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[panzerwillie]

Well is being a while but finally i move it forward to get room to place the drive axle inside with the forklift so i can move it in to position follow by the main transmission hope to have it all in place next few weeks so after that i can put the powerpack back in it last time i did this i used a Backhoe i think it was late 97 but here are some pictures and will be posting the progress

 

[whatadeuce]

Very Nice ! I was in one of those up in Pa, when I was with the reenactors...

 

[panzerwillie]

Yes i took it to Indian Town Gap several times in the late 90"s

 

[whatadeuce]

I may have seen you there, do you know Klaus Angermueller, Division Frundsberg?

 

[B3.3T]

Nice. Are you going to do any more 251 Vis Mods to it?

 

[panzerwillie]

I was going to the rear and sides but after sitting for 13 years i want to get it going and then i may go back and FAB some more....

 

[panzerwillie]

drive axle

Well had some free time today so put the drive axle in place still got to hook up U-joints to the sprockets will try to do it saturday is a tuff job

 

[whatadeuce]

Good work...

 

[panzerwillie]

thanks more to follow

 

[panzerwillie]

Merry Xmas

Ok so all the bellys are full and all the gifts are open SDK time.....
So i lifted the HalfTrack of the ground so i could rotate the track to finish the Ujoint install got all the cotter pins in place and all Ujoint clamp nut plates folded and when ahead and place the Main transmission on place so i can put it in place later this week here are some pictures...

 

[whatadeuce]

Looks real good, merry christmas to you

 

[panzerwillie]

thanks

I had some more time so when ahead and place it and its all bolt down just need to hook up Ujoint to drive axle but have to fix a cup first maybe before years end....

 

[panzerwillie]

U joint

Has anybody ever welded a Ujoint Cup , look around have not found one so it had some cracks on the flat part of the cup i tig welder it , when it cools down will smooth it out , that"s all i need to connect transmission to drive axle...

 

[battlecr]

it looks like the power train is easier to access then the US halftrack. I'd like to drive one of those one day. They look really fun.

Don G.

 

[panzerwillie]

Once you remove the floors is easy to get to all the working parts more to follow///////////////

 

[panzerwillie]

powerpack time

Well fix the u Joint cup and connected the transmission to the drive Axle will do some cleaning and repainting next week for now will start to work on the engine so i can start it out side before i set in the engine bay..

 

[whatadeuce]

Are you doing all this work alone?

 

[panzerwillie]

engine

Yes i work on it from time to time, got the injection pump and new injectors , probably will have the intake on it tomorrow maybe water pump trying to figure out was if to keep serpentin belt or V belt to put the air compressor on the engine for the air brakes

 

[Toploader]

Been there before. Those U-joints are sure time consuming! Looks good so far, good luck with the rest of the build.

 

[panzerwillie]

thank you is a good system but sure takes time to but together