RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: flame throwing deuce
I have mentioned spinners made from old deuce rims (I know who has centers already cut out..).. but only as a joke.
Here is my personal list of forbidden items (with qualification)
NO!
NO chrome, (any chromed items must be painted some kind of OD)
no curb feelers,
no spinners,
no little jiggelty doo-dads, bobble heads, plastic hula girls, gold plastic crown air fresheners in the back window or on that 2" deep dash,
no colorful neon underneath,
no neon license plate holders (where applicable)
no boom stereo
(perhaps a police type PA /siren/air horn system would be nice)
-(especially if connected to an 8-track with country/redneck/deliverance/apocalypse now music)
no dingleballs, weatherproof or not.
no red velvet, blue suede, or other zoot.
no curtains, plain, frilly, hearse, or otherwise
no conchos, special edition badges, chandeliers on the fenders (ala prince of new york's caddilac)
no fuzzy dice (someone did do that.. oh well), CDROMs, or dollar sign air fresheners hanging in cab. I LIKE the smell.
(MV drivers lean in toward the midle of the vehicle becaise they like the smell, not because they think the smell is coming from outside)
no yellow/brown, black/pink, lime green/pink, metallic etc.. paint color schemes
no strobes that pulsate to the music
(red/amber/blue convoy or warning strobes OK where permitted by law)
(Been wanting to put a smallish amber strobe under bed in back so people can tell I am going slow, I recall someone getting rearended by a semi truck..)
no blazer axles
--All the "NO" items are punk. Blowing fire out the stack, on the other hand, is dangerous manly fun.
Taking it inthe best of humor/humour, I have already added alot of unauthorized stuff:
antennas
lockout hubs
air-o-matic (to be installed)
nonmilitary air conditioning, 2-way radios, microwave and TV set in the shelter
fixing to mount a genset under the bed, eschewing the tool rack and spare tire
GPS
pyrometer
boost guage (to be installed)
Bjorn's flame detector
Mr Gasket shift boots
VIC-4 intercom
24/12 volt system, switches, lamps in dash
in-cab military gooseneck work lamps
11.00x20 tires
18-wheeler radials in front
deadbolt lock in door
large black plastic skull shift knob
(not decided, but the fingers fit into the eye sockets well for shifting if skull faces forward, and otherwise it fits the hand well if the skull faces the rear. Radioactive glass marbles could be epoxied in the eye sockets possibly. You guys say- is the skull too punk? gaudy? hood ornament? evil? Does anyone want one? they are made of apparently grindable/machinable resin. I don't remember where they came from, I think someone asked me if I wanted a bag of skulls one night and I said OK)
So the point is, it's already non-stock, but I am trying to keep the appearance as military as I can despite the 'field modifications', even though purists may be offended. If it were a rare power wagon or jeep or bantam trailer, I would not do any such mods. But indeed it is my monstrous and happy project, from which I derive much pleasure and satisfaction. The truck also has to do some work for me and in return for the work and for putting up with all of this, it gets loving care. I'm not getting any younger and I think I'm entitled to make tasteful modifications and reasonable upgrades. Not going to ruin the truck after all.
switch. for fuel we install a manual choke on the carb. to start flame, pull choke brimg rpms up and then hit the switch
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