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The stock 90 degree exhaust elbow was still on the engine when I bought it I will route it around the trans and to the back.It will go to the rear of the cab to a Y and each run will go to its individual exhaust stack.The elbow and pipe under the cab will be wrapped with the heat shield used on...

A few more pics this is the only easy way to fab these trucks when you get to this level of work just a bare frame and total accessability

Today I had a full day to devote to getting the 3208 cat engine and five speed OD trans in my bobbed deuce.I made a new front bracket the rears are just temporary to get the height and clearances right.I am useing a brand new trans right out of the can its a five ton trans for added durability.I...

I painted that cat logo on there with flat paint since the truck was going to get a 3208 for a new engine.

Has anyone else looked at the ridiculous low price listed on the SF-97s as a purchase price.

Had some time today so I went digging around in the scrap steel pile behind my shop and started making the brackets for my dual exhaust.I had some old peices of M52 stacks so I welded them together to make them long enough to look right.Im going to split the exhaust right behind the cab after...

It was running on straight diesel its a turbocharged 250 which would make it a 290 HP engine running hotter makes a diesel more efficient I believe they are run on heat generated by compression as far as MPG cant help you there.

The purpose of starting this thread was not me being on a rant I just wanted to bring out the fact someone is still making a lot of money here not just selling trucks there has to be a better way for this system to work. Many are unemployed right now and even if the money gained from interest is...

I was talking to a friend of mine who works in the banking industry yesterday while he was over checking out one of my deuces.He was amazed by the things I told him about an unnamed auction company who is running months in arrears with our EUCs. He could only shake his head in amazement when I...

This is the GSA truck it runs good I drove it around my friends farm before I listed it for him.

I thought so, I have enough trucks to go and retrieve now and no time or I would buy it and make it like a new one Im told its the only one of its kind.

The link to the designers website has his name in the literature I am told by the owner of the truck the guy is a nice guy and has no problem explaining the concept of this engine to people who would like to know more about it.I was told by the owner the truck was serviced just before they...

Sounds like the timing is off a bit I had a 1009 you couldnt stand to have the hood open when you first started it the engine rattled so bad. After it got to a certain temperature it would go to normal like the timing backed off a bit.

Guess who owns paypal and any transactions over 500 dollars are reported to the IRS by paypal.I always list my things as not accepting paypal in the listing especially big dollar items.I found out about the IRS thing after selling my wrecker and the buyer paid me by paypal before I could get a...

Check the rubber in the harmonic balancer when it goes bad almost sounds like an engine knock.

Use two group 8 batteries one will fill each battery box I use them all the time about 200 dollars each.

I have an email from the GSA that states there is no export restriction on selling trucks purchased through them.Selling vehicles to another country can get a bit tricky you have to fill out a shippers export declaration which goes to the government stating who bought it dates,prices,addresses...

Those turbo charged hummer engines will not fit in a CUCV unless you do a lot of cutting on the firewall there is no room for the turbo and exhaust in a stock truck.

My mistake not used to seeing NDCCs quite that big.

Thats a great fab job on the fenders and they line up great with the stock tires I bet you would have to add quite a bit more width to cover 14 or 1600-20s it might look out of proportion adding that much width to the fenders with a 101 bed though.