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I wanted to name mine after someone big and manly, and the first person that popped into my head the first time I saw it was John Wayne so it's named Duke.
Here's a few pictures of my XM261 Booster Transporter trailer when I found it a few years ago. It has been cleaned off, but I now have the bed of my deuce setting on it until I am done with my restoration.
The picture of my place is before 2008 so no MVs on the property. However after looking at random places I frequent I realized that the car I drove at the time was in 4 places at one time according to the pictures. I found a pic of it at work, my best friends house, my girl friends house, and...
yes I am serious as to taking the bed off of my '07 Classic Chevy and putting the bed of my Deuce on it for S%!ts and giggles, but it will be a few weeks as I have said it is prime hay making season right now
I'm getting ready to take the bed off my deuce for a paint job. I'll let you know how a Chevy looks with a Deuce bed shortly. Pics will follow, in a while. ( possibly in a long while as it is hay baling season in NE Ohio, and we finally have good weather)
06 Chevy bed? I seem to have a pickup that resembles the rear of your deuce and a deuce that resembles the front of yours, but I would never think of putting the two together.
Chris beat me to it, I sand blast the fasteners, prime them with 2 coats. Let the primer set up and harden for a couple of days, then I shoot a coat of paint or two if needed and let them set a day. Assemble and put a finish coat over everything and you should be good to go
The solar panel is most likely a Solargizer which uses sunlight to desulphate and keep the batteries charged. If you do a search of the site for solargizers you will find more infor mation. As for your other questions I can't help you out as I have no real knowledge of the A3
If one of you gets it and doesn't like the low headlights I will gladly do a trade of my high position light sets for the low ones. Those sure would be perfect for someone's 1953 Air Force resto project. ;-)