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Quieter is part of the goal. Lower RPMs, maybe a little more power on hills. I don't plan on getting wild with it or exceeding speeds of 50-55 mph. Would just like to see what it would do with a different engine and transmission. I'm hoping to use the same transfer case so I don't loose the 6x6...

I keep coming up with more projects than I probably have time or money for. I am seriously considering the 366 V8 engine swap into this parts truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=890-W_BJSIk Meanwhile, the carburetor rebuild is coming along nice and the leaking wheel cylinder has been fixed.

That is really neat. My kids love the trucks I have. If they even hear one start, they come running out of the house so they don't miss a ride or something. My wife was not too happy with my trucks until she saw how much the kids liked them. Then she made the mistake of riding along and now...

Finally got around to retrieving my last parts truck. I am guessing that the engine will need rebuilt since the manifolds have been off of it for many years. Part of me cannot decide if I want to turn it into parts or not. It is really straight, but would be a lot of work to put back original...

What oil are you running in yours?

I may be interested in 2 or 3 mufflers if it is cost effective to have them built and shipped south of your border. I have a good original muffler (currently on my truck) and a hollow shell without an end on it. Been meaning to get that end welded on the hollow one so I can test the two. Life...

Here is a thread from a while back that discussed these transmissions. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?17023-Hydramatic-Heaven I have changed mine over to a Hytran equivalent and noticed smoother shifting after doing so. Mine only shifts very hard when going from 2nd to 3rd in low...

I found the thread where you found the part number that is not any good. Maybe send a PM to the person who posted it and see where they got it from. That could just be the part number that is used by who sold it and not really the number from National Oil Seal. I'll keep searching though to see...

Ahhh yes. Been a few years since I saw that truck. I forgot all about it. :oops:

Could we get some more pics of the camo job on your M211 plowboy? Is that pattern from the Canadian Army?

I am starting another carburetor rebuild using the TM. I scanned the Holley 885 FFG Specifications and will scan the rest as I go along to post up for all of us. Does this PDF show up OK for everyone?

Very neat! That truck will clean up nice. What kind of carburetor is on it?

Brake fluid draining out of the drums would be an obvious sign of leaking wheel cylinders. I think it would be almost impossible to know for sure about anything else without taking the hubs off. Look over in the TM section and browse through the TM on these trucks that you can download for...

That would be bad. You are thinking things through really well. If only there was an open field or something you could drive in to test it.

Any military truck will be expensive to own. I have friends that have M35A2, M35A3, M818, M923, etc., and they will tell you the same. I just really like the looks of the M135/M211's. Check out the parts list in the stickies and you can get an idea on parts availability. Most everything is easy...

That is awesome! Your truck sounds really good.

I would give $1500 for that truck. Look what you could turn it into.

hendersond is right on. I just did the brakes on mine too. Even with putting all new wheel cylinders on, one just sprung a leak. These trucks are a lot of work but are a lot of fun too. If the truck is as nice as you say, $1500 sounds good if the transmission is in working order. Pictures would...

Depends on what you get into. If you have to get brakes relined, new wheel cylinders, all new seals, gaskets, master cylinder and airpak, maybe some wheel bearings??...$1500+ I would take the radiator to a shop and see if it can be rebuilt or repaired if it is in fact bad. Not really any new...

Here are a couple of those camo patterns I was talking about.