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For you HET drivers and owners of heavy slow lumbering beasts - head over to a sign shop, or traffic safety shop (the kind that will make temporary signs for construction zones) and get a sign that looks like a speed limit sign (24" x 30"), but in 3M Diamond Grade Flourescent Yellow-Green with...

Probably a good idea to convoy up with a rig like that (spoken from the arm-chair seating that is). [EDIT:] To be more useful (and perhaps more sensative, thank you USAF-CW for the gentler reminder) Any time anyone passes before their time is is truly saddening, and I do hope the family can...

I honestly don't know. I would be suprised if they didn't, but for this build getting one from that specific year was important for emissions in California AND not needing a cat or computer. :) [EDIT:] Using my Google-fu, I found at least one place that is offering crate engines...

Not fool proof, fail-safe :) Ah, I missed that in you earlier post, now that you mention it I see you had said that. I don't think that would be an issue, I'm not aware of any code where you aren't allowed to use a panel or combination of sub panels that is rated higher than the...

I like the Odyssey PC2150 Group 31, or the Sears 50131 rebrand of the same for ~$100 less. Higher reserve capacity (better for glow-plug starts), more cranking power (1150CC), and better construction (not coiled, just flat plates, so more actual work being done in the same space). Did I mention...

Forgive me if I edit the sentence in the interest of being honest with yourself: "...I did not get a permit even though I realize that {REMOVED} I should have..." And that little voice in your head that types out as doubt means you know it. :) The point of the NEC discussion above is that you...

I actually knew that one :)

I think you need an MEP-005 or MEP-805... 200 Amp service is about 24kW. Is one of those two 100Amp panels an "emergency loads" panel? Are you planning on "teaming" the 802/003? I hate to ask, but did you get a permit to do this work?

Hi, I purchased an S-250/G shelter from SS member JesusGatos this spring. Inside was a bunch of gear I need to tear out, since I'm doing a conversion to a camper and updating the comms gear (with civilian stuff). Once identified, I will put this stuff in a classified to sell it. There...

No worries, don't read my above reply as annoyance, I was just trying to be very complete! :beer: I'm happy to answer questions about this project in this thread, even ones that the inquiring party may believe is "dumb" - please ask away, I treat all questions equally well :)

Yeah, it's spread out over the whole thread: Eaton Fuller FSO-8406A, 6-speed, 0.78:1 over-drive, synchromeshed, input rating of 860 ft-lbs torque. First mention in post #26 was going to be a FSO-6406 with me swapping out the parts to convert it to an FSO-8406 (input shaft, input bearings)...

So this week I will begin documenting the tear down of the "new" engine. I have it properly staged/blocked in the garage where it will be worked on. I have to pull the front gear train, power steering pump (on gear train), injection pump (on gear train), flywheel housing, water pump, head...

If you get one of the bigger drain channel sizes like the part# I linked, a low layer of round pea-gravel in the bottom before laying in the hose will keep the hose out of any standing water which should help it last longer. Gravel instead of sand or dirt will break any surface tension and help...

Quick suggestion before you put the gravel in - drop in a section of drain channel above grade (but embedded in the gravel) to use as a tray for the fuel line - this should remove that as a tripping hazard and protect the hose from being stepped on. Fill in around the drain channel with the...

Somewhat, but civilian GNSS tech hasn't stood still either (like military moving from PLGR to DAGR). The Ublox Neo-M8N chipset in my receiver can receive from: GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F, BeiDou B1 SBAS L1 C/A, Galileo E1B/C constellations (not just US based GPS), and it supports all of the...

It would be interesting to compare plugger performance to a modern GPS's performance. Interested? I have a toughbook coming this week that I can plug into my multiconstellation GNSS.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?28859-Here-s-what-to-do-with-your-old-NATO-plugs http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?118179-Slave-cable-powered-tools I'm just about done with my 18V Dewalt modified NATO-Slave battery/cable.

I think NFPA 30 applies no matter the jurisdiction (I'm probably wrong, but better safe than sued :) ) - thus the trip to the Fire Marshal. These are the guys who are going to be putting out your house or protecting it from your neighbor's property if that burns, just give them a chance to...

I've found it best to heat laminate/weld the vinyl. I also have been looking at the ahh.biz vinyls, I have samples of tan-on-green temper tent, solid color mil-grade vinyl, and mylar-faced vinyl. I'll be using the tan on black for my S-250 shelter roof-tent, and doing a Mylar-faced vinyl...

Yeah that'll be a fun part of the project - the roof is said to support about 250lbs, so I need to make an additional frame above the roof to support up to 750lbs (transfer the loads to the end walls) so I don't cave the roof in. It should hinge at the door-end of the shelter. I'm thinking...