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T50 Turret resurrection

wgtactical

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I was finally able to find a T50 turret that had some demil work done on the hatch hinge and main bearing. This came with no glass and missing odds and ends parts. I'm kicking off the project by drilling out the broken bolts that attach the bearing to the turret and then re-tapping the 30 @ 3/8-16 holes. Once everything has been checked out and repaired I will have it abrasive blasted to bare metal and start the metal prep. The main bearing for this turret had been torch cut in two places and the outer races had already been welded back together but the inner race had not. The effort required to properly repair this bearing was simply not cost effective and even if it were I wouldn't want it on my own stuff, much less a customer's vehicle.
 

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