the trailer-wrong!
as we...
thanks rhinob-your 84 mercedes sounds impressive- i got a bit more done on the cummins/wierdo transmission job today, we turned up a phosphor bronze adaptor that fits into the pilot bearing on the cummins flywheel, and then receives the tranmission input shaft nose, there was a lot of measurin...
them old habits die hard !
a few years back i had the honour of driving some tankies around the massive war and peace show,these guys were all in there 80, and 90,s and had served in ww2-we helped them up into my 4 tonner,we had got cushions to ease the ride,these guys all had the regimental...
ural round rocker box 650cc , dnieper square rocker box 650/750cc and reverse gear.had these bikes [ urals ] since a kid,the BMW airhead engine bolts right up to the ural box-1000cc best mod we did.
2w drives rare but a real gas,all wheels interchange,we hauled 16 people and 2 mcrates of beer...
one i see again and again every summer- we have to have marshals to move any tracked vehicles whilst on the show sites,we generally provide our own-as they know the routine.
HOWEVER
i often see folk directing MBT,S and other gun carridges whilst facing the vehicle AND beneath the main gun when...
personally i love the fact that you can dump picture content right out of your pc straight to SS without having to reduce,remote link etc,most remote links are dead withing a few months anyhow.
basically very easy to use head and shoulders above most sites i used to use.
great work admin and...
the 1997 cummins 6bta came out of a DAF 45 euro 2 truck,the engine bell is SAE 3 ,and will mate up to a lot of the gearboxes the british army uses in this weight range of truck,sadly transmissions with PTO,s are like hens teeth ,so i have decided to persuade the stock box onto the 6bta with a...
the humber pig made a handy perch for the cab,the wee truck in the last picture is a saviem TP3-the reason i put the picture up is-the rear cargo body is the perfect fit for dodge W200 cab.:shock:2cents
just a few pictures from a build i started on around 6 months ago-and am chipping away at it , as the weather/other projects/money allows.
started out with a REALLY rotten M885 , which i had been asking to buy for around ten years , it never moved , i gave up , then two years on i went around...
thanks-i went that way a while back-used unimog wheels must get better with age,or thy are made from titanium-silly prices,i,ll wait for the weather to clear and get to the wreckers yard with my tape measure-
hi, i have some strange portal axles ,and wish to know what kind of wheels i might get to fit-
i know there is a lot of knowledgeable/helpful folk here.these axles are going on my M880 build,that i should really get some pics up here of...:neutral:
ok- wheels would need to be 20 inches-
8...
the old scammells are awesome! almost 15 years ago one of the big MV dealer yards had about 40 KrAz 255,s-the owner offered them to me at £1700 [$2652] per 1-£1500 [$2340] per 2-£1200 [$1872] per 3 etc.
there were every varient,log hauler,bridge carrier,tractor unit,wrecker,gs troop carrier...