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My theory about the typical, short length of ownership is this... Most people buy M35's primarily because they find them to be "Big and Cool", which they are. However, especially in stock form, these trucks offer little-to-no comfort. Not too long after purchase, the romance fades as the buyer...

I've been informed by many of your posts, spanning many years, and I'm pretty sure you've climbed more than a few "mountains" yourself ;) (Thank You Clinto).

I take lots of pictures with my phone during disassemblies for reference when reassembling, I then have a bad tendency to delete them all when the job is done. I did manage to find ONE old one on my computer that i missed deleting for comparison of the engine bay...

The AC was put in by Boyce Equiptment, Ogden Utah, when the last owner had the truck (around 2014-2015?). At that time the cab was otherwise stock, other than being carelessly hosed with gray enamel. Without the cab sealing and insulation I added during the interior renovation the AC had very...

Only the first letter of the acronym; Obsessive... and no worse than many other passionate craftsmen or competitors. Those with true OCD tend to focus so intently on a single detail that they have trouble managing time and completing an overall task. Whether it's fabrication, gunsmithing...

Engine pics. Finally got around to the task of installing new-style headgaskets. The old weep-tab jobs were wetting the block pretty bad. Took the heads in to be resurfaced to find that they were both cracked between every single set of valves. Soooooo... While I was waiting for new heads to...

Thanks! Yessir, although I have complete respect for those who want their trucks as-original, a bobbed truck is about 19', the same length as a regular-cab longbed pickup. I really enjoy being able to park in a regular-sized spot at Home Depot, O'reilly's, etc. and my wife and I have really...

Thanks! I don't have any plans to add any additional lighting. I rarely, if ever, drive the 'ol boy in the dark, and I really like the clean, simple appearance. Re; lighting.... many owners add to, and convert exterior lighting to LED, particularly headlights, and I'm sure they add a great...

Yes. It's the stuff that isn't split along the length all the way through, so no need to peel/glue a seam :)

Decided to pimp the shift levers a bit more... Installed an Eaton S-1794 Isolator to the transmission lever (the interior is insulated well enough that when going down the highway, with the windows rolled up, and vents closed, the shift lever was the loudest thing in the cab. It's really quiet...

Thanks! as far as the time and money goes, it's all relative... I know nice, stock deuces could be had for a couple grand years ago when the gubment was purging them, and that's where a lot of cost related perception comes from. I've tracked very closely, and I've got about $32k into the truck...

Thanks, It steers and tracks wonderfully, but even with power steering, damper, and geometry improvements, at speed there is still some bump-steer encountered over bridge seams and the like. I believe that's just the nature of trying to tame the mass of 4' tires.

Oh man... for the first 30 months I had the truck hardly a day went by that I didn't do something to the truck. It was an obsession. Regardless of weather, I worked my butt off to correct what had been done wrong, and to take care of the things that had been neglected, as well as making things...

Just realized I forgot to post a pic of the dash left side detail in the OP... Doh!

Thanks to everyone for the kind replies and comments! - Menaces Nemesis/Maker-Wright

My Little Black Truck (DEUCE P0RN) I'm posting this with tremendous gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this site over the years, and to everyone who keeps SteelSoldiers up and running. This site has been a fantastic resource in helping me to build the exact daily-driver I wanted to...