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those are obviously photos of a genuine incident you photoshopped to fake a diorama...
that's how good your work is...
Very dramatic...its almost stressful to look at
careful what you wish for...
my first coat of paint was thinned by a dewy night and rain the next morning...I succeeded in painting the driveway british tan....
Hey,
saw yer comment about cleaning out the tranny cooler...
be advised- the ENTIRE cooling system could be seriously clogged. I had to pop out the frost plugs and pressure wash the cooling jacket on the motor as well as a heap of other work to clear out all the coolant passages (there are...
I have front and rear curtains...they fit perfect and look good but I really like being able to see through the canvas when backing the truck...
heres a thought...do canvas tops hold up better when air can pass through (no curtains) or with curtains installed???
without the curtains the top...
500 bucks would be outstanding....and much better than seeing it recycled into soups cans
and its located just outside Niagara falls on the Canadian side of the border...
as everyone knows ya cant put this stuff in the mail...
heres leftovers from my m135
this stuff has to be wanted by someone but its not like there are a lot of folks rebuilding these monsters...
I hate to see it go for scrap...
frame--axles--t-case--tranny etc etc etc...
and canvas trimmed down with new grommets installed....fits good
Ohh...and its canvas for a m35....
cutting 2 strips out of it at the original seems with a shortening of 28 inches in total gives the fit shown(compare to all the excess in the earlier pics)
the bows were custom made outa steel...
ok....but you can't tell anyone....
the paint is outdoor Matt latex....
the colors were matched to the krylon rattle can camo colors - green and tan
that way little pieces and touch ups can be performed with easily purchased spray cans
the colors aren't a perfect match to the true British...
The smaller 'jeepy' vehicles are a lot easier to work on/store but the bigger stuff seems to cost less
i have done a heap of work on the 135 to the point where it's street legal now and have still spent LESS than I did to purchase the Iltis
pics of the new paint forthcoming...
Shifting back n forth between hilly and level scares the **** outa me....even though I know it's possible...
to clarify -wait until tranny shifts into third- pull shifter back to hilly (2nd) to hold in third?
i would really prefer it shifted properly without risking a screwed up shift from...
One thing leads to another....
now that the truck stops I went for a road speed spin around the block
the tranny shifts nice and smooth BUT...it seems to shift from 3rd to fourth wayyyy too early leaving the truck lugging in fourth gear ( it does accelerate but slowly)
Also...it won't 'kick...
i think it's the volume that's most important....the master cylinder alone creates lots of pressure but ya need to " pump up the volume" to get any braking effect
So...
bypassing the air pack kinda works
the master creates enough pressure to check for leaks but ya sure can't drive it that way...it requires 5 to 7 full pumps to build pressure that will actually slow the truck
amazingly the air pack seems to function fine...although getting the brakes...
And....
the outer dimension of the cylinders is identical but...I have noticed the 'piston pins' are different lengths.
the us pins are around 1/2 inch longer...do the longer pins need to used with the wider bore cylinders??
Stupid brakes...
I don't really need them, right?
i bypassed the the air pack and started bleeding and looking around...a couple days later the entire front axle is ripped apart
front left had US wheel cylinders ( rotted and seized)
front right had had new canadian wheel cylinders(completely...
Holy-!
thanks gentleman-that is exactly what I needed-the photos and manual reprint will make this far easier...
it's amazing how accessible things are without the cargo bed-but I ain't popping that off
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