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Recent content by Al Capone

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    What to do with generator wires 568a and 2a

    hi since you did this conversion in 2017 im Wondering if you had any problems ? I’m seeing the alternator puts out around 27.7 bolts and Humvee used 28.5
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    68 m35a2 brake light issue

    I ended up just Buying a same switch as the one I have . Reallt Don’t know why I even did cause it’s never gonna leave the property lol
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    68 m35a2 brake light issue

    Hi I have a very old m51a1 dump . Brake light switch is on the hydraulic side and not working . I just went thru brakes . New master , all new brake lines and new wheel cylinders . No brake lights . What’s your suggestion? Convert to air side ? I see big mike had conversion kit .
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    we fought the state omv few years ago and I got my senator involved and baron rouge then played ball and we got a bill passed by my senator to allow humvees to be road titled ajd all ex wheeled military vehicles . Most all the senators did n know what the omv was doing with their blanket policy...
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    man you went thru a lot of crazy work with that . For future endeavors ,depending on what vehicle your doing la has a way to get a title on antique vehicles with just a bill of sale . They just don’t tell you . And now they don’t want to do ex military vehicles on this policy . But a old m37...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    I titled a m51a1 dump just few months prior without any issues . Bought a m35a3 from sale guy and the state wanted a vin inspection on clean la title from same guy . Think cause if the year maybe being a 1996. At the time sheriffs office was only doing it on Thursday’s . And state wanted ya to...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    Local dmv won’t have the plate in stock . Not sure how far you are from baron rouge but might be worth the trip to go there . I was guy who finally got my senator involved to fix the problem of the not titleing humvees . And she did the bill and sent to me and friends and we rejected it and...
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    They will not let you farm plate it . Unless someone slips it thru . But the short vins throw the flag in their computers
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    LOUISIANA PROPOSED NEW LAW : HB 549 Provides for Military Surplus Motor Vehicles

    you have to have either a title or sf-97 made out to you . The self certification is a letter you print out and sign and get notarized . And turn in with your papers . It’s just states you will keep minimum safety requirements and not let anyone under age of 21 drive it. For some reason last...
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    I have a ihc m1 garand .
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    well a quick search and I found IH stamps. And the windshield hinge in IH stamped .
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    Front spring hangers and passenger side windshield hinge
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    M51 dump truck manufacturer question

    These are some of castings on frame in case someone can match or id them to their trucks .
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    Supermike . Do you have a actual title on this truck already ? Years ago in old trucks like that I would do the process of getting a title using the state’s antique title process when you don’t have a title . But they won’t let that anymore with ex military vehicles .
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    Louisiana - State Flagging Existing Titles, and Registering New Vehicles as Off-Road

    If I had to make a guess , I bet the special plates division might not allow the vin stencil on hood thing anymore . They make more $ with the ex military plates .
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