RE: all work and no play

From: froberts (froberts@midsouth.rr.com)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2006 - 05:54:16 PDT


What does a full set of rear armor run from Gary?.... I have been scared to
ask him.... I'm going up there this weekend and to drop off a engine, and do
not want to look shocked when we discuss it.
Thanks

 

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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of timothy.smith1@att.net
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 12:25 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] all work and no play

Well, I'm happy to report that I think I've finally found a front bumper for
my half track with some help from a member of this list. Shipping expense
is gonna be a 24 carat gold plated muthah if I can get this bumper. I
should have taken up stamp collecting.

Lads, the mil-veh list is what it is. I dare say most of us are old enough
to remember the days when we had party lines for our telephones. Try to
think of it that way. There is always a certain amount of monkey business
going on but if you can't at LEAST appreciate the humor in it and if you
can't appreciate the fact that there are quite a few guys out there who
still know how to have fun, then you have my pity. Your life must be very
dull...and for you guys who want everything just SO...well, I'm glad you're

not cops because you'd be out there writing tickets for 1 mph over the limit
and driving everyone plumb crazy. Hold the reins loosely!

I've seen a lot of posts lately dealing with what the mil-veh list IS and
what it SHOULD be, but very little about what everyone is doing with their
MV's lately. So I'm gonna jump start this puppy and see if y'all will
follow suit.

It's SPRING, when many of us turn to thoughts of what we want to be doing
with our MV's. I just sold my Corvette and am looking forward to tackling
the half track and maybe do a bit on the Scout Car. Here is what's coming
up (if I have my way).

I have Gary Hebding lining up the remaining little parts I need for
overhauling the rear suspension. New tracks and rollers are the order of
the day as well as servicing the back brakes and idlers while I'm in there.

Buying Gary's repro rear armor/floor kit is simply out of my reach
financially. My current back end is a hybrid with some home-made parts that
lack some detail. Not nasty, but not nearly right. I think I can make it
better. Not to be stopped by a little thing like lack of dough, I'm
planning on buying a plasma cutter and perhaps a sheet metal brake and
getting on with it come hell or high water. What the hell...they can kill
me, but they can't eat me. Oh, and I'm going to tackle my driver comparment
floor panels. They rattle and that makes me nuts. Can't wait to shut them
up!

I have two original rear side armor panels and a rear inner fender for the
Scout which I plan on having reproduced locally. Since they are mirror

images right and left, I'm good to go. The floor is very rudimentary and
the Army has a complete Scout nearby that I can examine for accurate
measurements on just about everything. It'll feel good doing SOMETHING on
the Scout Car. It has been sitting for SO long!

What do you deuce-a-holics do for fun? I'd LOVE to have the deuce with the
rotater boom crane / wrecker.

Last thing...some advice for everybody. Relax and enjoy the hobby, enjoy
the mil-veh list, Steel Soldiers and whatever MV fun you can
find...where-ever you can find it.

Regards,
TJ

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