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  1. Dieselfitter

    Winter shift boot option

    Nice touch wih the L N H trim plate. Your truck is much more refined than mine. Lol My truck is and will stay a lil “dirty” i have plugged all the holes i can find in the cab and installing a fiberglass top on it this week . Hoping that will quiet the cab more and keep the heat that it...
  2. Dieselfitter

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    So Halloween was my last day at work. And i can say now i work twice as hard for half the money ! but only stress i have now is mail ordering parts for deuce in Dec rush and hoping , praying that the shipping people get it to me .
  3. Dieselfitter

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    So i ll wait also , cool MV’s every month !
  4. Dieselfitter

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Auggh. Calender ? im retired now , do i really need to know what day it is ?
  5. Dieselfitter

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I would try “jatonka “ email john as his text and ph no is limited service where he is located . He has alot of parts and might be able to fix you up .
  6. Dieselfitter

    New member from Northern Middle Tn

    Turbo vs non turbo , the sound “cool factor”is the only thing thats missing from a non turbo truck . i run mine with a load and happy with it . One less componant to worry about replacing is one way to look at it also. if it was two trucks side by side one turbo ed and one non , for me i would...
  7. Dieselfitter

    Winter shift boot option

    I was lookin for the aluminum one but the only broom bristle one was wooden , it was cheaper $5 aluminum had a rubber gasket type sweep
  8. Dieselfitter

    Armored active duty

    Sand bags piled in around inner fender ? awesome !
  9. Dieselfitter

    Winter shift boot option

    Winter shift boot for transmission is easy. Arctic military canvas or a speed shop high rubber tower type. the transfer case hi low lever adds some issues in that the shifter lays on the floor when in low. And i use low alot when logging , a door sweep broom type at any lumber outlet is cheap...
  10. Dieselfitter

    Winning the battle on air leaks M35a2

    1969 truck , truck is in good shape but had air leaks evrywhere , built good air but when you shut truck off i could hear leaks. Certain things drive me batty ,leaks are very high on the list . compression joints arent really the best option for air tite service in a high vibration climate ...
  11. Dieselfitter

    cost of ownership (the real cost of a deuce)

    I bought my truck 10 yrs ago and has been at johns shop for 9 yrs of it. ,we are friends and he would build in his off season as i had money to go forward . Trucks were cheap back then. my truck came from a navy base in RI and had makings on the doors which i didnt paint over , i work at a navy...
  12. Dieselfitter

    Fuel adjustment for changing elevations ?

    So ive been reading here about tuning up pumps for more power ,bypass fdc and such. I bypassed my fdc on non turbo m35 truck , it smokes abit now and egt’s are max at 950 on long hill empty 1000 is highest ive seen with a load so far , i have not adjusted the pump and im not planning to , i...
  13. Dieselfitter

    BT band wagon

    You need to cry louder much louder , no one seems to be helping you with your “sickness”. Lol i would like a lil more power myself but this motor just plain runs to good ,and im not that much of a motorhead to pull it off . I would have to hire it done ! im not really lookin for more speed...
  14. Dieselfitter

    cost of ownership (the real cost of a deuce)

    so to stay on topic ,the cost for struts $175. I also have found that the biggest cost of owning a deuce , im sure most everyone will agree ……..TIME ! i spend more TIME than anything else on this truck if you buy a MV you will spend TIME and lots of it to fix,modify, improve fit function and...
  15. Dieselfitter

    cost of ownership (the real cost of a deuce)

    Picture with logs on truck - that load weighed 4100lbs
  16. Dieselfitter

    cost of ownership (the real cost of a deuce)

    Jatonka used springs from the trailer the box came off. so the springs were the limiting factor for carrying weight . this bobber weight is 1500 lbs more than the other bobbed trucks he has built ,the extra frame under dump box , scissor lift with ram and hydro tank all add up. the truck was...
  17. Dieselfitter

    cost of ownership (the real cost of a deuce)

    1969 m35a2 non turbo no winch. Jatonka Spin ons ,and his shop put a trailer bed dump conversion on it and bobbed it . I have added a custom rear suspension and removed the fender wells in bed , haulin logs is better w/o fenders in bed. 395’s , i have added a few mechanical repairs and full...
  18. Dieselfitter

    Wanted .222 ratio speedo gear for 395’s

    did a goggle search came up with two ,seco was very high priced , EPS was reasonable and ordered it from there . thx for the part no. That helped me track one down .
  19. Dieselfitter

    Wanted .222 ratio speedo gear for 395’s

    So far ,i have looked or emailed big mikes ,while owl , eriks, midwest,boyce,menphis nothing in stock. thanks for the part no. I ll try a general search with that.
  20. Dieselfitter

    Wanted .222 ratio speedo gear for 395’s

    Pics of the truck. Sorry took my dumb thumbs a couple days to figure out how to post pics
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