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Senior User
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 317
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From: Back in the sticks of VA
Yeah, mine uses very little oil. She sure runs good. I'm getting a T 19 this Saturday. Yeah I know, It won't work on high speed, but at least I can drive my truck to the local farmers markets. Here it is with a few changes. I got her in Amelia.
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Back in the sticks of VA
It's completely shot. It clatters all the time and grinds every time you try to shift. It has a grinding noise when your going down the road. Plus, it leaks bad and has made a mess under my truck. To add to all of this, it came out of a 93 truck, so I have no place to plug the speedo cable in. (I have a mechanical speedo) It just won't work. I ain't got enough money for another ZF5 and I can't find any used.
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,513
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From: concord ca
they where made for the idi of did the shop have to make them fit
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Joined: Oct 2011
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Here is my 93. Picked it up for $800, trans wouldn't shift, took $48 and 30 minute to fix. 
it use to be a northern MO truck hence the rust, and the PO was bondo/red primer happy. I have repair panels to fix everything, just gotta do it.
as I got it:
after H2 wheels and redoing the tint:
it use to be a northern MO truck hence the rust, and the PO was bondo/red primer happy. I have repair panels to fix everything, just gotta do it.as I got it:
after H2 wheels and redoing the tint:
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,055
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From: Surrey, BC, Canada
Not going to lie, I have a bit of lust towards that truck.
Finally got myself a headache rack for a decent price. $1000 from the manufacturer, or $200 from my neighbor.
Also my bumper was finally done in from one to many offroading adventures.
So I bought an old winch bumper my uncle made like 20+ years ago, painted it black and installed it on my truck.
After going and playing around yesterday with my buddy, we went through a water hole that went up over the hood of his 05 WK... Didn't even get my cab wet.
I have to build myself a skid plate, and radiator cover for the bottom, little to exposed for my liking.
Just because it amused me.
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Junior User
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 51
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Not going to lie, I have a bit of lust towards that truck.
Finally got myself a headache rack for a decent price. $1000 from the manufacturer, or $200 from my neighbor.
Also my bumper was finally done in from one to many offroading adventures.
So I bought an old winch bumper my uncle made like 20+ years ago, painted it black and installed it on my truck.
After going and playing around yesterday with my buddy, we went through a water hole that went up over the hood of his 05 WK... Didn't even get my cab wet.
I have to build myself a skid plate, and radiator cover for the bottom, little to exposed for my liking.
Just because it amused me.
Finally got myself a headache rack for a decent price. $1000 from the manufacturer, or $200 from my neighbor.
Also my bumper was finally done in from one to many offroading adventures.
So I bought an old winch bumper my uncle made like 20+ years ago, painted it black and installed it on my truck.
After going and playing around yesterday with my buddy, we went through a water hole that went up over the hood of his 05 WK... Didn't even get my cab wet.
I have to build myself a skid plate, and radiator cover for the bottom, little to exposed for my liking.
Just because it amused me.
New User
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
From: NEPA
M1 Decker
Here is the "M1 Decker", I have more recent pics, but this is what I have right now, it was taken right after I converted it to a super single 35" Truxxas M/T, I LOVE THESE TIRES!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41878134@N06/7444741510/http://www.flickr.com/photos/41878134@N06/7444741510/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/41878134@N06/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41878134@N06/7444741510/http://www.flickr.com/photos/41878134@N06/7444741510/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/41878134@N06/, on Flickr
Last edited by swampbear; Jun 26, 2012 at 11:14 PM. Reason: Photo stupidity lol
New User
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 16
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From: NEPA
I just had to be smarter then the equipment is all lol
New User
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 16
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From: NEPA
Its treated me pretty good, Had it for about 4+ years now, and the only 2 big things was a tranny rebuild ($1,001) and a radiator ($350), need to do the return lines and top hats, then glowplugs again lol, but can't complain about that.
Last edited by swampbear; Jun 26, 2012 at 11:31 PM. Reason: spelling
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,055
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From: Surrey, BC, Canada
For 4 years that isn't bad at all. My biggest issue has always been electrical, the 1g just doesn't cut it. Did a 3g swap a while back, it blew up, and I was forced due to finances to go back to the 1g, so I've been fighting with that. Truth be told the engine and trans have needed zero maintenance for almost 3 years other than fluid changes. Just did glow plugs for the first time, and now I have to do injectors (one is misfiring).
Just got a freshly rebuilt 3g alternator, going to re-do all the power lines and call it a day with the electrical.
Just got a freshly rebuilt 3g alternator, going to re-do all the power lines and call it a day with the electrical.