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Try this place. If they don’t carry MDO I’ll bet they know who does. www.detering.com.

Looking forward to the details on that camera setup. I might have to have one myself.

The thinnest MDO comes is 3/8". Your Homey Depot should have it. If not they can bring in a sheet from another branch - https://www.homedepot.com/p/3-8-in-4-ft-x-8-ft-Douglas-Fir-4-Ply-MDO-P1s-Plywood-208553/202088754 This is important. Mark my words. Just trying to help.

Instead of Birch plywood, you may want to consider using Medium Density Overlay plywood (MDO). Speaking from over 50 years in the architectural millwork business, I can attest that Birch plywood will not provide satisfactory performance in the application you are describing. MDO plywood is also...

Looking good.

Rich, I'm sorta glad it's taking you as long to finish as me!

Nice work. I applaude you for thinking outside the box (pardon the pun). Are you planning on armoring the cables from the engine to the boxes? I believe if it were me, I would consider running the battery cables in some type of protective conduit, such as Liquid-Tite, which is easily cut to...

That thang looks like it came off a Mad Max movie set. Good Job!

Git her done.

I’m ready to hear that thang running.

Looking good.

Glad it’s coming together for you. Thanks for the update.

Rich, a mechanical water temperature gauge could be the most important instrument in your truck. Here is the gauge I am installing in my M1028 - https://www.autometer.com/2-5-8-water-temp-120-240-f-6-tubing-mech.html

Rich - glad it’s running. I recommend you consider mechanical oil pressure and water temperature gauges to eliminate any possibility of error. And yes I agree that the thermostat is not opening. Is it possible that it got installed backwards?

My fingers are crossed.

The good news is, you caught this before completing the project and starting out on a road trip.

Let us know what you discover.

Rich - I had to think a few minutes before posting. I certainly don’t want to play Dr Doom, but if that passenger side head was installed and torqued properly, and I feel that it probably was, then there may be a larger issue. In my 50 years of working on engines, I have never heard of a head...

What do you think about getting some hard brass fittings and pipe from Ace Hardware to extend the valley port rearward to terminate at the back of the valley? That’s what I used on the front turbo port of my P400 to pressurize the Spinner centrifugal oil filter.

I'm planning on keeping my OEM idiot lights intact, and also add Autometer 2-5/8" mechanical gauges in a custom mount which replaces the ashtray. I will retain the OEM sending units for the idiot lights, but the mechanical gauges hook into the systems they will monitor. Or in other words, the...