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M101A2 cover and roof bows on DIY wood sides More info: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?183974-M101A2-cover-on-an-M1008

Finally got a tailgate that lays flat on the M101A2

Just about done. Need to bolt up some corner brackets for the wood tailgate and tidy up the ropes, but the covers on and fits great!

Rebuilt the surge brake assembly on my 101A2. New master cylinder, new shock, new "bearings" (bushings). After all that, the hole to insert a pin to lock out the brake STILL didn't line up. I have no choice but to believe that some of these trailers never had the holes all line up so you could...

Pulled the driver seat of my 1028 to take it to get upholstered and have some heated seat elements installed. One of the mounting bolts was already broken. Broke a second one removing the seat, both on the driver side. Guess I know what I'm doing this afternoon... While I'm here, can someone...

Recently got a new set of BFG All Terrain KO2 285/75-16 tires and wanted to find the ideal tire pressure for when the truck is empty. I used chalk, marked across the tread, and then drove it for a few revolutions of the tires. Inspect the chalk, and get it to wear off evenly across the tread...

That's awesome! Edit: embedding pics here for everyone else:

Im considering just dumping a whole bottle in my half full tank. A lot of people usually recommend pulling the IP cover, siphoning out the fuel, and filling with this stuff and letting it sit for a few hours. If it still starts and runs with the pump full of that im sure it would do fine in the...

Alright no worries, I know how it goes.

Man that looks really good, thanks you for sharing. He widened the bows an inch and moved one of the support braces an inch, which matches up with my measurements. I want to try and keep the supports in the same position they would be with the trailer though, so the cover fits correctly. His...

I was planning on building some wood sides for the 1008 anyways, and then I got to thinking... and then I got to measurin.... Pretty sure the trailer boughs and cover can be made to work on the pickup without too much difficulty. Note that I'm not trying to adapt the trailer sides to the truck...

Hydraulic surge brakes are really simple and reliable vs electric brakes. They do a lot better in water crossings as well.

Napa pulled a fast one on me. They warrantied the 4 year old starter that died on me, which was a gear reduction unit, but they gave me a direct drive. Same part number though... Luckily I still have the direct drive starter support bracket in my parts box. Oddly enough I actually found it under...

Went to move the truck and it wouldn't crank.. batteries good. Tapped the starter with a hammer, no dice. Rolled it out of the way. Rig up that super handy trigger switch to the starter solenoid and the battery and see what happens. Solenoid engages, no crank tho. Voltage St starter remains the...

The M1151's in Iraq didnt like JP8 much unless you dumped a quart of ATF in with the fillup.

Oh man, need some updates. This is a great build! Cant believe how many people you fit in such a small space.

No it should be fine. I mean, it's been running all these years so it obviously works. Which alternator do you have in, the one closest to batteries or the one on the drivers side, or both?

If your batteries are positive to positive, then it is NOT 24v. Beyond that.. you're gonna have to do some digging on your truck. The roscommon 12v conversion is usually what you see done, and what you want to do: http://www.roscommonequipmentcenter.com/nn10.pdf so going off that try and...

The truck starts and runs fine, however after sitting awhile there is a small 1/4-1/2 inch air bubble in the clear return line. This doesn't impede starting at all though, like it did when I had a loose line going to the fuel inlet of the IP. That caused issues with starting and would cause a...

It's working fine. Once the truck starts idling high, engaging the solenoid makes no difference. I can even give it a bit more throttle than the solenoid would and it still doesn't change the RPM. After staring at my clear return line on the IP for a few minutes that I get very tiny air...