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So....the old girl pulled it out at the end!!!! YIPPEE!!!
A big thank you to everyone that voted for her! I appreciate all the votes and nice comments from everyone about her.
I'd like to congratulate @Captaincarrier for a tight race right to the end. I hope to see yours back up for MV of...
A few more updates on my old girl...
New rubber pedals:
GPS speedometer (needed after installing the G117's) and a pyrometer (I turned up the fuel just a couple of flats - made a nice difference):
Rebuilt the original, rotted out wood headache rack with fiberglass boards:
Built front...
Thank you very much, @Mullaney ! I really appreciate it.
Yes. It has taken sweat, some blood donations, a lot of time, more money than I want to even think about but ZERO regrets or hesitation with any of it.
Here's a couple more recent Deuce porn pics (post-G177 tire swap) for your viewing...
She has come a long way in a short time.
Here are some additional things that I accomplished back in 2020/2021 on my old girl...with some before and after pics.
Remote brake reservoir - installed before the recovery drive to the farm:
Bed is solid but had a lot of normal surface rust from...
Now that I covered the finding and recovery part of my Deuce's story here are a few more "as found" pictures of my girl...
Lots of dirt, sand, grime, lichens, peeling paint, surface rust, missing parts and almost 70 years of use and abuse.
No wipers. She had been converted to electric wipers...
I'll kick-off the campaign...
Here's my old girl when I found her. Looking sad and forgotten, tires sinking in the sand, lichen-covered and badly peeling paint.
Having grown up in the Lansing, Michigan area I was ecstatic when I climbed into the cab and discovered she was actually a REO...
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