TOM R'S ww2 Weasel

Post by **TOM R** » Sun May 15, 2005 7:54 pm

you wanted a pic so here she is in all her rusted out glory, it had floaters that weren't included, i have counted 7 bullet holes in the front and 2 in the rear

, unfortunatly 2 of the front holes pointed at the drivers torso

, i wish she wasn't rusted so bad as I would like to leave the bullet holes intact, if you guys got parts let me know as I will be on the look out, mg42 will be my last gun project for now cause I want this done

this is the first 1 I stripped and resold new one is further doen in the thread

Post by **Bullwinkle** » Sun May 15, 2005 8:45 pm

Nice..where ya live so I can come offer you a little sweat equitity for down payment on a ride or two!!!

I'm still a year or three away from any big toys...all the tracked vehicles I own only push dirt around...Someday, when I have a few extra grand laying around, I'll have some heavy metal...too many toys, not enough lottery tickets.!!

Post by **TOM R** » Sun May 15, 2005 9:16 pm

bw I am in s jersey and this was only $500, trust me it needs lots of work, there are almost no floors, tracks decent and bogeys and drive sprckets are in great shape, need tracks for a m114/116 for the conversion

BELTLEAD · Post by **BELTLEAD** » Sun May 15, 2005 9:31 pm

You got a good deal for $500.A trip to Fazio's Steel Mill in Williamstown,NJ will save you a lot of money on plate steel.I guess you must have a heavy duty DC Arc welder for that heavy steel plate.20 years ago I missed out on a good deal for an American half-track from a gas station owner in Northfield,NJ who used to ride it in local parades.He sold it for only $1500 and I was a day late by the time a friend told me about it.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Sun May 15, 2005 9:41 pm

that thing is just to cool

ak47dennis · Post by **ak47dennis** » Sun May 15, 2005 9:43 pm

Tom that’s cool what year is she? Wish WW2 German iron were that cheap you spend that much and then some for some insignificant bits & pieces let alone the whole vehicle.

Maybe I am numb from spending huge moneys for waffampted equipment but that’s an outright steal!! Did you at least were a ski mask.

Post by **TOM R** » Sun May 15, 2005 10:36 pm

belt led i am about 10 minutes from fazzios, and this is not heavy plate more like 1/16 steel sheet, i will probly need to pull the drivetrain and tracks to flip it over to do the floors

any military guys or surplus scouters i need 16 sections of m116/114 track, this is what I am told though i think it is twice what i need

Post by **TOM R** » Sun May 15, 2005 10:39 pm

any chance someone has a large sandblaster they could bring to me or close that I could goto them, got a hopper type but this is a large job

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:15 pm

hey look what I found for $500 just down the road from my house.

she also comes with an all nude female crew

:P :P :P :P

Post by **TOM R** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:45 pm

now that would be a deal

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:48 pm

hay 1919, can I have a ride with your crew?

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:51 pm

no way man. I plan on keeping all this locked away safely in my head

Post by **TOM R** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:13 pm

well gents the new weasel will be enroute by the end of next month not gonna fix this one will be sellin her not long after the new one arrives, just got to keep on sellin stuff lol

Post by **TOM R** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:46 pm

sold last one here is the new one t24 muuuch nicer

Post by **TOM R** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:04 pm

here is a pic of a scout car i got to drive the other day, a friend is in the pic

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:55 pm

well guys i got the nos engine all squared away and ran it on the crate today, she purrrs, never had a new engine run so nice, suspension plates are un the way and I will hopefully have this moving under it's own power by the end of march

Post by **TOM R** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:57 pm

well here i am a hurtin pup sittin under the weasel after we pulled the springs to reassemble and install new mounting plates

4+hours to remove and reinstall 3 of the 4 springs ugh

yes i am sittin under 2500 lbs of steel being held up by a 1960's backhoe with no shoring, that is my house in the background

Post by **Reichpapers** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:51 am

With all the parts strewn about it looks like it was hit with an artillery round.

Post by **TOM R** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:04 am

well you should have seen the springs when I took them out, the centering bolts that hold the leafs together were broke on every spring so all the leafs fell out in a pile that had to be reassembled

fxo · Post by **fxo** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:45 pm

Hey Tom,
You got a source for the rubber-coated steel wire track bands for the Weasel? How about the bolt-on amphibian kit for the M29C?