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A little grinding and blending and it's looking pretty decent. I am pleased with its symmetry and how I got the tubing to arc with the main features of the cab... so far, so good!

Got sidetracked with another project: need over cab storage for a large inflatable boat we picked up. Building a roof rack combined with windshield protection and aux light mount. It includes a roof mounted hoist for lifting the boat (or whatever). Boat: Rack base: Access ladder: Start...

Just sent you a PM.

Best bet would be to call Ryan directly. I want to say they were ~$1k for the pair shipped. Just saw the other post where the details I posted were incorrect. Will find the correct ones and edit them in.

Not OEM but has worked interchangeably on my rig for ~10k miles: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/cab-airbag-shock-alternative-bentley-metal-fab.217528/

Pretty sure this is him: https://www.facebook.com/Bentleymetalwork/ Will PM you his (Ryan's) direct number. As an aside, I have logged ~5k miles since this install and remain very pleased with them. Work fantastically well and seamlessly with the rest of the OE system. No tire rubbing or...

I am committed to this path. The reason why is that I don't want seams. The glass will lay up without a corner seam to seal and then flex and leak later on. I know other methods have been used and work just fine, but this is the path I have chosen and am OK with it. It will be a bit of work...

Not trying to outsource it... Just know it's going to be a lot of work. Looking forward to having it done.

Been doing a lot of sanding and prep for glassing in the shower. Only real visible change is having the shower cubby built and installed: Hope to get along with that project starting next weekend. First a coat or two for sealing up the wood so it won't soak up from the glass, then glass and...

Gunny, I am just shy of 9.0 MPG at 28k #'s if I keep it under 65 MPH on the level when rolling down a freeway. Hills will slow me down a bit but never slower than big rigs. Mix in off road stuff and I am actually right about in your range. Over the course of a long weekend trip- like 4 days...

A video from the eastern Oregon trip: Couldn't find "the right" soundtrack for it, so I just found "a" soundtrack and went with it. I know that no one is watching for the music... Not huge into it but I've also started posting to M1088roamer on instagram.

It's the OE cooler for the M1088 and it's been too long to remember the connection... They are enormous though! I re-oriented it from vertical to horizontal and had new lines made at a local shop. I just took the old ones with me after measuring what I needed for a new length. The cooler...

Late to the party on this topic but I can attest, from the experience I had in the backcountry, being able to accurately diagnose what's ailing you and plan your strategy without needing a CAT tech is absolutely worth the investment. I roll with the kit and dedicated laptop in the rig. When I...

Had the truck out to eastern Oregon for a 5 day trip. It ran flawlessly over backcountry "roads" through the Owyhee's. Gorgeous country: Had a friend join us: Went on a great hike: Made some noise: Found some water! Had a campfire with another friend: And got to experience a...

Yeah, what Ron said... LOVE my two switch system. No regrets and completely reversable.

I am blessed with a "real" parts store quite literally down the hill from my house and the owner is a neighbor. I have a few vehicles which fall nicely into their parts demographic and use them exclusively to try to make sure they stay in business. Great crew and resource. If they weren't...

For the record, I first tried the 120 grit on a glass plate and it took forever to make appreciable progress. Could you make it work? Yes. I'm just not sure I'll be living that long.

I will say there was quite a bit of 10 pounds of truck on 5 pounds of road... more than expected. I thought that the FS used these roads for fire access and they were a little better maintained. They must be mostly former logging roads- clearly put there on purpose but a bit overgrown. I did...

My weekend in 3m22s: Fantastic trip!

Hey! That's me, and accurate for my experience. The truck is a 2000 M1088A1 with the 3126. I shift into 6th at 65 MPH, and if I am restrained enough to keep it there, that's when I get my ~9MPG. If I could get that shift to happen at ~60 MPH, I think I think I'd do even better, and that is...