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"73m819 you are clear for 27L. Watch that dip off to the right"!
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you need to rethink this, the 819 DOES NOT have wings, but did fly
You sill need to rethink on this, since the 819 has USAF makings, It may have SECRET capabilitys such as airborn recovery operations right next to the airborn refueling operations, cargo transport operations, troop transport operations, ect., all part of the airborn motorpoolThat is precisely my point. The M43 doesn't have a plug but it will pull a trailer! hehe!
There is a radiator shroud - I did not show it as it was tucked away with some engine parts when it was first dropped off.
The shroud is a full stamped unit and is roughly 4 inches deep. It is shinny green now along with the transmission cover - front radiator brace top - shifter lever boot plate - fuel filler neck.
I had to giggle a little re looking at the Canadian unit - I am so sick of looking at windows in one of these and the time spent to re-fill them back in so it did not look like a mangled piece of shrapnel on the side and inside.
Even with gas at a buck a gallon, he was still seriously talking about having me install a Cummins 4BT in it... But he never did.I sure would like to see a picture of that trailer on behind hid - I also bet his fuel mileage dropped to 3 miles per gallon with something in tow.
Cranetruck, did you notice if he had the fold out seat/ step in the back? Both of the M43's we have to work with have the seats with the step bar that rests on the two supports on either side of the pintle. The bar hits the pintle (unless the support is the plate like thing pictured on Zouts unit. If he has the step, I wonder what kind. I wondered for a while if later production M43's might have come with the step that fit around a pintle, Ghostdriver's is a 1958 and our other parts unit is ???? unlabeled.FWIW, my neighbor's "junk" '53 m43.