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My years long search for a hardtop is finally over. Just picked it up today and it is in really good shape considering it's age and will clean up very nice. I'm really happy with it. :D

Now you can just cut and paste the YouTube link here and it will show up. Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yEVAziBlw I think you should start your very own thread with all this so we can keep track of your progress easier. A bunch of us are really interested in what you are doing...

I really don't know. I have never seen a hardtop in person but really like the look of them and have not been able to find one anywhere close to me in years of looking. The canvas just deteriorates too fast if you don't have a building to put them under. My search for the elusive hardtop may be...

I'd say you did well on the new transmission too. Hold onto the old parts transmission, just in case. I have one good transmission, one that does not want to work in high range and only works in 1st and reverse in low, then there are two unknown condition transmissions in my parts trucks that...

I agree with you that duals look better on that truck. The data plate looks great! What other work did you get done on it?

Welcome. Not too far from you sounds like. Let me know if you need anything.

Another hard top!! Man those are hard to find down in my area.

Post up a video of it running when you are ready to drive if you can.

Looks like we are close. Here is the distance between the racks. Here is the length of the headboard that I am going to cut to size. I paid right at around $11 for the kit. I think it will come with everything you need but maybe this picture of the kit will help you decide. I used a...

Great pictures! I like that painting with the red poppies. Just had to flaunt that hard top in the last photo didn't you. :-)

Both of the side racks are installed now and I am moving on to the headboard. This is off of an M35 and is of course too wide for the M135 bed. I do not have access to a good M135 headboard that will allow me to get accurate measurements from so that I can modify this one. If not too...

I got one side of the troop seats done. All I had to do was cut a little bit off the three middle stakes and seat legs. They were cut to the same dimensions as the original M135 pieces. I really like how it turned out.

If work schedule allows, I will be there.

Use it to your advantage however you need to. My wife does get a little annoyed with my "investments" from time to time. She on the other hand wants a CCKW or a WW2 Jeep. As soon as I can make one of those happen for her, I will. As soon as I get everything off of my parts trucks that I need...

m1010plowboy is right, this stuff is lurking around in barns waiting to be found. Ended up with these today. The intake/exhaust manifold looks good with no visible cracks. The carburetors should be good rebuildable cores.

I ended up with a fiberglass troop seat set, and a metal bow set . The seats and headboard are out of a M35 and the bows out of a 5 ton. Some of the purists may hate me, but I want to use these so I don't have to worry about wood deteriorating. Three of the stakes on each side and the seat legs...

Looks better now that you can see the whole thing. Post some more pictures please.

Holes All of mine looked that way too. I put some gasket maker around that area but not enough to get into the wheel bearings. Not sure it if will help, but that is what I did.

I like your thinking! Welcome to the forum!

Timken wheel bearings added.