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Yeah, it's expensive however you look at it. If I'd have ordered those from that website with the machine screw, it would've cost me somewhere around $160 to get the amount I needed. The ones I bought locally are from the same manufacturer, they function exactly the same where it matters, just...

And it's done. The frame went together really nicely, i'm just having some fitment issues due to the fact it's an M880 cover on a CUCV frame. Might try and add some more holes for the bows to pin into that make the top fit a little better, but it's usable like this.

My paint arrived a week or two ago, finally found the time to turn all my parts green again this this afternoon. The spray guns my dad used to paint his GPW back in the 90s were still hanging in the workshop, it only felt right to put them back to work to make some more things green. I'll...

Recieved a package from Germany this morning, the final piece of the puzzle has arrived. Thanks again, Guyfang! I thought it might be interesting to compare it against the strap I made to mock things up using the measurements cjcottrill provided, and it actually wasn't far off. I would've...

Great to hear, my 100mph taped strap survived the mockup but came to peices as I was putting it down. Looking forward to having the real thing so I can finish it off. I made a little more progress today. The two rails for the front of the bed that came with my pile of parts were a bit mangled...

I think I might've seen those, but the price was a bit of a turnoff. If you can afford it and want to keep it all original they're a much better option than what I went with.

Thanks. I did a lot of looking around, but it seems the original style with the single stud machine screw style thread are only available as surplus. The only commercial ones I could find are either a single wood screw or the two hole variety, so I just grabbed a bag of the two hole ones off of...

My brother came over and helped me drill the holes for all my new turnbuttons, riveted them in, and we put it all together for a test fit on the truck. The measurements on that strap I made seemed to be close enough, and the 100mph tape even held together well enough to hold the weight of...

I’ll send you a message.

I’ve already mostly finished the one I was making, but it would be nice to have an original. If you’d be willing to buy it and ship it to the UK, I’d be interested to know how much it might cost. A ballpark figure would be fine but I can DM you the address if you want to work it out exactly...

The NSN is 2540-01-192-4479. Here’s the link to the German store page. Its about $30, which is an entirely reasonable price for a part that’s pretty much unobtainable elsewhere. https://us-army-sale.de/Fahrzeugteile/M1009-M1008-CUCV-Serie/Karosserie/Gurt-Verdeckplane-Chevy-Pickup-M1008.html...

That might be an option I look into if mine doesn't pan out, but the material I've got was free, so I figue i'll try working with what I've got before sinking any more money into this project. The material's a bit too thick for my sewing machine, but I doubt it'll cost much to get it sewn up...

Perfect, thank you. The guy who I bought my truck off threw in a bunch of parts, including a roll of strap material that I think he was going to use for the same job. Should be more than long enough to make that out of.

I'm working on restoring the cargo cover frame that came with my truck, it's mostly complete, just missing all of the straps. I've found some that work for the four corners, but the top strap is giving me some issues. I've got the part number, but the only place that I can find one for sale is a...