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Awesome, all be riding soon.

Thanks, cant wait to get them on and do some road testing. Hope to pull all the wheels Saturday, pack bearings and check brakes. Then I'll feel better about driving on road much. Everything else works so far. Just need to add the other 2 batteries. When gets warmer will paint..oh and change both...

Well got my tags today, so from winning at GL to taged, almost 2 months to the day..awesome. Now that I have used up all my luck with the government and GL, I'm done. These 2 are enough play toys for me. ;-)

Battery update. Well the 2 grp 31's wouldnt crank it at 28 degrees with wind chill of 15. Even with M35 hooked to it, only crank and no start. used cold heat start, as outlined on dash;-) and fired right up, wow that works..[thumbzup] so guess it will get 4 grp 31's then. oh well i tried the 2...

Update: Got my SF97 and Florida title today in mail Ok from winning at auction on Dec15th, 2011, picked up truck on Jan 17th, got SF97 on Feb 11th. So about 2 months from auction to having SF97 in hand. Not bad at all from the horror stories Ive read, guess lucky. Will go this week and get...

Hey thats cool, yeah it poured Thursday morning, then cleared. Left about noon and went to Joppa, bought wife another truck for her business. Thats one long ride

Ha Ha, yes it did let alot of air in. Oh cool working down here. Rained yesterday half a day, but not been bad cold and sun shining today. What are you working on down here?

Today took the cab top to the trim shop. Great shape top except the whole front edge where it hooks on windshield frame had threads rotted away. Normal trim shop we use couldnt sew because plastic strip was to thick. So took to boat canvas and awing place down the street. About 15 minutes and...

Thanks Bob, Ill take a look. i bought a couple things from Eriks as well, good luck with him to so far. thanks again

I thought the same thing about the 2 grp 31's. I work at a fleet and all our trucks have just 2 batteries. so today Made new battery hold downs, since original ones wont fit the grp 31's. Adjusted all the brakes and found 2 way out. Like half a turn out. Beat the dented up exhaust stack out...

Update on brakes: Finally got around to checking on the no/little brake pedal issue. Master cylinder was full with no signs of leaks anywhere. So bled master cyl and booster, no air. pedal the same. Went to wheel cylinders and bled, only got a small amount of air out from 2 wheel cylinders...

Oh wow your right. TNJ is $48 a gallon, Napa is about $100 for a gallon, compared to about $90 for 5 gallons of dot 3...I go right by there once a month and have bought a couple of things from them. thanks DieselBob.

Got Napa to deliver some Dot 5 today..hi $ stuff, was almost $28 for a Qt.. will not waste that stuff for sure. Went out and started it again tonight, was 30 degrees, been sitting since last night. On 2 grp 31's. didnt prime or anything, cranked for 6 seconds..i counted, and fired right up..so...

Thanks AndyC, good for you making progress. i didnt do much on it tonight, but did check the brake fluid, its is dot5..did the little test just to be sure,and looks good in mastercylinder, not dirty or cloudy..did bleed master cyl and air pac, no air. so far so good. Will get to the wheel...

Oh thats cool, just missed you I guess. I was also going to put 4 grp 31's in. Then got thinking all our trucks at work, CAT C7's, Maxforce internationals/DT466s, etc, all have only 2 grp 31's, so i thought i would try it. I have no idea when the truck was last started, the batteries in it were...

I'm like you I never buy something without seeing it. Except this time. I was most concerned about the motor being blown up or stuck, everything else didnt worry me to much. Ive worked on trucks for 30 years for a living, so the mechanical end doesnt worry me to much. I just didnt want to have...

Great thinking on the truck PMs.. as far as the batteries, I get them as take outs. Often times on road calls, we have to change batteries, to get the unit going, when one or sometimes two batteries are dead, but still good. Just dead and no time to recharge. Grp 31 is very popular in almost all...

Update: Put 2 new group 31 batteries in and hit the switch...runs like a champ. Good oil pressure, Compressor pumped up and shut off, Alt charging and let it run untill almost operating temp. even have 3/4 tank of fuel and yes i stuck it to be sure... Of course you know I had to drive down the...

Marine0369, I didnt take anything but a tractor trailer to load it on.The tow Co. I used is from the Eastern shore of Md, Hastings towing. Not sure if they would haul to Florida or not. I really dont think even if it runs, would i feel real comfortable driving it away under its own power. There...

Thanks, I didn't preview the truck, which I would recommend if possible. But have to say only a couple things I couldnt tell from pictures. Front edge of cab top, stitching has came apart. and the only rusty place is right along the front edge of the hood. All very repairable. Will replace...