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I put my cab reinforcement kit plate on way before I installed my convoy lighting kit. I still had to have that one little piece welded on before I mount my NEW hard kit..... I didn't quite have the holes in the reinforcement plate matching all the spots the U-bolts need so I had to cut one...

Good morning, I'm going thru my spare parts box's & found this. does anybody know what it is? I know I bought it when I was stocking up on parts after I bought my Deuce 10+ years ago, and can't figure out what its for. Thanks mike

Who sells DOT stamped copper tubing so I can replace my air line from the new compressor I've installed for the storage tanks? My Google is not working.. thanks

Had to relocate my truck to my new storage location at the old El Toro USMC base RV storage yard. about a 8 mile drive. It had just started dripping oil from the rear main seal before that. When I got there it was leaking from the front of the oil pan & the rear main seal. Checked the dip stick...

Was out on El Toro , the old USMC base this AM riding around in Key Largo's 818. We had just replaced a leaking air line & replaced some dry rotten wiring under the dash. So we decided to take a drive around part of the old base. He goes to shift from 1st to 2nd and gets it in 5th instead. Were...

I started to install my convoy light kit that I had stashed in my garage. It soon came to a stop. The stock soft top that I have on my truck hangs down in the way of the legs that are suppose to bolted onto the back of the cab. I was thinking of cutting the top..... Soldier B recommended that I...

I’m helping key-largo with his M818. When he got it, the winch was over wound, the shear pin was snapped and the chain wrapped so tight around the front bumper that it bent it. Since the PTO was locked in neutral and the winch drive shaft was not turning, no problem. Or so we thought. Fast...

Are the wooden bows on my trailer suppose to be bowed? Or are they just slightly warped. I'm planning on getting new ones cut at the local lumber yard & was just wondering. Thanks Mike

OC Cars & Coffee & MVOOC... Did the Irvine Cars & Coffee today with the OCMMV for the first of 2 weekends for the UCMC Toys for Tots...

I got one to pick-up "Parts trailer"

Can anyone tell me what type of grease or lube is used in the trailer plug? It also looks like the same stuff thats used in the slave plug. I want to get some and I'm sure what type to use... Thanks Mike

I've got a chance to pick up 2 MK48 seats for my trucK. They would be a lot smother riding that my current box seat. Has anyone put them in their truck yet. Will a large assed gentlemen such as myself also fit in the seat? thanks in advance. Mike

I took the Deuce up onto the Freeway this AM. I went over to the tire shop to have a coiple of things done. About 28 miles round trip. @50 to 55MPH. On the way back as I'm getting off the Freeway the idle is @ 1800-1900 RPM. I goose it a little thinking that the throttle if stuck....No go. I...

I'm planning on replacing both my front & rear wiring harness. I've got all the parts/kits. I searched the site and this is all I could find. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=11264&highlight=harness...

I'm going to be installing a air horn I've got on my truck. I've got the t-fitting and extra fittings at my local trucks parts shop. It's got 3/8" copper lines on everything comming off the copmressor. I've got 3/8" copper tubing from the hardware store. Should I be using DOT approved plastic...

http://photos.lagunaniguelparade.com/g/2007_military_vehicle_owners_of_oc Leylargo (Walt) & I entered the Laguna Niguel 2007 Christmas Parade in my truck. Check the link. We were invited by Jerry Berry of MVOOC and had one other jeep driven by Nelson Reynolds. FUN...

Spotted these guys at the Peltzer Christmas tree lot on Santiago Canyon Rd @ Silverado Canyon Rd in Orange Co. Maybe getting some free trees? FYI Mike

Walt (Keylargo) found a 10 ton tractor the landscaping company is using to salvage trees at the old El Toro MCAS. Heres some pix.... Enjoy. Mike

I wanted a dedicated extinguisher for my ride. Was at the truck parts place and this cought my eye:

Keylargo and myself picked up our 2 trailers today in Barstow. We also got to look over the trucks comming up for bid this month... Not a bad lot... Mike