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Wow...supposed to go to 'nam and instead being forgotten in a warehouse for at least 15 years! If the frame is straight and the axle tubes are, too (I suppose), I would consider getting the spring packs redone. A competent shop can set them up as you need, with fresh U-bolts. You are in the...

Working my truck for four straight days now.... So far managed to not submerge above the hubs..close, though. Burning about 3/4 of a tank of diesel per day, needed 2 quarts of engine oil this morning, running fine, no fuss, no issues (other than the darn wiper blade on the civvy conversion...

My area is facing severe flooding. Queen Lola was at work, hauling sand bags today. A front loader can deliver about 100 bags, a loader about 250 and Lola carries 500+. Monday the river will crest. My basement is getting wet as we speak but I am much better off than many others in the...

The gun mount is great for holding drink cups, too!

Nice. My only suggestion is to not have an isolated spot of colour that is surrounded by green on all sides. Black touches brown touches green. Green does not get to flow around any colour on all sides. However, it is your truck and you do what you like!

I picked up Queen Lola from storage today. She had been sitting for 6 months and I did not start her up once this winter (a first; time did not permit). Battery disconnect on, accessory switch on, instant strong buzzer. Start button; 3 second crank and she fired right up. I took her on an 80...

Yes, they are. Also many LDS engine parts fit on the LDT. Heads are interchangeable. Intake valve train is upgraded on the LDS and fits the LDT. You can run LDS pistons and rings in an LDT if you swap the whole set. It is good to know the differences to be able to get what you need. Also, you...

You need to check/adjust it once installed. To quote Floridianson in an older post: "the pump gear has three bolts and three slots and one bolt in the center. When installing the pump you leave the three bolts loose and the gear showing the slots to the right or counterclock wise. With the...

This is going to be a beautiful truck. Says the guy who is not a fan at all of the cutting and bobbing that is going on. Yours looks like it came like this from the factory and that makes it very, very cool.

You want to read this thread: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?134679-M-series-flasher-relay-civvy-conversion-how-to The military flasher units were clearly manufactured by the cheapest bidder. After three replacements I built my own, with a spare relay in the box just in case, and...

You can - look in through your rearmost oil drain hole and see which rod bolts you have. Ideally with one of those sneaky snaky camera thingies, rather than risk splattering engine oil all over your cornea. Safety glasses... - order Connecting Rod Bolt Hercules PART #: HC40-1091706 The...

Good job!

It is a conventional power steering box with mechanical connection between input and output. So, yes.

Posted in a separate thread! Thanks for supplying the pictures!

Moderator, please move the thread to Deuce Modification and Hot Rodding! My error! Moved!

TAS power steering boxes: pressures and flow rates Outer shaft of the steering shaft was cut and a circular piece of nylon inserted to act as a bearing: The silver piece is the hydraulic pump bolted to the rear of the air compressor: Steering box installed; steering shaft comes in from the...

I am posting the pictures for this member who kindly texted them to me! He is (self-declared) picture upload challenged. He says: "We put a TAS 65 powersteering box on ours ( got it new from vanderhags) $400, it’s off of a big snow plow. a cat hydraulic pump. $129( bolts to the back of the...

Well, you will have the tranny out. Unless your clutch is near new upon inspection, why would you not change it NOW? Unless you simply enjoy pulling the tranny. Same for rear main seal and housing. Now is the time to inspect for leaks and for housing mods done (drain holes on inside). If...

I thought the reason was to make it as simple as possible and use parts that already exist on the truck, rather than introduce new (such as plugs).

Phew! I had considered the very same product but could not quite make sense of the pictures ("doesn't look like in my truck") so I held off. Gut feeling proved right this time.