NMNA M1A2 Tank $1500/obo Oregon City, OR

Tanks for the memories...

I like the basic description:

condition: rusty cylinders: 6 cylinders fuel: diesel size: sub-compact title status: missing transmission: manual type: offroad

spitfirebill wrote:

markwemple wrote: I can't remember where I read this but, a group sent out the engine from a Bf109 to Rolls Royce for a rebuild around 2000. Rolls Royce began the rebuild and informed them that they couldn't do it as the machining tolerances were too tight, even for them. So that Bf109 has a RR Merlin right now. Beyond belief.

I have read the exact same story.

I would only believe it if I heard it from Rolls Royce.

Keith Tanner wrote:

spitfirebill wrote:

markwemple wrote: I can't remember where I read this but, a group sent out the engine from a Bf109 to Rolls Royce for a rebuild around 2000. Rolls Royce began the rebuild and informed them that they couldn't do it as the machining tolerances were too tight, even for them. So that Bf109 has a RR Merlin right now. Beyond belief.

I have read the exact same story.

I would only believe it if I heard it from Rolls Royce.

Source of that story here:

https://youtu.be/Ry9sOqkSrvQ?t=1174

It would seem to me what Rolls Royce actually said is "we don't make crankshafts with our current equipment"

MCarp22 wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote:

spitfirebill wrote:

markwemple wrote: I can't remember where I read this but, a group sent out the engine from a Bf109 to Rolls Royce for a rebuild around 2000. Rolls Royce began the rebuild and informed them that they couldn't do it as the machining tolerances were too tight, even for them. So that Bf109 has a RR Merlin right now. Beyond belief.

I have read the exact same story.

I would only believe it if I heard it from Rolls Royce.

Source of that story here: https://youtu.be/Ry9sOqkSrvQ?t=1174 It would seem to me what Rolls Royce actually said is "we don't make crankshafts with our current equipment"

Yup, that is exactly what I saw.

And I remembered after I posted that they were talking about the crankshaft.

WW2 era M1A2 would be the M1 combat car..... Should weigh 9 tons, and they aren't that big.

Add is gone :(

Once it's shipped here and prepped, I plan on driving it to Gainesville next year...

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grafmiata wrote: Once it's shipped here and prepped, I plan on driving it to Gainesville next year...

I was thinking add the track to an Aerostar, paint in Bigfoot livery, take to Gainesville, win soccer mom category...if anyone wants to try and compete with you.

In reply to chandlerGTi:

Not going to happen. I don't care about getting a "Participation Award" for winning a sub-category. Keeping the turret is paramount to my plans for an overall win.