How to rebuild a Sherman Tank....

Admin · 03-14-2008, 10:20 PM

As a few of you know, I host a rather large automotive site. Within that site, There is a Member Only section - and recently, one of the Rennlist Members helped rebuild a Sherman tank. It's an incredible picture journey... I've been following it for a while - and he finished up this thread this evening. I asked his permission to copy it to the "rest of the world"....

So - here is How to Rebuild a Sherman Tank:
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...d.php?t=417090

Best to you!

John D.

Zamo · 03-15-2008, 02:01 AM

Looks like the link still requires authentication...Too bad as I am an old Marine Tanker, and would love to view this thread!!!

John D. · 03-15-2008, 07:57 AM

Dang - sorry about that!!! Great catch - and it should be all set!!!

John D.

DaveinTN · 03-15-2008, 01:11 PM

I just spent 20+ minutes looking at the photos. If I ever run across an old Sherman tank, these guys are my choice to put it back together!

No telling how much time and money they put into this project.....

Dave in TN.

PS: Build time was roughly two years. Tank is now for sale at $800K.

A.Mifsin · 03-15-2008, 04:10 PM

Not only the hard work involved, but the knowhow to do it

WOW
Alf.

Vlim · 03-15-2008, 07:15 PM

Simply amazing.

Brings back some memories. I grew up playing in the local forest here, where there was a military range. They had an old Sherman there that was used for practice purposes and me and my brother spent quite some time playing in that old tank. The Sherman was sold for scrap in the 1990s.

lugerholsterrepair · 03-16-2008, 12:46 AM

20 minutes? It took me at least two hours to look at them all. The photo's need a caption. There is a story behind this that should be told.
I have several dozen questions..
What amazed me is that this vehicle is relatively fragile, vulnerable if you will. The turret is massive but the rest of the body and tracks are not heavily armoured at all.
Truly an amazing feat to have put that back together. What a beauty!
I applaud the fellows who did this.
Jerry Burney

stefanosg · 03-16-2008, 04:27 PM

There was a show I saw on one of the History or Discovery Channels about rebuilding tanks. I think they are based out of England. The episode I saw, they rebuilt a Sherman using two. They took the front half of one and the back half of another and welded them together. They did an excellent job too. Got the turret ring to fit and everything. I would not have thought it possible.

JIMHAY97 · 04-08-2008, 12:42 AM

I guess I'm missing something. How do you see the pictures?

Ron Wood · 04-08-2008, 02:59 AM

JIMHAY97,
I think the link has been broken and J.D. may need to reset it.

03-14-2008, 10:20 PM	#1
Admin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How to rebuild a Sherman Tank.... As a few of you know, I host a rather large automotive site. Within that site, There is a Member Only section - and recently, one of the Rennlist Members helped rebuild a Sherman tank. It's an incredible picture journey... I've been following it for a while - and he finished up this thread this evening. I asked his permission to copy it to the "rest of the world".... So - here is How to Rebuild a Sherman Tank: http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...d.php?t=417090 Best to you! John D.

03-15-2008, 04:10 PM	#5
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Not only the hard work involved, but the knowhow to do it WOW Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

03-16-2008, 12:46 AM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	20 minutes? It took me at least two hours to look at them all. The photo's need a caption. There is a story behind this that should be told. I have several dozen questions.. What amazed me is that this vehicle is relatively fragile, vulnerable if you will. The turret is massive but the rest of the body and tracks are not heavily armoured at all. Truly an amazing feat to have put that back together. What a beauty! I applaud the fellows who did this. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

03-16-2008, 04:27 PM	#8
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	There was a show I saw on one of the History or Discovery Channels about rebuilding tanks. I think they are based out of England. The episode I saw, they rebuilt a Sherman using two. They took the front half of one and the back half of another and welded them together. They did an excellent job too. Got the turret ring to fit and everything. I would not have thought it possible. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

04-08-2008, 02:59 AM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	JIMHAY97, I think the link has been broken and J.D. may need to reset it. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-15-2008, 02:01 AM	#2
Zamo User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 142 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Looks like the link still requires authentication...Too bad as I am an old Marine Tanker, and would love to view this thread!!!

03-15-2008, 07:57 AM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Dang - sorry about that!!! Great catch - and it should be all set!!! John D.

03-15-2008, 01:11 PM	#4
DaveinTN User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 186 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I just spent 20+ minutes looking at the photos. If I ever run across an old Sherman tank, these guys are my choice to put it back together! No telling how much time and money they put into this project..... Dave in TN. PS: Build time was roughly two years. Tank is now for sale at $800K.

03-15-2008, 07:15 PM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Simply amazing. Brings back some memories. I grew up playing in the local forest here, where there was a military range. They had an old Sherman there that was used for practice purposes and me and my brother spent quite some time playing in that old tank. The Sherman was sold for scrap in the 1990s.

04-08-2008, 12:42 AM	#9
JIMHAY97 User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I guess I'm missing something. How do you see the pictures?