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Think I'm going to go with this stuff: http://www.mirageinc.com/galvanized-roof-roll-22-ga

Was contemplating Galvalume, but not sure if it is available locally. Wouldn't have to worry about painting the underneath!

I think some of it may have been compromised, hopefully not. I'm going to try to get the old roof cut off this weekend and determine. If I cannot find a single large piece, I may need to install additional ones where the ends butt up against each other.

I think Jim Henry has a couple junker M1010s! Aren't those bodies aluminum, though? Dissimilar metals and all that yadda.

No, but I was contemplating doing exactly that. Most RV places deal exclusively in rubber membrane roofs this days, which I actually wouldn't have a problem with. I don't give a hoot about it being correct or show quality, I just wast to keep the rainwater out and stave of the corrosion for a...

I was thinking look for a step van or semi trailer being scrapped, or maybe even a bus? Closest thing I can get from the local metal suppliers is three 4x8 sheets. Then again, that would probably be easier to work with than a single big huge piece, if I'm going to DIY.

Far more trouble than I would care to go through.

Pretty sure you're referring to Lawrence Of Arabias truck? Was studying those pictures just a week or three ago.

Their version of the Deuce is what the M35a3 SHOULD have been, IMHO.

The one on the door matches the one on the title. Haven't looked on the dash to see if that one is still in place or not. I'm hoping it isn't! I personally would NOT have installed the updated front end and dash had I been the one that repowered it. But the "damage" has already been done, and I...

Correct. It originally left the factory with a 360/727/NP203.

That is NOT what it is. There is a '79 VIN tag on the door jam in the cab, and I have a picture of what it looked like before it was repowered:

The dash was also retrofitted from the 1st gen Cummins donor truck.

So...any suggestions on how to deal with this issue? Gentleman that I spoke to at Raleigh Sheet Metal said that I probably won't be able to obtain a another piece this big. He suggested going with a rubber membrane not unlike what is found on modern RV roofs. I'm thinkg fiberglass sheeting...

I was on the verge of giving up looking...again!

You may have just given me an idea for a vanity license plate.

It's a '79 with a '92 front clip and doors installed.

But wait, there's more! Did I mention it's also Cummins-powered? It definitely has some issues that need to be addressed (IE the roof is in desperate need of some love!), but to the best of my knowledge it is the only one configured like this on the planet. Let this serve as an Official...

Incorrect. Hardened valve seats were as common as wheels by 1976/77. The LA318s in these trucks were standard OTS units with the smog equipment removed.

I was just about to say the same thing!