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Well, I swapped out the truck's engine once again. In went a rebuilt LDS465-1A I purchased from GovLiquidation. I drove to Alabama to pick it up earlier this year. It took about a day to pull the old engine, a day to convert the new one to LDT465-1C configuration and install the fittings...

Here are some photos of the arctic kit installed in my M342A2 dump truck, Bill Michigan

There are some older photos in this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22358&highlight= I need to take some of the arctic kit for another member so will post more recent photos soon. Bill Michigan

It.s a good idea but finding someone with a set of M35 fiberglass racks near me is practically impossible. And with shipping what it is now, paying for a load all the way up here would be expensive. I already have all the wood to do the job. It's ash so should hold up reasonably well. In fact I...

I can use the parts from a regular M35 cargo truck. All I have to do is take it apart and reconfigure it with new wood. Anyone have an extra M35 cargo truck front rack. Something You can just cut up to make shipping easier. One with the stake pockets would be nice. Bill

I'm looking for all the metal peices for an M35 front cargo bed rack. I have the wood, so all I need is the end peices, and metal stake pocket brackets for for the side stake storage on the front rack. (all the metal but I don't need the wood) I am building up a set of racks for my M342A2 dump...

If you can't find any info, I can take photos of the installation in my truck and send them over Bill Michigan

starting the project. Thanks everyone for the welcome and advice, I got a chance to start a little work on the project this afternoon. I pulled my rebuilt 1A engine and an old 1C parts engine I had out of their cans today. I started disassembling the parts engine to get what I needed for the...

paint color strata blue The truck is an ex air force M49 fuel tanker. When I sanded off all the red paint it was blue underneath. And being as i am also ex air force I am also partial to Strata blue. So I went with it. Everyones truck is green. I thought it would be nice to be a little...

more pics M342 You ask for more pics of the truck, Hope I don't get in trouble for sending all these. Bill Michigan

Not so old! From the 2005 fall trail ride. The last event my truck made it to! On the way home I barely made it, It stalled so many times. There were a lot of unhappy drivers behind me most of the way home. Bill I'll attach a couple more photos of the same event.

Hi, A quick introduction. I live in Birch Run, Michigan, Am a member of the MVPA & GLMVPA(Great lakes Chapter) and currently have only one Military truck, an M342. (M35 dump truck) and an ammo trailer. I am relatively new to the steel soldiers website but have been an avid restorer of...

Anyone know how to put your photo to the left of your reply? I see some people have done that. Bill

Hi, Anyone get their 2007 GLMVPA photo cd yet?? I mailed them out last Friday. Bill