M2a1 progress

[yd328]

Thanks for the link Tom.

There are 3 hits on the plate, the other two are welded over and ground down. The panel is slightly pushed out on the opposite side(troop compartment) but not cracked. The panel was also marked "ok" under the paint. It looks to be about the size of a .30 cal.

Gary

[yd328]

Thanks to Steves  measurements I was able to have a new floor panel made up, the old piece is next to it.
While the floor storage section is out being blasted I have been stripping, repairing and painting the armor panels. I found some more markings under the paint. I was also able to remove the radio junction boxes without busting the screws.






Gary

[Tapper02]

Gary,
  For posterity, and for when I get around to wiring my radios in, can you label what each cable was connected to?  Thanks.

-Tom

[yd328]

Tom,
The top box is the driver side box. The lead coming out of it is a ground that is bolted to the frame. The bottom box was mounted on the passenger side, the large braided wire was cut off but I believe it was a power lead to the battery. The lead that has bx(armor) covering was connected to both boxes. It is bolted to the same terminal as the large power wire, it ran under the floor in front of the chain box. The bottom lead was another ground to the frame.

Gary

[Tapper02]

Thanks Gary...any indication where the lead for the radios was connected in each box?  Also, can you confirm if the inter-connect cable from the bottom box was connected to the top box where I indicate in the pic below?



-Tom

[yd328]

Tom,
You are correct on the interbox  connection. There is no indication to which terminal the radios were hooked up to. The only other wire in the box on the right side was a small (approx. 18 gauge) bare ground wire that was connected to the bottom left mounting bolt in the box.


Gary

[yd328]

The troop floor is back from the blaster. I put some paint on it but I have a couple of chain boxes with swiss cheese bottoms to deal with . Also have to weld in the new floor plate.

[R.E.Co.]

Gary, those holes are for draining rain water 

[prestone]

one constellation of stars   

[yd328]

Gary, those holes are for draining rain water 

With all those holes I would have a waterfall

Gary

[Outsider]

Gary, those holes are for draining rain water 

With all those holes I would have a waterfall

Gary

Park it over a fox hole and you have a GI shower?

Steve

[67tank]

Phil Swift says 'FlexSeal' in a can.  If he can turn a screen door into a boat, he can seal your tool storage.  Ask him if he can do it in WW2 olive drab......love to see your track in one of his next annoying commercials.
 

[yd328]

Park it over a fox hole and you have a GI shower?

Maybe there's a market for this, a portable rainfall shower

Phil Swift says 'FlexSeal' in a can.  If he can turn a screen door into a boat, he can seal your tool storage.  Ask him if he can do it in WW2 olive drab......love to see your track in one of his next annoying commercials.
 

Do you think it would float if I used his stuff, maybe give a dukw a run

[yd328]

The new floor piece was welded into place and one of the shower heads removed, uhh chain box . I got a repro rear box from Steve V(Outsider), it fits great and is heavier than the original. I just placed it in for now, hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can paint and weld it in this week. Here's some pics.






Gary

[prestone]

nice