What do you drive?
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Yummy Military truck's well awsome...
I don't have much use for the 2.5's but i use a good bit 5 tonner's.
M818's,M817's,M139's,and big daddy M123A1C.
But i did up date mine with a KT-450 cummins turned up to 475hp and 13spd OD trany's,swapped the 11.00-20's for 14.00-20's not just 6 but all 10.
sept the 10tonner got the KT-450 turned up to 525hp,18spd ODtrans,I did leave all 10x14.00-24's on this truck unlike most guy's.
now they all run 64-68mph with a good 60%+ more pulling power. OLD Truck's Moderen Power Plant's what more could you want??
But if i need some 2.5's you i'll bestuffing KT-450's,13spd OD's in them and swapping the 9.00-20's for 11.00-20's
But in the 2.5tonner's i'll leave the KT-450's at there stock 450hp setting.
But hey you Know nothing stay's stock long :-).........
I don't have much use for the 2.5's but i use a good bit 5 tonner's.
M818's,M817's,M139's,and big daddy M123A1C.
But i did up date mine with a KT-450 cummins turned up to 475hp and 13spd OD trany's,swapped the 11.00-20's for 14.00-20's not just 6 but all 10.
sept the 10tonner got the KT-450 turned up to 525hp,18spd ODtrans,I did leave all 10x14.00-24's on this truck unlike most guy's.
now they all run 64-68mph with a good 60%+ more pulling power. OLD Truck's Moderen Power Plant's what more could you want??
But if i need some 2.5's you i'll bestuffing KT-450's,13spd OD's in them and swapping the 9.00-20's for 11.00-20's
But in the 2.5tonner's i'll leave the KT-450's at there stock 450hp setting.But hey you Know nothing stay's stock long :-).........
Last edited by JMSConstruction; May 15, 2004 at 01:09 PM.
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From: FT POLK LA
Good ole military trucks, the M35A2S AND THE 800 SERIES are outlasting everything the military gets now, including the Humvee. The military is phasing out the old trucks but there is a high demand for them in the civilian sector cause they are easy to repair andd can go through anything. If the M2, M38 AND M151s still existed en mass they would outlast any thing modern.
My favorite was always the M35A2C, dropside multifuel 2 1/2 ton trucks. They would runn on urine if thats all you had. The best one I ever used was built in 1962 and I was using it from 91-94. cant beat a good old thing.
I aged my truck 2 years, I have an 86 f150 not an 84.
My favorite was always the M35A2C, dropside multifuel 2 1/2 ton trucks. They would runn on urine if thats all you had. The best one I ever used was built in 1962 and I was using it from 91-94. cant beat a good old thing.
I aged my truck 2 years, I have an 86 f150 not an 84.
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From: Raleigh, NC
The local fire departments around here have Tri-fuel Military 5 tonners tankers. All of them however, are in the diesel setup, and have been ever since they were surplused and decommisioned from military use.
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From: Ogden UT
Originally Posted by Colo_Steve
My currently broken pickup, soon to be fixed and have a camper, is an '85 F250 w/460.
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From: Littleton, CO
Originally Posted by 85BigBlock
I also have an 85 f250 w/460 and a 8 1/2' camper. It's awesome I love it, I call it N.U.M.B. Northern Utah Mobile Bar
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From: Bellingham, WA
I drive in 1984 F150 HD 4x4 xl...... rancho suspension, 4 inch suspension lift, 33x12.5 Wild country mudders, 300 I6 (23 MPG BABY O YEA) SWB....... needs a paint job its getting pretty faded, the drive train has 3,000 miles on it..... im swap'p'ing the complete interior out for that of a 1995 or 1996..... "The Big Red Truck"
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1984 ford f-150 with 4 speed OD, 4x4, all stock exept for the stereo.
i plan to put a set of american racing five stars on it that i got for 100 bucks for all 4. then i want to go with 30 or 31 inch bfg AT's. I also plan on putting a cobra 25 cb in it and i want to put in a rear sliding window, i want a tube grill in the front of it too, with a push bar and fog lights on the push bar, i plan on putting an oversized ford emblem (one from a ford bus) on the front.
my toy/pampered baby/economy car is a 68 mustang with the 200 six and 3 speed manual, it needs painted to be real nice, that should be done by the end of summer, suprisingly this car gets around 20 mpg and is pretty peppy for a six.
i plan to put a set of american racing five stars on it that i got for 100 bucks for all 4. then i want to go with 30 or 31 inch bfg AT's. I also plan on putting a cobra 25 cb in it and i want to put in a rear sliding window, i want a tube grill in the front of it too, with a push bar and fog lights on the push bar, i plan on putting an oversized ford emblem (one from a ford bus) on the front.
my toy/pampered baby/economy car is a 68 mustang with the 200 six and 3 speed manual, it needs painted to be real nice, that should be done by the end of summer, suprisingly this car gets around 20 mpg and is pretty peppy for a six.
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From: Dixie - Tennessee
For Play or Partial Daily Driver:
1984 F-150 SuperCab LWB 4x4
300 Inline 6 Cylinder Engine
C6 Automatic Transmission
8.8" 3.55 Traction-Lok Rear End
Mostly Daily Driver:
1992 Ranger Standard Cab SWB 2WD
2.3L 4-Cylinder Engine
5 Speed M5OD Manual Transmission
7.5" 3.45 Conventional Rear End
Those are my rides .
Nightrain
1984 F-150 SuperCab LWB 4x4
300 Inline 6 Cylinder Engine
C6 Automatic Transmission
8.8" 3.55 Traction-Lok Rear End
Mostly Daily Driver:
1992 Ranger Standard Cab SWB 2WD
2.3L 4-Cylinder Engine
5 Speed M5OD Manual Transmission
7.5" 3.45 Conventional Rear End
Those are my rides
.Nightrain
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From: Joliet, Illinois
Barely driven=1985 silver and blue standard cab F250HD, 460, T19 (converted over to mechanical clutch linkage) and all I still need to do is replace the (but it still passed smog) carb, heater core and to charge the A/C.
Daily driver=2002 red Hyundai Elantra GT, 2.0, 5 speed, all stock.
Daily driver=2002 red Hyundai Elantra GT, 2.0, 5 speed, all stock.
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During the week:
1980 F-100 flareside lowered 6" with 96 front clip, cowl hood, billet grill + tonneu cover. 460 bigblock w. edelbrock rpm intake, Street avenger 770 carb, Ford 9" rearend. 18"rims.
Hey MercMan...How 'bout some pics of that '80 Flareside?
1980 F-100 flareside lowered 6" with 96 front clip, cowl hood, billet grill + tonneu cover. 460 bigblock w. edelbrock rpm intake, Street avenger 770 carb, Ford 9" rearend. 18"rims.
Hey MercMan...How 'bout some pics of that '80 Flareside?