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  1. JTugwell

    Got a few problems. Please help.

    no winch.
  2. JTugwell

    Got a few problems. Please help.

    well ive had it for a month, and have put around 500 miles on it. if i bought it from a car lot your right. id be hounding them to death. i trust who i bought it from. i knew getting into it that it would probably be a money pit. especially since i have already spend more than i paid for it...
  3. JTugwell

    Got a few problems. Please help.

    Problem #1. Does anybody know exactly where the vin number on the frame is supposed to be? I know its under one of the front fender wells, but i cant seem to find it. I cant get it registered in Florida with out identifying the number on the frame. If I cant find it I have to get a court...
  4. JTugwell

    Anyone ever use these boots?

    I had to do front axle seals last weekend. I figured while i was there I would change out the zipper boots that were on there. I got the silicon boots from teds trucks. From just the general feel they appear to be good quality. They were also a lot more flexible than the rubber ones i have...
  5. JTugwell

    just replaced my torque rods

    i did it by myself, so it wasn't extremely bad. good impact gun, and a 5 foot cheater bar got the job done. I didn't even have to take the tires off. its sitting out back right now with the leaf spring u-bolts soaking in penetrating oil. from the looks of it thats where the fun will really...
  6. JTugwell

    just replaced my torque rods

    well after spending a couple of hours the other weekend pulling my axles back straight with a tow strap, because the rods fell off the bushings i decided they probably needed to be changed.:cry: i started on it tonight, and replaced the lower torque rods. i am going to tackle the uppers...
  7. JTugwell

    2009 vin info thread

    carnac: im sorry but the data plate is gone from my truck, and i am unable to find a serial number on the frame. these are all the number i could find. Army number: 4A4683 (the was the "army" # written on the dash. it is also written on the drivers door, and hood.) Serial number (or so the...
  8. JTugwell

    Deuce w/w in Rome GA - GA Hwy 20

    turns out that is the one he plans on bobbing out with 52's. im pretty sure he is getting some more of them though. when i get some money saved up im gonna let him do mine. he is awesome at custom work.
  9. JTugwell

    My first Deuce

    thanks. can you still drive the truck with the old torque rods ends in there, as long as you take it easy on it? ive still be driving mine around, and it dosent look like they have moved again. i have only had it on the road, and in grass since. im not gonna lie though they are shot. only two...
  10. JTugwell

    Deuce w/w in Rome GA - GA Hwy 20

    thats my buddy kevins truck. ive spent some hours up at that place. ill call him, and ask if he wants to sell it. I know he bought 2. he already sold the other one, so im thinking this one might be for sale as well.
  11. JTugwell

    Clean motor oil as fuel?

    what is the best method of filtering the used oil? i have a friend that owns a mechanics shop. he said i could have all the used oil i want. they used to just throw all the used oil in a drum mixed together (syn oil, conv oil, tranny fluid, gear oil) i told him if he could separate just the...
  12. JTugwell

    My first Deuce

    thanks ill give him a call. I go to dothan often.
  13. JTugwell

    My first Deuce

    thanks everybody. yeah im working on getting some miles on it. we took it out yesterday, and pulled a tree stump out with it. we got it out but i ran into a problem. when i got out of the truck after snatching, and wheel hopping both rear axles were turned opposite directions:cry: looked...
  14. JTugwell

    My first Deuce

    Hey everybody. Well i finally did it. I got up with James on here, drove up to Birmingham, AL, and picked her up. Got up at 5 in the morning, and headed up there from Pensacola, FL. After the engine lost power I though we had a problem. James advised me to change the primary fuel filter...
  15. JTugwell

    hey everybody

    yeah i know i need to clam down a little. you know now that you mention it maybe it would be better to get one that i know runs from an individual. ill look around on here to see if any are for sale, or do you know of any off hand? thanks.
  16. JTugwell

    hey everybody

    it nice to meet everybody. i looked at GL this morning, and the bids are much higher than we thought they would be. we got one more day though. thanks for the responses.
  17. JTugwell

    hey everybody

    Im new here, and just wanted to say hello. Im going to purchase a M35A2 from auction. Im thinking about bidding on one today at the Redstone Arsenal, AL. Does anybody have any words of wisdom for me? its a little scary since they are all sight unseen, and I havent used the Government...
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