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coreyelliott

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #360 on: June 18, 2018, 10:44:20 PM »
Love the pictures!  Great progress!

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prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #361 on: June 22, 2018, 12:41:31 PM »
Setting up the grille



Repairing hood locks, a cheerful thing that changes the heavy

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1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
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8683jb

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #362 on: June 22, 2018, 12:52:49 PM »
It is a cheerful thing - once you get them apart!
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prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #363 on: June 29, 2018, 12:08:16 AM »
Entering some pieces

Brand new air filter despite very deceptive appearances,




New upper hose also, I had forgotten in the reserves



Return of a beautiful dashboard




1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored

prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #364 on: July 02, 2018, 11:28:58 PM »
for the fun test of the instruments





Sandblast and paint firewall



Mounting



for pleasure, assembly test



1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored

Outsider

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #365 on: July 03, 2018, 04:56:48 AM »
Ahh...The re-installation of body parts. Now the fun really begins as it starts to look more and more like a halftrack again. Great work.

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yd328

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #366 on: July 04, 2018, 01:33:42 PM »
It's nice to see the cab going together 8)

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #367 on: July 08, 2018, 05:19:04 AM »
Nice work on the firewall I seen the before pics and it came out nice

prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #368 on: July 22, 2018, 10:53:12 AM »
State of progress.

Painting the back of the chassis.
Beginning of shielding plates.







1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored

Selliott

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #369 on: July 22, 2018, 11:33:30 PM »
Looking great Prestone!   Keep up the good work and keep those pics coming, we are keeping them to look at as we build “Lucky 13”!
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spec4don

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #370 on: July 25, 2018, 08:05:34 PM »
Awesome work as always!
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prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #371 on: July 26, 2018, 02:35:43 PM »
Thanks for the compliments, there is still a lot of work.

it's a crazy job to completely redo a Halftrack.

1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored

Monkeypirate

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #372 on: July 30, 2018, 10:04:05 PM »
The depths you have gone to to rebuild your track are incredible. I look forward to the completed product!

prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #373 on: August 02, 2018, 12:21:51 AM »
sandblast / repair /mouting  frame winshield



1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored

prestone

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Re: M2 in the Belgium
« Reply #374 on: August 12, 2018, 03:39:56 AM »
door assembly   ;D



hood latch, repair and mounting

1941 GMC 353 A1      restored
1943 GMC 352 B1      restored
1943 WILLYS MB        restored
1944 TRAILER MBT     restored
19..   CHECKER 1T      restored
19 . . AUTOCAR M2     under restored