_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Softskins
Softskins group discussions.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Backdating M35A2
Vodnik
Visit this Community
Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
KitMaker: 4,342 posts
Armorama: 3,938 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:42 AM UTC
Can anyone tell me what are external differences between M35A2 truck as offered by AFV Club and Vietnam era M35 (A1?...) trucks? I think the exhaust is different, but I'm not sure how it looked in older version.

Does anyone have some pictures that show these differences?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Pawel
animal
Visit this Community
Joined: December 15, 2002
KitMaker: 4,503 posts
Armorama: 3,159 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 02:30 AM UTC
You are right the exhaust is different. It runs along the inside right frame rail and comes out between the right rear duals. The muffler is behind the fuel tank. The forward exhaust comes out of the engine compartment behind the right front wheel and curves back under the inside of the rail. Another big difference is the front marker lights and the rear tail lights. the lights that you can find on the M-113 APC models are the type that are on the M-35 A1. These two items are the two major exterior differences. Most of the M-35 A1's were muliti fuel vehicles. These old trucks would run on anything, gas diesel, rubbing alcahol.
Frenchy
Visit this Community
Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
KitMaker: 12,719 posts
Armorama: 12,507 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 03:14 AM UTC
Hello again Pawel
In my reply on ML about the M35A1 I've forgot to tell you that you can find a few pics of this truck in the photo gallery of Wim Vink's website :
www.mil-mod.nl

HTH
Frenchy
animal
Visit this Community
Joined: December 15, 2002
KitMaker: 4,503 posts
Armorama: 3,159 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 04:10 AM UTC
Pawel, I have E-mailed a few photos of the exhaust and lights for you. I hope they will help
darkstar
Visit this Community
New York, United States
Joined: July 22, 2002
KitMaker: 209 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:06 AM UTC
yep..run on anything cept hooch..or booze...kept that for us...happy motoring...lol
GeneralFailure
Visit this Community
European Union
Joined: February 15, 2002
KitMaker: 2,289 posts
Armorama: 1,231 posts
Posted: Monday, May 12, 2003 - 09:17 AM UTC
Pawel,
I suggest you try the "search" tool on this forum. The exact same question was asked - and I think it was replied in great length - in the armor forum about a year ago. I'm sure all your anwers are still there.
Jan
Vodnik
Visit this Community
Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
KitMaker: 4,342 posts
Armorama: 3,938 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 12:42 AM UTC
Thanks Jan - indeed my question was asked before. And the answer was to check the article about "Nancy" model build on Guntruck webpage. I was already pointed in this direction by someone from ML forum earlier and it is very helpful resource indeed.

Animal,
I have not received any photos from you...

Rgds,
Pawel
animal
Visit this Community
Joined: December 15, 2002
KitMaker: 4,503 posts
Armorama: 3,159 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 05:04 AM UTC
I will re E-mail them this afternoon.
GunTruck
Visit this Community
California, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 5,885 posts
Armorama: 3,799 posts
Posted: Monday, May 19, 2003 - 06:49 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Thanks Jan - indeed my question was asked before. And the answer was to check the article about "Nancy" model build on Guntruck webpage. I was already pointed in this direction by someone from ML forum earlier and it is very helpful resource indeed.

Animal,
I have not received any photos from you...

Rgds,
Pawel



Why thank you Sir! If there's something that I can help you out with - just send me a message!

Gunnie
 _GOTOTOP