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yd328

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #165 on: December 15, 2018, 04:01:51 PM »
Paul,
here's a drawing of the plate. Let me know if you need anymore info. The drawing is not to scale:)


Gary
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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #166 on: December 15, 2018, 09:46:40 PM »
Perfect! Thanks Gary

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #167 on: December 15, 2018, 10:21:31 PM »

yd328

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #168 on: December 16, 2018, 08:54:36 AM »
Finally took the halftrack out on a small run, I really have to brush up on double clutching;D.  https://youtu.be/Izs7K5eFbWQ


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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #169 on: December 16, 2018, 10:18:41 AM »
That's great Gary! Good job!
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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #170 on: December 16, 2018, 06:01:04 PM »
Sounds and looks great.   
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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #171 on: December 17, 2018, 07:46:58 PM »
Yay! Looking good!

Don G.
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1942 M3 Diamond T Mostly restored
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1967 M51A2 Tractor
1945 WC 63 needs restoration
1967 M36 Long wheel base duece
1951 M135 GMC Fire truck conversion

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #172 on: December 17, 2018, 07:57:49 PM »
It was a shake down run, ran for about half an hour. Now that winters here I can get back to all of the smaller pieces and make some adjustments. Hopefully heading down the home stretch in the spring.

Gary

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #173 on: December 18, 2018, 07:41:20 AM »
Looking fantastic!  Great job.
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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #174 on: December 18, 2018, 11:23:36 PM »
That video was nothing but a teaser!  We need more videos!!!!!   ;D

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #175 on: December 21, 2018, 09:41:49 AM »
Awesome job Gary.

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #176 on: December 27, 2018, 07:36:13 PM »
Those knobs look fantastic Gary! If you want to keep those skills finely honed, I can send you my knobs!
Thanks, the knobs worked out ok, the ignition switch took me three tries ;D.

I have run across those fuel valves a couple times.
http://halftrackinfo.com/index.php?topic=228.0

they where also used on the autocrar U7144T trucks
Since that post I have not seen or heard of the set up. I did purchase the valve set from Tom. I'm assuming it was something done during the rebuild??

Gary

Hi Gary I went back through your thread I just picked up this truck a while back. It’s an international M526-11, both the Dash 9’s and the dash 11’s used these fuel valves.







Thought you might like to see this.

Don G
1941 M2A1 not restored
1942 M3 Diamond T Mostly restored
1943 M3A1 Under restoration
1967 M51A2 Tractor
1945 WC 63 needs restoration
1967 M36 Long wheel base duece
1951 M135 GMC Fire truck conversion

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #177 on: December 27, 2018, 10:34:16 PM »
Cool trucks Don!
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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #178 on: December 28, 2018, 09:47:12 PM »
Don,
Thanks for posting.  Interesting that there were several uses of these. They look like something you would get from a plumbing supply store.  In my halftrack they are nicely mounted behind the drivers seat. The holes that are drilled for their application was done neatly, where as most modifications done by the post war owner were done crudely.

Gary

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Re: M2a1 progress
« Reply #179 on: April 12, 2019, 07:07:21 AM »
I got a little more dash work done, the only thing left is the glove box door. Here are the control cables.



Gary