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Re: RE: Re: sanding Littlebob, I love the new avatar, it really fits with your truck progress. I liked the photos where Sermis sandblasted his truck. There is an oilfield sandblasting yard near my place, I'm going to see what they'll charge me to blast it. If the price is right, I'll have...

I am OD green with envy! That compressor looks great and there just aren't words for the tractor-trailer rig. Nice score.

Sounds great! Glad you got it running good. It already ran good, but now you have it really dialed in, that must feel great. I've heard this truck run, and it sounded pretty good already. With all the work you've done, I can't wait until the next time I see it.

RE: Re: RE: Is this really a deuce clutch???? One drawback to the ceramic "multi-puck" clutches is their use in 4wd vehicles in my opinion. If you are crawling or in a tight spot, it helps to have a clutch that you can slip a bit if you need to. The other type are great for road use and give...

RE: Now I Don Now I get what you were talking about Tim! I can't believe how different those cabs are. I see what you meant about the MG mount on the passenger side door hinge. Today confirmed my suspicions that there is no telling how old my deuce is or what it started out as. It looks to...

Re: RE: M715 Yep, it definately has "the dent". In the same place as mine too, towards the right side. you expect it over where a trailer tongue might be, not out to the side. My deuce has it in the same spot as well.

No worries. That is a really nice looking deuce. Mine doesn't look anywhere near that good, in fact mine still isn't roadworthy after 1 1/2 yrs and I don't regret buying it a bit. Have fun!

Caldwell here. About 100 miles NW of downtown. I had noticed that there seemed to be quite a few in the Houston area, maybe we should have that Starbucks get together one day.

Really nice work. I'm soooo jealous. I need to find the time and money to work on mine to keep up with those of you that are getiting it done. :) We are going to be ready for a before/after picture soon.

Nice score! I can't believe how good the condition on the main shelter is. Generally the shelf life on hypalon and such is about five years. After that time your inflatable shelter, level A suit, or Zodiac boat can be expected to start developing leaks. Looks really cool, I'm jealous. You...

Re: RE: Bellhousing issue The bolt pattern where the bellhousing bolts to the engine is the same. On the transmission side is where it matters which housing you get as to whether it will bolt to a 3053A. Gimpyrobb, I was planning on doing (or having a machine shop do) something very much...

I want to do the Spicer 3053A (M-35) transmission upgrade on my 715 that is getting the Chevy350 repower. Spicergear did this on his truck and I think a lot of his tech was used in writing this article in JP magazine: http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticl..._transmission/ I found a source for...

Re: RE: any gereen iron places in dallas texas? I recommend the Brent Mullins show. We should have a couple of M-715s and maybe a deuce from our group going. The show is mostly WWII stuff, but there is a lot of it including armor. I live nearby if I can be of any help to anyone.

RE: duece cost I got mine from a guy who had bought several for the axles. When he found a couple of them would start and run, he couldn't bear to scrap them out. I paid $1500.00 for mine and drove it 150 miles home. Mine is pretty rough, but I got to raid the other parts trucks so I have...

I had wondered about that too. I thought it might be specific to a manufacturer (such as AM General) but I guess not. Littlebob's truck is one of the only ones I've seen set up this way. Barrman's two gassers have the high mounted lights, but they are both winch trucks. My Kaiser is plenty...

Re: RE: Christmas lights on the deuce That's great! I'll have to remember that one. :D

Re: RE: It Worked! Yeah, that's about it. Slow but works great and doesn't spin the studs as you mentioned. The PO who knew everything told us that he always threw them away when they showed up in his unit. He said if you get a bind on them they will hurt somebody. I guess I can see this...

We had thought of torching or shattering the brake drum somehow to free that side up. Barrman's lug wrench is a planetary drive affair operated with a couple of bars. It works on both the lugs and the inner (squarehead) studs. I was really impressed, it works easily and has tons of torque...

RE: Re: RE: Pimp my ride - MV style...or lack thereof... Owww! My eyes! Make it go away...

I'd think always check the easy stuff first. The accessory (alt, water pump, etc.) sounds like a good place to start. I had a seized engine in a pickup truck many years ago. It had been running fine but when I went to start it--nothing. I tried push starting it and the tires locked on the...