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I am trawling around at work with some of the labs folks to see if they can come up with something, not posted, but i have pictures that show the draw contents. Test tubes etc that would be used in chemistry etc.It must have been worthy of some briefing or something as the photo,s were all taken in theater, back of the card booklet is annotated GHQ MEF. Vehicle wise, single headlamp and recognition roundle i am presuming the date is round about the 1941 mark. Perhaps the briefing was to explain an increased capability due to the reciept of the then new equipment.Re the fridge Tony, an associated photo,not clear, shows that it contains a run of pipework surrounded and packed with ice. I am presuming to cool the water from the tank feature on the roof. Not sure on my comments re the soils lab as why would you need that requirement out thier? Fairly obvious what you were driving over or digging into. My guess is as you say, chemical/bug testing , but not associated with the medical profession( vehicle otherwise marked with a red cross?) If i get any furthur info i will postRegards Tim

This is a bit of an old thread but i can add some more,the vehicle shown in last few pics is a 3 ton moblle petrol and lubricants laboratory of the RASC middle east forces it would be in the 47-49 period,i do have some further shots of the vehicle in use if anyone pipes up as interested.

Heres that photo i bought on epay some time ago,i notice Steve your tie down rings appear to be post ww2 M series type,Colin.

Looks cold,nice turn out,thanks for showing the pics.

I bought a tin of Tamiya forest green from the model shop and gave that to my local paint supplier,it was spot on.

Kettenkrad with us troops

No,its easy to see,on the left as you go in,tucked back and covered by a blue tarp,theres a ambulance repair garage diagonally opposite who may know who it belongs too,looks to be in one lump.

Theres a sad explorer/pioneer at the old cement works shoreham,sussex,seen it today 16/1/13.

Looks good so far,my 43 gpw is USMC,heres some pics as found.

Jeeps were always olive drab from the factory and could serve in olive drab with original army numbers on hoodand usmc numbers on side / rear, or resprayed in forest green as mine will be,with original usmc numbers.

couldnt find a usn jeep that had sold but theres a cj in raf colours at cheffins for 23rd oct guided at 15-18k and a jeep at classicmobilia.com for 30k.I wish i hadnt got rid of all my rotten jeep bodies i would be welding them to mahindra chassis as fast as the auctions would take em.

Didnt see an original bolt on it,16k wow ,if youve ever been to a top classic car auction you will see bitsa jeeps going for the same money,the worlds gone mad.Who was the expert at the end of the show who said brass extinguisher was rare and a first aid kits worth £500 ?,i think that was vacuum gauge on the engine,what the point of it was and why you would leave it there i dont know,but if a wrong repro rear panel was missed i dont think there was hope for fixing the rest.

Nice to see a jeep on tv though.

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showfull.php?photo=137537

Heres engine all clean ready to go for a rebore if the pitting will allow it.

Need crank regrind and new cam and lifters,not going to be a cheap job but ive got new timing chain,carb,oil pump from other engine and plenty of gaskets in stock.

Has anyone got a dimensioned photo or drawing of a ls166 speaker mounting bracket,its a simple casting i think to take threaded bolt with wing nut.Colin.

I have now got pistons free from bores,one had to be hit from below with softwood,then hardwood,then copper and finally resorting to a 1/2" socket extension to get it to move.All in all not as bad as it could have been,got to take block to the engineers to see if it will take a rebore.

i think this is a mates dad on a raf harley

Heres a parts diagram,its a reliable carb.

http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk/PBI-2type.html

some parts are on ebay or try speedy spares,jeep parts etc.

I can only work a few hours per weekend on motor so here is results of heads off,bores full of water,bores pitted,lifters are all free and it looks like lifter bores are ok,i took sump off and was surprised to see crank and rods in good nick,next week i will take crank out and try to get rods and pistons out then add up the cost of rebuilding it.

Following the discovery of a crack in my block after the christmas bad weather i have extracated a engine that had been in a garden for 10 years,heres some pics before i delve deeper,im hoping to get away with a clean up,we will see. The big picture is engine that is cracked,shame as it runs lovely.

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/medium/ALIM2974.JPG

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/medium/ALIM2978.JPG

try rick larsen for stencils,very helpfull

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Hi,my ww2 jeep is painted fs34052,i got a pot of revell model paint and took it to local paint supplier.

Although this truck looks too shiny to me,the fact it has OD canvas points towards the truth i think as most usaf vehicles are usually just redirected army vehicles,unless any one knows different.:blush:

not a pic of an m37 but dodge w200 usaf,theres a chap in brighton with usaf m37 not you i take it ?

there was a story of a tank buried in a garden in bognor regis,story went that owner of house snapped radio antenna off so no one could see it was sticking out of the lawn,sounds far fetched but who knows.

Hello all,

the names Colin,took motor out of dodge last week, as well as rusted freeze plugs ive got a 6 inch crack in block,bought a used motor from Enfield paid Boris Johnson £100 for the pleasure of travelling into what used to be Essex and is now greater london emmision zone,when i got it home and took plugs out its full of water [thats where all this rains been going],ho hum,im on to another one in maidstone now,might do a blog on this one probably going to be the most costly rusty dodge in the country.

Sisal rope or string is available in good old fashioned hardware/ironmongers,i got my rope from a local one for my m416 trailer.the loops at ends are usually formed by weaving the strands together i believe,and heavy duty loops subject to heavy wear and strain would be protected by a rope thimble also at your local hardware store or ships chandlers,hope im on the right track.