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The truck is being worked on by a friend-mechanic on a part-time basis (I have a number of threads on here about my progress). I'm 1-2 years out. When it's done, I'm gonna park it in my driveway and try to live in it for a month with my cat & dog to see if they can acclimatize to the space...

Yes, I'm aware of this. What would it take to change that 2.5 into a 3 or a 3.5? What am I carrying? I'm building a custom camper which I expect to come in around 1500 - 2000 lbs but then I have 4 fuel tanks with a combined 200 gallons and about 65 gallons of water tanks. Add various...

Is there a way to increase the capacity of the deuce, say to 3 or 3.5 ton without spending a fortune? Would custom built springs make enough difference, for instance? I'm pretty far along and committed to all the changes I've made in my deuce so moving to a 5 ton is not an option.

Could look into another military seat. Many of them have a piston shock - most of the old seats need a new one installed. I guess it depends on how much comfort you're looking for.

There was so much that just wasn't mentioned in the thread, all the little issues that cropped up and the solutions that were found. Some of those are as follows, some are just too numerous to remember. Looking back over this thread, I never mentioned that the oil pan was pulled from another 6...

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When I got mine, 2016, it had stock sized tires and I could hit and drive at 55 for hours. I drove it back from where I got it, 1k miles over 3 days. When I moved to super singles the top speed went up to over 60, but I usually kep the speed at 60. My biggest problem then was handling but...

Some adults too though. I remember a woman asking me if her grandmother could sit in the driver's seat and have her picture taken. The grandmother was visiting from a small village in China and looked dwarfed by the truck, but thought it would look wild to have her picture taken that way. The...

I go to a few shows and if kids got a vote, I would probably win. As it is, I never have. :cry:

I've been driving stick all my life and every one is a little different. You could probably find a friend with stick and ask them to teach you. 30 minutes to a couple hours and the rest of your life. It is one of those skills that might get rusty with misuse but comes back fast. If an M35 is...

Unless you bob. Some people go with the 53's after they get rid of the back axle.

In what way? I put about 3k hwy miles when I had 395's, it was nice being able to go the minimum truck speed limit and maybe a little more. You sacrifice a little some flexibility in the way your truck moves with the bigger tires. If you're not doing much rough, off road, this probably won't...

Including tires? Well, stay away from the Eastern Surplus wheels, they're pricey. You might check out militarytires.ca I've never bought from this place, but they look to have a good selection including rims. Keep in mind, there are 2 different types of 10 hole wheels out there, and the...

There are at least 3 wheels out there that don't even require adapter plates. 2 are hard to find and all tend to be pricey. Do you have a budget? If money is no object, you could even get wheels custom drilled. Military trucks are pretty over engineered and unless you plan on taking it up to...

That's why I'll be putting in a Red Dot A/C system for the camper. I'll have solar panels on the roof and in the years I've been looking, more wind systems have come on the market.

I go to car shows and still tell people you can get into a driveable, stock one for $5k or less, it's all the extras that drive the cost up. I also tell people that there's no such thing as a Deuce with nothing wrong with it. This partly reflects the age of these vehicles but also reflects how...

I originally bought my set of 10 as surplus from the gov't. Later when I switched back to duallies, I sold them locally. I do see some from time to time on my local Craigslist. If you're not in a hurry you can build up a set over time, or keep an eye out here, in the classifieds or on CL for...

That's always been the plan. I also plan on having A/C in the camper though that will run off a 14,400 watt, 24v battery. Seems like anywhere outside of the Pacific NW, now, is hell on earth.

I'm just finishing my swap and I won't be changing to increase the speed. Having more power to go uphill or off road in low gear, reliability of an engine known worldwide, and engine longevity were reasons enough for me to swap. I'm hoping to have better fuel mileage but I'll have to run some...

So...mostly done. Had some setbacks, because my swap included some other work and the mechanic has some health problems we just weren't moving fast enough for the shop owner who, decided to kick us out. Unfortunately, we really couldn't move the truck until the radiator was hooked up and my...