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My personal feeling. If it has a past VN history, you have something special!!! If you can track it down to what unit it could have been in, you could possibly find someone who drove it. It would be an honor to them to have it back in her old markings!! Many units are getting together...
As a vietnam war historian, I have never seen pics of a cammo V100 in RVN. If you want the time period, semi gloss od with the white stars. Tho it does not need to be plain, I can help you out with some ideas. I would love to hear more about the project, pleas post.
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Same turbo, same sound but just remember that there are also the quiet ones and then you will not hear it. My M52A2 with the non whistle turbo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn5fLV0W5I4
I just noticed that your from texas, I dont think you will have a problem. Just remember she will be a bit heavier. Whats nice is 2300 on the tach is about 56mph, if you got a good runner, that bit of extra weight will make her ride like a cadillac!!!:driver:
Not correct, you will do about 12 GPM. Thats what I got on mine and there was no difference in my turbo truck. You will notice the climb on the hills is a bit slow but if your on flat road, you will outrun any turbo truck!!!!!!
From what I understand, when the turbo is installed, they...
The wrecker is not so bad, I manage to move that when I can. Its going to warm up this week so I hope to get a fresh can of CRC and combat my way into the cab to run it. Its full of wasps!
Yea this summer, you could not see it!!!!!! Had one guy show up and was standing by the bumper and just looked left and said "holy Sh#T there is a truck in there". Dad calls it my Army Cammoflage test vehicle.
Welcome to one of the worst jobs on those trucks!!!!!!! The lip foreward is right, put the back part in first at the bottom and then tuck the fwd lip in, get the bottom in 1st then the sides. I use a small flat screwdriver to tuck it in.
G838 site is a must!!!!!!!
Take a look at your tub, if you look close for a weld along the floor from the drivers side to the passenger side. It does not look like its X cut. If its uncut, you got a HELL of a deal. Spark plugs are #2243, the firing order, I will need to look up...
RE: M54A1C
My M52 was a depot rebuild in 94. It was painted base coat Carc green with the 94 date stenciled on it. It was surplused from the Mass NG and I have owned it since 2004 "I think" thats when I bought it. Anyways when I painted it Semi- gloss, I was sanding through lots of...
RE: Re: RE: New "in the can" motor
This is why I spend money on a parts inventory! How many of you out there operate these vehicles and dont have spares?