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  1. CPDOG

    What have you done to your JEEP today

    hello all, haven't been on in awhile. i have been busy with our restoration of our 1962 M170. it was used on the flight line at a local air base and we bought it from a fellow miltary vehicle restoration club member. as you can see it got down and dirty. we had to even replace a few...
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    Leaf Springs for M170

    hello there, do you remember who it was that made those springs by chance??? thank you!
  3. CPDOG

    m170spare tire mount and bar

    hello again to all: I am looking for the spare tire mount / bar for M170 Jeep. hard to locate, I know. or does anyone have access to a dwg (whether original or not) or does anyone now of someone who had these bars fabricated up and still have the bend radius chart available? thank all of you...
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    Greasing question concerning the 2 allen grease plugs in the steering axles

    all thank you for all of the input. I have completed greasing of them and got grease coming out. but I do like your techniques for checking for water after fording too. the greasing from one plug to another I use while I was working on submarines, filling the cavities with grease prevented...
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    Greasing question concerning the 2 allen grease plugs in the steering axles

    FLORIDIANSON: sorry for late reply, either the site was down or my server was.... thank you for the input, and I agree with you concerning the type of u-joints too, unless you had an access big enough to see the zerk on the u-joint and attach the gun to it you would never get to it unless you...
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    Greasing question concerning the 2 allen grease plugs in the steering axles

    hello sandcobra I have attached a pic and you can see the aft plug on the axel. hope this helps
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    Greasing question concerning the 2 allen grease plugs in the steering axles

    ok fellas:):):) I am just throwing this out and welcoming any and all inputs. on my a2 steering axels there are 2 allen plugs on the ball of the axel fwd/aft positions and on each side. the greasing manual vaguely suggest the use of low pressure grease gun for this greasing point...I got that...
  8. CPDOG

    Our 5 ton "CRAZY DOG"

    Haven't posted in awhile...…just posting some pics of our club events... Our club: WEST SOUND MILITARY VEHICLE PRESERVATION CLUB of Bremerton WA recently participated in the Memorial Day Parade and another local event at the USS TURNER JOY MEMORIAL PIER here in Bremerton. Of special note: the...
  9. CPDOG

    m8/9 series Air Seat pics

    cwedge411 I have a post in the members rides section, titled: Our 5-ton: "CRAZY DOG". it has some pics of our air ride seats we installed. I tapped into the onboard air and they are adjustable and even have vibrators in them too! I am at work, so I couldn't send anymore pics...ha-ha. so I just...
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    Alaskan camper in our 5 ton "crazy dog"

    All we haven't posted here in a while and we just finished our install of a completelyoverhauled Alaskan camper, the installation and subsequent load out of it. We hopethis helps as much as some of the other guys posting their builds on here helpedus and were grateful enough to share their...
  11. CPDOG

    Mounting a Craig box on a 923-a2

    TCD hello again. I have seen the pic of what your after and it dawned on me that I have seen something like this. it was from my navy days on board the boat. our permanently mounted gangways were attached to the sides of her and they not only go up and down but also pivot about on a single pin...
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    Mounting a Craig box on a 923-a2

    TCD hello again! your Goldie gets cuter every time we see him....ha-ha adding a trailer adds a bunch of possibilities in the camping world. we did the military campout in Chehalis WA last year and a lady there has a bike like yours and she took us for a ride...what fun. concerning the...
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    Mounting a Craig box on a 923-a2

    TCD we love your goldie! we completely understand the lifting of the dogs into the back too. (we got 3) as for the stairs, the max is 6 steps but we split/made up for the extra gap by mounting the step assy a little lower up top and adding the adjustable feet at the bottom. as for the ramp...
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    Mounting a Craig box on a 923-a2

    TCD hi bro. the things we do for our furry buddies..huh??? ha-ha please keep up on the pics too. PS we even put in a dog door on our cab...ha-ha. your little friend would love this .... V/r cpdog
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    Mounting a Craig box on a 923-a2

    TCD good morning from Seabeck WA. your box mod is coming along nicely. you mentioned looking for ideas concerning the stairs or a ladder at the rear of you truck. my wife and I have an Alaskan camper we install and we just added a stair assembly to our truck that was made and designed not only...
  16. CPDOG

    New ladder/stairs on our 5 ton... "crazy dog"

    All we haven't posted on the site for awhile, so when we did the this add on we had to share because we are sure everyone here has been wrestling with this issue concerning easy or at least easier access to the bed of you truck. we found one alternative. we bought a ladder/stairs assy from...
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    923A2 Cab makeover - new seats!

    hi all, we are just chiming in on the horse stall mat ideas. we swear by them. easy removal for maintenance or repairs and cleaning. just ensure that you use card board to build the template with first, this will save tons of time in the prepp time. we have themmin cab and the bed too V/r...
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    has anyone installed an ALASKAn camper into the bed of thier 5 ton

    all we are looking for people here that have done something this type to your truck. IE: installed an Alaskan camper into you m923 or similar truck. please if any of know of someone who has done it or you have done it, please send us some poc's , tip, trick, etc. it will be greatly...
  19. CPDOG

    M925A2 Delco Style Alternator

    guys I had to can my Chinese delco from spidermarine. I wound up buying a leece-neville from a big rig shop. I even visited some local fire dept's and to see what they are running too.(leece-nevilles) so I got it on but used a 2 1/2" pulley vice a 3" pulley and used my same original belt. here...
  20. CPDOG

    1991 m923a2 electrical charging issue

    74m35a2 hello again, I wanted to give you some feedback on our issue with the spiking that was occurring. we replaced 2 more components the PCB and the actual start switch and wired it up normally. the spiking is gone as well. we test drove and no spiking, but at normal driving speed of 55-60...
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