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Give it a shot and let us know??? I have just the rear section of one here that came in a box with some pieces and it doesn't look like anything I'd want to mess with. And I've rebuilt some very small gearboxes and other tedious things...
Just buy a winch truck. You can add one, but they are expensive and somewhat labor intensive to install. A complete winch kit will cost $800- $1500, so if you find a $4000 truck and then add a winch kit you might end up with $5500 in the truck. You can probably find a winch truck for that, then...
Read through the " turning up fuel in pictures" sticky at the top of the deuce page. There are only two ways to turn up fuel between all of the pumps. If you have an FDC, the main fuel screw is outside on the front facing side of the Fdc, and the smoke cam is inside. On the "G " code pump both...
Looks pretty good for amateur work!:mrgreen:
Seriously though, it all looks pretty good. I'll only comment that you will need to move your headlights forward. You are going to lose a lot of light with them that far back.
Pretty sure I am not going to be able to make this pickup tomorrow, but miracles happen sometimes.
Email me the signed release at tacriflesmith1@gmail.com in a PDF file, and I'll try and make magic happen, but no promises.
You can tune it up some, but it will never run like it would with the right pump on it. At least with the old rebuild date you should have the old style camshaft.
Someone will be along shortly to tell you that I'm wrong and that any of these pumps and motors can all make the same power... Just...
More difference than that. Different gov springs, different fuel metering, and different hydraulic head, which delivers more fuel per stroke.
Without that pump you just have a normal engine.
The LDS pump will have an Hd90101 head on it.
All you need is a 939 series truck to just rob all those parts off of and transplant to your truck. The 939s already have full air brakes and and air operated park brake.
I've been thinking about buying one of his alt kits recently too. I wish he still had an ad up so I could look at what he has to offer. It's been a long time since I looked at any of his stuff.
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