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m3 halftrack restoration

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This is the vehicle that started the madness, Fighting Iron, a 1943 M3 Halftrack. 

This entry page will take you to the restoration details of this Halftrack.

EXTERIOR HT-FightingIron_Unveiled.jpg (123828 bytes) TRACK ASSEMBLY
INTERIOR ENGINE
CHASSIS TRANNY
FRAME DETAILS WINCH BUMPER
DRIVETRAIN VEHICLE MARKINGS
FRONT AXLE ACCESSORIES
REAR AXLE IN ACTION

From Hot Rod to Half-Track in 3 years!

I purchased the M3 as a bastardized, flat bed chassis in the Summer of ‘00. The frame was lengthened 3 feet to accommodate a drilling rig, which also included an extra transmission fashioned into the driveline!  The second frame was just a rolling frame when I bought it in the Fall of '00.  Everything from the first track was swapped over to the second frame, and then the fun began!  Over three years, I gathered parts as they (and money) became available, and in the summer of 01' started assembly!!  The crisp winter air of '03 resounded with Fighting Iron's heavy metal, 450 CID engine's roar!

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