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Meet Mr Rusty's cousin Mr Crusty
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cucvrus
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Son could not let the HMMWV play on the hill without a playmate. Happy Fathers Day. We are still working and fabricating the bumpers for Mr Crusty. It is still in test mode. It is doing well. A new vacuum pump from Autozone today and replaced all the vacuum hoses. It has a new transmission and now it shifts and drives like it does. Life time warranty. I put this engine in this truck about 6 years ago. It came from a HMMWV. The original engine was lost during submarine duty at Trevorton. 
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cucvrus
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Today we are installing a rear bumper on Mr Crusty. it is 100 degrees and I am still plugging away at projects. Do or do not. There is NO try. It's a simple task. just get started and stick with it. Slow and steady is better then stopped and waiting any day. I will post a progress report later. Complete with pictures and glossy 8 x 10's and explanations for each picture. Oh Boy can't wait. Remain calm.
cucvrus
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https://1drv.ms/a/s!Avlyv_Pzh_oWgQ46AGmjfKvv4Gsa These are a few pictures of today's adventure. Bad to work tomorrow. I hope you enjoy the pictures. My Son showed me this new app. I hope it is acceptable.
CUCVLOVER
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When did you cut the rear fenders on terminus?
cucvrus
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Mr Crusty has a nice reupholstered seat. 
Also I wanted to show you the door seal rubbers that we removed from a Cadillac Sedan Deville at the YOUPULLIT. They fit nice and tight and the tan matches the interior of Mr Crusty. They were free clean and genuine GM. Freebies. Can't beat it. The doors are nice and tight now.
Also I wanted to show you the door seal rubbers that we removed from a Cadillac Sedan Deville at the YOUPULLIT. They fit nice and tight and the tan matches the interior of Mr Crusty. They were free clean and genuine GM. Freebies. Can't beat it. The doors are nice and tight now.
Rick, What type of backhoe/loader was that in your July adventure photos? Are those the replacements for the older Unimog SEE tractor (small emplacement excavators)?
cucvrus
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I don't know but it is bad ass. they had several of them. they had some up-fitted with armor. I liked the 2 seats.
Looks like a JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator, HMEE. Nice!
cucvrus
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Mr Crusty is all cleaned up and Son says he is retiring it from the mud whore life. It was all cleaned and painted and we had a few issues that we were unware of during the off road jamboree last week at Rausch Creek. 
The front bolt on the inside of the right front housing in the Dana 60 was broken off flush in the housing. After about 2 hours of drilling and heating it came out and the hole was cleaned real well and the threads were tapped and cleaned up and we installed new grade 8 5/8" bolts and a new U bolt. Mr Crusty was cleaned up and parked till next time. It did drive a bit strange on the way home from Rausch Creek. He was towing Terminus M1009.