Hey Chris, make sure you put the support on the bottom of the compressor, if not, you'll be changing a gear housing pretty quick.
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Hey Chris, make sure you put the support on the bottom of the compressor, if not, you'll be changing a gear housing pretty quick.
Thanks Will. It's on there, but you can't see it because of the angle of the picture. I didn't get a chance to turn the engine over any more. Hopefully I'll get some of the wiring straightened out on Wednesday and be able to give it another go around.
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Chris, you guys are taking on quite a project. I think that your truck would be a challenge for even the big guys... Certainly humbles us duece guys doing our PMs...
Keep up the good work, Bill
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Sooo Chris, I suppose you will be wanting to keep the Seabee mudflaps
BC
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Sooo Chris, I suppose you will be wanting to keep the Seabee mudflaps
BC
Yessir! It'll be getting the SeaBee stencil on the doors too like my 923A2.
I am trying to decide whether to keep the trailer hitch frame that was added onto the truck by the SeaBees. It's not original to the truck, but it is an official military add-on. It would be handy for towing an equipment trailer with my brother's M37 on it.
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1985 AMG M998 HMMWV, under the knife
1992 BMY M925A2 - TRADED!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
Chad had a trailer behind his truck with his 4wd tractor in it. He was bringing it to me so I can do some landscaping. He pulled over about 2 miles from John's to check the load and promptly got stuck in the soft dirt on the side of the road. I gave him a quick tug with a strap hooked to the X and he was free. Sorry Chad, no pics
You know, I thought to myself as the strap was playing out "what a great photo for Steelsoldiers!" But...the camera was at home I'm just glad I didn't have to hike to John's in that friggin' rain to bum something large and OD with a winch on it!
I am looking forward to tackling the dash wiring next - especially once we get the fuel fired cab heater working.
Chad
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I'm hoping there won't be a next time, but if there is, I'll make dang sure my camera is on hand!
I'm going to try and fire the heater up on Wednesday if all of the wiring is there. That sucker should have the cab dried out pretty quickly!
On a crappy note, it looks like we'll be swapping out the battery box. I noticed that several of the loops that the j-bolts hook to were rusted off of the base. Doh! That probably means the cab floor is rusted under the box. I think that truck has had more than a few swims in salt water. Arghhh!!!
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Chris Stansbury, founder of Chris' CUCV Homepage in 1998 and Steel Soldiers in 1999.
1985 AMG M998 HMMWV, under the knife
1992 BMY M925A2 - TRADED!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
On a crappy note, it looks like we'll be swapping out the battery box. I noticed that several of the loops that the j-bolts hook to were rusted off of the base. Doh! That probably means the cab floor is rusted under the box. I think that truck has had more than a few swims in salt water. Arghhh!!!
Soldier A must have ignored the dash sticker that states "steam cleaning will remove rustproofing"
That is the only bad thing I have noticed about Seabee trucks - lots of saltwater issues. Still, this one is not near as bad as that Dare County Sheriff's Office or the USN Beachmaster truck cabs are.....
Chad
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Soldier A must have ignored the dash sticker that states "steam cleaning will remove rustproofing"
That is the only bad thing I have noticed about Seabee trucks - lots of saltwater issues. Still, this one is not near as bad as that Dare County Sheriff's Office or the USN Beachmaster truck cabs are.....
Chad
LOL, I love the irony of that sticker.
The good news is that the floor is mostly flat steel sheeting with very few bends or cuts. The cab superstructure is still solid so it should be fairly easy (with lots of Kroil) to pull the seats, battery box, shifter, brake lever, etc.... and then plasma cut out the bad metal and weld in some new. Probably 12-14 gauge mild steel?
That DCSO truck is like swiss cheese, but I think the battery box is actually pretty solid. I'll check it out Wednesday.
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1985 AMG M998 HMMWV, under the knife
1992 BMY M925A2 - TRADED!!
1991 BMY M923A2, SOLD
It'll be getting the SeaBee stencil on the doors too like my 923A2. 
I'm just glad I didn't have to hike to John's in that friggin' rain to bum something large and OD with a winch on it!
