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  1. US6x4

    My m925a1 build "Brutus"

    Nice! What about peak rail pressure?
  2. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    The flange IDs of the battery hold downs is 10.957" x 19.488" so folks can measure their battery tops to see if that will fit. These could be made out of carbon steel instead of stainless and could even be made out of 12 ga. steel instead of 10 ga, but I do like the stoutness of the 10 ga...
  3. US6x4

    My M813 gets a turbo!

    The drive up to the car show this weekend had some decent elevation gains and I saw my highest numbers since switching to 16.00R20s at 14 psi boost and 900°F pre-turbo EGT (w/ #17 fuel button). Seeing 14 psi was actually encouraging since the boost numbers dropped off a bit with the bigger...
  4. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    You bet - and I can make as many as they want! Not sure what they would cost as I haven't seen my own shop bill yet, but these are pretty slick. I'll post back with dimensions tomorrow when I have my computer handy. Most 8Ds are roughly the same size but the post centerline and distance from...
  5. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I designed and laser cut a pair of battery hold downs out of 10 gauge stainless to work with the 8Ds that I have and just installed them. They look pretty good and will work as long as the rubber terminal covers don't disintegrate. I reversed the j-bolts so that they would be positioned...
  6. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I've had the door weatherstrip pieces laying around for several years and finally got around to putting them on. Driver door required wire wheel, rust converter, primer, and paint before gluing them on. The only glue they had was 3M yellow...wish I had held out for black.
  7. US6x4

    Dressed Dirty Girty up for a photo shoot today...

    That is a macho looking rig
  8. US6x4

    An easier way to turbo an M800 truck

    Gonna use a plasma cutter?
  9. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Minor fix, but another item to cross off the list: I got the side view mirror glass that was hazy and crusty replaced with new bright glass. Old New
  10. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Got the new park cable installed (fit like a glove) and got the park brake adjusted. Won't be long until I have to replace the outer shoe. Had a little helper this time!
  11. US6x4

    AM General MTVR Prototype

    So how far away from South Bend or Aberdeen did the truck end up?
  12. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    New cable arrived and it's a very good quality cable from the feel of it. Does anyone here recommend lubing the cable up with cable lube before installing it? Doesn't seem like it has that much lube on it from the factory...
  13. US6x4

    An easier way to turbo an M800 truck

    Your workbench says this isn't your first rodeo...nice setup. I could use a converter like that - thanks for sharing
  14. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I'll add that to my collection - thanks for the tip! I've been squirting that same brand's chain/cable lube down my cable but now I just hit a snag... After removing the t-case bracket and frame rail bracket to let the cable dangle from the cab, I was able to feel with my fingers that the...
  15. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Will try that. I'm also thinking of rotating the inner spiral core in the direction of wrap to bust it loose similar to a speedo cable or weedwhacker - that might be easier than push-pull
  16. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Got my truck out of winter storage and smelled hot brakes on the 6 mile drive home. Didn't feel any braking action or rolling resistance and no smoke, but the smell was there. Park brake handle was released but the temp gun showed 180°F on the park brake when i got home. It worked fine when...
  17. US6x4

    Too far gone? 800 series dump truck

    Looks like the throttle linkahe is missing; swapping a complete Cummins KTTA will fix this problem.
  18. US6x4

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I finally finished the work on my curled over plastic battery boxes. I laser cut some 12 gauge stainless stiffener pieces and attached them with some aluminum solid rivets and an air hammer. I like how the proper concave bit worked with the rounded rivets and used a blacksmiths anvil on the...
  19. US6x4

    M915A1 Dump transformation

    There's a little drop down menu in the bottom-left of your post that will expose an "edit" option that allows you to correct the original post (see below)
  20. US6x4

    XM816 Wrecker - Only Took Ten Years

    That's awesome stuff to have!
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