M2a1 progress

[yd328]

The rear chain box is now installed. I removed the center section of the front one and have it at a local metal shop to have a new one made.



Gary

[yd328]

The front chain box pieces done and welded together.



Gary

[steve1973]

Looking good Gary. Just to let you know the small raised piece with the hole in it in the front locker is for the antenna mast used on M2 halftracks. Antenna mounts are different on M2A1 depending on the radio used. If you plan to install a pulpit you will need the two piece crossmember mount for the rear leg to mount to.

Steve A.

[woodwalker]

Looking really nice! You are putting me to shame

[yd328]

Thanks guys, this will probably be the end of the larger items now that its getting colder here. I have a lot of odds and ends to work on this winter.

Steve, I do have the frame piece that you are referring to. The block plate was also in place. I put that back into the box just to keep along with the original.

Gary

[Outsider]

Today it is short sleeve weather here. Tomorrow it is supposed to snow. Time to move all the work inside for the winter.

Steve

[yd328]

The front chain box is in. They did a great job bending it up, perfect fit


I found out after starting the dash work the choke cable hole had been drilled out. Fixed it and the dash is ready for wiring this winter.




Gary

[spec4don]

Looking good Gary! Getting closer everyday

Don G

[yd328]

Here's where the track sits for the winter. Time to finish up a bunch of small items, wire the dash and fix some more plates for painting in the spring.



Gary

[67tank]

Awesome.  Keep the photos coming.  Happy New Year!

[8683jb]

Wow Gary! What a beautiful piece of work! Makes me want to do a ground-up restoration on mine. Thanks for the inspiration.

[spec4don]

Awesome Gary, really coming along! Hey what's with the SCBA bottles? Getting ready to pack up?

Don G

[yd328]

Thanks, its starting to look like something .

Hey what's with the SCBA bottles? Getting ready to pack up?

Yes, I use them when I paint

[yd328]

I am working on the dash switches so I can wire up the dash. I have a couple used headlight switches and the original one. I picked up two used ones that are supposed to be for a halftrack. Externally they all look and operate the same. After taking them apart one of them has the contacts in a different position. The part numbers on the bottom of the switches are 1994511, 1994512, and 1994513. They are shown in the photo from left to right. The one on the right is the original out of the halftrack, it's stuck at the moment.

[yd328]

In the post above of the light switches the one on the left has the contacts in the wrong position. Come to find out someone has been in there before, putting it back together wrong .
I've been working on refurbing the switches and data plates that were on it.




Gary