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I should receive a new seal this week therefore I’m also curious :)

So that was Saturday. Day 2 (today) was about cleaning-up and painting the A2. It was a long day, enjoying the 14 hours of sunlight to sand, clean, fix, prep and apply a first light spray to the M1045A4. The goals is to keep it green, and not camo. I have 3 gallons of carc sand paint and I was...

The hood isn’t bad but took a hit on the passenger side and will require a good day of work Just for itself. Doors are OK. One took a large bullet on a pillar, another on the top of the frame, and the composite exploded. The fiberglass is pulled appart, it will take probably another day just...

One thing I’ve been willing to do in ages was to upgrade the engine opening to fit the exhaust of the turbo diesel in the N.A. 1045A2 Frame. The cut was easier than I thought. It’s great to have someone to help - I usually work alone and certain tasks can take a lot of prep when doing things...

I’ve never posted here because I usually never take photos. But since we pulled the A2 off storage to put it back in ‘good looking’ shape with my son, I decided to take a few shots. It was very dusty after almost 18 months of storage, but just had to plug the batteries and it started after...

Congrats on your purchase ! I can only agree about switching to 17" rims. I have also decided that for one of my trucks that still drives on 16.5 MT it would be a better deal to switch to 17" and extend the choice of tires. Steel rims are relatively cheap and I'm looking for a road truck tire...

Hi folks, a few months ago, my M1123 was hard to start and wouldn’t run too long after it started. It felt like some water made it to the fuel line. It was driving me nuts. I flushed the fuel tank, drained the line, etc. replaced glow plugs with good new ones, checked everything, even questioned...

I folks, I come from the additive manufacturing industry (3D printing being a form of it) I’ve done quiet a bit of design and prints for aerospace, where 3D printing is definitely not a hobby - and these machines typically cost between 500K and $2M as a common price tag. I still 3D print a lot...

P.S. I know the machining is crap, it’s a quick and dirty prototype made in my garage on a mini milling machine…

Hi everyone, It’s been a while - I’ve been busy with work for the past year or so, but here and there I could make progress on this project. Actually, quite a lot since I received and have tested the onboard computer! I sources a micro computer that costs less than $100 and fits in a 3.4x3.5...

From the post it seems like you received both shoes and drums, new ones. Do you have the old ones to compare? Each time I make a part change, I’ve had problems and my Willys is a mix of new and rebuilt parts, and from brake cylinder to fuel pump I often end-up rebuilding instead of replacing...

I have a similar issue with the slant back. It had a turret bypass when I got it, which was properly sealed (like a dog though, was a real PITA to remove the pints of calk the guys used to seal it) Installed a turret hatch last year, and with the rain season the main center rubber seal leaks...

Yep, that was my point. 10mm have lower resistance = running more amps = burning faster. I only purchase US made with SAE bolting for an American trucks, otherwise it feels odd, an whispering ‘cheap junk’…

When I received the A2, the previous owner left some parts including a ziplock with new glow plugs as spares. I just checked now that I read this and you might be right: these measure a perfect 10mm which is about .02 larger than 3/8" and their resistance is 1.5 ohms vs 2 ohms. So they may work...

Yes - just installing new ones and I checked: they are all 1.9 or 2 ohms.