1st BOB JOB!??

[beaubeau]

My first BOB JOB on a Deuce. Stage ! ,Cut and shorten 36inches. Removed bed, removed BOGY'S set on Commercial Diff. for the evening. Good example of how a comm. RR con be put on a Deuce, or 5 ton, even with 2 sp RR!!?? Tomorrow we Cut and Weld frame together, 36 in. shorter.

 

[amanco]

Good pics! Thanks!

 

[joesco]

Great job so far Phil, can't wait to get him home!

 

[IronViking]

Very exciting!
This is something I would like to do one day.
Great pics for ref.

 

[Bozor1000]

I think Deuces look cool when they are Bobbed!

 

[jeli]

There's a 9' dump bed complete for sale up here. It would make the perfect conversion if you didn't care about the military bed.

 

[maddawg308]

Good pics! But please explain to us why you chose to go with a commercial rear, and not re-use the military Rockwells.

 

[Recovry4x4]

I think he just put it in there temporary

 

[Monty]

Great pictures.

What type of rear did you use? It looks like an Eaton out of a single axle dump, as long as the gear ratio's are right between the front/rear that should make one heck of a cool setup.

Keep us posted on the progress.

Chad

 

[gunner01]

only thing I saw wrong was in pics 7 & 8. The boat in the background was not painted with the right color of green........

 

[beaubeau]

1st BOB JOB!?? Stage 2

Got some work done last couple of days. Took the Shorty for a spin down the road. All is fine. I am really enjoying this work! Maybe do another one and SELL it.
The Diff. was on temp., and just checking that a Comm. Diff. would go on. Now to find a 2sp. with Low. the same gear ratio as the front axel would be GREAT!!
Today I shall cut and shorten the BED. Anyone in New England going to MV Rally in Weare N.H. next week??

 

[Recovry4x4]

RE: 1st BOB JOB!?? Stage 2

Looks great Phil. You will notice that by using the outboard springmounts, the back will look squated when finished. I'd rather have the springs outboard anyway.

 

[sermis]

If you find a 2spd axel with the same low ratio I would like to know what it came out of. That would help with mileage.

I am thinking of bobbing one of my trucks. I found two beds today. Not sure what they are off of, maybe a 101? The tags are painted and can’t be read. They beds are about a foot shorter and eight or ten inches narrower than the 105's. Top of the bed is 3” wider than the top of the back of the cab. Measuring the wheel well it looks like the axel can be left in the original location and the drive shaft will not need to be lengthened.

 

[beaubeau]

Bob Deuce Stage 3!

Had a pretty good day. Cut and shortened the bed. Some rain, helped keep me cool while welding. Everuthing went well when I placed the bed on the TRK. 6 out of 8 bolts lined up up well. Now have to Reposition the most Rear tie downs. Just have to re-wire electrical and clean things up.

 

[jpinst]

wow

WOW! That was a lot of work. Looks interesting, but i have yet to figure out why anybody would do that to an M35? Were you having trouble parking it?

 

[russ81]

RE: wow

i have yet to figure out why anybody would do that to an M35?

I'm doing one for several reasons. Manuverability, less parts to break, and most of all, a pick-up truck that I can't break. I've had several trucks in my life, and I am always breaking things on them. They don't make a truck that can handle the type of abuse that I subject them to.

And, it will be the biggest and badest truck on the road !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ChevyCowboy]

Re: RE: wow

i have yet to figure out why anybody would do that to an M35?

I'm doing one for several reasons. Manuverability, less parts to break, and most of all, a pick-up truck that I can't break. I've had several trucks in my life, and I am always breaking things on them. They don't make a truck that can handle the type of abuse that I subject them to.

And, it will be the biggest and badest truck on the road !!!!!!!!!!!

Well I see your problem in the background of your first set of pictures....ford, haha just kidding man, Im the same way, but Im having alot of trouble find a duece without costing me an arm and a leg

 

[russ81]

RE: Re: RE: wow

ha ha ha

I bought a Super Duty last year so I could have a truck that wouldn't break........now watch the motor go out on it this weekend.

I picked up my duce for 2k, but I have put a lot into it so far. All new bearings, seals, wheel cylinders, and brake shoes on all 4 corners. New custom made wheels. New 52" tires. Two ARB Air Lockers. I started custom making my bed this week, then I"m going to replace the motor with something insane! Should be a beast when I'm complete.

 

[55Cameo]

That truck is looking very nice. I wish that I had the crane to help lifting when I did mine. My bottle jack and me got to know one another very well.

 

[russ81]

I used a bottle jack and two Hy-Lift jacks for mine. Cheap, easy, and got the job done.