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pictures of your halftrack => members tracks => Topic started by: eleanor on December 06, 2012, 12:58:40 PM
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Hi im a new member.
Attached are a couple of pictures of my 1941 white
looking forward to all the reasources you guys offer
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hello art
it great to have you here.
i hope you dont mind i changed your title and merged your 2 posts. this way you can just click the reply button on this post and add updates about your halftrack.
if you have contributing info or questions just select your topic area to post in.
great looking halftrack
steve
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Hi Art
Excellent half-track your way ahead of me. Greg
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Nice halftrack, It's nice to see another one in CT.
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Thanks where is yours? Some guys at work said they saw one outside near the oakdale in wallingford. I have her all taken apart now, motor out, pulling the front axle. Will be back together by spring. Its an m2 but im going to make it an m2a1 over time. I will post a few pics of the progress once i figure out how to do it.
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I am not sure about the one in wallingford, but there is one near the Chesire/Hamden line. Are you going to do any work to the motor? My halftrack is currently in pieces also, its currently in southbury.
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Yes it ran when i got it but was low on power. It had poor compression all around so i pulled out and stripped it down to a short block. I dropped it off at a machine shop and im waiting to hear back from him as to what needs to be redone. If its too bad i will look into one of those rebuilt ones. While its out im cleaning up and painting all the stuff in the engine compartment. Also pulling the front axle as the seam between the two halves is leaking, and generally tidying things up. Should be back together for spring. I keep it in Bloomfield.
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Nice track Art.
I probably could have gotten by with the engine I had. Here's the final compression readings after getting all the valves unstuck: (1) 95 (2) 105 (3) 100 (4) 97 (5) 90 (6) 100...the spec is 120.
But, I decided since I was going to tear it down to the frame and build it back up, I might as well get a new engine as the cost of the rebuild would have been up there.
Gary H. used to have them for $2500, but he has gone up to $4500 PLUS you have to turn in your old engine for a core. That didn't sound appealing to me. I ended up getting one in a crate from Dave Pojta at Liberty Engineering Services in England for $3650. With shipping, export/import fees, etc, it needed up running me around $4900, but I got to keep my old engine for future projects or to sell, and the shipping and fees covered some other parts that I got at the same time...radiator and 4 new bogie crab assemblies/16 bogies. You might want to give him a try if your rebuild option doesn't pan out.
-Tom
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Thanks Tom,
i have bought a few things from liberty so i will give him a try once i know what its going to take to get mine rebuilt. I kind of like the idea of having a spare motor.
My compression was like 90 30 30 60 60 90 so im surprised it made any power at all. Cant wait to see what its like at full power.
Best
Art
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Hi Art
Excellent half-track your way ahead of me. Greg
Thanks Greg
im still trying to figure the posting thing out
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Nice looking halftrack, I've got my engien and tranny in getting rebuilt, sounds like I ma have to have mine sleeved. hopefully won't hurt too bad!
Don G.
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I plan on taking the head off mine in the next month to take a look. My compression was fine as was the oil pressure, but it was smoking a lot. I ran it and soaked the cylinders with some marvel mystery oil and that didn't help. I am assuming possibly a broken or stuck oil ring.
Gary
sounds like I ma have to have mine sleeved
That sounds spencive lucy ;D
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so the verdict is in, rebore all cylinders to 40 over, grind crank 20/20 replace 3 exhaust valves and one lifter.
Will be ordering from parts from Gary as Dave at Liberty has no more engines, Gary has one for 6,500, and the ones overseas are going to be 6000 with the currency exchange and shipping. Kind of liked the idea of a complete new engine with clutch generator carb etc but too much $$$$.
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try parts Inc
nos engine and drive train parts in Great Bend, Kansas 1-620-791-7124
kplockwood@cox.net
he also is a member here= col.halftrack
he has the best prices on engine stuff
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Thanks Steve,
I will reach out to him.
Art
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Gentlemen: E-12, Eleanor was my father's halftrack in WWII. I am a military officer and OEF veteran. I named my M998 HMMWV in Afghanistan "Eleanor II" after my father's vehicle.
My family is assembling a video for my father for his 90th birthday, with family members from around the country contributing recorded greetings talking about how he influenced their lives. I just stumbled across this post while doing a search to try to find a halftrack that I could use as a backdrop for my video greeting to my dad. I am in southeastern VA, but if I could somehow meet up with the owner of Eleanor in CT and record a short tribute to my dad while using her as a backdrop and wearing my deployment uniform, I think that would be memorable.
I am brand new here, and don't know how this works, but my email is James.k.cullen at gmail and I would appreciate any assistance in getting in touch with Eleanor's owner.
Thank you to all of you for what you do. Your preservation and restoration of these machines is a great honor and tribute to the amazing men who fought and died to preserve our freedom.
Much thanks,
Jim Cullen
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welcome to the group jim
you can also contact eleanor by clicking his screen name and sending him a private message or email.
steve
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Jim,
I sent a response to the gmail account Sunday Morning. If you didnt get it let me know.
Art
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here is the engine back from the shop and ready to go in
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So the CT chapter of the MVPA had a photo shoot this weekend. I thought you guys might like to see some of the pics, even if they are not all halftracks
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Uh...er...nice...
where can I get some 8X12 glossies?
One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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Now that's what I'm taking about ;D
Don G.
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So after a little work over the winter we have a pulpit, ring mount, center seats, gun sockets, 30 and 50 gas guns and the smaller A1 ammo box.
Ready for some parades.
Thanks to all for the information and help.
Still looking for combat rims if anyone knows a good source.
Art
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Eye Candy ;)
Don G
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Took Eleanor to a car show/military benefit last weekend and they had some models there
thought I'd share
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I'm living in the wrong part of the US ??? I never see models like that at our events! Just a bunch hairy old guys with beer guts. I need a co driver like those!
Don G.
Oh the halftrack is terrific! Sorry got destracted!
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I'm living in the wrong part of the US ??? I never see models like that at our events! Just a bunch hairy old guys with beer guts.
hey,,, im not old ;D
looks like you had a good time Art (i miss all the good stuff)
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I'm with Steve on this one!
PS- Nice track, Art. Great job on the pulpit.
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Thanks to all. It was a good time. Don, i knew youd like those.
Who says all the fun happens on the west coast.
Keep em rollin boys!
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I gotta hurry up and get mine together so I can go cruising with you ;D. Oh and nice halftrack.
Gary
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Art,
You did a great job on your track! Keep up the good work. I think the models were having a bit to much fun in your track. ;) You loucky dog. ;D
Steve A.
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Thanks Steve,
I think some of your parts are on her.
And what can I say, chicks dig halftracks!
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If you search youtube for COMVEC 2016 there is some video of Eleanor running around. Its towards the end.
Lets of fun and there was another halftrack there too.
Enjoy
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Thanks for the video. I liked the two halftracks side by side in the turn :)
Gary
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Thanks Gary,
it was a lot of fun
Best
Art