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  1. Vintage iron

    peel & seal

    Dyno Mat and all of the others are a rip off. it is the same a waterproofing membrane. Just don't buy the stuff with the sand finish. The best stuff that I have used is called Bituthene it is used to waterproof commercial buildings. Just make sure, that is where you want it. It will not come...
  2. Vintage iron

    Exterior Latex/Acrylic House Paints

    Here is some pictures of some paint sample I am trying from Benjamin Moore. I am not a big fan of the CARC colors. The green is to light and so is the brown. I wanted a darker palette on my M813. (1) the first picture is all the color samples on my truck. You can see the difference beside the...
  3. Vintage iron

    Metal bending question

    It would be easier to cut and weld it. Unless you want a radiused corner. if you heat them and use the 50 ton press it shouldn't be a problem. the gig doesn't need to be shaped like a 80*. it can be two round bars welded to a big plate spaces apart and axe shaped piece on the ram. The axe shape...
  4. Vintage iron

    Spam or advertisement on SS?

    I hate that! I get it all the time!:evil:
  5. Vintage iron

    Hook lift Deuce?

    I have also looked into a hooklift for my 5 ton for all the same reasons. Check out a company called swap-loader and there is another company that has a dump hoist on a square tube frame. At the head there is a winch. It is basically a simple roll off set up. I think it will work great on a...
  6. Vintage iron

    Massachusetts

    anyone in Mass. have a spare 5 ton front hub or front axle? I am designing locking hubs for 5 tons and I want to make a tire resurfacer to make super singles round. I will be able to make them the same size too. Let me know ASAP i am going to build the resurfacer in the next few weeks and...
  7. Vintage iron

    Exterior Latex/Acrylic House Paints

    great work! I am watching this now.
  8. Vintage iron

    beefing up the hard top

    I could use one of those roof rings too!
  9. Vintage iron

    Camoflage paint at Military surplus store

    I am not sure. Just Call them "bananas" on cranberry highway. Don't buy it all! LOL I guess they sell a lot of that paint to guys painting their military vehicles.
  10. Vintage iron

    Camoflage paint at Military surplus store

    I went to a great military surplus store in Buzzards Bay Massachusetts called " Bananas" It was called "Gone Bananas" not sure what happened. Well the whole point was that I was looking around and found out that they sell paint too. They have a few different kinds of spray cans. One is close to...
  11. Vintage iron

    Headsets and intercom for 5 tons or deuce

    I stopped a a guys home and he Had one. I don't see the truck anymore. Wonder if he has the Vic system?
  12. Vintage iron

    818 now with turbo and pics.

    I am working on putting a intercooler on mine. I have decided on air/air or water/air. Water to air is more flexable. But I this a R model Mack intercooler will work in front of my M813 radiator. I will just need to push the grill guard out a bit.
  13. Vintage iron

    5 ton lockout hubs

    Good point on them Sticking out.That would suck, if you busted one off! If I don't see anything soon. I will build my own!
  14. Vintage iron

    Please read: The Dangers of Brake Cleaner.

    I am a welder/fabricator and a clean weld is a strong weld. I am always cautions about chemical but this takes the cake. Thank you!
  15. Vintage iron

    1968 JK M35A2 Restoration Project!

    I am usually a perfectionist, but I am trying to quit. Try to do everything perfect, makes everything take to long and to much money. The military did the spray and pray. Why can't I! :grd:
  16. Vintage iron

    'Pin-on' 10,000lb front winch

    great job! very nice fabrication work!
  17. Vintage iron

    1980's usmc markings needed

    The marines were always the Black sheep of the armed forces. I was in 1/2 based in Camp Lejeune. Oh boy did we have fun on joint maneuvers with the Army. There were always fist fights in the bars and when we do joint exercises we play to win. I remember being on top of a snow tank armed with a...
  18. Vintage iron

    M818 mud flap bracket help needed

    For a minute I thought the mud flap girls were Camo. It was just the reflection of the grass. Love those Mud flap girls!
  19. Vintage iron

    Will all diesel trucks run on Alt fuel and which alts

    I forgot to mention my axle oil is synthetic.
  20. Vintage iron

    Will all diesel trucks run on Alt fuel and which alts

    is anyone burning Synthetic oil in there MV? I will be changing my axle gear oil and hear that it get turns to paste when mixed with regular gear oil. I don't want that in my fuel tank!
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