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bumper numbers?
I'm going to "assign" this truck to the unit that my grandfather died in. He assumed command of the 15th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division on 6 AUG 1964. The truck is a '63. He was killed in Feb of 65.
So...Do I need more info for bumper #'s? A company #?
Re-reading the...
13 months later..........
The 109 gets a much needed makeover. Had it blasted down to bare steel. Minor amount of body work. Primed with DP-40. Hosed down with 24087. 4 gallons cut with a gallon of Xylene. We ended up with about a quart of material left in the pressure pot.
Markings are next...
I need to send out a big thanks to fuzzytoaster. He was able to salvage some parts off his scrap M35A2 before it was rolled toward the crusher. He shipped me the needed part real quick like. Kudos fuzzy! At least part of your truck lives on......
side notes:
-his truck must have needed the...
That's what I'm thinking. Now if I can just get power(24vdc) to the box to try them out. I figure If I ever need to dry something out, the 109 will be the place to do it.
Soooo its 50 mi up and 50 mi back and I'm 20 yards from my driveway when I see a new text from my wife that reads "customer notified". Wow my M109A3 from sale 5203 is now ready to come home. But I'm not ready. No insturment cluster to speak of, and i really don't want to rob Peter to pay Paul...
I had an unexpected double score today.:-D I started out nice and early in my '71 to fetch my new MKT-90. Made good time up, no problems. Got a pass at the main gate(JBLM) and then promptly was turned around so that I could take part in a very fun commercial inspection.aua Thats the first time...