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I am looking for legible copies of the Drawings that are floating around for the top bows and sheet metal parts on the M29 top. I have some copies I downloaded from Facebook a while ago, but the dimensions are not readable when zoomed in. Attached is one of those drawings. Thanks, Robert

The battery in my weasel appears to have died. So while I need to replace the battery I would like to ask a few questions so that I can replace the existing battery with whatever was correct for my weasel. I did look in the manual and SNL but can not find any decent pictures of the batteries nor the area that they go into. First off I assume that I should have the dual 6 volt batteries in series. I would also like to find or make any of the missing parts on my machine. My Machine is ORD 3417, Tub M-29-3165. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Robert

Hello, I am trying to make some of the TeeNuts for my Weasel. I have one original with a broken 1/4x20 stud still in it. I ordered up the drawing from Studebaker, I have modeled it in CAD and I have 3D printed some to confirm my modeling. Now I just need to find someone that does this kind of work and can take my model, download it and setup their CNC lathe and do a run of parts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Robert

I am in the Seattle Tacoma area if you get out this way

Hello, I am looking for an Instrument panel for my M29 Serial number 3417 This is what is in my weasel currently. I am looking for one to restore while I drive my weasel. Thanks, Robert

I am looking at my wiper motors and they do not have connectors on the end of the wiring. The harness and shielding are on the wipers, there is just no connectors. From what i can determine it appears that the connectors are probably a Cole Hersee connector but there is little to no info that I can find. I do not have any photos of the flange mounted socket connectors. I do have the photos OZM29C posted with the NOS wiper that show the plug. Any photographic help would be appreciated. I am also looking for a short side wiper link, and of course I need one of the wiper links. I have read that someone used to make repop short side links but I expect I am very late to that gig. Again any help would be greatly appreciated. Even if someone has a dimensioned drawing of any sort that I could use to make one until something is found. Robert

I haven't taken a lot of photos since the weasel has been delivered. Its still a little wet around here and with the throttle cable broken it only wants to idle. Yes I can reach in the little hatch and operate the carburetor linkage. but for now its here and tucked away out of the rain. It will move into a container as its future home when the fellow I bought the lot from finishes moving the remainder of this stuff. she looks nice on the outside and the only real parts she needs to really be done for my wants is a couple seat latches (ordered), top bows, and canvas. And since I just spent a few bucks on the machine. The Canvas is going to have to wait. I will also start acquiring some spare parts. Things like carb kits, water pump. spark plug wires, a distributor, and maybe a starter and generator. All in due time as they appear and I can afford them. The bad part about this machine is the hat channels and floors. they have been heavy repaired in a crude kind of way. I doubt I will ever do a Patrick Tipton level of restoration to the floors and hat channels. I do have access to one of RobW's hat channel kits so I can easily make them if needed. I will start with repairing the floor panels and the demo charge box. I bought a demo box from the guy in Poland, yes that guy that seems like everyone it still waiting on their parts. So I will get out the mig and some sheet metal and start working on keeping my corners square 😉 as someone keeps telling us. If anyone needs any specific photos or has specific question let me know.

ya, ya, ya I know where are the pictures. I am working on it

So, it begins. After years of wanting one and a retirement promise, I just received my Weasel. It is body # M-29-3165, it is serial # 3417. It is marked with registration # 40176558. I know that I am at least the fourth owner of this machine since import from Norway as I bought it from Greg, who bought it from Porter who got it in a trade. So anyone who knows anything about this machine please contact me. It is pretty on the outside and is very complete. It has the front Grill, a nice windscreen, all three wipers, all four seats, the handheld spotlight behind the drivers seat with the lamp portion stored behind the drivers side rear seat. The flap in the air intake at the front of the machine is complete and functional. She starts and idles nicely. The floor plate and demo box are in poor shape. They are there just a lot of rust through around the edges. The original 55 track on the weasel is in nice shape with all original rivets in place. The weasel came with a complete set of spare 55 grouser track that still has the original rivets in it. It does have one patch using conveyor belt on one of the tracks. I also received 4 or 5 NOS grousers about a dozen NOS center guides and a smattering of road wheels, and bogie carriers, a bell housing, an engine plate, and a flywheel. It also has three NOS or new made Sheetmetal pieces that go between the engine and the fuel tank and battery area along with a new made piece of sheet metal that mounts behind the drivers seat at the floor. The bad is that under those seats and floor panels is a lot of patching and reinforcing. Hat channels replaced with square tube sections and patches in a lot of places. There is enough extra metal and welding that it appears to me that this thing will never fail structurally. Someday maybe I can do a complete Pat Tipton kind of tub restoration but not anytime soon. This machine is to be driven and enjoyed and be displayed at our living history events. The immediate need it to replace repair or make a new throttle cable. I have ordered a new assembly: G179-657-3016 N.O.S. Cable, accelerator w/tube & yokes SD905529 from David Yamulla. I also ordered the press to start switch as well. I will also be ordering some of the missing/worn out small parts of the wipers. I have also ordered a new made demo box from the guy in Poland through eBay. That way I don’t have to fiddle with or make my own. I will also be building my own top bows per the Studebaker drawings. The readily available Norwegian drawings make a flat top set of bows whereas the Studebaker drawings make a set of slightly peaked top bows. The Top itself I have no Idea what I am going to do. I see a couple vendors in Europe that make them less the cables and mounting hardware. £875 and shipping halfway around the world. I will stop with this for now. I have many questions about things like carb kits, and other spares I should be ordering, etc., etc. But that will be future posts. ttfn, Robert

there is a new set of track in my yard today

Any chance you would share the Modeling of the part so that I could have a set CNC machined?