Those things are great my father had 3 of them at one point, both with winches and without and he had two turboed and one NA. My brother managed to get the front end off the ground going ditch hopping one day. Good luck with it.
actually most of the A2s already have turbos....unfortunately with these truck (and unlike normal diesel trucks) there isnt much of a performance gain from NA vs turbo according to the tech manual it was done mainly for emissions reasons. A few forum guys have dyno #s to back it up too...its a shame though imagine an 11sec deuce LMAO
Well I am planning on repainting it and adding a winch but as for a "real" resto I dont have the money. After doing those 2 jobs I will probably just drive it for fun and restore it very slowly....(limited by $$$$)
Hehe, There are two of those at work, both turboed, and from the mid 80's Neither have power steering, does yours? Also, they will HAUL ANYTHING! The stuff they put on them is crazy haha.
It isnt PS or manual...its something along the lines of "air over manual" or "air assisted" in terms of difficulty to turn its about half way between PS and armstrong.
Hehe, There are two of those at work, both turboed, and from the mid 80's Neither have power steering, does yours? Also, they will HAUL ANYTHING! The stuff they put on them is crazy haha.
Well I know I want to repaint it desert tan (or maybe camo) and add a pto winch. There isng much beyond that....maybe super single it but that takes $$$$$ and I need to save $$$$ until I find a job
lol yea you can find them on craigslist but its a gamble....
you can buy from a few places
The gov't sells them fresh off the DMRO lot but I ended up buying from a military vehicle enthusiast forum member who had a few extra M35s. I didnt want to buy right off the DMRO lot because its a gamble concerning their condition. Buying from a forum member was good becuase it was someone who has an extensive knowledge of these trucks and it wasnt like I said earlier,"bubbas deuce from the farm" which has had no prev. maint. and beat all to hell
Sounds good! How do you sleep at night with those bugs!?!
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