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Mik & I were busy today on the van body. I got most of the interior wiring completed for his rotating warning beacon lights, as well as fabricated up 4 mounting brackets for the beacons. I used another splash guard I purchased a while back from M16TY for these brackets, but first the paint had...

Start here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce-modification-hot-rodding/45113-official-deuce-aftermarket-wheel-thread.html and here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce-modification-hot-rodding/74876-interest-2-5-ton-5-ton-wheel-adapters.html If that isn't enough, simply go to the sections on...

Showoff.... ;-) Nice score, it looks really clean! Congratulations!

AWESOME, good job! Looks GREAT!!

For the past couple of days I've been trying to prep everything for the reinstallation of the third member on the forward rear axle. I cleaned & degreased the area around the brakes and spindles, then did the same on the inside of the axle housing (used compressed air & lots of brake cleaner at...

Either way, I appreciate your help with the cup part numbers...the cups, bearings, and parts I have on hand are for much smaller vehicles (1-ton pickups and smaller!), so I needed to go out & purchase these. I don't mind, as it makes saving the future labor of having to change out seals and...

WOW, Gerhard, THANK YOU very much for this info! While rehabbing a replacement rear axle on my in-progress Deuce, the wheel seals were blown on this axle, and they are the newer "Newstar" design. Trying to find NOS outer seals is next to impossible, and here in the desert rubber doesn't last...

You know the game: nopics Don't get us all excited only to leave us hanging....my teenage years are looooong behind me & I don't wish to revisit them. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Man alive, I was going to ask how long the original certification took! :shock:

Yes. Through another hobby of mine I've had a LOT of experience removing vinyl adhesive. I've had good luck with the following: Goof-Off Industrial Strength, 3M Adhesive Remover, and Goo-Gone. Use an old toothbrush and keep scrubbing & spraying until it's all gone. Of course, test a small...

Sorry Mik, I feel really bad about this....

When it comes to lifting and/or tie-downs, don't just double-check, please TRIPLE-CHECK. Case in point: while using a forklift today to lift Airbornebandsman's M109 van body from my trailer onto his Deuce chassis, I failed to ensure that the lifting chains were secured properly. We used some...

After the chain slipped off, the Safety Officer kept running around like a chicken with her head cut off...she couldn't stand the thought of her Daddy getting hurt (Airbornebandsman).

Of course, nothing like this happens without some kind of drama. After Airbornebandsman kept touting the "aircraft grade" status of his chains & hooks, I think (as a former USMC tanker) that I subconsciously was skeptical and might have placed one of the chains into a hook upside down (short...

A big milestone today: the van body was mounted to Airbornebandsman's Deuce, making working on it much much easier. Didn't come without drama, but all in all it worked out very well. Airbornebandsman was able to line up the use of a surplus forklift, which he piloted. We attached "aircraft...

HOLY COW, those trucks look GREAT!!! Good job! [thumbzup] [thumbzup]

WOW, good job! Looks great!!

So as it turns out, the remaining paint in the above photo took me all of a 12-hour day yesterday to remove, and I still had to put in another 3 hours this morning to get it off of the top cap. I removed the front window and painted it separately; it will get reinstalled tomorrow. Today...

Sprayed some Behr Exterior Acrylic in the CARC 383 colors listed above, on Airbornebandsman's M109 van today. Cut it about 20% with Flow-Trol to retard the drying time (triple digit temperatures and 0% humidity, paint usually dries as soon as it leaves the sprayer) as well as another 20% water...

One way to ensure a good ground, is to run a heavy-gauge wire from the ground point(s) directly to the battery's negative terminal...if you have dual batteries on the same side, just pick a ground; if you have separate dual batteries, then run that ground wire to the closest battery. You'd be...