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I am not large enough to worry about the back... YET!
I'm about to put a surplus air ride base under the seat. I want to keep the seat top visibly original, but afetr a back injury, the bottom has to be softer. If you want, I can post pics of what is happening to make the limited resources, make...
Once again, this thread went 14 different ways from Sunday. A little bit of sugestiveness, and...
Put Down The Wrench! Your wife may.... or may not, appreciate this!
Then get ready for the next MV Run!
Just make sure to pack her favorite beverage, and be prepared for a camp-out until the...
Photos please, son.
You will find that there are several other collectors in your neck of the woods.
Welcome in, from the Left Coast.
Up the Armored Corps!
If you just run a tap off of one of the batteries, you run the risk of doing what we did, and overstressing a very old and tired charging system. This caused a Chernyobyl sized crater in the truck budget. 2 new batteries, rebuilt voltage reg, rebuilt generator....
The smart way is to get a...
Dang, I have one of those! I sent it up to our family electronis museum in Edmonton Alberta.
It only cost me $15 and a Canadian beer at a HAM Swap meet in WA state!
Well worth the save!
You have some work ahead of you, but for $500 USA, even for a parts truck it's a deal. Currently it looks ugly, but it has a ton of potential, and is not too far gone to recycle into a Toyota. I would say give it a good look! BTW, as an Ex FD truck, they normally took pretty good care of them...
Re: Hub flange. This was fairly common in older trucks that did not have winches. To self recover a stuck truck, a tire iron was inserted into the hole. A chunk of rope was tied to it, and the truck put into gear.
It is not NATO stock, but how about installing an exhaust extension with a 90 degree bend in it? This may reduce the Coffee Can flinging bragging rights, but it will reduce your cleaning bills!
I feel your pain.
I really hope that they found a good home, and you will soon reprovision your motorpool!
I'm sure that I missed it, but I would like to see come good pics of the 5 ton.
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