1952 project coming along

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That hard top saw good times, are you keeping it?
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Argie1978 wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:43 am That hard top saw good times, are you keeping it?
Yeah I'll put it in storage, it's an early one. But I'm going to use the soft top at first, I'm going to have the guys fix up the hard top someday, fat mat it and put a nice liner in it etc.. I like that the top comes off these trucks so I may not end up using it. I want to eventually have a sail shop near me in Sausalito that works with canvas to put a 3M insulation layer and a liner on the soft top too, to help with heat/cold and sound.
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Those tires look great on the combat rims!
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Cal_Gary wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:46 am Those tires look great on the combat rims!
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Yeah thanks, I saw a few trucks with the combination and I knew I had to do it, I found some XZL tires at a shop on ebay in Norfolk, VA. I believe they still have some if anyone is interested. I think they must be the best tires available for this wheel size, they are used by Euro militaries. I have to start thinking about what to do with the 230 flathead, transfer case and tranny. Does anyone here know a place that would buy them to keep at stock? I would hope someone could use them, I'm not trying to make a ton of money from them, I'd rather they go to a good home. This 230 is an industrial version with sodium valves, I bought the truck from a federal fire fighter who bought it from work when they got rid of them. I have the paperwork for the engine being rebuilt so it's pretty fresh.
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Hi Morgan,
Some of the vendors might have a use for your old drivetrain; PM sent regarding your 230.
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Cal_Gary wrote: Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:11 pm Hi Morgan,
Some of the vendors might have a use for your old drivetrain; PM sent regarding your 230.
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I know he starts it up and warms it up every couple weeks or so, it hasn't driven anywhere in a while but it starts and runs fine. I can look for the receipt, I know I had it in the information he gave me.
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