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  1. Clay James

    Flat Black Deuce?

    I wonder if it would get the same amount of looks? I've been thinking that deuces stand out mostly because of their camo(ironic). If it was another color it might look more like a regular commercial truck. Although us deuce owners will always know :D Not that it really matters, just pondering.
  2. Clay James

    M109A3 conversion in progress, setting the standard

    How are you keeping the cabinets closed during driving? I've been trying to think of the best way to latch mine.
  3. Clay James

    M109 Mobile Man Cave Begins

    If only you knew the mess that's under those floorboards.
  4. Clay James

    M109A3 RVs? Who has one?

    My M109A3 camper project. At the point where the inside panels and floor are out. That sub-floor was a nightmare to get out. Only have till the 14th of next month to get it ready for a beach camping trip with friends.
  5. Clay James

    Why do you love your deuce?

    1) Cheap. at least to buy(I've spent far more on parts and maintenance than the actual truck itself). 2) Fun. I've never driven anything more fun than a deuce. 3) Turns most peoples heads and starts a lot of conversations wherever I go. 4) Chicks dig it. I've taken a girl on a date in mine :D...
  6. Clay James

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Still working on tearing out the metal sub-floor on my M109A3. Obviously never meant to come outaua
  7. Clay James

    Where did you get your M109 (Nor Cal)?

    I got mine sight unseen off of GL from Barstow and had it trucked up. They had 13 up for auction that time IIRC. There was one at French Camp last year when I was looking at some M35s and I never saw it come up for auction. Lately the closest I've seen were at Nellis AFB in Nevada and there were...
  8. Clay James

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Tore out the walls, roof and part of the floor on my M109A3 the past few days for my camper conversion. I'm taking it to the beach next month:) I'm thinking about posting a build thread on the stuff I'm doing to it since I got a lot of inspiration from the other threads here.
  9. Clay James

    Leaking axle... and not the good kind

    The ones that were in there were sloped on one side like it was meant to go at the back of the keyway.
  10. Clay James

    Leaking axle... and not the good kind

    Mine did the same thing on that axle. Every wheel on every axle was leaking when I got itaua But they did stop for a while but finally gave up last week and I replaced them. The inner seals kept it all out of the brakes though, they were totally dry. The previous guys that worked on it put all...
  11. Clay James

    12v headlamps in a deuce

    My M109A3 did that to me a few times when I would switch between high and low beams, pretty scary. Luckily when I hit the switch again they came back on. I suspect its the dimmer switch.
  12. Clay James

    Help! Is this bad? (Pic included)

    I tried to not be that type of new guy. I downloaded and read a bunch of TMs so I knew what to look for and how to operate the truck before I even looked at the ones I was gonna bid on :D I studied the TMs even more while waiting for the EUC and it sure made it a lot easier when I got the truck...
  13. Clay James

    Oil level flucuating,spin ons??

    Could be. I have his kit too with 1060 filters and when I changed the oil last one of them was empty so the filter failed.
  14. Clay James

    Front axle boots and seals

    Now that I think about it there was enough play for the end of the axle to touch the bottom of the spindle when I took the hub off. Is that a sign of a worn bushing or is it normal? I'm gonna be a master at breaking down these front axles soon.:)
  15. Clay James

    Front axle boots and seals

    I'll have to check it when I get it apart again and probably just replace it to be sure. Are they difficult to replace? The seals I pulled felt to me like they were a little out of round so that could be the problem.
  16. Clay James

    Front axle boots and seals

    The installed new boots and seals from OD Iron back in December and the seals failed after a few months so I got around to replacing them again a few weeks ago and one is already leaking againaua I made **** sure I installed everything correctly the second time and the vent is fine so I'm at a...
  17. Clay James

    Engine Advice

    Looks like a 465 to me based on the starter location but it's hard to tell much else from the pictures.
  18. Clay James

    OD iron 1 pc boots dry rot problem

    I got the same ones from them and installed them in December of last year and they are dry rotted already. Funny how the ones on my M109A3 that had sat for what seemed like decades don't have any dry rot:)
  19. Clay James

    Oil Leak from exhaust

    Mine was wet-stacking really bad when I first got it since it sat for so long on the GL lot then I had it idling a lot and doing a lot of low speed driving around my ranch while I was dealing with DMV stuff to get it road legal. It got bad enough that it was coming out the stack, running down...
  20. Clay James

    Project Off-Grid M109A3 w/w log

    Funny, my 109 seems to bounce less than my A2 and I thought that was because of the extra weight.
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