Looking for Canadian M151A2 Pictures....

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Rob,

Thanks for pointing this out! Shows how easy it is to mistake a 3-colour for a 2-colour camouflage job.

Had a close look at the cam pattern for the Cdn 1/4 ton vehicles. From this I deduct left and right sides were supposed to have the same pattern, right?

Thanks,
Hanno

Here are a couple snaps of my Cdn3 I took today. This is my daily driver for when I go to get the mail, and often, if I am bored, it will take a ride through the local forest. As such, the body is not pristine. I also dropped a tree across the hood last year while cutting firewood, and I have not got around to sandblasting and painting the replacement hood yet.

This Jeep has had the typical light armoured recce modifications to it. These include the wire cutter bar on the front bumper, and the GPMG mount on the right side. It also has the IKEE (Installation kit, electrical equipment) for the 524 set). The "support our troops cadpat magnet on the left corner is not an official marking. The bent fenders, while not an official light recce modification, were pretty much standard on all the recce jeeps after 15 years of hard service.

Anyway, this is the textbook 3 colour "by the book" Cdn cam job.

[Scott Bentley]

Thanks for the snaps Rob,

Although its an M38A1, like you said before, its still the correct 1/4 Ton cam pattern.

I've decieded that pattern will be my end state in paint.

Well, I finally got a hold on the Red Deer A2. After flushing the fuel system and doing a few checks we got it fired up. It runs quite well right off the bat, but it looks like i'm going to need to buy a Timing Light/Tech Dwell Meter as both the Carb and Distributer are recent NOS installs and havn't had any fine adjustments done yet.

Rob, you wouldn't happen to have a line on another AMU Mounting Bracket like you have on the rear left corner of your M38A1? This 74 has all of the holes and wear marks from one that was removed when it was demiliterized, and i'd love to get another one.

Actually, while i'm at it, if anyone has any lines on an RT524 with Tray, or a PRC77 Set and a 2060 Tray, i'd be very interest in them. I'd like to try and get a Radio installed with the Restoration.

Scotty B

[rob love]

Scotty
There are still a few of the corner brackets left out in the local military scrapyard. I'll try and remember to grab one next time I am out that way.

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by rob love

Scotty
There are still a few of the corner brackets left out in the local military scrapyard. I'll try and remember to grab one next time I am out that way.

Haha... You da man Rob.

I was surprised that it had one originally as from what I understood, the AMU's were attached to the ROPs. There is no mistaking the 6 holes on the left corner.

If theres anything you need that I might have "access" to, let me know.

Scotty

[rob love]

Originally Posted by armybuck041

Haha... You da man Rob.

You done know it homey!


The roll cages were not installed until a few years after the M151A2s were in service. As a result, they may well have the holes from the corner mount or from the mount over the spare tire carrier. Of the 30 M151A2s I bought, a few had the over the tire mount, but only 1 or 2 had the corner mount, and it may well have been left over from the pre-rollcage days. The problem with an AMU or an ATU on the corner mount was that the antenna would get broken against the rollcage if the antenna was bent or whipped forward. If you are going with the rollcage, then I would suggest you don't bother with the corner mount.

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by rob love

You done know it homey!


The roll cages were not installed until a few years after the M151A2s were in service. As a result, they may well have the holes from the corner mount or from the mount over the spare tire carrier. Of the 30 M151A2s I bought, a few had the over the tire mount, but only 1 or 2 had the corner mount, and it may well have been left over from the pre-rollcage days. The problem with an AMU or an ATU on the corner mount was that the antenna would get broken against the rollcage if the antenna was bent or whipped forward. If you are going with the rollcage, then I would suggest you don't bother with the corner mount.

Was thinking about that after I replied. Wouldn't be able to secure the Ant the usual way tied to the front, but would have to go to the side. Since you mentioned it, the AMU that mounts to the spare tire bracket would be better. This way it is (ant) basically clear of the Top, but not dependent on the ROPs. If you could scrounge up one of those and anything else Rad related I would be very interested. I have a little goodies budget for these things

Scotty

[Paul Singleton]

I recall reading somewhere that the name Jeep was derived from "GP", meaning general purpose sometime during WW2. If Willys hadn't put a trademark on the name Jeep after the war then this discussion would probably not be taking place.

Paul