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  1. ranchhopper

    M1008 leaf spring question

    I used a 4 inch rough country lift new springs on all four corners to eliminate the need for blocks. I have not had any problems easy to install and am running 37 inch humvee tires on their original wheels.
  2. ranchhopper

    Driver side door window needed for M35A2

    I have quite a few used ones I will sell but I have to charge you to crate it or there is no sense to try to ship it.
  3. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    She is lucky she was at work or the overspray might have dulled the finish a bit.
  4. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Thanks Tony two more to go then Im done for a while.
  5. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Thats the year I was born at least it reminds me every day Im not as young as I used to be.
  6. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Chuck the first one is the chicago memorial day parade then I have one in saint charles the following day for the VFW guys to ride along.
  7. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Greg Im not going to do another CARC marathon for a while I just want to get the trucks how I like them them just enjoy driving them for a change.
  8. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    I used the type 1 CARC the older type I like it better than the waterbased type.
  9. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Heres a few pics.
  10. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    I leave the horizontal tube frame on the seat I just weld angle iron tabs on the cross bars to drill and bolt the seat down on the only part I get rid of is the backrest where it starts to curve up ward.
  11. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Oh it probably is if you would have seen me hobbling around the house last night and my hands all sore and a little swollen this morning.
  12. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Biggest problem was if I had sold it to a person in a state that required truck inspections once the whole driveline was altered and still titled out as a stock truck there could have been problems I didnt need to have to deal with.
  13. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    That truck came from the LANG it was rustfree but needed the doors and fenders lined up and they must have just put in a new wire harness under the hood it looks new. It had a charging issue when I first got it GEN 2 was not charging then one day it just went back to normal brushes were probably...
  14. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    That was my bobbed truck the state gave me so much grief titling it I disassembled it and sold off the parts I even had it on ebay 95% finished and no buyers so I disassembled it.
  15. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Ken, Its pretty simple I cut the back rest off you have to cut the support strut (flat stock) off flush with the horizontal base to make room. I usually take the seat and sit it on the base and mark where the studs come out of the bottom of the humvee seat and weld small pieces of angle iron to...
  16. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    Thanks if Im going to have them as long as I have the ability Im going to keep them looking nice.
  17. ranchhopper

    Painted three trucks yesterday

    This week I am on vacation from work so time to get the 53 studebaker ready for parade season. Monday I prepped and painted a hard top for it the old one was beyond repair and I got the sound deadining insulation on the rear of the cab as seen in the pics the hummer seats look like they belong...
  18. ranchhopper

    Bad vibrations m1008 except at idle.

    Bad trans-TC mount nothing holding the rear steady had it happen to me.
  19. ranchhopper

    Fuel water seperator application

    I saw set ups like you describe on ebay while researching apps for these filters.
  20. ranchhopper

    Fuel water seperator application

    I bought a triwall of goodies a couple weeks ago it had 50 or so of these filters buried down at the bottom and Im trying to find the correct application for them. I know for sure they fit the LMTV but do they fit other trucks like the 3116 cat in the M35A3 I did a search and came up with...
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