Recent content by datsunaholic

Well, after spending about an hour to drill the 6 holes in my F250 frame, I didn't think doing the same on the Deuce frame would be much fun. I don't have teenage helpers, I'm all by myself out here. I think the fact that I was lying on a gravel driveway when doing said drilling may have...

I took my Deuce to the local Draw-tite dealer and they built a 12,000 lb rated receiver on the spot. In fact, they said I wasn't the first guy to bring one in for that. I don't weld, and sitting under the truck drilling holes in the frame for hours with an electric drill didn't appeal to me...

My old Reserve unit stuck a 10' connex box in (on) the bed of a dropside Deuce and we ran around that way for a couple years. It was... tall. It wouldn't fit in a non-dropside.

Washington is similar. Washington has 3 types of temporary registration- Temp tags you get when waiting for a regular plate. You've already paid for a full plate set, just haven't received it yet. I get those all the time when I renew and have to replace the plates every 7 years. Cars sold...

Check your hazard switch. It might be on, with the blinker "can" for the hazards bad. Otherwise, it might be that the wrong bulbs are in one of the rear sockets.

EUC won't help at all in getting a title- the EUC was needed for him to get it from the government. Since he has the truck, that's all done with other than he has to follow the stipulations of what he signed for the EUC. It has no bearing on it being titleable or not. For that, he would need...

From time to time I get 5-10 gallons of free fuel from my buddy who runs a repair shop. Couple times a year someone brings a Jetta TDI in on the hook after a braindead Yuppie fills their TDI with gas, and I get the fuel. Put it in the Deuce. It would cost my buddy $$$ to dispose of it...

I have half a turnbuckle mounted through the hood, sticking straight up. Highly odd, but it makes opening the hood possible from the bed with a rope...

Well, that's Canada for you. Everyone that has a M109 had to add the trio lights and side marker lights. Cargo trucks are no different. Sun visors, well, that's another issue. The "Holes in the floor" I suppose you could come up with some sort of grommet. But I think they got really...

My Deuce had the light switch grow feet, but generally everything else was there, including the stuff in the bed and side boxes.

Part of the problem is he's trying to register a 1996 M35A3. So it has a FL title, and said title says it's a '96, meaning he has to have a AL title. But since it doesn't meet DOT and EPA standards, he can't get one. The EPA standards might be worked around- if the original EPA sticker is...

It was tested back in the day. It works... kind of. Crude is extremely volatile, acidic, and generally not something you want to run unrefined. And it smells terrible. Besides, if it was economically feasible to collect it instead of trying to dissipate it or burn it in-situ, they'd be doing it.

I drove my 1028 home cross-state (250 miles ish) with the pass. alt nonop. Only issue was starting, since the high battery was dead. I brought 2 spares with me, so I was good to go, and I started the truck at least 5 times on that trip alone. Turned out the 24V fuse was blown, though...

My fuel gauge "pegs" on occasion, if I wiggle the wires behind it it reads correctly (hard to believe but true). Somewhere in the loom it's grounding out. I zip-tied the wires in a position that the gauge works normally most of the time. Well, not normal, since it's strangely accurate. My...

They didn't have 17-digit VINs. Never did. The frame number is the only number you will have.