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After finding the ad, curiosity has had me doing some research. It seems the mods on this example were not uncommon - http://offroadaction.ca/2009/08/11/model-a-mail-cars/ And here's another link to some other "mail trucks" - http://www.modeltfordsnowmobile.com/LCmainHistoricalImages.htm

No affiliation, however thought this might be of interest! http://www.desertclassics.com/Ford31mail.html ........ Delivering the mail in '31 must have been fun!! Description and price from the AD is as follows - This 1931 Ford Model 68B cabriolet convertible couple is an extremely...

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Anybody remember or have a link to a post by a guy who presented the military guide to winching (may have been a year or two ago)? When I read it, I thought it was pretty authoritive. It had pictures and guidelines to everything from the math behind winching to the proper use and techniques...

Check to see if anything is loose - by that I mean when going up hill, it swings back and touches something hot like the exhaust. Is it coming from the front or the back? Another things worth thinking about it everything has to work a lot harder going up hill, therefore it gets hotter. Maybe...

Thanks for all the advise - I like the bucket idea! That's pretty inventive. Also heard about the sonic idea. A friend did that and says it was effective. Almost forgot about this story that happened years ago - Had a TrooperII before the Cruiser. Anyway, GF and I were getting ready to...

Somebody is going to get real lucky with this one -...

How did I know we were going there ?! Hey, it's the wifes Jeep - a 95, came standard with EFI and a 5spd, has 157k and is still going strong. Turns out the garage is big enough for the both of them. The Jeep and the Cruiser have become the best of buds! How's that for scandel?

Don't forget to check the smple things - thermostat, coolant freeze point (anti-freeze level), etc. What's the condition of the radiator? Often, if it's marginal, it won't work well if the truck sits. It may be plugged or the fins are corroded. Are the belts tight? Is the water pump...

Anybody ever have this happen - It's winter in the N.East, I have a two bay garage. It's clean, no food - just cruiser parts and my cruiser and a Jeep for company. Lately the temps been in the Teens and a windchill less than -5. Park my Cruiser in the garage like I normally do, close the...

I've had my Clutch Slave blow-out on me s well. Mostly I think, because my clutch is chattering due to a rear main seal leak. When it chatters or kicks back, this dramatically increases the pressure inside the system and the seals actually inverted and blew out. Needless to say, its not ideal...

Rekcut - I doubt you will find pods specific to our trucks. Would be nice. I had to do a little trimming on my pods to fit them. Nothing like major surgery, but just a little cutting. I didn't order my pods from Jegs - I went to Pepboys and picked up what they had in stock - a basic generic...

From the Positive Battery Post you should have a green conector going to a white connector. Between the two will be three wires. These are the fusible links. They are designed such that if something on the truck draws too much current the link will melt and open. Think of them as BIG fuses...

Been off the board for a little, here is some more information for anybody who is interested (I've used the JEGS website as it's a little better than Pepboys or Autozone's) - The following link is for the 2 gauge pods (a 2 pod setup is about $29 and change)...

I guess everybody wants a pod. It's the basic pod setup. You can buy them in 1, 2 and 3 pod arrangements at any auto parts or perfermance store. The nice thing about these is you can set the lighting to match any interior color. I wanted a backup of the Temperature guage that wasn't...