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I decided to get some 316 stainless metal lock nuts from McMaster Carr. I don't want the nylon breaking down if the temps are high enough to melt the nylon in the aftercooler. Ill change those out before the cooler is all assembled. I also got the manifold painted today. Now just gotta start...

Thanks Superthermal. My other fear was if that heat exchanger was to fail, it would dump water, rust and whatever else in the engine. So I'm trying to eliminate any future issues. I also do have a methanol kit as well I can run. It won't run all the time but when I need it, it will help.

Made some progress today. Removed the coolant resevoir tank. Going to clean that up and set aside for the re-assembly. Removed exhaust manifold. Looks like mocking up the pulse manifold I will need to get the front piece of exhaust on first to help with the clearance. I primed the exhaust...

Was done a year ago.

Removed the S pipe exhaust and the intake manifold to make room for the big cam aftercooler. I need to figure out how to get that S shaped fuel line away from the block. I don't know if the aftercooler will fit there without rubbing. Will need to dig deeper when I get closer to assembly...

Removed the stack and pipe under the cab in preparation for the turbo. Also received my injectors from premco. 10% overs. Based on my pump settings, Warren from Premco said this would be a nice upgrade and still give me reliability and not stress the engine. Not looking for a big powerhouse...

These are the tow bar clamps and the tow bar in place. Looks mean. Might have it powdercoated in the near future black for a nice contrast.

I painted up the towbar. I have some tow bar clamps I powder coated black and is mounted to the front bumper. I'll have some photos tomorrow of it mounted up.

Got the Down pipe for the turbo build. It's off a freight liner. Ordering my new injectors tomorrow. Plan on starting the turbo build end of this week. Lots of photos and videos to come showing the difference in power, temps, etc

One of my best friends turboed his m925 and has had nothing but positives about it. I decided to follow suit. Overall I am looking for lower temps on mountains and hills and a little bit of power gain. I decided to get a brand new pulse manifold. I went with a Borg Warner BHT3B. More...

After getting back home I drove the truck and noticed fuel leaks coming from the pump. I decided to "bite the bullet" and had a pump rebuilt by premco. Put the same 27 fuel button but all new gaskets and internals to get rid of old leaking seals and make sure the internals of the pump are...

Truck did fantastic going to Redball Military Show this year. Truck drove 320 miles round trip give or take and did flawless. Truck was a dream to drive. At 50 mph I'm at 1450 rpms. I get more noise from the tires then I do from the engine. Feels like it's idling. Truck towed the m105a2...

Thank you for the tips and suggestions! I'll take a look at them!

I know very well Brutus is a guntruck from Vietnam. I wanted a m54a2 but couldn't find one. This is not an attempt to do the same thing with a 900 series. I just liked the name and felt it was fitting.

Installed new pan trans filter and flushed the amsoil out after 700 miles. Put new amsoil in with a new cat spin on filter. I also installed a new CAT coolant filter and CAT water/fuel seperator and new fuel filter. The water/fuel seperator was about 1" longer than the wix and the fuel...

Back in July I had the privilege of being apart of escorting the vietnam wall to the staging area and being behind the wall as a "guard" while my father in his m35a2c was the "guard" for the front. Only 2 military vehicles there. What an honor and experience. So many thank yous and waves. It...

Since Memorial Day I have gotten to take Brutus to 2 car shows. I also made it to the 4th of July Parade today. I had an alternator issue. The one I put on started to fail with 500 miles on it. Got a new one from Napa this time. So far so good. I also got the methanol kit installed. My...

Took Brutus to Memorial Day Parade and truck did great. Last few days put 140 to 150 miles on truck and running great. 1 vet said the truck looks so good it should be in a museum. Big shout out and thank you to all of steelsoldiers members who serve or have served for protecting our rights...

Installed a light bar on the tire mount. I used an amber led light bar because it's easier to see and focus. It lights the bed up nicely and it also can be used as a safety light in bad weather. I have been getting the truck ready for Memorial Day. Here's some photos with my nephews last week.

Ordered the heater core and it came in. Took photos of inlet and outlet and how I had it plumbed. Before it went to filter then Hester core to trap any junk from getting into the core. This caused restriction and not full flow going to the core. Now it's being replumbed so it will go to the...