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Having taken delivery of my radio rack pictured and having posted in m880 section for any concrete evidence of placing of equipment can i ask if any of you radio folk know if theres a recommended placement of radio equipment on the rack or is it just chuck it where it fits,there are holes pre...
Its a stock 360 out of a ram van with stock 4 barrel manifold fitted with a nos thermoquad carb.topped with a dual snorkle filter that i got from a jensen interceptor supplier as cheaper than getting from the states as everyone wants one for their chargers.
I just had a read up on 200amp,they seem to be fitted in late model trucks as standard with lots of accessories or as an upgrade,one company said you must upgrade positive wire,so assuming your not running lots of accessories i would put an original one on there so it doesnt fry the wiring or...
Oil senders a bitch to get at,shame your not in uk ive a brand new carter bbd in the garage.
Try Car SOS on national geographic nice ww2 jeep done up after it was in a fire.
Someone will shoot us for going off topic but i think if a jobs worth doin its worth doin well,im a rivet counter and proud of it so i find fault in all of it,although i still enjoy their shows.
Oh and as for parts,theres tons of suppliers for off the shelf engine parts in the uk,used stuff is harder to find but it is out there,i could have had this maintenance truck at christmas for £300 but i lost work and he wouldnt wait till i had money.
Also heres a pic of new dodges stored at...
My truck would have come from Belgium probably as its ex 3rd armoured division who were based in germany and they were usually sold off for about $50 each,a friend of mine used to buy them 20 at a time and chain the non runners to a runner and drive in convoy to the docks,he paid $10 each for 25...
Puts my old heap to shame,nice truck in great condition.
I allways used to carry hoses,belts alt resistor,ballast resistor,coil and ignition module.
Check timing chain by rocking motor to see if distributor moves straight away or timing will never be right and check those freeze plugs.
Happy...
Ive been offered these troop seats but are fitted to what man describes as late 80,s silverado,there a 500 mile drive from me so i dont want to drive all that way to find they wont fit my m880,any thoughts ?
I posted that in 2011 Bob and its taken me this long to find a radio rack,still no pics of members with radio set ups in there trucks,maybe when i get mine finished it will be the only one ?
Still plodding away at restoring mine its not easy finding parts gere in England.
Has anyone got a radio rack installed in their truck and preferably loaded with equipment,i would like to know how it is fixed to the bed and see how its loaded,i am aware of line drawings in TM manual but they are not detailed.
The one im hoping to get has a junction box i have not seen before...
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