Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by Austringer » October 3rd, 2013, 11:45 am

SHe arrived today: She needs a little body work on the front channel, is there anyone that can be recommended in the Southeast that is good with them?

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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by Austringer » October 7th, 2013, 9:05 pm

The body work she will be needing:
Any recommendations. I've spoken with Frank at IMF Motorpool and he's booked until Feb. This is a little past my experience and time availability to work on so I'll need to farm out this part. I thought about finding another good A1 that needed floors, but I then would have to modify the vehicle to A1C status and it then wouldn't be an original military A1C. arrgghh. The trials and tribulations for original vehicles we go through. What is the groups thoughts?

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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by HILLBILLY-06 » October 18th, 2013, 8:34 pm

Austringer wrote:Thanks for the suggestion and comments regarding the name, still thinking about it. I'm still gathering parts and pieces for the M151 and any help would be greatly appreciated. I had a mule with a 106 on it a while back, I'm now wanting to do a vehicle that I can actually drive instead of sitting in the garage.

Any help on parts would be greatly appreciated!
In that case, maybe one of us closer by southern boys can help out our neighbor and "drive our mutt" over to your place, and then you can put that big "tater launcher" on there and we all promise as neighbors and such, we wont let it sit in your garage...LOL
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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by Austringer » October 20th, 2013, 6:36 pm

Humm, maybe, I do have a cutting torch to remove the rear panel of the mutt brought over. ;-)

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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by LTDan » October 21st, 2013, 9:49 am

She's a BEAUTY!!!

... even with the "acne."
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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by Austringer » October 29th, 2013, 8:54 pm

Should have the 106mm rifle finished up next week, will post pics once finished.
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Re: Starting Restoration on M151 106mm Rifle Carrier

Unread post by Austringer » December 8th, 2013, 10:03 pm

After almost two weeks in the mail (1.5 weeks with no update) the last major item needed for the 106mm rifle arrived from Poland. When it left Poland, I did not get an update for almost 2 weeks then a quick note that it was entering customs. Went through customs in about 2 hours and arrived at my office Saturday noon. She's a beauty. (plus the early (I believe pre-1964 sight, in yards not meters).

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