M422 #1255 Project Update

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M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:03 am

Finally able to spend a little more time on her.. Photos from last night and putting the drivers side rear suspension back on....

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Bill H. » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:52 am

Very nice! Where did you get your spring bushings and do the tracking arm pillow block bushings have a bolt that gos through them? Also, what is the six wheeled gizmo in the back ground? :D
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:14 pm

The bushing came from Bensinger( spelling?) The pillow blocks do have a bolt that goes through them but I have not put them in yet. The 6x6 thing in the back ground is a prototype carrier developed by GL Bowen in 1968 as a low cost replacement for the Mule. It's an amphib and according to Crimson's book, can do 4mph in the water and around 20 on land and carry 1000 lbs on either surface. It's a long term project. Nice thing about it is that it still has the original dataplate It shows serial # 1. lol

It's called the Economite.
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Bill H. » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:20 pm

Economite, how cute is that! Very cool. One day you'll have to snap some shots of it. BTW sorry I couldn't help with the clutch shaft. :(
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by BigBlock » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:40 pm

Great pics. It is nice to see your progress. Thanks for posting them.
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:47 pm

Thanks, I wish it would go faster...
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Bill H. » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:12 pm

It'll come Jason. I've done six MVs over the years. The first one took me 11 months, the next three years, then another three years, then two trailers each over a year and the last one, the Mite, will never be done :shock: Sorta!
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1953 Willys M38A1
1962 AMC M422A1
1965 Stevens M416B1 X 2
1967 Kaiser M715

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by acmack » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:14 am

Beautiful work!
Is black the factory original color for the springs?

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:24 am

The NOS ones I had were black, so I just cleaned them off, wire brushed some of the rust and repainted a semi-gloss black.. Looks just like they did when I got them.
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:05 pm

Over the last week, I had a chance to play with the M422 and put a few more parts on it. I removed the carb and the carb bracket to have the steel zinc plated since it was glass blasted and never refinished and was having light rust issues. Don't like the way that looks. Going to try to mount the transmission and front diff next week.

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Bill H. » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:30 pm

Sweet! Keep going Jason!
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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:48 am

A little more progress made.

Trans/tranny installed (not the kind you find in Mid-town Atlanta) installed
Front diff and drive shaft assembly installed
.gov rebuilt starter (new in crate) installed but will be removing to replace starter arm with yellow zinc plated one

Other misc items done.

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by acmack » Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:54 pm

I'm going to upgrade my comments from "Beautiful" to spectacular work!

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Dave M38A1 » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:43 pm

Great pics, great attention to detail. I like the engineering of those Mites. What type of primer do you use? The paint looks great.

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Re: M422 #1255 Project Update

Post by Austringer » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:05 am

I generally use a 2 part epoxy on the high stress areas or ones that could have a bit of wear, the rest, generally Krylon red primer or the aluminum primer they make.
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