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Yeah, Magnet checks it out as steel tubing. Do these radiator caps have gaskets? Still seems to be leaking arount the top of the cap.

Yeah, I said the same thing. Steel? Is this a joke?

After cruising for a while at highway speed. A mile or two before running out of fuel I noticed a mist, then a spray, then streaming fluid coming from under the hood. It was streaming from the hood side panels across the fenders, on the windshield. Well then the engine stopped and the fluid leak...

On the way back from activities Saturday I ran out of diesel on the expressway about a block from the exit ramp. Note to self - Fuel gauge needs some looking at. Pulled over but left the fuel pump on. I looked in the tank(yes it was very empty) and saw the fuel return line squirting back into...

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Cold, drizzly, overcast gray day, didn't dampen the spirits of the NICMVPA convoy to represent all vintage eras of Military Vehicles at the ceremonial opening of the 'Veterans Memorial Tollway' here at HomerGlen, Illinois. What did bring me down was preventing the 105 Howitzer salute AND the...

More pics. CMP firearms from different eras, Revolutionary war blackpowder flintlocks, beltfed 30's, and a 'big-big' hit was the mil-spec 50BMG Barret Sniper rifle. Kept all positions busy, all afternoon.

It was a beautiful crisp fall day saturday here, for a static display sponsored by the Aurora Sportsman's Club in Illinois. It was a great time for all. Presentation of the colors was at 1000 by the A.S.C. Drill Team. All veterans were invited to shoot various vintages of military firearms at...

David 4x4, Yeah, it was all determined by the garage door height. But I had to trim that front leg length. Took about 6" off the cargo cover legs, the corner steel stampings sit on the troop seat sockets. M1075, There's a 50 truck convoy scheduled for the 'Veterans Memorial Highway' parade on...

Thanks guys. Kenny, The cargo cover was a special order from GMA.

Took Lil Ruthie out for a shakedown ride with the new XL's before the big Veteran's Day weekend events. I wasn't kidding about the XL's making the truck too big to get out the garage door, had to get the sawzall out. Just couldn't air down enough to get thru. Seems to track pretty good, a little...

Wow, check out the two tone gloss paint job.

Bjorn, Or a Sears wet/dry shop vac. :idea:

Finishing the fording kit up. I've been mulling over the crankcase breather/slobber tube shutoff. Trying to keep it simple and automatic. One option is to route it to the air intake housing, which could eventually gunk up the air cleaner. So I opted for this simple home made float valve at the...

Bjorn, Good job! Look's real nice, love those two steering axles.

DD, I don't think it's local, as much as Fed. But it's attack from both ends. The supply source. The Clintons had to liquidate $25 Million in stocks ownership (incl the GL parent company stock?) recently. If elected will there be as much motivation for her to shrink the military again if there...

Non-politically, The Clinton administration downsized(with distain) the military, which should have done wonders for the availability of mil-surplus. Combined that with the fact that they had stock interest in the GL parent corp., must've been a win-win situation for them($) AND us(the hobby)...

The framers of the Constitution didn't think they could trust the election to 'us' with a popular vote count, hence electoral college. Most states are 'winner takes all' (electoral votes). But there is only a $10,000 fine for not voting with the party in control of the states electoral college...

Recovery4x4, Ya know, Lil Ruthie's one of the newer deuces, an '88, so there wasn't all that much corrosion on the lugs. Once they cracked/broke loose it went pretty good. The A3 rims on the other hand had 'crimped lock nuts' on the outside rims(3 inch studs?). So with the thread corrosion...