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  1. Cave Johnson

    Door Handle Lever Printed (LMTV)

    Still works. Been abusing it, but I dont have an ISO standard salt spray test or whatever for equivalent. Just texas summer and use. I would file it under "this is an excellent option for anyone who isnt an originalist. Anyhow, been busy arranging a 1082 to be it's buddy for a song and a...
  2. Cave Johnson

    Door Handle Lever Printed (LMTV)

    The image is a little misleading on the layer question. Its got full length grain, for lack of a better term. It hasnt failed yet, but I dont use the passenger door all that much anyhow. Ill post if and when it does for sure though.
  3. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    Ill get a quote from the retired English officer who was running part of the sealy BAE plant next time Im out at my farm and he rides by on a horse.
  4. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    Intent and final result vary, but the point was drive train and other components. Things that wear out and needs to be replaced an readily sourced.
  5. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    Exactly. They built these to share common components with commercial vehicles so they would not run in to the previous problems related to aftermarket supply of parts. But sometimes it's a bit obtuse.
  6. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    Digging in to this, I think this is useful, these being a non-metric item on the vehicle. All the mirror and door hardware is metric. There are quite a few places you can obtain these if you know the correct flat to flat, stud diameter, and threads per inch, which I sorted out per above...
  7. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    Perfect, thanks. Manual and such is over 10,000 pages all together, I just want to be able to move the it to my farm.
  8. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    So driver side. Are the passenger side right hand? Lest we get into port and starboard.
  9. Cave Johnson

    FMTV Lug Nuts

    I was missing a few. So I found the main lug nuts are 3/4"-16 x 1-1/2" x 7/8" (Diameter - thread x flats x depth) The lug nut around the air system is a 1-1/8"-16 x 1-1/2" x 7/8" (same as above). Anything Im missing?
  10. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Interior door handles

    Since this is related, if anyone is feeling lazy and cheap, or in a bind, Doorman (heh) part# 775-5502 is 15 bucks off amazon and fits the windows and door handles. You need to drill out the door handle hole on the interior panel to 3/4" min. The bolt is an M6-1 x 22mm flat head for the...
  11. Cave Johnson

    Door Handle Lever Printed (LMTV)

    Its installed and works just fine. So I guess time will tell for how long. I printed the final unit out of solid PLA. I'm being positive minded here and hoping the increased flexibility and quality (versus the brittle and porous nature of pot metal) will give this guy a lifespan long enough...
  12. Cave Johnson

    Door Handle Lever Printed (LMTV)

    #4-40 x 3/4" bolt w nylon lock nut (so it doesnt need to be torqued down to hold and risk cracking the seat). Seems to work just fine. Fit in place in the truck, opens the door fine. You could use a #6, but you would need to tap the bottom part of the seat.
  13. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Interior door handles

    That's perfect thanks! If anyone is ever curious, you can always just pull the window reel handle off and it works as a door handle instead.
  14. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Interior door handles

    Nobody wants to say "hey, its about this long" even? Allright, Ill do my own bidirectional unit. If you ever want to know why there are passenger and driver side versions for these things, its not about cost, its about the guys on the floor and the guys who run them being too stupid to...
  15. Cave Johnson

    Door Handle Lever Printed (LMTV)

    There are a number of low/no ash filaments now that can be run through a conventional 3d pringer for people who really want to do an investment casting of something because they dont like plastic. Wax filaments if you want to go jewelry grade. Im fairly happy with "test run" right now just...
  16. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Mirror Brackets

    Need to adjust washers and such, but that's the mirror to truck assembly. I could use certified milspec hardware, but I know better.
  17. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Interior door handles

    Can someone give me the rough dims on one of those. I dont have any to sample, but want to throw those in with my order for window brackets. No reason not to model those and have them cut along with the window bracket. I can to it from scratch easily enough, but making it look...
  18. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Mirror Brackets

    Nothing sacrosanct about S&S designs. Trust me on that one. This is what's on the truck from the factory. Someone in the engineering department simply adopted a press tool standard that existed previously and moved to forward. Its probably a little stronger by virtue of work hardening of the...
  19. Cave Johnson

    LMTV Mirror Brackets

    Im making them out of stainless. I also dont have a press big enough, nor a press bit shaped like that, its a very unique tool. The door will be a pile of iron oxide dust before the one Im making will fail. Side note, that kind of embossing is practical if you are making half a million items...
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