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Good lord, I would've never thought it would be this hard to find a fan shroud. No repro stuff, noone with used ones in good shape, wow. Looking for a source of a good used M715 or Jeep Gladiator fan shroud, or something close fitting that I can mod to fit well. ANY help at all is...

There was some interest in a convoy forming for Haspin, IN, weekend of June 8-10. There were a couple VA guys interested in forming up, and hooking up with interested MV drivers in PA and OH on the way. I know FerroEquinologist and gilbert2-1/2ton expressed interest. Anyone else wanna hook up...

I saw a similar idea on www.cckw.org, a section devoted to posting before and after pics of restos that the users had done to their military trucks. Think it may be a good idea here. What do you think?

Got a minute today to work on Gumby (weekend with my daughter, no serious time to wrench). After installing the new coil, and checking all the plug wire connections, a spurt of starting fluid and a short prayer, and.... wrrrrrrrrrrr...CHUGrrrrrrrrrCHUGrrCHUGrrrrrrrrrrrCHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG...

I plan on going back to Colemans soon, and he has a pile of old 60amp alternators, standard military 24v - 28v Leece-Neville type, for various trucks, various models, sitting in the back in a pile. They have been there for 10-20 years. Above scrap value, are they worth anything to anyone? I...

I notice someone got the idea we needed a "beating a dead horse" smiley for the forums, and that's cool. Is there a way we can increase the number of smileys on the SS site, there's a lot of cool ones all over the web. Just not sure how to get them here.

Thought I might give a little historical background on Gumby, my M725, since I've been posting a lot of updates. Just for ya'lls entertainment. This is what I was able to gather from former owners and workers at the NZP facility. Gumby and about 20 other M715 series trucks were surplused...

Got this in the Spring out of Coleman's in Pa. Don't really need it for my current project, so I'm taking it to Aberdeen. If anyone wants it, $200 buys it. Comes with the gun mount as well.

Got the new tires on the meat wagon last week. Thought I'd post before and after pics for your enjoyment. The truck is now BIG - about 10 feet tall. Now to make it bulletproof!

Virginia state law states that in order for a vehicle to be street legal, it must have a light on the rear to illumate the rear license plate during nighttime operation. Problem is, all the places around here only have 12-volt lights, and we're getting down to crunch time for Aberdeen, so no...

Made some progress on the -725. First, the bad news - the tire shop is having problems removing the run-flat inserts on the 11.00x16 XLs that came off the Marine LAV. They can't remove them, so they will be giving back to me to remove. I now know how to, but it's a PITA. Then, I'll have to...

Except for the one time I painted a M416 trailer with a case of rattle cans, this is the first time I will be painting up a truck using a spray gun and a compressor. Will be wire-brushing the truck tomorrow as good as I can, and spraying red oxide primer. Questions: 1. How long do I have to...

Does anyone have a close-up photo of the correct way to attach the choke cable to the carb? My manual is a little vague, and my brain is a little small. Thanks.

Me and my camping buddy are looking for a GP Small or a Command Tent to borrow for use in the show. Nothing fancy, just want some green shelter. Anyone have one that we can borrow?

C'mon people, we only got a couple weeks left, and I notice that as of this minute, there are 28 trucks listed on the ECC website. This is great news, but I know that the first ECC in 2003 had about 34 trucks attending. You'd think that with the increased interest at Steel Soldiers into the...

Okay, I have a few things laying around that I have been holding for certain people. Just to confirm you still want me to bring this stuff for Aberdeen, please let me know: AMGeneral: half-dozen heavy clevises and wrecker hooks, $100 Armada: M715 front valence, $50 gimpyrobb: 16" LAV rims...

Need an exhaust pipe gasket, that goes from the manifold to the first exhaust pipe, for the -715 series. Anyone happen to know what the NAPA part number is for it? -715Zone isn't very helpful, the parts cross-reference has been down for months on that site, and Brute4C is probably sick of me...

I want to have bumper markings on the front of my truck for the local Army National Guard Unit, the 3rd Batt., 116th Inf. Reg, 29th Inf Div. What would be a proper bumper nomenclature for this unit? I would think: 29ID 3-116 Correct?

Want to look and see where the intake and exhaust stacks are mounted to the body/windshield.

Okay, if you're installing two 12-volt batteries in an MV for power, what order should you hook up the battery cables to do it safely, without risking a battery explosion? Dumb question, but I am still learning...