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Aussie Bloke, i've got Clarke headsets and a small comm box that works off of a 9 volt battery.

Getting really excited for this next project! They say she will run on just about anything, but apparently whiskey makes her clothes fall off.... Tomorrow I remove the license plate, trailer lighting plug, and mud flaps. Saturday, we load her on a flatbed to go a buddy's shop. This is just...

Used the truck again to haul people around my company's annual family picnic. Over 3000 in attendance this year. The deuce was a hit yet again. So many people we were double stacking some. The weekend before the event, an issue brought itself to the top of the priority list. My throttle...

I wouldn't do that! I wish I had a set of taller ones for when I do parades and events. I have an event this weekend in which I will be happy to have the cover on, but at the same time bothered by the fact that my cargo won't be comfortable.

And then, suddenly, it's August. Some friends invited us to go camping at a local-ish campground. We were still in the mood, so we hooked up the trailer and headed out. This little excursion was monumental for us though. I'll tell you why. My wife hates, hates, hates the truck. She hates...

Another item I was after was comms and headsets for my truck. Long trips like this stink because if you want to talk to anyone else, you're shouting. Doing that for 4 hours is just dumb. So I wanted the neat little box that ran off a 9v battery, and some headsets. I figured the swap meet...

Then we finally got to our big trip. My two older boys (11yo and 6yo) were preparing to take our deuce and M105C (camper) to the Oshkosh airshow. This was it. This was our big excursion for the year. This is what has replaced Iola for us. We had the ride of our lifetimes. We left home on...

Fourth of July was quickly approaching. Well, on the 4th itself we had a pretty nasty storm, so our Independence didn't get celebrated until the 5th. Which worked out because then I had off from work and could actually go. We found our spot early... My boys and I endured the mosquitoes...

A lot has happened since April. First, I knew that I was going to be going to the EAA Oshkosh airshow at the end of July. I knew that the only thing I haven't really gotten my Jimmy Deans into was the front hubs. I see the pictures on fb all the time with hubs failing, so doing them before...

Feel free to check my ongoing truck build thread for more of the EAA experience updates. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?121565-Just-bought-my-first-Deuce!!/page19

This was out first year and WOW! Now, I've been around and I've done/seen a lot of things. But this took the cake. The entire experience was hands down the coolest thing I've ever done. We went on Saturday with our deuce and M105C (for camper). I'll start by saying from the second we...

I picked up the spin on fuel filters from Ken Spencer and mvpartstore.com I've had them on a couple months now and I love them. The kit eliminates the filter from the passenger side of the truck, and gives you all new lines except the return line. This was a fun project because I learned a lot...

I am preparing my deuce and camping trailer for the airshow. I will be leaving with my two oldest boys on July 21st. We will be staying until July 29th. The airport is the busiest airport in the world for that entire week. Over 600,000 attendees! My boys and I will be camping in our M105...

I was going to just go this route and use jb weld instead. I figure i'll never need this hole again for anything.

Well, it's taken me a while, but i'm finally starting on this project. I bought a spin on fuel filter kit, and figured since I was "opening up" the fuel system, I would delete this bugger finally. I had bought the napa number that were listed prior many moons ago. The plug for the spark...

Got under it with small torch yesterday. Heated up all of the components of the park brake. To where I could move everything by hand. No more noise! Now, just to remember not to set the thing every time I stop somewhere (habit).

Man, I never "Poopoo" the NDT's. They are great for what they are, if driven properly. Anything but dry roads = air down!! Icy roads = stay home. They are like skates on ice. I ran my same exact tires for 3 winters in Wisconsin. First sign of snow, air down to 20psi. Then drive it like a...

Pretty sure I broke something today. That's what I did to my deuce. It's been sitting for about a month due to me doing a civilian brake light upgrade. Went to take her out today to pick the boys up from school. notes: 1) the park brake always gives me issues in the cold. 2) this...

had an issue with a taillight this fall. The seal went bad, and would let water in, but not let water out. So I had a short. It melted part of the housing, and everything inside was corroded. In true hobbiest fashion, I decided instead of "replacing" I was going to UPGRADE! Looked into...

Been a short bit since i've updated, and I've done a few things since the last project.... Did a parade, and installed a sticker. Took a long camping trip (about 130 miles one way) with our recently updated M105 (separate build thread). Couple pics from that: Replaced some more boards on...