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The 60 amp alternator set up involves the usual military alternator in addition to the Mopar one. There will be a double groove pulley added to the crankshaft. Also a battery tray curbside for the 6TLs. Often all this is removed by the VFDs that used them. With gas prices coming down...

An old salt once told me the reason the military retained the manual bendix even when solenoid versions were available is that in extreme cold, when cranking amps are critical, the manual starter uses less energy and could get a marginally charged truck running, while a solenoid starter would...

Just got my bases in from Evil Dr Porkchop. Really nice with the critical jamb nut. The hole in the nut for the radiating element looks to be .190, so I should be able to use any of the inexpensive CB whips on ebay for the element like Mark mentioned. Thanks everyone for the input.

Try to see if you can buy a one trip permit: http://txdmv.gov/motorists/register-your-vehicle/temporary-permits

Yup, blocked off fuel pump mounting. And yes, the distributor is for the civi Tornado. No big deal, the civi ignition works just fine. Somewhere you must already have an electric fuel pump.

Can you see if the seller still has the OE fuel pump? If not I have some cores, and I believe that kits are available.

Try the mechanical mentioned earlier. Just don't do a lot of drving in rainstorms.

There is a dual circuit master cylinder conversion that is available for this truck, I am not familiar with it. From what I have seen on brush trucks and hunting trucks, something will break and someone runs into town and brings back the closest appearing part they can find.

Yes. If any vehicle should have been called the "hummer", it should have been the M715. At high speed, all you hear is the wind and the engine humming quietly.

I wouldn't. Looks like since the fuel pump is missing, it failed and the deer hunters never got around to finding a replacement. That's likely all that is wrong with the engine. The Tornado is a good engine for putting around at 50 mph. I've driven mine all over Texas and my buddy took his...

Mc Master Carr has a good selection of this type isolator bushing.

The part on the pass seat is the correct master cylinder. The carburetor is incorrect. The dangling hoses are for the fuel/vacuum pump. Never seen the main data plate mounted to the battery box cover before.

Sounds like the gasket between the pickup/sender and tank is deteriorated, or the various hoses that connect to the tank have cracked. It's very hard to work on the hoses, but it can be done. If it's the gasket, you either have to drop the tank or remove the bed to fix it.

Looks pretty good! Let's see, truck's life starts as military transportation, then likely brush truck, then deer hunter Jeep, now collector's item. See if you can find any painted over numbers on the door like 69K1234 etc. My 715 came from San Antonio and it was Air Force. Maybe this one is too.

VPW is good as gold. The parts they sell are the parts they use on their own trucks.

I believe the only outfit making MB/GPW panels other than MDJuan is Midwest Military.

Find a local driveline shop and take your DS in there and have them re-tube it! That is usually cheaper ($200?) than trying to find a DS and shipping it.

I think we all have to learn this at some point. I remember when I was 16, I just got my M38A1 Jeep running and the first thing I did was bury it in a mudhole. Took days to get the mud and algae out of all the nooks and crannies. Never again.

Remember the early M998s are going on 30 years old. Depending on what the military did as far as maintenance, you could be looking at a substantial cost to get the truck back to a baseline reliable condition (cooling system overhaul, etc.). After that, costs to maintain should be no greater...

Is your rear driveshaft the correct length? Looks like the yoke is hardly in there.