Recent content by Takarst

Sold the engine to a guy restoring a truck. I'm unable to post pictures now, but sure can text them or email them.

I did swap to a small block chevy. Very easy to do. Grain truck bellhousing and thin plate for the bigger bolt patern. Used the old clutch too, just needed a bigger flywheel. Made engine mounts up front, and some on the bellhousing like the bigger trucks, since the tranny just hangs in the...

Not to bad. I've had a handful of chevy trucks and they are pretty well flat or arched like yours. I wouldn't sweat it. Your stabilizer probably helped out. Might as well just through a small lift on it anyways!

The truck came from a farmer down in newton. He bought it from the city of newton in the mid 90s. Maybe the city workers built it like that? The winch has a tag on it that says it was built in 1954. I've finally gotten to play around with the truck pulling some smaller trees out with it...

I'll be sure to look up the rally. I have the transmission and bellhousing out of a 2 ton grain truck allready, but I'm in need of the bigger flywheel.

Here's the plates. I would sell it and pick me up a bobbed multifuel I've looked at awhile back.

20170119_163935.jpg (50.3 KB)20170119_163916.jpg (48.8 KB20170119_163814.jpg First military truck I've bought, and I'm hooked. My plan is to bob it, and put 395's on it. All ready have wheels and tires looking for a bed or bedsides. I'm wanting to keep the winch truck and hide the gin poles...

Is it common to have soldiers scratch their initials on the dash?

I'll have to look at the plate. The door has 52L on it. Thanks for the info. First military truck, and I do believe I'm hooked!

Here is the truck

hey there, would like to say this site is amazing. the info ive found and peoples knowledge is great. I recently bought a 1952 6x6 . with all my reading I assume its a m34. it was bought from a township that rigged it up as a winch truck. has pto front winch and a pto rear winch for the...