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31-12-11, 21:23
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whelie bin fittings
pictures of the other end of my engine (from a distance), shows the fittings in the temporary radiator. I had the engine running for about an hour and a half all up, got the water steaming so shut it off, afterwards thought I should have had the hose running into the wheelie bin to keep it cool. only had it running up like this to check for leaks de rust the water jackets and to ensure reliability prior to fitting the engine.
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31-12-11, 23:11
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new carrier arrives home
I love how you guys think 'Outside the Box" and just get on with the pjoject!
Keep the info and photos coming! Mine won't be coming home till mid March so until then I have been and will be scouring Threads like this. Appreciate your effort in sharing. 
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194? Universal Carrier MK I* 1952 M135 CDN MRT 1952 M135 CDN w/w 1956 M135 CDN w/w 1956 M135 CDN parts truck
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31-12-11, 23:35
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Looks good Lew. Hows the armour plate holding up with the new welds? As long as you've got good penetration and you weld at a good pace it should be all ok. You are leaving the bullet splash marks eh ?
 Please keep the pics coming. Cheers David.
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01-01-12, 16:05
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VERY impressive, Good work!!!
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02-01-12, 02:13
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Thanks! I know exactly what you used. Need to do something like this to fire the m2a1 halftrack engine before installing it!
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02-01-12, 03:21
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vettes, You have a more more pictures on your halftrack build or is the thread over at CGN all you have currently. And here?
Thanks
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10-02-12, 08:19
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some recent action
Iv'e put in a couple of solid weeks on the carrier, started by replacing the rear panel that had been cut out, then onto replacing the bit that was cut out from behind the driver, the plate was 6mm so isnt a perfect size match so have feathered it in where needed, gutted out all the drivers controls and took off the tracks to get at the brakes. Brakes were all clean and tidy, lots of lining left so sent into the brake shop for a tidy up of the drums.
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10-02-12, 08:28
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more photos
more photos, also welded up where the engine cover had been gas cut, wasn't sure how to split the track without getting another punch stuck so made up the "chain and hammer' puller, it worked a treat.
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10-02-12, 08:38
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more photos
and some more photos as the brakes came off, no worries with the asbestos as they were basically dust free, went into the brake experts and asked if they could reccomend a replacement lining,
"theres heaps left, and you will never find anything that has the stopping power of asbestos " was the reply, so a quick clean up they will get.
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10-02-12, 08:59
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couple more photos
And the last few for tonight, I took the hull out to a wksp belonging to another military veh enthusiast, a bit more welding once the seagull sh*t had been ground back, stripped off the running gear and have started to remove the springs and wheels to give them the 70 year wheel bearing rebuild.
And yes Alex, the cross shaft is out........ All pretty tidy and most of the bolts pins etc have come off without needing to gas off the heads. A few buggered spring rods and 2 broken springs, one on each of the rear boogies. Dissasembly made easy with the spring compressing tool. so far almost injury free, burnt my tit on a hot bit of front armour, mashed my finger nail with a boogie. Sandblasting and painting next week.
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