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$100 says that one is an A1 that got re-stamped and plated. :-)

I'd bet it was originally a non turbo (LD engine) A2 with rear exhaust. A1s ended in '64 or '65 I think. I think they started putting turbos on in the early 70s. You might see if any of your engine or injection pump tags refer to an LD vs. LDT. It may have gotten an LDT with the rebuild...

Early A2s were non turbo. It has an A1 Turbo. Was built in '62 when A1s were coming out, A1 era serial number. A1 floor stomp start button and starter. A1 bed ubolts. A1 wiper knob. Remains of A1 rear exhaust. Etc... Pretty sure it was suplused out before being converted to A2, then was...

The tension bolt on the large band clamp on the 4LE-354 turbo was broken. No wonder it didn’t seem to boost. Welded a new section on the bolt yesterday. Found pea shooter’s hard brake lines breakdown. Just might make this thing go and stop yet. That being said, I want to build a TD block LDS...

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It is an LDS465. Rebuilt in '72 as I remember. Weird mint green paint on it with USMC green under it which makes it seem like it might have been in there since in the service...but the mint seems otherwise. Truck served as a civvy water truck around the desert valley I live in for decades after...

Here is a an old vid, more on my youtube. I gotta post the recent one there.

Man that LDS sounds good. Wonder what cam is in it. Doesn’t have LDS rockers.

Still runs, fired right up with batts. Needs trans gone thru and master, airpack, and lines.

It would be fine after the tire was pushed down off the lock ring.

Yes...I noticed and discussed it earlier in the thread.

Moving this one around the yard this morning, got it a little crossed up on an uneven spot, and put the fan in the radiator. Grrr...

More pics. My son is growing up fast. Moving a loader bucket, etc. out of the way so I could get the deuce out of the shop. Disassembly of a stuck lug nut.

Long day yesterday, got 'er back on her own six tires and out of the shop. Still only one 11.00 mounted, still have to rebuild the rest of the braking system, and almost everything else. It may get back burnered or back to a yard water truck if I get my hands on the '70 A2.

'S ok, I do it too, even though I'm quite a bit younger. I like old guy stories anyway.

I have tons of pics of my disassembly , but they weren't handy on my phone anymore, had to come back to the computer.

The weather has gotten down under 100F, so I'm back to working on this one. Had to come refresh my memory on assembling the shoes to the backing plate.

Just worked a deal for a little welding labor in exchange for mounting my 11.00s. Score.

Stiff rubber axle tube scraper to get the crud out, works good. I had already reinstalled the seals and retainers when I took the pic. Custom reamed kingpin bushings. Inverted the plates to get rid of the vertical slop. Tapped the 1/8" pipe threads from the other side so the grease fittings...