M2a1 progress

[steve1973]

Dash is looking great. I'm hoping to be at the same spot next month with mine. Keep up the good work.

Steve A.

[yd328]

Here's the back side of the dash. The wiring isn't bad when its on the bench without the back cover attached. It's now mounted in the halftrack to wire it to the terminal block.

I also finished the last fix on the troop storage box assembly. The lip on the bulk head panel behind the driver was bent straight up. I cut it off and welded in a new piece, the old one was too far gone. The assembly is at the blaster now.




Gary

[8683jb]

That looks great Gary!

[yd328]

Thanks Guys, the warm weather is back so the bulkhead is now painted and mounted in place. Also have the dash in and mostly wired.

[8683jb]

Nice! Makes me feel like a slacker!

[yd328]

I've been working on getting the floors down, Its finally starting to look like a halftrack again .


Gary

[8683jb]

I wish my floor was that far along. It's an inspiration!

[spec4don]

Bravo! Now you're into the really fun part! If you look real hard off in the distance, that faint glow might be the light at the end of the tunnel! Or..............a gorilla with a flashlight!

Don G

[yd328]

Yup going to start building upward soon. I'm hoping it's a tunnel with a light

Gary

[yd328]

One of the troop floor storage covers/seat was starting to come apart. I had the same guys that did the front chain box bend up a piece for me, added new hinges and the seat pad retainer. I am also fixing up the front floor supports as they were bent pretty good and had various holes cut in them.



Gary

[steve1973]

Hi Gary,
Your halftrack is looking great!! I hope to start back on mine soon. Your last post with the door for a storage cover I don't recognize for a M2 halftrack. It is usually on piece. Then it dawned on me that if a radio was mounted in the rear the access cover is cut as your is so the front half on the door can open while the shorter door, like the one you made, is left permanently closed. The radio stand over laps both doors in the rear. Just wanted to let you know.

Steve A.

[yd328]

Thanks Steve,
I wasn't  aware of that. I know it had a 506, 510 and rc-58 in it.  I have the 506 install TM.  Some of the holes I find are shown in that TM. The 510 looks like it was mounted on the passenger side.

Gary

[steve1973]

If you go to this link http://halftrackinfo.com/index.php?topic=988.0 and go to the third image down you will see how the radio was mounted in the rear. It is on a FT-285 stand. If you look at the radio in the first image it is on a FT-284 stand which is used when mounting the radio behind the driver. You loose the ammo locker on the driver's side.

Steve A.

[Thundercat97]

keep it up Gary.... almost there

[emptyhead]

Nice progress