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OK so I went down to the local DMV office this morning to register the title for another Former Military Vehicle. I just read Florida DMV's policy/requirements a few days ago on the DMVs website but there's a lot that they didn't say so I asked at the DMV office. Long story short, they...

FYI. Someone just sent this to me: Vintage planes flying into LeesburgStaff Report | Posted 4 days ago LEESBURG – Five vintage military aircraft, including the only B-29 Superfortress still flying, will make an appearance at Leesburg International Airport March 7-9. The Commemorative...

Hello, I bought a set of shackles this week that are supposed to fit the M37 but they're slightly too narrow. Does anyone have any idea what they're for? They look like the M37 bumper shackles and have the off set pin so that they'll hang flat against the bumper. And they use a 3/4" pins...

I went to a little hamfest yesterday and picked up a BC-348Q Receiver. :grin: I also talked to a ham there that said that he had a T-47 Transmitter that he MIGHT be willing to part with. I went and looked at it and it's a beauty! US Navy model made (I THINK) in 1955. It has the original...

I picked one up as part of a package in order to get a radio (BC_348) that I wanted. This is 12V model (according to label on it) with contract date of 1942. Very good condition outside and is supposed to be all original and operating. Seller claimed that he last used it about a year ago. I...

I've been talking to WheelSpinner and he's coming to Orlando from upstate NY for a couple of days. He's arriving late today and staying out t OIA. Today we're going to meet at around 7 - 7:30 and go to a nearby restaurant and get a quick bite to eat and just shoot the breeze. Tomorrow he's...

Last week I bought a very complete, very original 1953 M38A1 (USMC). Bubba never got his hands on this one and it still has nearly all of the military bits and pieces on it. While cleaning it up I noticed that the cotter pins holding the shackle pins on the front bumper were pretty beat up so I...

I just found a 1951 Model 3ABG military generator and it appears sto have a lot of data plates but a lot of them look like this: I'm trying to handle them CAREFULLY to prevent the paint from falling off and I'm going to photograph them to preserve the data but after that's done, is there...

A friend of mine bought a surplus deal that included several military vehicle (HUMMERs and 5-tons) simulators. Included in it were simulated radios including simulated junction/control boxes and a bunch of H250 style handsets. Most of this items look like the military items but are very...

Hello, Has anybody used one of these or know anything about them. They're designed for MVs (among other things). The ones I have were taken off of crash trucks at Dover AFB (I think). They're made in France and take 19 to 32 VDC input and have two independent 14 VDC outputs and draw...

Does anyone know what this cable is for? The insert in the Cannon connector is a 22-2 and the plug is about 1 3/32" in diameter. With the key at the top, the top contact is + and the lower left contact is the -. The label next to the Cannon plug is marked W16 P2 (A15J1) . The other label is...

Does anyone have a good way to remove flaking paint and leave the layers below intact? I picked up a bridge plate today that was originally painted bright yellow. It has a layer of black paint and then a layer of green paint on top and they're both flaking off. I'd like to remove them and keep...

I went out to look at an M-37 this morning and found that the seller also has loads of MVs including M-35s, CUCVs, many types of trailers, some 60 KW generators and even a military forklift! It's not really a scrap yeard, it's actually a truck repair business but he appears to buy a lot of...

Has anyone else bought one of these from Fleabay? I just bought one and it's a piece of junk! The notches are crudely shaped and it's at least 1/16" too large and the jaws spread when you try to use it. This one is stamped "US 5120 795 0895 G.T.C." but I dount that really means anything since...

Does anyone know what the plugs in the picture might be for? The pins in them and the body size are the same size as the pre-NATO vehicle jumper cable but these use a threaded collar instead of being just push on and the two pins are shorted together. The pins are also centered in the body...

The recent thread about Gillespie paint prompts me to ask if anyone has any experience with Nason paint by DuPont. I see a lot of people recommend the Rapco paints but the haz Mat costs are a killer ($80/gal!) and I used to use DuPont's Imron paint so I checked with the local DuPont dealer and...

Has anyone tried this? I know there are commercial companies that do this but most want a 50 pound minimum and I've had to tear my complete vehicle apart to get 50 pounds of small parts! There are companies (Eastman, etc) that sell kits to do this at home but I'm wondering how well they work...

Has anyone here tried electrolysis for rust removal? It sounds effective and like a real work saver particularly in hard to reach places such as inside of frames or inside of gas tanks. There's lots of web sites on the net that talk about using it for everything from old tools to motorcycle gas...

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