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  1. J

    Milford, IL to Louisville, KY... Chrysler 225 Slant 6

    Someone offered me a motor for free as long as it's picked up from his shop. I could use it to put into my 73 Plymouth to get it back on the road. If someone is going to be around this way, I can throw you some gas money for the trouble. I just need a few days to coordinate with him, Saturday...
  2. J

    Bobbed Deuce sighting?

    A guy I work with knows that I have a Deuce. He told me today that he seen a truck that looked like mine, only it had one axle in the rear and dual exhaust stacks. He said it was a tan looking color as well. I don't know how accurate his description is; if it's a Deuce, 5T or etc; or if it's...
  3. J

    Crippled bed... what to do with it?

    The bed on my truck is pretty much trashed. It's a troop bed, the stakes are junked, the cover has a big hole in it and it's completely rotted through in several places. I use the bed for hauling stuff, so I want something utilitarian. I use to be a steel fabricator and have access to a small...
  4. J

    Trouble titling my Deuce in KY

    I bought my Deuce in Gerogia from a private party with a BoS. He got the truck in trade from another guy and only recieved a BoS for the truck then. The guy I bought it from never had it titled and hadn't been titled as far as he knew. Well, I'm now on the mission to get the truck titled and...
  5. J

    LD-465 exhaust

    Is there any power to be gained (or even lost) by removing the stock muffler and smaller diameter exhaust from a non-turbo truck? It's seems like choking down the exhaust from 3.5" to about 2.5" would cause excessive back pressure. Anyone have any experience with opening up the exhaust on...
  6. J

    Stripping old paint

    In the next couples of weeks, I'll be starting the paint stripping on my deuce. I can't use a sandblaster due to location. Has anyone else used other methods that's proved to be faster than sanding? Something like a chemical stripper or anything like that? I have an air compressor and DA...
  7. J

    New Deuce Owner (?'s inside/help needed)

    Well, I just picked up the M35 that I won off of EBay. It's a 69 winch truck, troop bed w/ the non-turbo engine. I went down with some knowledge gathered from here and a buddy to drive it back 385 miles on a prayer, haha. I encountered some troubles along the way and need some input. How bad...
  8. J

    Batteries

    I tried a search but it didn't turn up anything. Will any automotive battery work in these trucks?
  9. J

    My first Deuce...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=150226592214&_trksid=p2759.l1259 Here is my first Deuce. My wife doesn't know I won it yet, haha. She thought I was kidding when I told her I was getting it. I'm getting her something too, so it'll all equal out. Now...
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