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Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
If their bodies were made of steel, cutting them in half wouldn't
have been a problem, they'd just weld the ends back together as most Japanese ricers are salvaged. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Howard Eisenhauer wrote: > > My Senility?? Darn, I had forgotten all 'bout that :(. > > My pre-mature, er, um, whatever we were talking about not-withstanding > a bit of research reveals that M151 Mutts were, with very few > exceptions, buit with steel bodies. > > try this web site instead- > > http://www.geocities.com/fordm151/ > > Per > http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...2?viscount=100 > Ford didn't go with the aluminium body due to problems with stress > cracking. It also sems there would have been corrosion problems > between the aluminium & steel components. as all the the MUTTS I've > seen have been rusted, not corroded I stand by my assertation that > M151s awere, for all practicle intents & purposes, Steel, nor > Aluminium. For some pictures of rather rusty MUTTS I'd suggest- > > http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html > > The exceptions may have been some speacial "airbourne" models which > may or may not have seen actual service. I have not been able to find > any references on the web (for what THATS worth) that these things > ever actually existed. Per our last, er, um, discussion + input from > my wife's second cousin's husband (you remember him, Right??) > on the the subject these rumours may be refering to the Mighty Mite > vehicle- > > http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/M422/MightyMite.html > > Fondest Regards, > > H. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote: > And I thought all vehicles have springs, well except my soapbox > derby entry. and hardtail. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Bret Ludwig wrote: > > > > Many unibody cars have springs. All of them except Citroens, as far as > > I know. Well, Citroens, at least D-series models, didn't. They had hydraulic spheres that acted as spring and damper ('shock absorber'). Rolls Royce used them as well but only as a "helper" in addition to conventional springs. A Rolls weighs almost three times what a Citroen does. A few Brit cars used a poor-man's version called Hydrolastic. One Indy car in '64 or '65 or thereabouts used it and was called the MG Liquid Suspension Special. It had an Offenheuser for power. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote: > And I thought all vehicles have springs, well except my soapbox > derby entry. and hardtail. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Bret Ludwig wrote: > > > > Many unibody cars have springs. All of them except Citroens, as far as > > I know. Well, Citroens, at least D-series models, didn't. They had hydraulic spheres that acted as spring and damper ('shock absorber'). Rolls Royce used them as well but only as a "helper" in addition to conventional springs. A Rolls weighs almost three times what a Citroen does. A few Brit cars used a poor-man's version called Hydrolastic. One Indy car in '64 or '65 or thereabouts used it and was called the MG Liquid Suspension Special. It had an Offenheuser for power. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
L.W. ------ III (ßill) wrote: > And I thought all vehicles have springs, well except my soapbox > derby entry. and hardtail. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Bret Ludwig wrote: > > > > Many unibody cars have springs. All of them except Citroens, as far as > > I know. Well, Citroens, at least D-series models, didn't. They had hydraulic spheres that acted as spring and damper ('shock absorber'). Rolls Royce used them as well but only as a "helper" in addition to conventional springs. A Rolls weighs almost three times what a Citroen does. A few Brit cars used a poor-man's version called Hydrolastic. One Indy car in '64 or '65 or thereabouts used it and was called the MG Liquid Suspension Special. It had an Offenheuser for power. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our
previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you remember him, Right??) project. Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a parking lot one day, http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) & welded back togeather. And, yes, although it doesn't show in the pics it was quite definately Rusty. Waiting Patiently, H. On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:47:17 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@cox.net> wrote: > If their bodies were made of steel, cutting them in half wouldn't >have been a problem, they'd just weld the ends back together as most >Japanese ricers are salvaged. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > >Howard Eisenhauer wrote: >> >> My Senility?? Darn, I had forgotten all 'bout that :(. >> >> My pre-mature, er, um, whatever we were talking about not-withstanding >> a bit of research reveals that M151 Mutts were, with very few >> exceptions, buit with steel bodies. >> >> try this web site instead- >> >> http://www.geocities.com/fordm151/ >> >> Per >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...2?viscount=100 >> Ford didn't go with the aluminium body due to problems with stress >> cracking. It also sems there would have been corrosion problems >> between the aluminium & steel components. as all the the MUTTS I've >> seen have been rusted, not corroded I stand by my assertation that >> M151s awere, for all practicle intents & purposes, Steel, nor >> Aluminium. For some pictures of rather rusty MUTTS I'd suggest- >> >> http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html >> >> The exceptions may have been some speacial "airbourne" models which >> may or may not have seen actual service. I have not been able to find >> any references on the web (for what THATS worth) that these things >> ever actually existed. Per our last, er, um, discussion + input from >> my wife's second cousin's husband (you remember him, Right??) >> on the the subject these rumours may be refering to the Mighty Mite >> vehicle- >> >> http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/M422/MightyMite.html >> >> Fondest Regards, >> >> H. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our
previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you remember him, Right??) project. Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a parking lot one day, http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) & welded back togeather. And, yes, although it doesn't show in the pics it was quite definately Rusty. Waiting Patiently, H. On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:47:17 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@cox.net> wrote: > If their bodies were made of steel, cutting them in half wouldn't >have been a problem, they'd just weld the ends back together as most >Japanese ricers are salvaged. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > >Howard Eisenhauer wrote: >> >> My Senility?? Darn, I had forgotten all 'bout that :(. >> >> My pre-mature, er, um, whatever we were talking about not-withstanding >> a bit of research reveals that M151 Mutts were, with very few >> exceptions, buit with steel bodies. >> >> try this web site instead- >> >> http://www.geocities.com/fordm151/ >> >> Per >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...2?viscount=100 >> Ford didn't go with the aluminium body due to problems with stress >> cracking. It also sems there would have been corrosion problems >> between the aluminium & steel components. as all the the MUTTS I've >> seen have been rusted, not corroded I stand by my assertation that >> M151s awere, for all practicle intents & purposes, Steel, nor >> Aluminium. For some pictures of rather rusty MUTTS I'd suggest- >> >> http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html >> >> The exceptions may have been some speacial "airbourne" models which >> may or may not have seen actual service. I have not been able to find >> any references on the web (for what THATS worth) that these things >> ever actually existed. Per our last, er, um, discussion + input from >> my wife's second cousin's husband (you remember him, Right??) >> on the the subject these rumours may be refering to the Mighty Mite >> vehicle- >> >> http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/M422/MightyMite.html >> >> Fondest Regards, >> >> H. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our
previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you remember him, Right??) project. Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a parking lot one day, http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) & welded back togeather. And, yes, although it doesn't show in the pics it was quite definately Rusty. Waiting Patiently, H. On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:47:17 -0800, L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@cox.net> wrote: > If their bodies were made of steel, cutting them in half wouldn't >have been a problem, they'd just weld the ends back together as most >Japanese ricers are salvaged. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > >Howard Eisenhauer wrote: >> >> My Senility?? Darn, I had forgotten all 'bout that :(. >> >> My pre-mature, er, um, whatever we were talking about not-withstanding >> a bit of research reveals that M151 Mutts were, with very few >> exceptions, buit with steel bodies. >> >> try this web site instead- >> >> http://www.geocities.com/fordm151/ >> >> Per >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...2?viscount=100 >> Ford didn't go with the aluminium body due to problems with stress >> cracking. It also sems there would have been corrosion problems >> between the aluminium & steel components. as all the the MUTTS I've >> seen have been rusted, not corroded I stand by my assertation that >> M151s awere, for all practicle intents & purposes, Steel, nor >> Aluminium. For some pictures of rather rusty MUTTS I'd suggest- >> >> http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html >> >> The exceptions may have been some speacial "airbourne" models which >> may or may not have seen actual service. I have not been able to find >> any references on the web (for what THATS worth) that these things >> ever actually existed. Per our last, er, um, discussion + input from >> my wife's second cousin's husband (you remember him, Right??) >> on the the subject these rumours may be refering to the Mighty Mite >> vehicle- >> >> http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/M422/MightyMite.html >> >> Fondest Regards, >> >> H. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Howard Eisenhauer wrote: > Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our > previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you > remember him, Right??) project. > > Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a > parking lot one day, > > http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ > > I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those > funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into > *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message > http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) > & welded back togeather. They run tanks over them now. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Howard Eisenhauer wrote: > Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our > previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you > remember him, Right??) project. > > Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a > parking lot one day, > > http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ > > I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those > funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into > *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message > http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) > & welded back togeather. They run tanks over them now. |
Re: M151 MUTT replica kit
Howard Eisenhauer wrote: > Umm, welding them back togeather *is* what they do, as per our > previous missives mentioning my wife's second cousin's husband's (you > remember him, Right??) project. > > Here's some documentary evidence by way of a MUTT I found sitting in a > parking lot one day, > > http://www.tantel.ca/Images/M151%20MUTT%20PICS/ > > I'd like to bring to your attention pics 3 & 4 in particular, those > funny looking verticle bumps on the rockers is where it was cut into > *Three* sections (like in this link from the last message > http://www.sphynx.com/mitymite/m151half.html: ) > & welded back togeather. They run tanks over them now. |
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