My own Idea for an M920A1

[M920]

Ok....so I always liked the running gear of the M920.....just thought they where pretty ugly....hmmmm....

Well....after a few sleepless nights and about 6 years of mods.....it finally started to grow on me.....so here are some pics of my "concept" M920A1 after a few "tweeks"

Maybe the Army lets me convert the rest of their Fleet.....lol

 

[gimpyrobb]

As I said in another post, welcome to the site. Nice rigs you have there.

 

[Speddmon]

That is one bad a$$ looking truck!!!!! Nice work!

 

[M920]

Thanks again.....other than the first pic...thie one of the original m920....it's actually all the same truck....just in different stages....lol

 

[steelsoldiers]

Welcome to the site, Soni!! I have drooled over your rigs in the pages of 4-wheeling mags for years. I love your tow rig and would appreciate it if you would post some more pictures of it during fabrication.

 

[dm22630]

WOW!!!!!

I thought it was a HET....

How much did all this "tweeking" end up costing?? You have one awesome truck! I would love to see more pics of the interior & exterior!

 

[Josh]

Wow. That truck is amazing.

 

[Andydieselpower]

bad boy

Zoinks! Glad to read you have a manual trans in that rig! Can you shoot some pics of the Cummins ISX setup and interior shots?

Whats the tare weight on just the tractor? 35,000#???


Thanks for sharing!
Andy

 

[NDT]

M920.....just thought they where pretty ugly....

Glad you signed on here M920 . . . home of the the budding AM General/CCC civiliian ownership brotherhood.

It's funny, because I think my M915 is the best looking truck I've ever seen. Love the butterfly hood and the angular fenders . . .

HMMM, not seeing your USDOT number painted on your truck? Maybe I missed it.

Hope you post up more adventures. We are just getting started here.

 

[M920]

Welcome to the site, Soni!! I have drooled over your rigs in the pages of 4-wheeling mags for years. I love your tow rig and would appreciate it if you would post some more pictures of it during fabrication.

Thanks....I will post some more pics.....just got to dig them out....

 

[M920]

Glad you signed on here M920 . . . home of the the budding AM General/CCC civiliian ownership brotherhood.

It's funny, because I think my M915 is the best looking truck I've ever seen. Love the butterfly hood and the angular fenders . . .

HMMM, not seeing your USDOT number painted on your truck? Maybe I missed it.

Hope you post up more adventures. We are just getting started here.

Sorry....I did not mean to be offensive.... My M920 did not have a grill or grill guard when i got it....(see pics) so that probably did not help any....lol And I love the butterfly hood and the fenders!

Anyway....It does not have a DOT number because it is licensed in NM as a not for hire RV.

 

[M920]

WOW!!!!!

I thought it was a HET....

How much did all this "tweeking" end up costing?? You have one awesome truck! I would love to see more pics of the interior & exterior!

Ok.....as far as $ go.....I truely have no idea at this point....probably better that way....lol I will dig up some more picsof the 920a1....I also restored a M747 trailer to go with it....I will include some of those....

 

[nk14zp]

Wow nice truck!

 

[Castle Bravo]

Definitely a good looking truck.

 

[MyothersanM1]

NICE! Beautiful truck.

What a fine way to haul railroad equipment. Chama, huh?? Love that place!! Narrow gauge heaven. I am part of the Friends of the C&TS. Are you a "Friend" or an employee of C&TS?

Does the C&TS still have that awesome 5 Ton Fire/Brush Truck??

 

[srodocker]

wow i also thought it was a HET...what a nice job! come to washington!

 

[PorscheTech911]

Glad you signed on here M920 . . . home of the the budding AM General/CCC civiliian ownership brotherhood.

It's funny, because I think my M915 is the best looking truck I've ever seen. Love the butterfly hood and the angular fenders . . .

HMMM, not seeing your USDOT number painted on your truck? Maybe I missed it.

Hope you post up more adventures. We are just getting started here.

I agree with this as well! Welcome and nice truck! I think the 900 series trucks are the best looking out there, that's why I want one so bad

 

[M920]

wow i also thought it was a HET...what a nice job! come to washington!

Thanks....Well it might as well be a HET at this point. I swapped in a 600hp Cummins ISX (more ponies than the M1070) and an Fuller Roadranger RTLO 18 speed. I left the original Rockwell transfercase but changed the axles ratios to 4.88s versus the factory 6.17s..... that, and the 445/65R22.5 Michelin XZL WB's brought the top speed up to 78mph.
The truck is very nice to drive and even actually rides ok (well, in a military truck kind of way anyway! lol) considering the 33'000 pound curb weight and the 75'000 GVW....

I have not made it to Washington State yet.....the closest was Crecent City
CA....but I'm sure I will eventually buy somthing from GL up there....

 

[M920]

NICE! Beautiful truck.

What a fine way to haul railroad equipment. Chama, huh?? Love that place!! Narrow gauge heaven. I am part of the Friends of the C&TS. Are you a "Friend" or an employee of C&TS?

Does the C&TS still have that awesome 5 Ton Fire/Brush Truck??

Good call.....I'm an employee of the C&TS. And yes we still have the 5 ton Fire truck. Unfortunately someone tried to run it up to Cumbres without any coolant in the engine.....that did not work to well.....scorched a hole in the cummins.....still runs but has a bad knock.....

 

[eldgenb]

Hi Soni, your truck is inspirational, if it wasn't for the fact that there is absolutely nothing I could use it for except to stare at it and sleep in it once in a while I would try to build one similar. By the way you are already a celebrity here if you did not already know.