Chris
Love your updates. Keep em coming. When your done you should write a book or
something.
Dj
Chris Davis wrote:
> Well, after a week hiatus, I'm back.
>
> I had promised to bring a vehicle to the local Memorial Day services and,
> as you all know, didn't have the Carryall done. But, I have this Emergency
> Back Up historic military vehicle, a 1966 M274A2 Mule. It runs, but has
> it's share of problems and had been serving as a Carryall parts table for
> the last few months. I decided I could get it display presentable in time
> for Memorial Day.
>
> It just needed an inner-tube patched, a fuel tank replaced, exhaust issue
> fixed, and.. oh yeah, paint.
>
> I put a sheet of plywood in for a floor on the Carryall and moved all the
> parts into it to make way for Mule work.
>
> Paint isn't all that hard if your prep only consist of wiping everything
> down with Naphtha and masking the data-plates.
>
> I had a chance to play with my knew air ratchet. Sweet! Took the fuel
> tank off in 3 minutes. Those of you contemplating an air compressor
> purchase, DO IT.
>
> I also painted a set of Command Car seat frames for my friend, Deryk
> Walker, who was trying to get his newly upholstered seats back in his WC56
> to make the same event.
>
> Anyway, late Sunday night / early Monday morning found me scampering around
> the neighborhood in my freshly painted Mule. Later Monday morning I drove
> it onto Mike Hewitt's trailer (thanks AGAIN Mike), loaded the kids in the
> Cherokee and traveled the 2 miles to the cemetery. Drove the Mule off the
> trailer where it promptly died. I guess it was appropriate, being at a
> cemetery and all, but couldn't it have waited until after the services?
>
> Anyway, trouble shooting reveled no spark so it couldn't even be push
> started. The display area was uphill and although the Mule isn't heavy, it
> is 4 wheel steer and difficult to push. So there it sat while I took my 3
> year old daughter back home for a change of clothes. (She had decided to
> go swimming in the memorial fountain while her older sister's back was
> turned and dad was tinkering on the Mule.) When I finally got back I used
> the starter to walk the Mule back onto the trailer, and beat a hasty retreat.
>
> No, I didn't work in the garage Monday night... I slept. No, I didn't work
> in the garage Tuesday night... I didn't want to hurt something.
>
> Last night I went back to work on the WC53. I moved all the parts back out
> of it and onto the freshly painted Mule shaped table. Then I patched up a
> couple holes. Someone had made a "field expedient" modification to the
> Carryall when they had trouble with the captive nuts that hold the
> passenger side rear fender on.
>
> Drilling would have been too easy, so, near as I can tell, they stuck an
> spike through the hole left by the captive nut and drove a hole through the
> inner wall of the truck, just behind the wheel well. Then they used a LONG
> bolt to hold the fender on. It worked so well they repeated it again on
> the next missing captive nut. The resulting holes look like bullet exit
> points and I did my best to flatten these miniature volcano shapes. Then
> skim coated with Bondo.
>
> Chris Davis
> MVPA# 20000
> Lake Forest, CA
> '42 WC53 Carryall
> '66 M274A2 Mule (FOR SALE!)
>
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