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I can totally understand being able to do whatever you want to do with your own stuff, but for the life of me, I can't understand why someone would throw away a major advantage to the deuce, being that it's Multifuel capable for a less-powerful engine. Sacrificing torque for higher RPM speed is...

Being a deuce owner of 6 months tomorrow, I've wondered about this myself. Just how high and fast does water have to be going before my green beast starts to get light on her feet? Enquiring minds want to know! :popcorn:

Funny how that works, huh? Just wait till you get the bugs worked out and the truck is at 100% and then take it on the next grocery shopping trip and see what kind of reaction you get! lol rofl

I dunno if I'd want to change the smell of the cab in my deuce. Call me crazy but I like that "deuce smell", combination of diesel fuel and exhaust, and weathered canvas with a hint of mildew. I remember that scent well from when I was a kid playing in the deuces behind the National Guard armory...

If you're gonna bob it, another option aside from lift blocks is cut the section of the M105 frame in front and behind the springs and bolt that section to the bottom of the truck chassis. Then you don't have to worry about lift blocks and the extra leverage they can exert on the U-bolts. Later...

Welcome to the Green Iron Laughing Academy, and congrats on your new aquisition! That 923 is a nice looking truck! I'm sure once you get all the bugs worked out, you'll have something you can climb into and go anywhere you want to go and have all kinds of fun getting there! If you're anything...

Check those ignition points! If the points are fried, you may get spark, just not enough to fire off today's "environmentally friendly" fuels. Even the most worn out and tired spark plugs will show a zap at normal atmospheric pressure, but when you put them into an engine under compression, for...

Even if the lift pump in the tank is dead, the injection pump is usually strong enough to keep the truck running. Did you check the fuse under the cover on the pump access plate on top of the fuel tank? It's right where the power wire for the pump hooks up on the cover plate. After that, inspect...

Yeah, they had to beef up the older containers a little for higher stacking on the newer larger cargo ships, but even the oldest weakest shipping container is still way stronger than any military truck box, be it an S280 or an M109 box. If you do a google or yahoo image search for "shipping...

Oops, lost my connection and accidently double replied. DOH! :doh:

Shipping containers go on a trailer chassis after they come off the ship. Does that count? :patracy:

A2s don't have a waste gate, and an EGT reading of 1250 at the exhaust inlet at the turbo means you're WAAAAYYYY exceding the 1270 damage limit in the combustion chamber and melting the tops out of the pistons as well as softening the corners of the veigns on the impeller in the turbo. If you're...

If you wanna bury something for a shelter, get yourself a steel shipping container. The thicker construction will stand up weather it's under a foot or 50 feet of dirt, and it won't rust as easily if it's painted thick before you bury it. I'm thinking it'll be a bit cheaper too, and even the...

When I recovered my deuce, there was a power issue to the main power switch and lift pump, so I ended up running a hot lead from the battery post to a hidden security switch, and then to the main power switch. After getting her running and the 580 miles home, I ran another .012 gauge wire from...

Well Jeez, I know someone will do it so it might as well be me. hehehe nopics

Good point Phil! Detroits aren't a bad idea either. It'll save you the effort and additional expense of adding the associated air lines and valves that go with the air lockers. On the other side of the coin, you have no control over when they lock and don't lock. With the ARB air lockers, you...

Rick, Adding diff lockers is a good investment if you're planning some serious off-roading for sure. Of course the word "investment" means a substantial cash outlay, but a serious off-road vehicle costs serious cash. The last time I checked, ARB air lockers for the 16-spline Rockwell 2.5-ton...

That vehicle isn't a moded M35A2. What you've got in those pics is actually a Kia KM250 built in Korea by Kia specifically for the Korean military based on the design of the M35. Many of the parts on that truck are based on the original M35 blueprints but unfortunately doesn't have the Multifuel...

When a larger truck such as a deuce goes over rough terrain, the frame will articulate (flex) to keep all the wheels planted firmly on the ground to maintain maximum traction. The biggest drawback to a bobber is that by shortening the chassis, you're also limiting the articulation. This...

Of course there's also the triangulated 4-link and airbag method, and the Peterbilt air-leaf setup. I hear those make for a nice cushy ride if they're done right. :popcorn: