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Well I finally got started on cleaning and painting the Deuces bed. After cleaning and then sanding then wiping down the bed and sides I was able to paint it with my two part epoxy primer I bought a while ago. Then after a few days I painted it with colored "Monster Liner". Of course I chose...

Well all the machining is finally done on the steering gear ! It has only taken 5 months ! Now all that time was not spent on my gear alone, but a lot of the research was. I had this idea about using a standard Deuce steering gear in a power steering system. That way there is no special drilling...

Over the years people have tried to figure out a simple and cheap way to help lift the Deuce's rear tailgate. A few years ago some said "why can't we use springs to help assist it". The idea got shot down because some said it would not allow the tailgate to fully open. At the time I was still...

Hello everyone. Yesterday I started cleaning out the S250 shelter I got off auction last summer. There are a few items I don't know what they do. So can someone tell me what these are. These two pictures are of a "mount, resilient" MT-6146/VSQ-1 . So something mounts into it, but what ...

I recently bought an "AcuTemp AX56L" HemaCool mobile blood storage and cooling refrigerator from fellow steel soldiers member "firefinder" . It is awesome ! It weighs in at 148 Ibs so it's no light weight, this is a serious piece of equipment. It can operate on 120V A/C, 24V DC, 12V DC and...

I'm trying to decide where to mount my 100Ibs Wilton machinist vise. I totally disassembled it and cleaned and painted every thing. Then loaded it with grease so it can withstand being outside for the rest of it's life. I'm thinking of putting it on the plate that is over my winch. The only...

Well I finally added the 1/2" rear air line to the deuce. Now I can use my 1" impact gun to bust the lug nuts off. I've been meaning to do this for a few years now, but it always seemed to get put on the back burner. So today I just did it. The air line is a 5/8" DOT poly hose to my rear mounted...

Does anyone know what has happened to "Another Ahab" ? It's been months now with no sign of him. I miss his "witty" comments.

Today I was working on some engine parts. Cleaning and painting and grinding and filing. On all the parts I clean I like to remove all casting "flash" from them. That brings up my tech tip. As most of you know, during winter the coolant has a tendency to leak from engine hose ends. Especially...

Transporting Blood Refrigerator Hello. I bought one of the Blood refrigerators on the classifieds from "firefinder" and Fastenal is no longer shipping out west with their 3rd party shipping. Also UPS wants $1800.00 !!! The frig weighs in at 150Ibs . It's in Macon, Mo. and needs to go to...

I had a little time recently, so I made up a bracket to hold my MRE Heater between the seats. I cut it out of some 10 gauge plate and bent it up using my vise and a 3 Ibs hammer. After welding and grinding and drilling out the holes, I mounted it on the deuce back wall between the seats...

Does anyone know where I can find the rear window and molding for my 1954 M35A1 Studebaker REO ? I've looked everywhere (well not literally everywhere but close !) and can not find them ! I might just end up going with "plexi-glass" for the window, but that still leaves the molding. I've bought...

I'm in the process of reworking some steering gears for a project I've been working on. I thought some here might want to know how to fit their bushings without the aid of fancy "burnishers" and "reamers" . Now normally you would use a "reamer" (pictured here) to size your new bushings or a...

I made up a spare turn signal flasher unit with a replaceable relay. This way I'm not at the mercy of the "surplus dealers" and their high priced replacements.

Well I'm one step closer to my "Alaskan Adventure" . I finished the 12 volt towing box for my travel trailer. Now my deuce can tow any 12 volt trailer. Just plug it in and go. I have both the "7 pin Flat (RV) style" and "7 pin round (commercial) style" plugs. Plus the original 24 volt connector...

A while back someone mentioned that the 6.2 was GM's first 4 stroke diesel engine. I said it wasn't but could not remember the engines name. Well here it is. The Toro-Flow started development in 1953 and was put into production in 1964. It also used a American Bosch PSJ injection pump...

I've been on a steering gear modification project for awhile now. So I collected a bunch of steering gears. A few things I found out might interest the community here. One; there are two models of steering gears. Picture one shows them side by side. The one with the tall mounting pad is the...

I have some interesting news today. I have a "C" turbo that had a bad impeller. The vanes bit the sides of the housing due to bad bearings. I took it down to a Marine Diesel shop in Seattle where I knew the shop foreman. I asked if there was anyway he could touch-up the vanes. At that time he...

OK, here's the story. About three weeks ago the power went out. No problem, I went and started up the MEP-002A which is hardwired into the breaker box through a mechanical switch-over box. Generator is running great. Go and throw the main switch to generator power and lights come on. Now the...

I was using my M1028 to get some "Trex" decking today at Home Depot. Well the forklift driver sent the package straight through my rear window ! Glass everywhere !!! Spent hours cleaning up the mess. At least I have a nice breeze through the cab now ! They said insurance would pay for it, though...