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You've got some really cool vehicles there! Cheers

The M880 with the civilian camper shell is interesting (top right) Cheers

That sounds like an excellent option, I'll peek at Jason's parts truck today, or see what I can find at the convention. Your input is always valued, Obi Wan. :) Cheers

As mentioned before, the engine came out of a 1991 Suburban, I bought it from a fellow SS'er in Corpus a few years ago. As such, everything is 12v and I'm just going to leave it so, too many things to change/adapt otherwise to go back to 24v. It came with all the fixtures, including alternator...

I have conversed on the topic of colour with a friend who was a USAF truck driver in Vietnam, he said all their M35s and other tactical type vehicles were, as he phrased it, "the normal green, like the Army ones". He also said they ran a lot of their own supply convoys from the docks in Saigon...

Thanks, Tim. I always value your input. [thumbzup] When I told buddy Scott, aka Reloader64, that I had bought these vehicles in Houston, his first response was "When are we going to pick them up?" He also announced that he would much rather make the trip in air conditioned comfort at highway...

Thanks. Happily, on this truck I will be reversing quite a bit of civilian modification and taking it back toward stock military, just not all the way. Should a future caretaker wish to return it to stock, it should mostly be a matter of sourcing the appropriate parts and bolting them on. I...

For the moment, the plan is to see how it works out with as few changes from original M715 as possible. The 6.2 mates nicely with the adapter bellhousing from the 350. We'll just have to see how driveable it is and go from there. That said, this will be a parade and show toy, not regular...

The topic of the hood brings us to the splendid buffalo hood ornament, which while very cool, absolutely does not belong on an M715! A little web research revealed that is is from a 1947 Kaiser-Frazer automobile. It was therefore removed, which left four residual bolt holes. Again, rather...

Since you asked.... ;) I've actually worked on this project a little here and there since December. Nowhere near the splendidly meteoric performance of Kendelrio with Gertrude! I entertained several options for the hood, including complete replacement or trying to weld patches in. But I...

As anyone who looked at my Mighty Mite work thread now knows, in the wee hours when indoors because it is too dark to go play with real trucks, I often create photo notes to help me decide on, and keep track of, desired changes. I also do this in case I suddenly vapour lock, then perhaps my...

The Marines used all the types in the M715 series. M725s were used as ambulances and as radio trucks (without the red crosses, of course!). I saw them all on Camp Pendleton c.1979-1981, and in Norway in 1980. The Seabees were still using a few M726s then too, and I saw one M715 used by USN...

Back in November when I went to look at my Mighty Mite, I also ended up buying an M715 from the same chap. It is a significantly modified truck, and had a known bad 350 V8 in it. That said, it also looked a lot like one I had seen pictures of and admired for many years (picture 1 attached), so...

To really confuse things - it could have been USMC and then Army. :p The cut off paperclips on the front bumper are definitely USMC, however in the early to mid 1980s the Marines gave up their deuces to the Army in favour of all-5ton fleet (for medium tactical transport). One of the few...

The stars finally aligned sufficiently to get a gap in Jason/DrJay's schedule to work on the Mite in his shop again. Since there is a yellow Camaro sitting in the spot formerly occupied for so long by the Mite, it couldn't just sit and wait for an opportune moment to be worked on between...

At least one (the one next to the green trailer, with the tow bar attached in the picture) is an A5 because it has front-only steering. The shorty Scout pickup is cool too. I've always had a soft spot for those. :) Cheers

I've not seen Packard Ys that were other than female all around, a female to two males would sure be handy for splitting light wires. I use what are called Bulkhead Connectors to connect females together. There are several places to get them, I get mine from Erik's...

I'd say start with the pedal itself, I've since heard that the hinge point sticking is fairly common on the 939 series because of the spray liner on the floor of these trucks. Mine got sticky, as in was slow to return or had to be pushed back up with a boot toe, then froze solid one day. Since...

One thing to keep in mind with both truck and trailer batwings -carefully check the top hinge before you try opening the sides! The hinge (on every one I have seen) is rubber, conveyor-belt type material. That stuff degrades over time and comes apart, so if you unlatch the sides and that stuff...

I'd renominate last month's group if I could, it was very tough picking just one, I'd have happily voted for any of them. Cheers