Deuce to the Scrap Heap

[Ferroequinologist]

Um...
Drop a suburban body onto the deuce frame? Or better yet, use the 6x6 deuces as an off road mud truck! imagine that!

I really hate when guys totally cut up good trucks. There are tons of rears out there from all the bobbers. A front wouldn't be too hard to get either.

If I had them, I would trade in a heartbeat.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Save the Gassers! LOL

 

[Lonesome715]

Oh, that is a gasser? I woudl like to have the whole truck minus the running gear. But if it has a gass engine it would not fit my needs.

 

[Green_gator]

Dang, If that is in Junction maybe we can save it. Brother lives there and has three deuces.

 

[KaiserM109]

Has he looked at the t-case? I would think it would be way too big for a Suburban. I sure it's a sprag …

That’s a real good point. Perhaps some other divorced transfer would be better.

Aw man,Why couldn't that be closer.I would pull a the axles off my parts deuce and trade for that one!Would love to have a gasser deuce!

Dang, If that is in Junction maybe we can save it. Brother lives there and has three deuces.

He’s open to suggestion, but I think he is going to want more than it’s worth. He mentioned $600 wo/axles. It’s probably possible to get it roadworthy, if you are up for a great adventure.

 

[Lonesome715]

Big truck biulders use the 2 1/2 ton T case all the time. They are not too big when you are biulding a truck that tall.

 

[KaiserM109]

If the engine turned out to be decent, it might make a good bobbed deuce. Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you get a good turbocharged multifuel deuce (M35 or M109) through GL for around $2K plus the cost of fetching it?

A recent issue of an off-road mag had a '60 Willys wagon with Rockwells under it. Another had an M715 with 2 front Rockwells and duel steering under it and a big V8 diesel up front. That one really looked good!

Is there anyone in Colorado or Utah with a pair of Rockwells for sale cheap?

 

[FreightTrain]

oh,He might want to also consider that the axles will be the Much HATED Balljoint type instead of the U joint type everyone uses.....He might want to sell that truck to someone and get another with the good axle shafts.......

 

[frodobaggins]

If the engine turned out to be decent, it might make a good bobbed deuce. Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you get a good turbocharged multifuel deuce (M35 or M109) through GL for around $2K plus the cost of fetching it?

A recent issue of an off-road mag had a '60 Willys wagon with Rockwells under it. Another had an M715 with 2 front Rockwells and duel steering under it and a big V8 diesel up front. That one really looked good!

Is there anyone in Colorado or Utah with a pair of Rockwells for sale cheap?

What mag, I'd love to see that.

 

[m16ty]

Big truck biulders use the 2 1/2 ton T case all the time. They are not too big when you are biulding a truck that tall.

Do they use an air-shift or a sprag? Sprag t-cases can be tempeamental and problematic if not adjusted properly and if you use an air shift you going to have to come up with some sort of air supply to engage it. I would think there would be better t-cases around to put in a mud truck. The bottom line is if you're breaking NP205 cases the deuce axles ain't going to hold up either.

 

[Lonesome715]

I did not see any air equipment under thier trucks. But I have seen several trucks running the deuce T cases.

 

[KaiserM109]

... I would think there would be better t-cases around to put in a mud truck....

I don't think that we in Colorado know much about building mud trucks. With California stealing our water, we don't have very much left with which to make mud.

 

[unclemikey]

Wish my yard was not full, I am only about 100 mile away. But here is a thought to maybe save the truck. In place of rockwells, consider the 2.5 Ton GM axles from an M-135, M-211. For a superburban they will bolt right in with very little mods. I did that to my old 82 a few years ago. Looks cool, I would not like to go airborne with it, but for off/on road, it was a breeze.

 

[FreightTrain]

No,How about this.Instead of distroying a valuable peice of American History to build a redneck rig that will only last about a year,Buy some common DANA 60s from a junk yard and build you a rig?