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Is there a short answer as to why you can't get a junkyard take-out engine ? 6.2s are plentiful around here. Even a take-out Duramax would be an easy job.

TMG for the cupholder. Jericho, sorry if I missed it somewhere but, where did you source the seats? I would love to find some NOS HEMTT seats so they have the 4 point belts already. I have also looked into salvage yard commercial vehicle but then I will have to fab up the belts. Not a big...

Superb craftsmanship. Terrific pics ! Thanks for showing us.

Erasedhammer, do you sit up nights thinking of stuff to post ? If you wanna do something to your rig . . . Just do it ! (and post lots of pics ). I think an LQ9 would be a wonderful swap for a vehicle that is being used for multiple functions. Civil on-road with TONS of power and the revs to...

Congratulations on the win. Once again, an AMAZING gathering of choices. Thank you all for keeping history "alive".

Is the airbag hooked up ? Kidding . . . sort of. Make absolutely sure that the wires to the bag have NO WAY of coming into contact with power and ground (static electricity included) unless you LIKE loud surprises. Otherwise it is a wonderful upgrade. One thing GM did that was nice with the...

Make sure the drain under the left running board is closed.

Are you looking for LED bulbs to fit in your original lights ? If so, SuperBrightLEDs is where ya wanna shop. I have converted several vehicles to LED bulbs. They do also have just about any kind of auxiliary lighting you could think of or want. As for your "current" question, you would...

Sorry if I am intruding but I also have a powertrain dream. Cummins ISX 12 mated to an Eaton automated ten speed with overdrive. This would be in an M800 series chassis. Love the idea of 60 m.p.h. and still being able to "creep" up any mountain in my path ( well . . . pretty much ).

67Beast, Great looking fleet.

TERRIFIC thread ! ! :clinto: Thank you Mr. Roberts for starting it. Didn't get my rig in time for Memorial Day. Maybe for Independence Day. :shrugs: Thank you also to all of you who take the time and have the pride to go show your pieces of history. Every one of them helped allow me to...

Well somethin's bent. Perhaps the king pin frame.

99% guaranteed the end of the axle tube is bent. Have it straightened by a competent shop and add an axle truss to prevent future repeat. OH, . . . and Dukes Of Hazzard jumps are a bad idea. [thumbzup] You already diagnosed it. The camber is incorrect on a solid axle with no adjustment for...

Couldn't hoit ! :shrugs: Please post about what ya find.

Are you sure these flat spots are in the tread ? Could it be carcass deformation from being parked for an extended time ? Unless you are really good with a hot knife I would not recommend "shaving" the tread if you are driving this vehicle on the roadways.

98G, The last two words of your post, Amen. Research before spending a penny.

Ah, right procedure, wrong pump. The vacuum trick will still work for getting all the air out that is already in. Finding where "new" air is getting in can be the main pain.

Unfortunately the tin can often gets pushed on when adjusting belts. Total NO NO. If the seal is disrupted "just enough" air can be drawn in but it will still hold the "head" pressure of the liquid in the reservoir ( no wet spot on outside ). Fords were notorious when they switched to...

NDT, is your reservoir can dented anywhere ? I am making the assumption that you have the cast metal pump that sticks out of a "tin can" reservoir. ( Sorry not somewhere that I can throw in a sample pic ) It only takes a tiny amount of air to turn the fluid to foam when the pump runs. My tip...

Not as long the fluid isn't all the way to the top of the fill opening, which it shouldn't be anyway. You're just making a negative pressure above the fluid for the air to find it's way into.