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New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:27 pm
by Fentonite
Always wanted one, and finally got the chance to buy a 1973 710M that belonged to a friend of the family. It's been sitting exposed for 10 years, and hasn't been started in 4. It obviously needs work, but I'm excited about it. Here's what I'm starting with:
I'm glad I found this forum. I'm sure I'll learn a lot here!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:42 pm
by TechMOGogy
Nice find!
Looks pretty complete - hopefully a fun project
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:16 pm
by Pinzgauer Pete
Welcome to the addiction...glad it found someone that will love it and bring it back to life. These trucks are tough..betcha you will be riding around in only a few days!!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:00 pm
by pcolette
Looks good! Really not bad at all for having sat so long,
Welcome to the madness!!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:41 pm
by Jack Russell Racing
Pinzgauer Pete wrote:...These trucks are tough..betcha you will be riding around in only a few days!!
+1 Mine is a daily driver, and serves as a pretty darn good hockey transporter for my team mates and our after-game pub crawls.
It's cold in the mornings, and more than a bit wet in the rain... but tons of fun, 24/7 !
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:55 pm
by Buzz
Congratulations! You will always remember the day you brought it home and you will never get out of a gas station without at least one question or one thumbs up!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:24 am
by totaljoint
Judging by your location and pictures, at some point you may want to speak with Ray:
http://tuffriverstuff.com/covers-tops/pinzgauer-covers
Such an nice truck will be calling for a sound absorbing, warm, insulated top.
Welcome!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:42 am
by Fentonite
Great idea. I'll definitely be getting with him at some point. Thanks for the tip!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:47 am
by GenevaPinz
I'll second that, Ray is a top bloke producing top notch covers.
Welcome to the madness and good luck with your new project!

Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:42 am
by 4x4Pinz
And don't forget to reach out to the Rocky Mountain Pinzgauers club
http://www.rmpinzgauers.org/ . Great group of folks that I am sure will be able to help you learn more about the truck.
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:46 am
by Dreadnought
Welcome......but do drive it on those maloya tyres......they will teach you just how tyres should not behave on a road (they are fine off road) put on some other tyres (I run Goodyear G90 7.50Rx16 great on road and off) almost any other tyres will make it handle and drive better than those Maloyas, even to an experienced heavy trucker, they are almost scary!!!!!!!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:57 am
by Fentonite
Good advice all around, thanks! The tires are completely dry-rotted, and are already slated for replacement. This is gonna get expensive...
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:38 pm
by Yannick
Congrats, your gonna be busy!
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:33 am
by Jimm391730
The tires are completely dry-rotted, and are already slated for replacement. This is gonna get expensive...
I've been extremely pleased with retreads from TreadWright.com; less than half the price of similar BF Goodrich and they're in your area.
Re: New (to me) 710M!
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:04 pm
by Fentonite
Jimm391730 wrote: I've been extremely pleased with retreads from TreadWright.com; less than half the price of similar BF Goodrich and they're in your area.
I took the advice above, thanks!... Ray is making my top now, and I ordered a set of Treadwrights today. I'll post pics when it's all installed!
