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Headlights can be found cheap on eBay and at swap meets. We bought about a dozen at the 2012 MVPA National Convention in Huntsville for $12 a piece. Brand new in the box.
All the smaller bulbs like tail lights and turn signals can be had at your local NAPA pretty cheap.
The deuce is great for this sort of thing, but as somebody who has driven mules and jeeps up ramps to get into a deuce, my recommendation would be a used deckover equipment trailer from craigslist and a civvy hitch on your deuce.
The angle going in and out of the bed will be severe. It's a lot...
Although many were upgraded to electric wipers later on in their service lives, they weren't equipped that way from the factory. I have a copy of the USAF order form and they aren't on it. Of the 4 I've owned, bought directly from GL, none had the air wipers.
My VIN plate was disfigured and...
Yeah, you don't need to publish the entire thing if you don't want. The prefix is probably 1040, followed by 5 numbers?
And the USAF registration # is probably 87KXXXX, 88KXXXX or 89XXXX, isn't it?
This will help...
Welcome to the site. Nice looking truck.
I'd like to know what the VIN is-if it has 2 airpacks, then it's a 1987-1989 model. Pre-1987 (even USAF) trucks are single circuit systems.
Most people don't have a good idea of what a "good original" and a "perfect restoration" are.
A good example of a "good original" is something like this:
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/car-features/the-bloomington-ghost-a-low-mileage-1966-hemi-charger/
The absolute "bottom" of what...