From: Longhunter7 (longhunter7@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 14:16:43 PST
Cliff!
I can second the thumbs up for Saturn Surplus! I have ordered a bunch of
parts from them, good parts, great service!
Longhunter7
MVPA #23952
72 AM General M35A2C w/w
> From: Sean Nichols <Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com>
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:27:16 -0800
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Got the Deuce tale, w/Questions ..Long
>
> Hi Cliff,
>
> I just got (showed up in the mail yesterday) a new set of radiator hoses
> from Saturn Surplus. Really great bunch of folks to deal with and
> pretty reasonable prices.
>
> For your tubes, if you're going to get the tires mounted by a shop, you
> might see what the tire shop charges for a tube. I just had a new tube
> and flap put in and my shop had it all in stock, and it only cost me 20
> bucks for the tube and 5 for the new flap. It will add up when you buy
> 10 of them though, but it will save you on shipping charges too.
>
> And you can pick up just about anything for the Deuce from Memphis
> Equipment or somewhere like that.
>
> Congrats on your deuce, and good luck!
>
> Sean Nichols
> '42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
> '71 AM General M35A2
>
>
> Cliff S wrote:
>>
>> Well everybody and listers I finally got the deuce on the 9th,
>> Whew.....Hunter you have some wonderful people working for you!! cough
>> cough!!! Picked up the truck, M35A2C W/W hardtop from March and only
>> had to print my name on the paper I already had. Good friend Dan
>> towed me back to the temporary home with his M52(?) 5 ton tractor,
>> which worked out excellent. Thanks again Dan. Only had to rig up our
>> lights with an extention cord- Dans marvelous Idea- awsome! I was the
>> pick up vehicle (Nissan Crew Cab), both of us using flashing yellow
>> lights and averaging about 45 MPH.
>>
>> On the final inspection at the home, I have seen the truck twice
>> personally, I need some items that would make it run by the end of
>> next week. So here goes with the list:
>>
>> upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose, low pressure lines from each
>> injector and back to pump, inner tubes for 10 tires (I have the tires
>> already)
>>
>> Other questions I have for the real knowledgeable on the list is how
>> to date a deuce, not the women kind I have a great one of those (right
>> Luanne!!!). Here are some of the #'s I retrieved off of the SN's
>> today. Some of this data might not mean anything but here goes:
>> Tires have a 3 chevron cut in the tread on the NDT's. Bumper is
>> labeled like this: 40-1/160I HQ-131. Rear axle has 5 4
>> 71 N 1 on the axle itself, SN 000002. Front axle is 5 6 11
>> NK 1 w/SN 007050. The winch has 7538700 08/8 on the left side.
>> Rims have B70G 2Y ORD 7389620W2 on them. So does anyone have any
>> clues to the manufacturer date?
>>
>> Other than that I should have the Historic plates on it soon, as I
>> will be putting it in the parades again, along with the Mule in the
>> back of the Dodge, and the Dodge in the back of the Deuce!!!!
>>
>> Thanks for your time and welcome all the info this great list can
>> produce. By the way for those of you who dont know me, The EUC
>> cleared in a short 7 months (Hey Hunter!!!!). All of my toys will be
>> with me on Camp Pendleton when I get the M35 a running!
>>
>> Thanks again All!
>>
>> Cliff Smith
>> '71? AMG M35A2C
>> '77 M880
>> '68 M274A5
>> '?? M416 (Flatbed)
>> MVPA #26244
>>
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