1965 m43b1 w/381

[billyzz]

i havent taken possession of this vehicle yet because of the blizzards we keep getting.
i aint willing to go for a 2000 mile round trip on ice
when i do though
i will go over everything to make sure it is shipshape
install a coolant heater
and possibly an aftermarket cab heater
5 new tires
and use it as my daily driver round town

 

[billyzz]

 

[billyzz]

am thinking of going to tractor supply and buying a sheet of 4x8 foot 1 inch thick rubber mat they put in horse stalls and lining the floor,tranny hump with it.
those sheets probably weigh 100 lbs each.
if we add mass
it will dampen sound

 

[billyzz]

2010 mile round trip through many storms
just got home.

 

[billyzz]

btw
my new powerwagon is famous
it was on the national geographic channels DOOMSDAY PREPPERS lindsay and ray episode.
just watched it online

 

[billyzz]

got this on the way
FORTY THOUSAND BTUS of roasty toasty goodness
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...zneQLRpCMasIjEYfA&sig2=SSaGnuU0s_rBtFovEQ_dfw

 

[M813rc]

Glad you got it safely home, I love the big Marine emblem on the hood!

Cheers

 

[billyzz]

one thing i havent figured out
how to open driver door without climbing halfway out the window to undo the spare tire latch

 

[billyzz]

trailering it home from the tranny shop
i have a tank half full of bad gas
going to siphon it out and dump some heat or stabil in there
pull the 318s carter carb and clean/rebuild (it floods badly)
and maybe hear it run for the first time

 

[tommys2patrick]

Is that a chevy v8? Great looking truck.

 

[AZK9]

That's one cool-looking MV!

Do you have a warm garage/shop that you can work in?

 

[Tinwoodsman]

am thinking of going to tractor supply and buying a sheet of 4x8 foot 1 inch thick rubber mat they put in horse stalls and lining the floor,tranny hump with it.
those sheets probably weigh 100 lbs each.
if we add mass
it will dampen sound

Tractor Supply sells 1/4" too and it works great. That is what I used to make mats in my WC-51. Good Luck!

 

[billyzz]

That's one cool-looking MV!

Do you have a warm garage/shop that you can work in?

nope
we just moved here and haven't gotten our forever house yet.

 

[billyzz]

Tractor Supply sells 1/4" too and it works great. That is what I used to make mats in my WC-51. Good Luck!

thanks man!

 

[foxtrk2]

reach down along the left side of drivers seat just to the rear youll find a lever there to release the tire rack same as on my m56b1

 

[billyzz]

my new carb should be here today
and the tires tomorrow!
the heater supposed to be here thursday

 

[armytruck63]

one thing i havent figured out
how to open driver door without climbing halfway out the window to undo the spare tire latch

There should be a latch on the inside at the rear of the driver's door that releases the spare tire mount so it will open with the door. At least that's the way it was on the M37B1 my dad owned years ago.

I like having the spare tire on the door. It is a lot of extra protection in the event of a side impact T-bone crash.

Your truck is cool, by the way.

 

[billyzz]

i bought a new chinese carb
no instructions of course
and i dont know jack dookie about carbs.
plus i have no idea which ones i have out of the seemingly thousands of slight variations
so even though i cant afford it.
i am hiring a carb shop to fix my problem
i am going to hand them both carbs and say make one of em work
and in an absolute worst case scenario
i will once again rent a trailer and haul this 7200 pound behemoth to the carb place
but getting it on and off a trailer
by myself
with only a come-along is an all day sucker
if i ever get this truck running
THEN i will clean out the gastank

 

[billyzz]

my spinal arthritis makes this kind of stuff extremely painful.
i can bend over something for an hour or two
but later i can barely move

 

[billyzz]

i just had a brainstorm
i have AAA premier and get free towing
i am gonna try to get THEM to haul this monster to the shop!
let somebody else bust their ass
i already did