Turret Lifting Lugs-
There are several places you can source these from. I picked John at East Coast Armory because he has quality products, has solid customer support and also offers several other parts I'm interested in and it's nice to one stop shop-
Soooo. First I need to remove the stock points that are ugly and inaccurate. Razor Saw time.
I don't understand why they molded them this way. My first guess with HL is always ease of design/production to save $$$.
Next it's time to file and sand the remaining stud mounts down. I use the turret as reference so I can lean on the turret to try to remain a level surface.You can see the scuffs which I will cover with tape below.
I use blue painters tape to protect the tank a bit, so I can lean on the turret to try to remain a level surface.
I check how the ECA stud looks for reference.
You need to file these mounts down quite a bit. And since I'm free handing it, keeping it level is a bit unnerving.
You can notice that the lug point on the right still needs more filing.
Lots more work and filing to do here.
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