Ridgerunner
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Hi guys, a little over a year ago I purchased my first Deuce. When I bought it my only intention was to cut it up for the axles and drive shafts for my mud bogger, part out what I could to recoupe some money and scrap the rest. Little did I know at the time , how cool a Deuce was. The truck was in great shape and about 30 or so members here on SS got parts. I shipped alot of parts around the country on top of the ones that people stopped by to get. The only things left were the bare cab, steering column, steering box, air cleaner lid and the rear suspension ( there literally wasn't much left) While about half way into taking the truck apart I started to realize how simple but well built the truck was, and I really started to take a liking to the Deuce. By this time I had already sold alot of major parts off it, so the damage was already done and there was no going back.
Cutting up/parting out the old truck was one of my biggest regrets. Granted the axles are under my bogger now, but I wished I would have kept the Deuce. Since then I've had the "ITCH" to get another. And I had it bad.
My wife knows my feeling of wanting another Deuce, and found one for sale on the internet. So today (Valentines Day) we take a road trip and go look at it. It's a pretty good shape (No rust) 1970 M35A2 with 6871 miles on the ticker, front winch, whistler turbo, air-shift front axle, rear cover with all the bows and troop seats and an M105 trailer with a cover sides and bows.
Even though I technicaly owned a Deuce before, now I can officialy say I'm the proud onwer of a Deuce. I put money down and get to go back and pick it up Monday. I can't wait. I couldn't have done it with out the wife. (I think I'll keep her)
Cutting up/parting out the old truck was one of my biggest regrets. Granted the axles are under my bogger now, but I wished I would have kept the Deuce. Since then I've had the "ITCH" to get another. And I had it bad.
My wife knows my feeling of wanting another Deuce, and found one for sale on the internet. So today (Valentines Day) we take a road trip and go look at it. It's a pretty good shape (No rust) 1970 M35A2 with 6871 miles on the ticker, front winch, whistler turbo, air-shift front axle, rear cover with all the bows and troop seats and an M105 trailer with a cover sides and bows.
Even though I technicaly owned a Deuce before, now I can officialy say I'm the proud onwer of a Deuce. I put money down and get to go back and pick it up Monday. I can't wait. I couldn't have done it with out the wife. (I think I'll keep her)