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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by 70th Division » Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:51 pm

Hello,

Your project is looking great !!

Do you have any recent updates available ?


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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by yd328 » Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:55 pm

Thanks for the compliment.
The storage compartment lids are on now. I started working on fixing the troop compartment armor panels but have not finished them before fall/winter. I have been working on some smaller items over the winter. I will try to post some pics soon.

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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by steve1973 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:35 am

Looking good keep up the good work.

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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by yd328 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:23 pm

Here's some of the light knobs that I refinished. Also, the fuel filter and shut off located behind the drivers seat. Anyone else have this set up?
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by 70th Division » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:58 pm

Hello Gary,

Thanks for the update !

Ray

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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by yd328 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:59 am

I took the halftrack out for it's first shake down. There's still lots to do. https://youtu.be/Izs7K5eFbWQ
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by 70th Division » Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:31 am

Hello,

Looks fantastic Gary,
Great that you have it driving now !!
Excellent workmanship and efforts, almost there now !!

PS- A longer video would be great :D :D


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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by 17thAirborne » Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:08 pm

super milestone. yes...more video
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by yd328 » Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:07 pm

The longer ones are on my phone, just have to figure out how to get them off there to here. I have some adjustments to make and will post some better ones :). I hope to get it out a couple more times before the snow falls.

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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by 8683jb » Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:32 pm

It sure looks good Gary. I’d love to see more video.
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by floater » Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:15 am

The half-track is a cool vehicle. I'm always impressed by you guys that undertake restoration of something so, well, BIG. Here's a newb question - what's the big roller on the front for?
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by David_4x4 » Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:23 am

floater wrote:
Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:15 am
The half-track is a cool vehicle. I'm always impressed by you guys that undertake restoration of something so, well, BIG. Here's a newb question - what's the big roller on the front for?
Birm Roller/unditching roller.

Upon entering a ditch the roller prevents the front of the vehicle digging-in to the opposite face of the ditch, instead the roller acting as a wide wheel enabling the front to climb out of the ditch more easily.
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by Spec4Don » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:50 am

David_4x4 wrote:
Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:23 am
floater wrote:
Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:15 am
The half-track is a cool vehicle. I'm always impressed by you guys that undertake restoration of something so, well, BIG. Here's a newb question - what's the big roller on the front for?
Birm Roller/unditching roller.

Upon entering a ditch the roller prevents the front of the vehicle digging-in to the opposite face of the ditch, instead the roller acting as a wide wheel enabling the front to climb out of the ditch more easily.
It was one of the army’s good-bad ideas. By the end of the war most Halftracks were built with winches.

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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by floater » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:54 am

Wow! Those guys thought of everything. That only adds to the cool factor. Thanks for answering my question.
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Re: M2A1 Progress

Post by yd328 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:23 pm

The back panels are finally patched up. They'll need a liitle touch up before final paint.

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