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they used expanded on the sides, and in the drawings show an assortment of water drains on the structure and plywood bottom. the reason originally for the plywood was for a tarp to sort of seal it off. I would bet that an expanded bottom would be fine if you had a liner and lid for wet days
as was suggested in post 5 of this thread, do some reading. He even provided links. there is even some for sale in the buy and sell with full explanation and discussion as well.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?93029-FL-Locking-deuce-door-handles/page2&highlight=door+locks
Which is why I have a go-pro I can mount anywhere. Keep your hands on the wheel, and thumbs out! When those steering wheels grab, they freaking grab and you better be holding on lol. (thumbs out, can you guess why?)
what I think Zout meant was use some stock to box in the ends, castor to castor. its possible the way it is, supported in the center only, to twist those welds and collapse. Remember, RIGID is always better. (thats what she said, seriously) Also couldn't hurt to add a random 2x4 wood bracing...
Lots of guys looking for the Canadian M35 roof rack assembly, well someone using this manual can make them. (Note the longer hood latch due to the hood striking the basket and not opening as far)
The mod's were good ones for the most part. The Detroit Diesel was not the best one, however. It was gutless. Hydraulic winch, the baskets, the front bumper, the Allison automatic...
yea steering box and pitman are now VERY hard to find, now that they were shredding the truck.
On that note...
now, not to play devil's advocate I really like the idea for the record and you did a great job, but have you considered the 'roll over' factor? It would be a shame to dump that trailer over with all that work done. I've seen more than one tipped and contents dropped, mind you all the ones I...
ya'll beat me to it, as always 11Echo is one step ahead. lol <-- no pun intended
They make a great addition to any M35. Just add the winch extensions and fab in the plates. Its an easy mod. Definitely needed to move the BO Drive as it cast too much shadow.
ps It will be cheaper to make...
I kept running into issues with this bracket when I first got my 1009. It was missing the bracket, but at the time I didn't know it even existed. Starter came loose on my twice. First time i didn't realize what was happening and it ate the gears off the pinion due to not seating correctly...
had the issue where i could press the clutch in with my pinky. the truck would slip in gear however meaning the clutch was totally fried. your issue is strange if its getting power and driving normally.