Brought Home M35A1 Yesterday

[TGP (IL)]

Found this Deuce and half got it out loaded and home.
Hasn't ran in at least six or so years.
Plan for today is to get it running.

Tom

 

[two.fiveM35]

That's a good looking truck, hope it starts right up for you.

 

[swbradley1]

Take the mushroom off and be ready to block it in case of a runaway. Make sure the throttle linkage is working correctly.

 

[Jeepsinker]

Good looking truck. Is that a fiberglass hardtop?

 

[kblazer87]

Nice looking deuce.

 

[TGP (IL)]

Thanks!!
Yes it is a Fiberglass top I believe the State got from Memphis Equip.
Seems to be a nice top.

After an hour of tinkering it fired right up! Drove it 3/4 miles to the house.

Now need to get a parts list ordered (filters, Brake parts, etc) and change all the fluids,
And pull all the wheels for a brake job from scratch so I know what I have.
Tom

 

[gimpyrobb]

I have secondary filters cheap. PM me if interested.

 

[Jeepsinker]

Not the wheel, you need to pull ALL of the wheels and just go ahead and order six new wheel cylinders and four outer hub seals plus two one piece front axle boots. Buy 4-6 six ton jack stands and remove all the wheels and go through all the hubs at once and be done with it. Now is the time of year to do jobs like this.

Now is also a good time to install braided stainless brake lines from Peashooter as well.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Doing it all at once gets over-bearing. I'd do one axle at a time.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Great looking truck, Great project, and yes, take your time and choose your method.

 

[turnkey]

Great find ...Hope you got it one th cheap...looks like a school house left over with all the used chairs around it. Have a blast with it ...nice shape also...this could be a fun rebuild...Best of luck and lots more pics please.

 

[Jeepsinker]

Yeah doing all the axles and brakes all at once can be overbearing and burn you out, but be sure to make it the top priority on your list of things to do.

 

[SteveKuhn]

Very nice.

Steve

 

[OD_Coyote]

Congratulations on your acquisition, it looks like a nice truck!

 

[Merc1973]

Wow, looks really solid for an A1.

 

[jeremy turgeon]

go ahead and call those military guys good people always helpful (909)703-1400

 

[DavidWymore]

Doing it all at once gets over-bearing. I'd do one axle at a time.

Yeah...

 

[mhassett]

Nice looking truck.
Keep the pictures coming.
MHassett
Bush, LA

 

[FloridaAKM]

Good looking truck you have bought. Keeps us posted as to your progress back to a state of 100% readiness to use!

 

[DavidWymore]

Being the resident A1 nerd, I would love to see pics of the interior, dash plates etc. when you have time. Thanks!