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The $820 M109A3 Resurrection Update - Transfer Case Issue
This is a story of a $820 GL Deuce I won on auction last November (2010).
Doghead was kind enought to do a retrieve & store for me until the snow went away this spring. Doghead brought it down to my place in April and I thought it was going to be a parts truck, axles out, messy. Unfortunately OR fortunately, the darn thing started up So It was deemed a restoration project.
I finally got it on the road this week after puttering on it all spring & summer.
Lots of little items here and there.
I figure the truck sat for maybe 7-10 years as there was some documents in it - calendar from 2001 in the back and some other 2001 dated papers. Also had 2 full CO2 extinguishers, 2 mouse nests in the seats, and a birds nest in the tail under the box bed.
The body was actually very rust free and the box was really nice. It has a Army equipped sink, and clothes closet (no toilet) but would hold a refirgerator and gun safe just fine and is wired with a 100ft umbillicle std 110V plug and has been wired for 12V outlet by the army in the box. It looks like it was an officers or other office. It was dirty and messy, and smelled like rotten canvas - My wife would call this smell ode-de army truck cologne when I smelled of it.
It runs real good now, looks a little better with the Gillespie 24087 paint and stenciles from Rick Larson. It runs very very well and shifts real smooth. Its a non turbo, and its top speed is about 52 MPH according to its dash. But I'm real happy with its performance and proud to bring it back.
Before Pics:
After (current 8/7/11) pics
Its my third deuce, but I learned more and did more on this truck than any other. Almost dine, just got to wire up the buck up lights, 12V converter and a few minor touch ups.
Thanks to everyone on this site especially doghead, gimpy and a few of my close local friends.
This is a story of a $820 GL Deuce I won on auction last November (2010).
Doghead was kind enought to do a retrieve & store for me until the snow went away this spring. Doghead brought it down to my place in April and I thought it was going to be a parts truck, axles out, messy. Unfortunately OR fortunately, the darn thing started up So It was deemed a restoration project.
I finally got it on the road this week after puttering on it all spring & summer.
- New bearings & seals
- Grease, lots of grease!
- New brake lines
- New or refurbed wheel cylinders
- master cylinder
- tach & cable (thanks to gimpy rob & doghead)
- temp sender unit
- hoses
- belts
- filters
- upholstry & foam
- new tranny top (thanks to doghead!)
- new fluids -ALL
- new electric wipers
- turn signal box
- headlight & few minor bulbs
- rotate tires
- new soft top - painted tan one to match (thanks to Clinto GF!)
- lots of time
- paint
- sanded rear floors & refinished box room
- minor nuts & bolts
- muffler (its a non-turbo)
- seat belts - apparently never had them in it.
Lots of little items here and there.
I figure the truck sat for maybe 7-10 years as there was some documents in it - calendar from 2001 in the back and some other 2001 dated papers. Also had 2 full CO2 extinguishers, 2 mouse nests in the seats, and a birds nest in the tail under the box bed.
The body was actually very rust free and the box was really nice. It has a Army equipped sink, and clothes closet (no toilet) but would hold a refirgerator and gun safe just fine and is wired with a 100ft umbillicle std 110V plug and has been wired for 12V outlet by the army in the box. It looks like it was an officers or other office. It was dirty and messy, and smelled like rotten canvas - My wife would call this smell ode-de army truck cologne when I smelled of it.
It runs real good now, looks a little better with the Gillespie 24087 paint and stenciles from Rick Larson. It runs very very well and shifts real smooth. Its a non turbo, and its top speed is about 52 MPH according to its dash. But I'm real happy with its performance and proud to bring it back.
Before Pics:
After (current 8/7/11) pics
Its my third deuce, but I learned more and did more on this truck than any other. Almost dine, just got to wire up the buck up lights, 12V converter and a few minor touch ups.
Thanks to everyone on this site especially doghead, gimpy and a few of my close local friends.
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