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Soni - thank you for the pictorial documentation of this great build.....Ive always admired your M920 and seeing you build this truck - OUTSIDE- in winter is a tribute not only to your craftsmanship - but your fortitude...I am in Awe.....looking at an earlier pic of the air tunnel - makes me...

the police depts that are buying these military vehicles under the program that practically GIVES it to them free.....shouldnt be able to be getting these to flip for profit - I dont believe that was the intent of the program by the Federal Govt.......these vehicles are SUPPOSED to augment...

what am i missing here?.....remove the bolt and braze or weld the hole shut where did the bolt come from...ring gear?

wouldnt have thought of that - thanks....was thinking someone on this site might want to exercise their green iron and make some green

looking at a freightliner 6x6 dump that is basically a civilian M917 - very interested but has blown transfer case......would help a lot to know what it would take to move this dead dog so I dont find myself with buyers remorse.....want to make a M917 clone......nominal 155 miles is what...

I believe 3+3 refers to the passenger seating ---3 front + 3 rear

pics would be more useful - if they werent sideways

I believe that 6th gear in a ZF-6 speed is .72.....I have one in my F-350 Super Duty .....2000rpm @ 70mph with 3.73 rear end......a sweet spot looked up ratios 1st- 5.79 2nd-3.30 3rd- 2.10 4th- 1.31 5th- 1.00 6th- 0.72 rev - 5.23

might it have been better to have had your original heads rebuilt by the local machine shop that vacuum tested the International heads for you ????????? Ive always been of the opinion to deal with the devil that you know.....unless castings are no good.....rebuild what ya got

For whatever reason MIG seems to all the rage. Unless you are welding some body panels on a truck or car - the Lincoln Idealarc 250 A/C - D/C machine pictured in one of the above posts is a LOT more versatile and more likely to produce better welds on steel that isnt REALLY clean.... The Buzz...

doesnt the seal have numbers on it?.....usually a bearing/seal place can match anything up

Really like the short bed idea - wonder if anyone has experience stretching a 900 series to a crew cab Im scratching my head looking at the roofline......At this moment Im not sure how to stretch the roof...........the cab Im OK with how to stretch any ideas appreciated

how about caustic soda ?....I believe that is what a commercial metals cleaning outfit would use...can be bought most inexpensively in a 50# bag ....looks like white shards.....when added to HOT water and stirred - is exothermic (gets very hot) and cleans anything organic like oil and grease...

new turbine oil isnt cheap - if its in sealed drums why not try and sell it to a local compressor outfit & use the money to buy diesel....just a thought the multi fuel should burn it ok and the turbine oil if new is gonna be CLEAN.

all good questions - make sure to take good pics and let us know how it works out

just do the repair once - RIGHT - with new steel parts.....instead of doing it twice

Ive found the best fix for this is a good local spring shop - at home ---- measure from level floor to a ref point like the top of the front wheel opening......then jack up the body until its where you think it looks good and take same measurement.....then take the springs to the shop and...

I havent seen the 7 speed Allisons in the GL trucks - WHERE are these coming from?aua

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thanks for the pics - Ive been scratching my head wondering for a while now how towing was accomplished....the pics REALLY cleared that up.........only the govt would use a system that binds up like that....the engineers must have been on vacation when that was approved. A simple heavy duty -...