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Hi all, Years ago (2009-2010), I blew apart my M35a2 and combined parts from it, a few 5 tons, and a civvy Ford medium duty to make a hybrid truck. I stuck a Ross Hydrapower box outside of the driver's side frame rail, and used it to drive a longitudinal drag link against the stock 5 ton axle...

The title says it all. After 5 years of the 8.3's intercooler sticking out past the frankendeuce bodywork, I finally have time and money to put longer fenders on. Korean- and vietnam-era 5 tons are the obvious choice, but what else might work? The main interface I need to accommodate and plan...

Hi Forum, I suppose this is suitable here. I know about pair of MRAP front axles in Southern Colorado being sold for the cost of scrap. The guy is getting antsy about finding someone to take these and is about to sell them to the scrapper. He has a tcase I could use as well, but these axles...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M54_(truck) I'm pretty sure I see something wrong here....

I am between tasks right now, and I figured I'd jump over here and give a brief report on the first real road report of my repower project. I drove the truck from Boulder down to Golden and up and over Lookout Mountain on Sunday morning, covering maybe 50 miles in total. The trip consisted of...

My truck has the hubs flipped in on the rear, but it would be very difficult to move those hubs out, as the drums engage the lugs. First question - does anyone make wheel spacers for 10 lugs Semi wheels? I need 5.75" long spacers. This would allow me to either space out the wheel from the...

Wife and I just watched "Super 8". Overall, they nailed the period-specific vehicles for a movie set in 1979, but I did catch a deuce in A3 trim in there. I might be the only one who both a) saw that movie and b) knows military vehicles, but I figured I'd ask the group. :) Best, Bob

First off, AVM has been incredibly helpful with helping me brainstorm where I might find parts for my broken 5 ton hub (I bought a recent ebay auction with one good and one broken hub). Ultimately, I was unsuccessful in finding spares (I need the inner coupling ring), but did ask what the cost...

Hi Gang, I traded for a big Garwood/Braden-style winch, which did not come with any power source, save for a roller chain sprocket on it. I would guess that it was originally PTO-powered, but that's honestly anyone's guess. I figure that mounting it and powering it is one of the little...

Military 10 ton 6x6, model M123 truck Not mine, no interest in it personally - just passing it along. Best, Bob

Hi Group, I have been extraordinarily busy over the past few months, and one of the projects has been to retrofit S cam drum brakes to my front, 5 ton axle. These are Meritor 16.5x7" air brakes, which I feel are going to be much much better than the stock juice brakes. I had a set of these...

Hi Guys I am starting to wire the electrical on my project, and I'm torn between doing one of two systems. I'd love some feedback, and I invite you to comment either on the synopsis or any of the scenarios in the details of potential options. Thanks for any feedback! Synopsis: I am torn...

I am at a crossroads with the new project, and I am wondering if I could cure some or all of my sheetmetal and fitment woes with 5 ton parts. Could I trouble anyone on the list to put a tape on their 5 ton fenders, and report back? A handy measurement to have would be the length of the top of...

Hi Gang, Synopsis: Did the early M39 / M809 series trucks ever see any difference in steering arms on the axle? Meaning, was there ever a shorter or longer example? Details: My 5 ton-based project is continuing, slowly. I'm now looking at an interference issue between the steering arm on...

I've successfully moved my transfer case back a few feet to accomodate a new drivetrain, and I am in the hunt for an accurate speed reading. The end of the speedo cable is perhaps 2 feet away from the mating connection on the transfer case. Any thoughts on how I can make this connection...

Hi everyone, I am getting closer to a rolling chassis on my big project, and my frame height is at a somewhat disturbingly high 51". With big lifty springs, 48" rubber, and a body lift to fit the airshift tranny, I knew it would be high going into the project, but this is REALLY high, and...

I was at an auction and saw a fully-airbraked M35a2. Bidding went over my level, but I got tons of pics. The conversion included full cans on all axles (including maxis on the rearmost bogie), replacement backing plates (bolted on in the rear), and deleted the transfer case ebrake (since the...

Hi Folks, I am a day or two away from needing to lift the body on my M35-ish project. I think I need to lift it approximately 3", to clear the Eaton Fuller transmission. I haven't mocked everything up yet, but pretty sure I do need to raise it up that amount. What is the best practice to...

Hi Folks, The new truck project continues. I'm so on the fence about what tcase to use. I have an M818 tcase already lined up, but I'm not sure about the fitness of a non-fulltime tcase (I want 4wd on occasion on the roads around here, and the M818 front output presents issues with doing...

Hi Folks, Does anyone know if there is (even the concept) of a permanent sprag replacement for the M809 transfer cases? Or, are there any pics out there that detail what the sprag looks like? I'd love to see if there's a hardpart that could replace the sprag in function, but not have the same...