M2a1 progress

[prestone]

Good job 

[yd328]

I took the shift mechanism apart today. I found some broken springs for the poppet balls.



Gary

[yd328]

I'm jumping around a bit, here are some hinges that I repaired the pins. Also, mounted the hydrovac.


Now the hood can be put on.

A bit of a tight fit.

[yd328]

I got the trans/tcase pretty close to finished up and put it in. I just have to work on the ebrake assembly and doll up the shifter before it goes in . It actually went together nicely.


The halftrack did not have the crossmember that is under the transfer case assembly. Does this look like it is installed the right way?


Gary

[67tank]

I installed my cross-member just like that as well.  From the photos I have seen from other tracks, I'm pretty sure that is correct. 
Looking great. 

[yd328]

I installed my cross-member just like that as well.  From the photos I have seen from other tracks, I'm pretty sure that is correct. 
Looking great. 

Thanks Pat

The doors have been blasted, primed and painted then mounted. I have to work on the hold up rods for the upper door.  I am still looking for a passenger side upper door.


I also installed the hood, now the cab is starting to come together.


Gary

[V100Commando]

The vacuum booster you using is the exact same as used on my M706 / V100 Commando.  My booster when out on me one day while driving around, lucky, light traffic so no major issues.  I did have to clean my pants once I had to basially stand up on the brake petal to get her to slowly come to a stop a red light.  I was lucky to get home as well b/c the brakes started locking up and building back.   My master cylinder failed about the same time as it was allowing fluid out under pressure but not letting it back in.  Only way I figured it out was the brake lights would stay on for a good 20 minutes after I parked (and left the brake lights on).  Anyway, cool mode.  Looking forward to breaking my track down and rebuilding her.

Jason


Thinking of a name for her, thinking of Heinee Spanker. :-)

[yd328]

I cleaned up and mounted the parking brake assembly this week. Another check off on the to do list


I didn't realize that the adjuster lock nut was missing from the adjuster until I found it in the TM during reassembly.

[steve1973]

I just got my transmission back and need to do the same thing to my e-brake. Your halftrack is coming along nicely.

Steve A.

[yd328]

I took the troop floor apart to start refurbing.



Does anybody have the dimension of the hole that should be in this floor piece. I am going to have the piece repro'd. It is behind the driver and looks like it was an access for some radio wiring.


Gary

[steve1973]

Gary,
Check this link out. I posted this info a while back.

http://halftrackinfo.com/index.php?topic=954.0

Steve A.

[yd328]

Thanks Steve,
That's a big help. One of the lips on my front center  compartment is bent down in the middle just as yours is, I was going to straighten it out. After seeing your floor I'll leave it alone.

Gary

[yd328]

While blasting the back panel I came across what looks like the remnants of a bullet. I thought it was a sloppy repair until the blasting revealed some copper.


Gary

[Tapper02]

That's cool Gary.  If you watch the video that 'Fabrizio' posted over on the G503, you can see how a small arms round just disintegrates when it hits the armor plating.  Very feasible that it's a bullet strike.

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=278532

-Tom

[67tank]

That's pretty cool.