New deuce in Olympia, Wa

[ZackRidesRed]

Yea the 8 1/4's are garbage, I dont know why anyone would put them on a deuce . now I need some MVT 395's and a winch PTO and my truck will be very close to the way I want it.

Dont wory about having to take off, Brad took care of us.

 

[ZackRidesRed]

Oh when I build up my spare cab I am going to install these. don't worry, they will be green.
I'm also going to ditch the spring seat so I can have under seat storage.

 

[srodocker]

Nice. I dont think i have a pic of mine. which sucks. Dan has a guy says he'll recover for like 60$ per

 

[ZackRidesRed]

That's pretty cheap, the leather is still in really good shape on these seats so i'm just going to die them.

I was looking at a 5 ton at Brads and what I thought was a hydraulic PTO is the power steering pump and reservoir off of an LDS powered 5 ton, so i'm 2/3 of the way to having power steering . I talked to him about it and he said to pick up the power steering gear off of a 73-86 1 ton 4x4 chevy pickup and it is almost a bolt on deal

 

[mightymanx]

Oh when I build up my spare cab I am going to install these. don't worry, they will be green.
I'm also going to ditch the spring seat so I can have under seat storage.

I would keep some kind of suspension under those seats your lower back will thank you at the end of the day.

 

[one eye]

i called on that truck and no answer. Im jealous i want a m35a2 so bad i can taste it

 

[one eye]

im lookin to trade my f250 for one anyone on here know of anybody lookin to get rid of one pm me please

 

[ZackRidesRed]

I would keep some kind of suspension under those seats your lower back will thank you at the end of the day.

Your right, I had my brother drive the truck on a gravel road. . . the spring seat makes a world of differance

 

[mightymanx]

Your right, I had my brother drive the truck on a gravel road. . . the spring seat maakes a world of differance

The other thing I noticed sitting in a non-suspended seat is that it always seems like the driver is driving like a crazy person on the verge of going out of control. When infact they are driving like a normal person.

I went with 2 springers for mine and the stealth Swedish temperfoam under the cushion covers. I am also working on a foldale armrest for mine.

 

[ZackRidesRed]

Armrests. . . that will be nice . originally I wanted two spring seats but I started thinking about how much storage room I was losing. But now I'm back to spring seats. I will fab up a locking center consol that I can mount my daughters car seat on.

 

[wsucougarx]

speaking of kids. I kept the bench seat in for them. I added a middle seatbelt on the bench. My two occupancy deuces are now all 3 occupancy. My son and daughter love driving up front with daddy. Checked with my WSP friends and they said no problem

 

[ZackRidesRed]

My daughter loves the deuce, I just have to rig it up so she can ride in it on the street. I took her for a ride on a dirt road and now every time I go out side she wants to play with daddys truck.

I had to cap off the cold start system today, it was leaking diesel right on top of the hot side of the turbo. I'm really suprised that it didnt catch fire.

 

[wsucougarx]

Yah, those leaks are really common. Two years ago I cleaned the end up really good and put some RTV in there. Hasn't leaked since. Probably should get around to changing out the two O-rings in there.

 

[ZackRidesRed]

I left all the parts in place so I can get the cold start system in working order later. I still have a LOT of work before I will get to the small non essentials like the cold start system.

Its funny, a lot of people that I know have ridden in my deuce and now HAVE TO HAVE ONE lol. I bet two of my friends will have one within a year. (not counting my brother, he will have one this summer)

 

[Fort Powell]

Nice truck!
Sounds like you are not wasting any time getting her up to speed.

 

[ZackRidesRed]

Thanks, yea I tend to jump head first into things haha. I'm going to start shifting my focus onto the new cab now that the truck is a running/driving beast.

 

[ZackRidesRed]

Bad news today, I lost oil pressure. down to 15psi driving and 0psi idling. The engine is making oil so I will be bypassing the FDC. runs fine otherwize.

 

[hwcurtice]

Bad news today, I lost oil pressure. down to 15psi driving and 0psi idling. The engine is making oil so I will be bypassing the FDC. runs fine otherwize.

Yuck. Where's the 'Dislike' feature when you need it????

 

[ZackRidesRed]

I think I may be over reacting, the FDC has already been bypassed and I checked the oil more then 60sec after shut down so it read 1.5" over the full line. But I still have an oil pressure issue, the oil is on the thin side and I think I can smell diesel in it (the whole truck reeks of diesel) so an oil change is in order. I will pick up a mechanical gage today to see where my oil pressure is at. I'm hoping its just the sending unit going out.

I did pick up 50' of chain today, It should be more than I will need for my deuce.

 

[wsucougarx]

The hydraulic head in the IP is another culprit to making oil.