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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:45 am
by Robin
The special back seat and right fender mounted accessories cabinet. The radio dynamotor is in the back seat box.
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:46 am
by Robin
A J-45 leg key with US Navy markings.
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:47 am
by Robin
An overview from the back.
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:48 am
by Robin
The remote control unit mounted in the glove box.
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 9:10 pm
by Farrell Fox
Having my boxes drawn up now. Simultaneously working on the correct round type battery boxes. Contemplating on either the square antenna box or angled box.

Thanks to Fred for the knurled knobs!

Thanks to Robin for the generator!
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=221176&hilit=+mz+2+generator
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:05 pm
by Mark Tombleson
Hehe, Robin... come fall Tower Park we will look like twins. :D

Awesome job! :wink:

Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:55 am
by Robin
Mark Tombleson wrote:Hehe, Robin... come fall Tower Park we will look like twins. :D

Awesome job! :wink:
Mark, yes we will, except for the moustache.

Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:19 pm
by ElwoodJayBlues
Robin wrote:
Mark Tombleson wrote:Hehe, Robin... come fall Tower Park we will look like twins. :D

Awesome job! :wink:
Mark, yes we will, except for the moustache.
Radio jeeps have moustaches?? :shock: :shock:

Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:06 am
by Mark Tombleson
:lol: :lol: I don't think it is the jeep he is talking about.

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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:11 am
by Farrell Fox
Mark,

I picked up this dynamotor. Wrong one.......

(ORIGINAL PHOTOS LOST)

Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:14 am
by Mark Tombleson
No, you have a flyboy Dynamotor...

http://www.propellor.tv/C47%20communications.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I gave you a list up a few posts along with the TCS manuals. You need to do a little research so you can tell the correct stuff.

Here is a photo of the most common... a COL-21881.
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Here is a later one that can use 12v or 24v, the COL-211330. This one had its final inspection on 3-20-1945 and was sealed NIB.
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:22 am
by Farrell Fox
It was $12, so I figured what the heck. At the time I found it, I didn't have anything to reference it.

Body needs a lot of work. So many pin holes!

Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:57 pm
by Farrell Fox
Today, we took the tub to the shop to have the rusted sections cut out, and new ones fabricated, and replaced. At first we used a plasma cutter to cut the tub, but we found out we can do it a little better with a cutting wheel to cut out rusted sections and drilled out the spot welds.

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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:51 pm
by Farrell Fox
Lots of Military duty has put this on hold. It still looks like a pile of parts, though not a rusted pile of junk. The fabrication of the radio and battery boxes has drawn all resources away from the jeep itself.

Still in search of:

Spicer 18W tensioner arm......... FOUND!
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Re: U.S.M.C. MZ-2 Radio Jeep restoration.

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:32 pm
by Farrell Fox