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  1. waayfast

    New guy in North Idaho

    Welcome to the site from McCall ID!(where the snow is deeper and the wages are cheaper!!)My neice and her crew are going to school at Moscow this fall,was able to get her Hubby and kids a ride around town here in the M-35 (usually parked on Hwy 55,mp 138 in Lake Fork)just before they moved. My...
  2. waayfast

    WTH, Found a tank today.

    Well,SHOOT!!:evil: I ain't gittin' any paint flakes to thumbtack to my shop wall am I???!!!Oh well, I guess if Steel Soldiers helps to get it moved, I could help by sending a donation and then I could brag about how such FINE oganization (that I happen to be in good standing with) went to heroic...
  3. waayfast

    WTH, Found a tank today.

    All seriousness aside-- if legit (or just a good loophole of some sort would work also)I would buy shares in the purchase/recovery/fixin'up/care and feeding of said tracked vehicle---HEY,maybe we all on Steel Soldiers could buy "stock" for this purpose(could end up being the "mascot" of the...
  4. waayfast

    WTH, Found a tank today.

    Ah, YES!! --sporting the latest in tin foil hat fashions!!
  5. waayfast

    WTH, Found a tank today.

    HHHMMMM?---- this may get interesting---A few threads on here have been on the topic of "ya think we are being watched/monitored by Big Brother on the Forum?" so I'm thinkin' if Frodo keeps an eye on the tank and then reports back to us that its suddenly missing and---and ---hey wait a...
  6. waayfast

    M211 Firetruck

    SITPA here in McCall just sold a M35a2 WO/W hardtop truck thru GSA.Had a comm box on it and painted the obligatory red. VERY nice truck--them at the office told me it went to someone in Spokane WA----any members from here get it (I hope)?
  7. waayfast

    Some photos of my MV

    Very nice Unimog! Thanks for sharing the pics!
  8. waayfast

    New Member from Idaho

    Welcome to the maddness! Good to see another feller from Idaho on here.Fuel pumps are "turned up"in order to get more power than you would get from a "stock setting".In extreme cases if you are REALLY putting the power to it (and perhaps lugging/overloaded) you run the risk of burnin' the ol'...
  9. waayfast

    Burma Jeep, Ford GTB, G622

    Speaking of Burma Jeeps----does anyone know if there was a factory hard top for these?I have only seen pics of open cabbed trucks but have seen one in person that has a hard cab that looks to be factory----if it aint factory,then someone fabbed a VERY nice "bubba" top for this truck--also has a...
  10. waayfast

    Has anyone ever pulled throttle instead of engine stop?

    Well-----sorta ---I guess---To explain,my truck is a Gasser-so no engine cut off (although the choke control is labeled on the handle"engine stop")BUT I drove it all last summer and fall trying to put up with an over revving engine(foot under the pedal trying to slow it down)before I realized...
  11. waayfast

    New Guy from CT

    Welcome to the site and thank you for your service to our country!Very cool idea you got--I can't offer much in advice on Jeeps(dont have any experiance with them) but playing around on the PC with something like Photoshop may help in planning.HHHMMM maybe a cross between a Ferret and a...
  12. waayfast

    CARC spray cans?

    The only thing more time consuming and tedious than prepping a vehicle properly for paint-- is prepping properly for paint AFTER chipping ,grinding,sandblasting,cussin' and screamin' trying to get a flaking ,peeling, chipping layer of paint off the dang thing that someone put on without proper...
  13. waayfast

    Whats it worth?

    Looks good, low price and you don't have to spend a fortune in time and money getting it home.If ya got the bucks----------------!!!!
  14. waayfast

    New member from Idaho

    Welcome to the site!What part of the state are you located?We are in McCall-'bout 95 miles north of Boise.
  15. waayfast

    New Houston Tx. Member

    Welcome to the madness!! I used to work in Galv.(todd shipyard) and then in later years came back to visit and saw the Air Museum.Noticed you had at the time a PB4Y-2 Privateer that was a retardant contractor A/C (Hawkins and Powers ,Greybull WY ???)Was just moved in(2000) and restore hadn,t...
  16. waayfast

    Wisconsin dot to propose mv ban

    Tooth and toenail!Hobnail and hangnail!! Pull out all the stops on this one!!!Don't let your Idiots get this passed or OUR Idiots will get stupid ideas! Dont let this precedent happen! What is the E-mail address so I can put in my complaint!!??
  17. waayfast

    M35A2 Hillbilly Trailer?

    Excellent!
  18. waayfast

    Cummins in a WC ??

    Seems to me Vintagepowerwagons has a wc-63 HIGHLY modified into a daily driver trailer puller for the business--ai think it was cummins powered-- and for sale.Check their website.
  19. waayfast

    Aircraft Radio

    Hello all,I don't usually deal with radios much BUT have found a VERY nice BC348 radio set that was used in B-17 and B-24 Bombers in WWII.At least thats what the label said it was.They had printed off a Wikipedia page that explained it. Anyone have an idea whether these are a dime a dozen or...
  20. waayfast

    Ww ii bomber nurse

    Welcome to the site---more pics please!
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