CFR History required for latest purchase.

Ed Storey · #1 09-03-10, 01:52

If the white paint lead you to believe the vehicle in question (77626) had been deployed; well here is a photograph that I took of it in Petawawa in 1998. This one and 77625 were base emergency vehicles.

Matthew Reid · #2 09-03-10, 02:13

Very cool Ed thanks for posting the picture.

Any chance you could email me a copy of it?
There has been pile of paint applied to it since that picture was taken.

Now the question I have to ask is do I restore it to as delivered in tri colour camo Green Black Brown. There is Brown paint on the Vanbody behind the rear doors. The second paint job which I belive was green and black. Redo it in white as pictured Or as I got it in 383 green.

Matthew

cletrac (RIP) · #3 09-03-10, 05:30

Just pick which scheme you like the best. Personally, I'd go with the tri colour. It has more of a 'military' look to it than white.

Ed Storey · #4 09-03-10, 05:56

How many military vehicle owners actually have a photograph of their vehicle in military use? I think I would go with the white, most military vehicles these day are camouflaged, the white is different and documented.

Ultimately, it is your call.

Pete Z · #5 09-03-10, 14:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by edstorey

How many military vehicle owners actually have a photograph of their vehicle in military use? I think I would go with the white, most military vehicles these day are camouflaged, the white is different and documented.

Ultimately, it is your call.

I'll second that. For instance if I had photo documentation of my M38A1 being used in Cypress in a peacekeeping role for certain I would be giving it a white paintjob with the blue UN markings. As it is I still haven't decided which way I am going to go with mine when the time comes.

However like Ed said, ultimately it's your call and there is no "wrong" answer.

rob love · #6 09-03-10, 20:40

I vote green, or else the NATO multi-cam. Plain white is just a base vehicle, and as such leads a boring garrison life. If it had UN history, that would be different.

I suspect that under that white coat of paint lurks a layer of green or NATO cam anyway.

Matthew Reid · #7 10-03-10, 11:20

The Truck has a 3 camo paint job as the base Green Black Brown. Then it looks like it was painted green and Black then the white, then at least 3 coats of just green.
The Paint has aligatored down to the white but it is falling off all over down to the Base 3 camo paint. There has to be 40lbs of paint on this unit.

I was out to the acerage today. And took some Pictures of the Altenator for Gilles. Unfortunetly there was no part number on it that I could see.

But I was able to track it down on the net.
It is a Delco Remy 30-SI/TR series alternator.
It is 90A output for each voltage and of Brushless design. (thats a big bonus) Weight is 11.2 Kg. It is an internal voltage regulated alternator so it is a one wire hook up alternator. The only wires going to it are the ground , 24V charge and 12V charge.

This dual voltage alternator could be adapted to other applications I imagine.
It would solve the 12V avalibilty issue on our other Military vehicles. But do not go looking to stuff it under the hood of an Iltis. LOL
It is designed for high milage heavy-duty extra large line haul diesel engine applications with 12V vehicle systems that have 24V start. It is way way over kill on the CUCV and most likly will out last every thing else on the truck.
I still wonder how that scabbed together bracket will last in the long run.
If a person was pounding on the truck consistantly I doubt it would hold up.
Fortunetly the lower bracket is a substantial cast peice and the lower alternator mounts are of bridge type mounting. It does not appear that the stock lower mount has been modified. The PCV hoses have been modified to accept the Alternator but that is a minor modification.

It appears that the Dual voltage regulator has been removed I assume it was located on the front of drivers fender under hood. As the there are bunch of wires taped up there and a mounting plate that is now bare.

Also the truck has been converted to 12V glow plugs and the big resistor grid although still in place has been abandoned.

It looks like the DND removed the more trouble prone underhood 24V items. Now the only Item on the truck chassis that is 24V is the starter which is just as well in my opinion. The rest of the truck chassis is all 12V and the Van body is all 24V.

I have attached a couple of pics of the Alt and the modified bracket as best I could with out tearing it apart. It looks like they lengthened the bracket and the adjustment slot was opened up wider to accept the larger Alt adjusting bolt

Matthew