From: Mark Ehle (markehle@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 01 2003 - 12:55:07 PST
What kind of setup does the rear suspension have?
>From: Ryan M Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] SWB 2.5 Tons
>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:15:26 -0500
>
>Well, Dave at Eastern Surplus has gone and done something I thought would
>be kinda fun to do. It started with my thoughts on the Chevy and Ford CMP
>HUPs. That's Canadian Military Pattern and Heavy Utility Personel for those
>that don't speak the Commonwealth MV speak.
>
>Those look like: http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/museumreviews/id17.html
>(scroll down to the Diamond T wrecker)
>
>Then I got to thinking that a 2.5 tonner modified by dumping a real axle
>and shortening the chassis to make a North American Unimog would be
>interesting. Mind you, this is just idle thoughts I have as I drive my
>Honda Insight around Atlanta and drive past the morons in their
>H2^h^hYukons.
>
>So, I'm looking at trucks today online and Lo, Dave at EAstern Surplus has
>gone and made what I've been thinking of.
>http://www.easternsurplus.net/180a.jpg
>
>I can't say I'm happy with the placement of the fuel tank, but its' still a
>rather nice looking truck. Perhaps some kind of fuel tank placement between
>the frame rails would work better. All it needs is some kind of rear body
>over the back chassis (a crew cab setup and small cargo area?), a tire
>mount on the end of the chassis and it'd be set.
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