Converting M818 to M813 - Page 4 - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

Lorax · 02-25-2009, 12:33

Sorry JW. With the second fuel tank taking the place of the regular passenger side tool box, storage room is limited. The plan is to mount the old tool bos somewhere.

M813rc · 02-25-2009, 14:31

With the 12" shorter wheelbase on the M818 (167" v 179" for the 813) and the 12" shorter bed of the 14' 813 v the 15' bed on the Marine 813s, it looks like your truck has about the same rear overhang as mine. Very practical size and still aesthetically pleasing. And you can get a one-piece tarp that fits!
Nice truck, thanks for sharing the build.

I added the attached pic to show the truck overhang and also because it is cool. I found it on the internet whilst looking at airshow pics, said "Hey, I know that truck!". We were doing a Vietnam re-enactment at the Temple airshow last year (I know, it's not period correct, but you use what you have) with support from a Huey, A-1 Skyraider, A-26, AC-47, Mohawk and several others. Barrman had his M715 and Sermis had his deuce there too. Lot of fun and very popular with the crowd.

Cheers

Beerslayer · 02-25-2009, 16:41

The truck is going to look great Lorax. This is my first post but have been lurking awhile. I was pleased to see your project as I had been thinking this is what I would have to do to get an M813 here in the PNW. There are lots of M35s and M818s but very few M813s available. I haven't seen any for sale.

If anyone has an M813 or M818 for sale within a couple of hundred miles of Portland I am in the market. I will put up a WTB ad too.

Thanks!

Beerslayer

bigelk50 · 06-06-2009, 00:31

Any pics of where you re mounted your rear lights, if you did?