Another 715 saved from the Feds

[randyscycle]

It is amazing what getting back to OD does for an M715......

[Warthog]

I was going to work on the truck this weekend. Mother nature had other plans. Rain, Ice and up to 12+ inchs of snow in the state.

[Warthog]

The last year has flown by. I bought the truck from GSA on March 09, 2008 and picked it up march 25, 2008. It seems like I have done nothing to it.

But looking back I have acomplished alot.

Replaced all four wheel cylinders
Replaced all brake hoses
Upgraded to a dual M/C
Turned and trued the brake drums
Replaced the shoe linings
Replaced all wheel seals
Rebuilt the steering column
Changed the lube in the axles, hubs, transfer case
Repair the fuel tank
Removed "miles" of extra wiring
Repaired all the stock wiring
Replaced the Canon Plug on the 3 lever
Installed a turn signal switch
Removed some of the extra iron from the truck
Replaced the tailgate
Painted the exterior
Rolled it around the yard untold number of times.

Like I said not much work done........

[randall555]

Wow Wart Hog, Those Razorbacks set the truck off! What a find. Speaking of Razorbacks, my brother lives in Bentonville, AR and he saw a real slick, slightly tweaked 715 for sale at the Jeep dealership. They were asking $50K! He laughed and left.

what made these people think there truck was worth so much money ? was there something speacial about their truck ? also what is their phone # so I can call them up and laugh at them too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[randall555]

This truck came from the Missorri Forest Service. I couldn't find any more info.

The truck has three layers of paint. OD, minty yellow and the white. The top is very professionally done. The top bows are still in place but the rear set is bent forward to accommodate the roof slant. Does this mean our trucks are related????

All of the steel plating that has been added is just bolted on. Sould I leave it or take it off? Any opinions?

I am thinking about taking it back to OD Green but I really like Smokey and the "Brush Hog".

You should most definetly take it off and sell it to me for scrap LOL !!!!!

[CHRIS UNGER]

my truck had the exact same style bumper and running boards .

[Warthog]

Well as usual there has been a change of plans. Due to my uncle's shop being full right now, the 4bt transplant in on hold.

So....................

Let's install an original engine that I was able to pickup from Combat32. I traded a Duece for an M715 parts truck and a M37. The 715 is really rough. The floor boards looks like swiss cheese and there isn't a straight piece of sheet metal on the truck. But the engine runs....

I had pulled the fenders off my truck for the 4bt install, so the 230 install was a snap.

Took my son-in-law for the first spin.

Think it will run???


Hey it starts....


here we go....


I hope I brought my phone......


Got Gas Masks?????


Down the road we go.....


I feel like I'm driving in NASCAR

[Warthog]

Here is the finished product. It has a great 30ft paint job.....LOL



In the last week I reinstalled the sheetmetal. Rebuilt the carb. Removed and rebuilt the ignitor. Installed new points, condensor, coil, cap and rotor. The plugs are on backorder so I removed them and used the handheld plug sandblaster. That took care of the exhaust smoke.....LOL

This picture was taken on May 9th. Just an hour before I left for a parade.

I had only driven the truck less that a mile a couple of times in the last week.

The parade was 8 miles away. I was a LITTLE nervous about having the shakedown drive on the way to the parade....

The truck ran better than expected. I do need to fix an exhaust leak.

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