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I had a thread about the retrieval of the truck, but in March of 2016 Me, my fiance, and my grandfather went and picked up the M-35 from Virginia. A friend also came along but was functionally useless so we don't mention him. It was a nearly 800 mile trip home in a truck that I had visually...

Brutus (Named by my little cousin) 1966 Kaiser-Jeep M35A2 This Thread is about the Truck and is kind of a running log of what I am doing on it and what I have done on it. I would LOVE comments and advice as I go along.

Soon.... very soon I will enter, but first I have some basic bodywork to finish.... like cutting out the kick panel under the door where the military went "Forget it, slap super bondo on it and go!" Superdaves story is so unique I will give it a vote.

Not to far off.

I am so done with this florida weather, I have to replace both boots, and I am going with non zippers so I can see how the innards look... but first I need to replace all my oil and coolant, all diff fluids, and replace almost all the original wiring. Before any of that though, I need to finish...

Practically is. I have started a sand processing plant in my garage to dry the wet sand I have. Florida doesn't seem to understand my need for a dry week to work, so it keeps trying to wet all my sand. And before anyone says Mesothelioma, don't worry, I got my proper respirator. I actually just...

I sat indoors staring at the exhaust manifold while it rained like crazy

Today I drilled and tapped a hole in the exhaust manifold for my christmas present to myself. Pyrometer will be a nice addition to the whole system.

Still walking with a limp so I decided yesterday to just work on cleaning the old gasket material off of some of the parts that are going back on. Some of the gasket material fused to the steel and required a bit of high speed encouragement to come off, thank god I have my wire wheel. Today I am...

Her father was adamant that she gets a Glock 19, but she refused it. She is a hammer-fire girl, and as a revolver person, I support that without problem. My only problem with the Blocks are that they are not that comfortable to hold, and they have a serious problem with dust. Her father's...

She packs a Beretta 92fs compact L INOX. Makes my sp101 look crappy

Well I hammered out the piece of metal that kept grabbing me. It'd raining in Florida right now so no working today anyways. Instead we went and got my fiancé her CC permit.

I had even written down inch-lbs! Really started to kick myself in the britches after that. At least the local Home Depot carries the same sized bolts in Grade 8. I really should stop working after sundown, because that is when I start slipping up and getting hurt, but I get so excited when I am...

This week is week number 12 of my head gasket and overall engine bay overhaul of my deuce. Yesterday I learned the important lesson of being clear on whether something is inch lbs or Foot lbs. I also learned that my vocabulary is much larger than I expected. I was standing up from the passenger...

You would be better off putting the sending unit into the exhaust manifold right before the turbo so that you can get more accurate numbers. Remember, all the energy it takes to spin the turbo actually cools off the gas a serious amount. I can actually touch my exhaust pipe down at the elbow...

A pyrometer (not pedometer) can be your best friend because your exhaust gas Temps can quickly increase second by second while the coolant temp stays relatively stable for a couple seconds. When going up a hill, even unloaded, if you push too hard while the engine is in too high of a gear, it...

Just now seeing this. My heads are going back on today. Found tiny cracks around the swirl tubes on every piston. I originally freaked out and was on a hunt for new pistons and sleeves, but I couldn't find any that I could feasibly afford, so its going to keep running with those cracks. Do you...

The underside of rustystuds truck has no rust.... I am jealous. I am on constant rust patrol for mine, and have about a 2 year list of weekend projects to kill all my rust.

Well, It is time to finally give you guys the update. I have been so busy with so many things, but first for the good. The truck is home, is healthy, and had no major breakdowns on the way down. I checked all fuel filters, all major rotating pieces, and on the drive would routinely feel the hubs...

Rusty, I think what I am hearing is the unloader valve. It's only at idle that I hear it, and it's coming from under the hood, not the tanks. The truck is holding a solid 120. When the unloader valve is open the compressor is pumping to atmosphere right? When the sound occurs it's short and...