willysmjeeps.com

who has the drive tacks or drive nails for the chains on the lifting shackles on the m38 thx buzz

Try McMsater Carr. I'm not sure what size you need but they should have it.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-screws/=qs4jgy

thx buzz can you recomend a size anybody have any extras they come in a box of 100 thx buzz

Midwest Military supplies these with the chains and clips when you purchase them from us. I have them in stock.
John

Thats what I ran into - I need 4 (my back shackle brackets still have the original chains attached, so I need 2 for the fronts and 2 for the top support rods), so I find it hard to buy a box of 100! I made my own clips, rings and pins (pics on my blog) - found the chain locally, but nobody has the u drive screws locally.

Hey John, how much to throw 4 in an envelope and mail them to me?

They are actually called drive screws. They are still used when attaching data plates and rebuild plates to cast iron and aluminum cases. They are not very expensive even when buying a box of 100 they go for $10 to $12 a box.



http://www.rivetsonline.com/drive-screw ... crews.html

Fastenal shows an individual price but I am not aware of any minimum order requirement.
http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/de ... hout=false

You might also check with Vintage Power Wagons. They offer a bag of 10 for $5.

The starter and generators on the WWII, M37/M43 and Civilian Power Wagons use little tiny rivets to install the data plates. We now have these little Data Plate Rivets, 10 per package $5.

https://webmail2.cochill.net/hwebmail/s ... rWagonsInc