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Looks like I need one of the pins that slides with the vanes too. I really appreciate you checking for me Gerhard. Thank you.
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The A2 fender is what you are used to. The gasser fenders, and even the A1 fenders I think, both leave you no room to work on the engine, because the inner portion extends so far in toward the motor, and then drops straight down. There is no slope to the inner parts. I don't have any pics of the gasser fenders. Posting some comparative pics would be way easier.
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The older fenders go straight up and down even with the frame. Multi fenders slant to the frame at a 45.
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You will have a "gasser" to photograph when you pick up the M109 at my place. It's from 1958 and was a M35 gasser originally.
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G'day everyone,...
Maybe somebody nicked yours to fix their own, now you just need to do the same,...
Aussie.
Why in the world someone would steal the vanes out of a newly rebuilt pump is beyond my comprehension.
So now I have to figure out where to get vanes for an antique fuel pump. Great.
Maybe somebody nicked yours to fix their own, now you just need to do the same,...
I have seen a few U-tube vids of these trucks in abandoned lots/yards, you could just go there and get whatever parts you need I guess.
Aussie.
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I just remembered I have a IP that i salvaged out of a donor engine. You might be able to get parts off of it. I practiced removing the HH from it. Just remind me when you get here and it's your's with the truck.
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G'day everyone,....
Maybe you can get the parts you need from here,....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FbMIEAvpxRg
Check out 1:29 to 3:00
If I could only find places like this,...
I wouldn't need to worry about spare parts!
Aussie.
Maybe you can get the parts you need from here,....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FbMIEAvpxRg
Check out 1:29 to 3:00
If I could only find places like this,...
I wouldn't need to worry about spare parts!
Aussie.
Love the pics!
It looks pretty awesome to me! Being rust free is a huge plus. Have fun with the clean-up and fix-up.
About the Marine 'paperclip' bumper': I've seen a few of them around, but yours is the first one I've
noticed that has the paperclips facing downward (with the 'loops' under the bumper). Is that common?
The bumper does not seem to be flipped, since the opening for the winch cable is in the right place. Interesting.
In any case, have fun with it!
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who ever that is could have made a fortune off me a few months ago...G'day everyone,....
Maybe you can get the parts you need from here,....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FbMIEAvpxRg
Check out 1:29 to 3:00
If I could only find places like this,...
I wouldn't need to worry about spare parts!
Aussie.
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Congrats Jeepsinker! Should be a fun project 
Paperclip bumper...
Following my previous post, I've discovered a few things. Seems like on Marine trucks in-transport via ship, the
bumpers were mounted with the loops all on top of the bumper. Once at their destination, winched trucks had
the bumpers removed, flipped and reinstalled to allow for proper winch operation.
I found this nice pic that Clay James had posted on a thread. It shows the paperclip loops up and the winch opening
below. Since Clay's truck (as pictured here) does not have a winch, the truck would not have had the bumper flipped.
Following my previous post, I've discovered a few things. Seems like on Marine trucks in-transport via ship, the
bumpers were mounted with the loops all on top of the bumper. Once at their destination, winched trucks had
the bumpers removed, flipped and reinstalled to allow for proper winch operation.
I found this nice pic that Clay James had posted on a thread. It shows the paperclip loops up and the winch opening
below. Since Clay's truck (as pictured here) does not have a winch, the truck would not have had the bumper flipped.
I learn so much MV stuff on this site every day! And... that's a good thing, because it keeps my head spinning.
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That tanker looks just like mine, only not all beat up. The poor truck with the water tank in the back, once again, injector pump off and laying in the seat.G'day everyone,....
Maybe you can get the parts you need from here,....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FbMIEAvpxRg
Check out 1:29 to 3:00
If I could only find places like this,...
I wouldn't need to worry about spare parts!
Aussie.
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More pics, the winch is pretty well destroyed.
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Please tell us where this information comes from?
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Actually, that sounds plausible. Only one of every 100 trucks had a winch, so that wouldn't be too much work.
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Nothing a little LDS power and 20 gallons of paint won't fix.
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That, and a whole lot of body work. Most of which is going to require a torch and welding machine. There isn't one thing on the truck that isn't bent.
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Good times..
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At least I know I didn't do it.
This thread will get lively when I start working on it.
This thread will get lively when I start working on it.
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G'day everyone,...
(in the interest of full disclosure I have my 1st vehicle I am having to restore after a drunk driver side swiped it 2 weeks before it was booked in for its new paint job to return it back into showroom condition)
Aussie.
Sorry to hear that, hope it wont take too much to get it 100% again.
I like to do a little tinkering and fettling on my vehicles but I never relish having to do full blown rebuilds/restorations.
(in the interest of full disclosure I have my 1st vehicle I am having to restore after a drunk driver side swiped it 2 weeks before it was booked in for its new paint job to return it back into showroom condition)
Aussie.