What did you do to your deuce this week?

Another *fun* project that I get to do... Anybody know if the "twist the knob to adjust" parking brake handle is a direct swap for the older *whale tail* style? I like the thought of being able to simply adjust the cable without having to crawl under the truck.

77 AMG said:

Another *fun* project that I get to do... Anybody know if the "twist the knob to adjust" parking brake handle is a direct swap for the older *whale tail* style? I like the thought of being able to simply adjust the cable without having to crawl under the truck.

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I do know there are two different cables for the two different handles, whether or not one works with the other I don't know.

This thread is huge and although it probably won't come up when doing research later, will a video survive into the future? Links become inactive, pictures are gone, etc, making it hard to research a subject.

Do video's also disappear ? Lots of threads come up in a search, few are complete and useful.

At the car show again today.

77 AMG said:

Another *fun* project that I get to do... Anybody know if the "twist the knob to adjust" parking brake handle is a direct swap for the older *whale tail* style? I like the thought of being able to simply adjust the cable without having to crawl under the truck.

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No, you will need to swap out the cable under the truck too.

Yeah, I know about the cable issue. It is a LARGE part of the "why" I want to switch- better adjustability, easier and cheaper to find, as well.

77 AMG said:

Another *fun* project that I get to do... Anybody know if the "twist the knob to adjust" parking brake handle is a direct swap for the older *whale tail* style? I like the thought of being able to simply adjust the cable without having to crawl under the truck.

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Once the cable is properly adjusted at the parking brake, you can adjust handle travel of the "whale tail" in the cab.

I'm pretty sure major adjustments of either system still require you to go under the truck.

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Got the sheetmetal repair panels on the M109 room Installed and fixed some other rust holes. Put on first cost of paint on the roof also. I now consider the roof to be dried in. Major accomplishment for me. I do have the luxury to have it under shelter, but the problem is that it has to be on hands and knees.

Also put bolts through the window assemblies to tighten them up. Found some 1/4"x1/2" neoprene weatherstripping to add to the existing stuff to hopefully give windows that keep out most of the rain. The middle window on each side have been deleted and sealed.

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For what is worth, I swapped out the whale tail P-brake lever for the twist to adjust knob handle P-brake lever. I am happy with it, but routing the cable was a real chore, made worse due to the fact I added second 50 gallon fuel tank on the drivers side and removed the spare tire carrier and pioneer tool rack. But it does work nicely.

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For what is worth, I swapped out the whale tail P-brake lever for the twist to adjust knob handle P-brake lever. I am happy with it, but routing the cable was a real chore, made worse due to the fact I added second 50 gallon fuel tank on the drivers side and removed the spare tire carrier and pioneer tool rack. But it does work nicely.

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Could you post some pics of that additional tank and the mount?

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The tank is mounted but not connected yet, I got a really good deal on the tank and brake lever and quickly mounted/installed them to not have loose pieces laying around but moved out of California before I got everything done. The mounting is just like the original one except the filler is at the rear of the tank because it is a stock tank and mounting brackets. I just drilled holes in the frame and bolted it on like the one on the passenger side if that helps.

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View attachment 757241View attachment 757243 The tank is mounted but not connected yet, I got a really good deal on the tank and brake lever and quickly mounted/installed them to not have loose pieces laying around but moved out of California before I got everything done. The mounting is just like the original one except the filler is at the rear of the tank because it is a stock tank and mounting brackets. I just drilled holes in the frame and bolted it on like the one on the passenger side if that helps.

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Gotcha, thank you. I have a tank that is a little larger than a stock tank that I have to figure out how I want to mount. You going to do a transfer pump type setup to feed other tank?

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I am leaning toward the way Rustystud did his, but would like to be able to have a redundant ability to pump to the engine or the other tank, just playing with ideas until I have the truck back where I can work on it. California fuel prices are crazy, like a dollar a gallon more than Oregon or Washington. That can be an extra $100 to fill up, kind a makes one really brain storm how to avoid that extra cost if you know what I mean. Even a couple 55 gallon drums strapped in the bed and a hand pump starts sounding worth the hassle.

WEll since I had to rerplace the front wheel bearings on the passenger side, why not check them on the drivers side....Thank God I did! I leaned that in removing a frozen bearing , a heat assisted puller is my best friens!

The bearings look dry as a bone. I trust your going to do complete brakes, bearings, seals, and flex lines on both front wheels. Then do all the rear wheels, along with your Master Cylinder, Air Pak, and all your flex lines. Use quality bearing grease and Dot 5 (silicone) brake fluid. From my experience, stay away from all New Star brake parts, the quality just isn't there (china). NAPA makes a good wheel cylinder repair kit, (45 wheel cylinder kit) still made in the USA. I don't know about the condition of the rest of your truck, but your wheels and brakes look like they need some serious TLC.

As I redo my parking brake I got new springs just because, but I think the jam nut spring I got is a tad too big. Will this still work? I don't know, but I still have all the old springs just in case.

Also, I hooked my air compressor to my air filter housing with braided clear PVC pipe. This is the start of my DIY fording kit.

What size hose are you using? 1" maybe? I keep forgetting to measure the intake on the air compressor.

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What size hose are you using? 1" maybe? I keep forgetting to measure the intake on the air compressor.

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1" ID x 1.375". I copied what I saw on hanks deuce, I'm not gonna duplicate his whole fording set up but this was a no brainier.

Installed an MAR 120A Alternator Noise Filter on my M35A3 w/ Vic1 & RT-246. Found on ebay for $65. Easy install, works great, no more whining!!