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  1. 98G

    Same truck sells and then is relisted week after week

    685616, 711353, and 713911 are clearly all the same truck...
  2. 98G

    Same truck sells and then is relisted week after week

    I watched as the same truck was listed and sold three weeks in a row on GP. I now see it happening again with another truck. Item number changes, but serial number and miles/hours as well as pics clearly show that it's the same truck. Trucks sell on Wednesday and then the truck shows back up...
  3. 98G

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Two fully charged batteries are enough to start a cucv 3 times and run about 10 hours with lowbeams on, even if your charging system is completely INOP. (Ask me how I know :) ) ( as an aside, 4 fully charged hawkers are enough to run a 939series 5ton for about 30 hours of signals and...
  4. 98G

    Buying First M1008...

    And don't forget the joys of starter bolts breaking off in the block...
  5. 98G

    Anyone modify the battery compartment?

    I'd hate to give up the slave port. It has multiple uses....
  6. 98G

    Wheel safety?

    A locking chuck allows you to be on the other side of the vehicle when airing up....
  7. 98G

    M934 online bidding

    If you take the standard wheelbase cargo truck as your baseline for comparison, the M934 feels enormous. The truck tractors really feel nimble and maneuverable in comparison. If you don't need all the additional room of the expansible van, you may want to consider an M109 box on an M931. As...
  8. 98G

    M998 Front Winch Bumper Options...

    I like dock rocker's idea. Receiver tube is about $10. Mounting it should be a trivial exercise in welding. I see no reason to go with a 12v winch. No advantage whatsoever. Warn 24v winches are so cheap and readily available that there shouldn'teven be a price advantage. The last NOS 18k warn...
  9. 98G

    46 vs 53 inch tires on a bobbed deuce?

    At the same pricepoint I'd prefer the 395's. I've got an M109A3 (pending euc) and I plan to use 395's on mrap rims for it. My 5ton is on G177's. If I end up with another 5ton on super singles, it'll be on 16's or 395's. The tires are not the limiting factor for "being comfortable at 65mph"...
  10. 98G

    46 vs 53 inch tires on a bobbed deuce?

    14.00R20s are only rated 55mph.... You didn't mention the specifics on your truck...
  11. 98G

    46 vs 53 inch tires on a bobbed deuce?

    395's are probably the better choice. They're still in use by the military and will be readily available for quite some time to come. Carnac's deuce runs 62mph comfortably on 42" tires. 395's are 45". Jmho
  12. 98G

    Has anyone replaced the cummins NHC 250 with the 8.3 CTA?

    The torque converter is different for sure.
  13. 98G

    Govplanet titling

    90 days to the day for my M925.
  14. 98G

    HMMWV sand color paint can tell its history? Were they all painted green first at AMG

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say you won't find anything on GP that hasn't been repainted multiple times. A knowledge of unit markings will tell you where it came from. I'm continually amused at the premium people pay for "clean rust free desert trucks that have never seen snow" being...
  15. 98G

    Painting my m35a2 think the color is off.

    That sounds like a fine idea to me. I use rattlecan over intact but faded CARC. The CARC provides the rust protection and durability and the rattlecan is more or less just cosmetic. Where CARC isn't intact and rust has attacked, out comes the sandblaster. If you're doing the whole truck at...
  16. 98G

    FEMTT style global explorer

    M109A3 with 395's on mrap rims, and repowered with a cummins 5.9 or 6.7... or not repowered... Or an M983 as the starting point. Or MK48 . Shameless plug - I have a mk16 RBU for sale in tucson....
  17. 98G

    Painting my m35a2 think the color is off.

    Milspec CARC, at 10x the cost, done by H&H exotic coatings in Tulsa.
  18. 98G

    Painting my m35a2 think the color is off.

    Rustoleum rattlecan, done by me
  19. 98G

    Painting my m35a2 think the color is off.

    Suggestions, in order of preference : 1) Rustoleum rattlecan deep forest green. Cheap, easy, and yu can do the truck a little at a time. Easy to touch up, and readily available. 2) Behr housepaint. 3) milspec CARC available from Sherwin Williams special coatings.
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