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  1. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    What a great image of the Goat and better yet another cool color scheme. I seem to remember them on Oki in 81-83 as camo'd but since I had no licence never drove one. Imagine the treat instore when I drove one I had bought 30 years later..Once you get used to them they are really pretty unique...
  2. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    You guys have been major support during my restoration project really. I had a hick-up where I needed a rear differential but that is fixed...here is my goat basking in the sunlight waiting patiantly for it to be installed... (see attachment) It came to me bright red with an artic cab...
  3. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Does the pintel hook mean anything..? Joe
  4. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Yes thanks to your contact he squared me away....right and left and a bumper..! Joe
  5. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    I don't have the original tailgate but yes there is a pintel hook... Joe
  6. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Cool..Er I think...definatly has a stock number on it..will have to run it tommorrow..For some reason when they guy helping me restore it saw a hose poking from the bed he asked me if it was an old Ambulance trailor...maybe it is.. joe
  7. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Finnally got done scrapping it. It will be sand blasted next week... Anyone know the function of this part? Joe
  8. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Whew! After a hard days work I am almost done scraping the foam from that **** trailor. I was side tracked after the third panel when baking at 1pm the guy restoring it..( not my foam scraping stuff) says Hey how bout a cold bud....Boy it and the four more were perfect..Six out of eight are...
  9. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Thanks Mike for the great pics. I guess I am short the two fold down seets and will take off the heater hose and store it. I be busy scrapping all the foam out Wenesday. The Guy then helping me restore it will then put it on a trailor on blocks and remove all the wheels so they do a great job...
  10. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    The foam glued to the rear sides really threw me off. It would not help the goat float but would protect the aluminum bed. I am going to scrap it all off. My understanding is the Goat was owned by a Electric Company up North in like Montana or Minnasota. I have a real pro restoring it with...
  11. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    I will Pm you the serial number if that is ok. I have no idea as to the origin of this goat military wise and just know it was made in 71. I'm painting it USMC camo because of my own service and seeing them as such in Okinawa. I will add the extra bits as I come across them but I heard the Goat...
  12. Joe Gamma

    Painting My Goat USMC

    Hi Guys, I appologise if this has been answered but what color or colors did the Marines paint their goats. I was on Okinawa in 81-83 and seem to remember them just light green but certainly be wrong. Thanks all, Joe
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