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First impressions of the M38A1...

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by mruta, Oct 20, 2004.

  1. Oct 20, 2004
    James P. Enderwies

    James P. Enderwies Sponsor

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    Most had .30's. There's 3 Browning 1919 air cooled for sale here in Havasu--Legal Too! You can even choose your caliber: '06, 303 British and 7.62 Nato (.308). Know where I can get an orig bed mount too. :)
     
  2. Oct 20, 2004
    speedbuggy

    speedbuggy Looking for a Jeep now

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    Speedbuggy's frame is boxed in front AND the front shackles are reversed.
    I wonder....
     
  3. Oct 20, 2004
    mruta

    mruta I drank with Billy!

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    SONOFA!!!

    It's clean and dry but I am dumb...

    My camera doesn't like my PC at school. It works fine here at home but since my camera is still sitting there... you know the rest. :(

    EARLY tomorrow if I have to steal another camera or it kills me!!!
     
  4. Oct 20, 2004
    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    Oh no say it ain't so! :cry:
     
  5. Oct 21, 2004
    66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

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    front shackle reversal was factory for the first couple of years.
     
  6. Oct 21, 2004
    willysnut

    willysnut Banned

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    Don't forget the Big recoiless rifle also bolted in there with a split windsheild for the barrel. Anybody got any pics of one of those babies-Hooraugh!
     
  7. Oct 21, 2004
    Boyink

    Boyink Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Serial Number?

    I'm betting still civvie...they carried over some of that stuff to the early earlies...
     
  8. Oct 21, 2004
    speedbuggy

    speedbuggy Looking for a Jeep now

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    That's what I figure. It's titled as a cj5 (for what it's worth) But I was thinking there may have been a frame swap at some point. VIN 5754837570
    I like the fact that the frame is boxed and the shackles are swapped. Those are the bonus things you find...
     
  9. Oct 21, 2004
    mruta

    mruta I drank with Billy!

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    Got the pictures onto my hard drive!!!! Just don't know where to put them so I can share... :(
     
  10. Oct 21, 2004
    jd7

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    My cj5 was like that. When I stripped the paint off of it got down to od, but I had a civy dash and front end. I dunno?
     
  11. Oct 21, 2004
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Attachements :?
     
  12. Oct 21, 2004
    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    Webshots, if not send them to Billy or someone else, they can figure it out.
    We want to see pictures, Now!:D:D
     
  13. Oct 21, 2004
    dauntless_powered

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    pics did someone say pics?????????
     
  14. Oct 21, 2004
    maxx

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    I think they were 30 cal mgs that were mounted in jeeps. the M2 50 cal is quite a beast. it weighs about 100 lbs unloaded with a spare stellite chrome lined barrel. picture a 100 lb sledge hammer at full swing 500 times per minute. the half inch slugs will pass right through both sides of a cinder block structure without slowing down very much. maximum range is over 4 miles. slug travels over 3,000 fps (thats over 2000 mph).
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    :shock:
     
  16. Oct 21, 2004
    BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

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    Ah shucks go NUKE.
     
  17. Oct 21, 2004
    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    Since we haven't seen any pics yet I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this another one of those invisible Jeeps.:D (Mike did you read this, Invisible)

    We actually have a book (blueprints) at work that a couple of guys bought to build a .50cal bolt action rifle with, the ballistics on them are amazing.
     
  18. Oct 21, 2004
    mruta

    mruta I drank with Billy!

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    Here's a teaser...

    I really need to either put my own site together for pics or pay for a service somehwere. I like taking and posting pics as much as I like looking at them...
     
  19. Oct 21, 2004
    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    Ahhhh, it worked!!!:D
     
  20. Oct 21, 2004
    mruta

    mruta I drank with Billy!

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    Hey Mike, whaddyasay you guys throw together an extra one for me. I promise it'll only go on top of the A1!!!!!
     
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