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I finished up the M915 style battery box install on my M818. Nice look and good fit. And, there are also pics of the new right side fuel tank. Follow the project here... http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?148460-M915-Battery-Box-on-M809-series

I installed the rubber coated plywood liner into the battery box. I bolted the liner down using the three existing pre-drilled hold down bolt holes; two on the left side and the right/rear. I laid in the outer most hold-down and placed a bolt through the hold-down bolt clip adjacent to the...

I received the Deka Group 31 battery hold-downs (Deka p/n 06165). I found these on eBay. I originally had ordered the Deka 06166, double group 31 hold-down, from eTrailer, but they were back-ordered through mid-January. I may re-order the double hold-down later, but for now I wanted to get the...

I added an Abus No. 110 multi-hinged lock hasp to secure the box. The multi-hinge design gets the hasp up and over the bottom lip of the battery box eliminating any mounting guesswork. The hasp was mounted to the outer reinforcing channel under the box. I used 3/16" x 3/8 "-1/2" steel blind...

The size is correct. You have to remove the screen/strainer for these particular caps to install and operate properly.

Me too!

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Once the battery box was installed, the tolerance between the fuel tank and box for the rear rubber tie-down clamp was too close. The front between the box and fender was OK, but for balance I decided to move both out to the side. The tie-down hinge brackets were mounted on the saddle...

I just replaced a 55 gal. tank with M939-series 58 gal. tank. So, I have an extra filler neck of type you have. PM me if you are interested in it.

Looks right to me. That's how mine was when I got the truck. You want flexibility there due to engine vibration, so don't weld the two brackets together. Mine made an awful squeak at idle. I ended up changing it to what you see in the pics below. I used a vibration dampening sandwich...

Oh, and, pay no mind to that metal cancer on the rocker panel :oops: ;)

Once I get the batteries installed, I will pull the truck out of its space and get some better side photos. The guy who rents the space next to me, who is never there and has a big fat RV, decides to show up right at the time I want to do this project. Needless to say, it was quite the challenge...

Once the box was mounted in place, the bus bars and Solargizer circuit box were installed. I made sure to mount the Solargizer box so I didn’t have cut or add to its wiring. The main positive cable was a little long, so it was cut down, a new lug terminal was swedged on and some new red shrink...

I removed the existing battery box. I also removed the two bus bars, all cables and the Solargizer box from inside that box. All those accessories would be reused in the new box. As a side note and on the same day, I also installed a "new-to-me" M931 58 gal. fuel tank to include some new...

After getting the box home, I gave it a quick cleaning, removed the accessories (hold-down, wood liner, slave receptacle) and put a nice coat of 686 sand on it. While I was painting and prepping the box for installation, I found that removing and replacing the cover was a little bit cumbersome...

About four years ago I modified and installed an M939-series battery box up grade on my M818. It is a very sturdy, modular design allowing easy access to the batteries. In addition, if you use only two batteries, it lends to more storage space. It did come with some drawbacks including hanging...

The intimidation factor goes away once you start working on them.

Welcome! Nice find and I'd say it fits like glove [thumbzup] Stock up on the Motrin and Ben-Gay. Your achin' body will thank you...heavy parts on this big beauties ;) I have second thoughts once a month when I pay my storage fees. But, my truck is like another kid to me. So, I keep him.

Yes, Sirs! That is my G scale Union, Southern & Santa Fe Railway. When I am not dumping money time into the truck this is where the balance goes. I am not a cheap date ;)

I installed a new (to me) 58 gal. fuel tank from an M931 tractor on the right side to match the left one installed back in Feb '14. I also installed locking fuel caps on both sides. I removed the M939-series uprade battery box and began install of an M915 battery box. These are really nice...