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Good morning, I may be jumping through this hoop soon. Your thread encouraged me to search. Found this: https://www.semasan.com/legislative-alerts/washington/washington-state-reintroduces-bill-allow-military-vehicle-titling Cheers, Spoon

Gorgeous truck! I look forward to seeing what happens. Cheers, Spoon

Can do.

I opted for 4/0. I’ve got a hydraulic crimper. First $70 spent. I’ll get another battery too… the days of $80 batteries are no more. Just saw a neat boom truck someone pulled out of the woods.

I was right, one of the batteries was ready to fail. Also, I’m kicking myself, should’ve cleaned the terminals. I did a cursory look and one had that blue copper goo on it and otherwise looked ok. Charged up to 13v each and cranked her over. Kept at it for a bit then… light show from the...

A while back I saw a listing for replacement battery trays, does anyone have a link for that? I’ve got the generator running now. A few whacks with my rubber mallet got the rusted ass battery tray out. I’ve found a spot to park her. There’s been a dispute between the county and extended family...

Officially BFE, WA!

Greetings all, The deuce is mine! She’s a 1973 (based on the auction stuff). Paid for. Some paperwork and stuff before they (DNR) will release the title. I had been driving past her for years and wondered if she could be mine. Then the right timing and conversations got the ball rolling. I...

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Greetings, I’m on Waldron Island, northwest of Orcas. Land has been in my family for about 100 years. My family was one of the homesteader on a different island. There’s a book about them. Build thread here I come! Spoon

Greetings all, It’s mine! Pictures to follow. Need to move it soon. Will be starting a build thread. Cheers, Spoon

Hey all, A quick check in. I received word that the DNR will be on island in June for the paperwork. Slow process, but still moving. I pitched an idea of building a central shop on the island. It is gaining traction. My current plan for the deuce will be a boom truck/wrecker. My pipe dream is...

That’s the age old question: what do you all do out there? We have a saying: every job has 6 steps to zero. Find the tool, fix the tool, find the thing to fix the tool, fix that… etc. Most houses are wood. Local milled lumber. Wood heat. There’s a k-8 school with about 8 students. Doing...

On the bronco forum folks suggested using drywall ends and pieces to mitigate the mud in my shop. Don’t have a current drywall project so that hasn’t happened. As time allows I’ll pour a slab. Realized as I was surfing this site that there’s a new member section that I missed. Apologies to the...

Yeah it can be rather nippy here. We are usually in the 30-40 degrees in winter. We will often get about a foot of snow for a couple of weeks. There’s no pavement here and no public utilities. I’ve wanted a shop with concrete floors. Right now my shop floor is below the water table… mud, mud...

Torque multiplier is on my list too. I love my avid power 1/2” cordless impact wrench. At some point I’ll be hooking up air in my shop, then I’m going up to 1” impact and other groovy tools. My tools seem to be mating and making lots more tools.

Ok, here it is. She started her life as this: I don’t know when my grandfather got it, but I remember it running as a kid. Wood body! Looks like a flat head 6. I know the next one isn’t military, but it is definitely on my list of restorations. Yes, it’s an obsession! This thing as well...

As to the addiction… I totally get it. So far I’ve performance modded 2 sports cars. Restored 2 VWs. Rebuilt a full sized bronco… It is definitely under my skin. I’ve been drooling on a deuce forever. The M37 also. I’ve driven both and been in love. My grandfather’s truck deserves to be listed...

There’s a LCM service that brings vehicles etc here.

Just delicious olive drab with flaking white paint. They call her Big White. The bed is custom. I’ll take more pictures later.