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I literally just did one of these and although it's a pain to have to reshim the PTO, there's no way I'd try to do this on the truck. Take the PTO off do the job on the bench and then reinstall. I've had multiple trucks come out of the service that weren't shimmed properly (I've had at least...

It took me awhile to figure out the trick to the boot clamps. Most of the time, the boot won't stay on the groove on it's own. And it seems like you'd need 4 or 5 hands to hold it on all the way around so you can put the clamp on. The trick is put the ring on the boot and tighten it just...

If you read the entire thread, buggyman posted a very good series of pictures and quotes describing the installation and outcome of the project. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?7553-M813-A1-dump-conversion-Will-my-idea-work&p=69117&viewfull=1#post69117...

We all need a way to identify ourselves, so we can meet each other!

A few more: Look at this junker! What kind of dork would own this?!

International Stuffed Critter Association :) The vendors did have a lot of room set aside for them and I don't know if TNJ paid for all the room they took up, bu they did have killer deals (We bought 20+ new headlight for $12 a piece, masters, airpacks, seats, all crazy cheap). I don't...

The convention in Huntsville in 2012 was indoors and it was awesome. We're coming to Louisville for the convention but probably won't be entering a vehicle.

I am pretty sure every crewcab Dodge ever built was bought by the USAF. They aren't a tactical "M series" vehicle like Al Harvey said. They're simply W200s bought by the Air Force.

Dell is awesome. He presented me with a very generous gift at the 2013 rally which I am very thankful for.

Every hobby is like that: Jeeps: Most common mods are lifts, rims, winches. Musclecars: Most common mods are wheels, cams/intakes/carbs, exhaust. Classic cars: Most common mods are a/c, fuel injection, disk brakes. Most people in most hobbies don't stray far from the norm because the norm is...

I have the Snap-On brake tool you have and I have the Lisle version as well: http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/products/?product=7&division=1&category=1 They both work well for brake springs.

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Yes and thank you. A friend of mine made me a plate that I am using in my '87 perfectly- My OCD is just causing me to stare at it every time I walk past it and I want the "correct" military adapter.

I am currently using the adapter plate a friend of mine made (mucho thanks!) but I'd still like to have the "correct" factory unit. Does anyone have one of these aluminum adapters?

The biggest downside of offroading is cleanup-it's worse than the maintenance. The instant I can afford it, I am buying a steam cleaner. We cleaned our M38A1 with a friend's steam cleaner after the 2009 rally and it was fast and amazingly clean-the Jeep didn't look like it had ever left the...

I'd like an excuse to actually drive something versus just working on them.

It was great to see Joe again, I haven't seen him face to face since Aberdeen on 2007. His truck is literally the nicest govt. surplus truck I've even seen. If it were mine, I'd put it in a bubble in a garage and only look at it.

Front axle max rating is 9,390 I think. Will it do it? Probably. Will your friend get sued into oblivion when there's an accident and the insurance investigators find out he's driving a truck that's overloaded by 10 tons according to the manufacturer? Probably.

Yes, but after 2008, D-town went out and flattened out a lot of those bowls to remove the issues we had with heavy vehicles falling into the hole. Imagine how gorgeous and fun the SSGR would be with about 12-18" of snow at D-town.

Just hope for rain every single day between now & October: