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No luck on breaking things loose. I tried doing it under its own power and then OkieM1008morrison pulled me. All the truck would do was skid along the pavement. The reduction unit is locked tight. After I finish up my other truck, I will see about swapping some transmissions over from the parts...

That makes me feel better on the runs and small dents. The crease and crack in the hood is hidden under some body work that I still need to finish up. It is under some masking tape. All of my hoods have that. If you feel like coming down, would enjoy the visit. Tulsa International is real close...

Welcome. The VIN should look something like this only yours should have 211 ####. XM might be in front of 211.

Are you guys planning on meeting up in Montana? If so, let me know anything you might need and I will see what I have and try to squeeze it in the Expedition.

One of my parts trucks has the nicest cargo bed I have ever seen. It will be headed to the blaster next. Pictures of it will be posted later on. It is a cargo bed for an M135.

After I got the primer sprayed on and it had mostly dried, I began to notice a lot of little details I had never seen on any truck before. Things like a GM stamped here or a GMC there. Then there were markings stamped into the wheels. The truck model and S/N was also very clear. I also noticed...

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Over the Memorial Day weekend, I spent Friday through Monday working on my truck. What was supposed to take 2 days turned into 4, but we made a lot of progress toward getting this truck done. I'll let the pictures tell the story. Before:

Good catch! I wonder what the transmission and bell housing are out of?

Glad to see you got on here with us! I will start digging for an airpak casting. Had a huge project going over the last 4 days and didn't get a chance to look for one for you. I will post pics later in my thread to validate my excuses. Ha! It is my understanding that the check valve in the...

Also very interested in knowing more about the manual transmission. What kind of transmission, bell housing, etc.?

Keep up the good work Merle! I enjoy seeing your progress.

Advice taken on the spray cans. I'm going to use a sprayer. The humidity here this time of year is impossible to avoid. I will have to use the "just get er coated" approach and since it appears that Rusty Metal Primer is oil based, yet compatible with latex paint and a bunch of others, I think...

I am finally ready to get the frame, axles, wheels, etc., sandblasted on my truck and am scheduled to do it next Friday morning. NE Oklahoma is very humid, so the guy that is doing the sandblasting recommended that I bring my paint sprayer and prime immediately after he finishes. I've never had...

Wedge, Dowel, Tapered added. BB in the picture.

Yes that does look good. Do you have a part number for that muffler?

Checking prices today and 304 stainless is significantly cheaper than 316. Is everyone ok with 304? I don't see that we would gain much by using 316 with what we are doing.

It looks similar to a 1980s International 1724 fuel tank.

My truck had a bad shake the day I bought it. Turns out it was a combination of a low driver side tire and the truck had sat for a while. Maybe a flat spot on the tire from sitting. You might try swaping some wheels/tires from front to back. It doesn't fix your problem, just moves it to a...