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684. So the 4th boat on the 1968 contract if I'm not mistaken.

A gasket is not used, at least not on the manifolds I've removed from CUCVs.

I've got an NOS master cylinder I can send down there if having one to look at out of the truck would be helpful, once it gets to that point.

Pretty much no history at this point, other than the number on the side indicates it came off the USS Boulder. I believe it was built by Mairinette Marine in Wisconsin. I believe it was sitting in the yard I got it from since the later 1990s, no idea how it got there or where it came from...

It kind of does look like that. There used to be strips bolted there, I'm guessing wood but maybe metal.

Hey NDT, any chance the boat you pulled around is still around and in need of armor? I know there is one still around down there... An owner of a 1950s wood LCVP found me and I had a chance to look over the boat; armor is there, winch is there, gate is there, basically looks like it was taken...

Speaking of m48s, the truck in the first picture of post #5 in this thread is interesting... https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?83877-Rare-Deuces

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Welcome to the forum. From the factory the m54a2 has a direct drive transmission with 4th and 5th gears opposite of the m809 series' shift pattern. To lower the RPM and gain a little top speed you can swap the direct drive for the overdrive unit found in m809 series trucks as well the m39a1...

I scrapped the m215 bed a couple months back, got a few more dollars back out of that buy. Last month I stopped by to see my friend jatonka and took a look at his stock m59 (also a 1954 Reo). Today I started making the lower passenger side quarter fender bracket that my truck is missing...

You'll need safety chain extensions, they'll be real tight if they even reach. Just give it a good inspection before you take off. Stop a ways down the road and put your hand near/on the hubs to make sure they're cool. The only time I've had a military trailer hub run hot is when someone...

Yes you can stow it out of the way without the handle, it's just like the older trailer legs that just fold up and don't crank. The crank handle stores on the leg and is not permanently attached so they are missing very often.

Adding larger tires will also make you lose the torque. Other than tires and gears you can also change the transmission for another setup, or add an overdrive like a gearvendors unit as well. If your truck is stock you should be able to get more than 50mph out of it, I keep it under 60 in my...

I'm definitely not an expert on these but I believe the purpose of the long ramp is to keep the ship itself off the beach for the most part. The world war 2 era LSTs with the bow door would run up on the beach, but are a different design. The idea behind both being to roll equipment directly on...

I'd guess it's originally a gas powered truck. Air horns on the fender, homemade west coast mirrors, no exhaust stack or air cleaner on the fender, no extra fender braces, and it looks like no in-tank fuel pump either. Hood is the "2 piece" style as well and maybe an offset windshield wiper...

Yes the hull is fiberglass with steel plating along the cargo area. WWII era boats were made of wood instead of fiberglass. A couple pictures of the USS Boulder: The first is a US Navy photograph from April of 1971 while it's still in the shipyard. The original file is huge and if you zoom...

I would try to bleed the air out at the fitting on the backside of the injection pump. If it starts after that I'd look at replacing rubber fuel lines, they're a somewhat common problem on the a2 series.

m105a2 is too large technically, m101a3s and m1101s/m1102s are the "correct" trailers and will share the same wheels. I like the m101a3s better than the m1101s for actual use.

The early TMs refer to them as the rear gun mount brackets, they are also used for convoys lights. Your truck should have them from the factory, if not I'm sure an SS member will sell you a set. There is also a large reinforcement panel that goes across the inside of the cab used with the gun...