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Yep. Ready to go right now and get that little puppy from you ! I still need several parts to restore mine and hopefully yours will have them. The only reason I'm even doing this is because I have a small block Chevy housing for the Hydra-Matic and I want to install it in a Deuce. At this point...

Since it is getting harder and harder to find a shop that will work on our tires I thought I would give a short little "tutorial" on tire mounting for those who have never done it. Later I will show how to bust down a tire once I start on my other deuce. If you ordered new tires they will come...

Well you hit on a idea that I have had for several years now. Sadly I had my bus towed to the scrap yard this last summer, but I'm looking at getting a newer one with the DT466 engine with an Allison behind it. Most bus frames are 34" wide and made from extremely strong steel to meet federal...

Just be thankful you didn't throw a rod through the block. Dodging flying shrapnel isn't much fun ! There are many things that could have gone wrong here. Without having the truck in front of them there is really no way anyone can really determine what truly happened. My best guess at this time...

HaHaHa You win ! Even though I already bought a carton of "Cold Galvanizing Spray Paint" and two gallons of "Flat Black Paint" , I'll hold off painting them for awhile.

I bought that blaster. It is a pain in the ass to work. Clogs all the time, and goes through media like crazy ! I bought 4 40Ibs bags and they lasted only 1/2 hour. Tried to adjust it to work more efficiently, but it will not work correctly. Only works full on. Plus you need a full protective...

I like the idea of seeing how high I can make it "bounce" ! Of course that would take some serious hydraulics to perform that feat !

If I don't paint them then the "Zombies" will see me coming down the road and eat me ! :wink:

I got three wheels together today. I'm pretty sore now too ! As far as "tit's" go. Yes there are some. I have to go over the whole wheel and ring with a file to knock them down. One interesting fact though. The tires don't "pop" when inflating. They just slowly slide on the galvanizing until...

I know it's hard to find a shop that can handle a Rockwell double reduction differential. Even when I was rebuilding them there was only a handful of shops in Seattle that would even touch them. It does take a day to completely rebuild one. The two speed double reductions are even more fun !

Exactly right ! Sometimes it's just the sludge holding things together. Then along comes clean fresh fluid and washes all the gooey sludge away.

I got two of the three tools boxes for the shelter from Harbor Freight the other day. They are mounted to the back wall with "Riv-Nuts" . They are really secure too ! I accidentally tipped the trailer trying to load the second tool box and the main box stayed totally secured to the wall ! Yes I...

Well I finally had it with rusting wheels ! I took off all my wheels and some spares I had laying around (21 total) and busted them down. I kept the good tires and tossed the rest. Then I took my wheels and rings and had them sand blasted. Then I took them to "Seattle Galvanizing" in Arlington...

Exactly. NAPA used to sell "bulk" brake lining that came in different widths in long strips. You cut off the length needed and then drilled and riveted them to your shoe. I remember this old fart (which I'm now a club member ! ) who helped my father install new linings on our family tractor. He...

I worked at IHC in Tukwila WA. We also used to steam clean brakes if they had "fresh" oil dripping on them. If the brakes had the oil sit on them for longer then a week then we would replace them. Same thing at the transit department. It was all about the time the shoes had to "absorb" the oil...

I've seen this wrench in person. It can handle up to 100Ibs of torque I believe, which is fine for a car. If I remember right the internal gears are made from aluminum (we took it apart to see) . Still it would be handy for your car or pick-up truck.

I bought that 2000Ibs tranny jack last year and it works fine on our deuce's transmission.

I just reread this last post and it seems like I'm being "snarky" about a "real survivalist" . Could not be further from the truth. I'm just saying that if your going to be living as a "prepper/survivalist" you need to have parts to keep your rigs going. In a real "SHTF" scenario there will not...

Glad to help.

Exactly what he said !!!!