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I’ve just been hired by a local museum to do research and restoration work on a 1939 Diamond T truck with a bus body. This vehicle has an extensive local history, being used for door to door gro... »
Fredpuhn replied to the topic DT 211 in the forum Truck Talk, in General 9 years, 7 months ago
Day, I have a 1935 Diamond T 211AD flatbed truck in original condition. It had a bad JXA engine in it so that needed an overhaul. These trucks came with JX series engines made by Hercules, with JXA being the smallest and JXD being the biggest. They have different bore sizes and some other different internal details, but basically they are…[Read more]
Fredpuhn replied to the topic DT 211 in the forum Truck Talk, in General 9 years, 7 months ago
Day, I have a 1935 Diamond T 211AD flatbed truck in original condition. It had a bad JXA engine in it so that needed an overhaul. These trucks came with JX series engines made by Hercules, with JXA being the smallest and JXD being the biggest. They have different bore sizes and some other different internal details, but basically they are…[Read more]
Fredpuhn replied to the topic What Did You Do For Your T Today… in the forum Truck Talk, in General 9 years, 7 months ago
Today I posted a wanted ad on this website for two parts that I need. Front shocks are not on this 1935 211AD truck. They were apparently an option. There are mounting points for the shocks on the truck so all I need is someone with a parts truck with shocks. I want these because the couple times I drove it the ride was worse than stiff.
Fredpuhn started the topic Diamond T parts wanted in the forum Looking for parts 9 years, 7 months ago
I am looking for the following parts for my 1935 Diamond T 211AD flatbed truck. Note that other years might work for me.
A set of front shock absorbers, linkage, and brackets. I can have them rebuilt if necessary. My truck has nothing on it but does have mounting holes in the frame for these optional shocks.
The metal strip that covers the…[Read more]
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I’ve just been hired by a local museum to do research and restoration work on a 1939 Diamond T truck with a bus body. This vehicle has an extensive local history, being used for door to door gro... »
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