Work on the baby HEMTT grinds to a start.

[quickfarms]

cool truck

 

[MidnightDuramax]

Any progress? It seems like things came to a grinding hault.

 

[Stalwart]

Nice one Mods., leave the snarky comment from the thieving one!

If you're going to edit and redact comments, be constant and thorough. That includes this one of course.

 

[RGS20inophir]

I have a couple fresh pictures from when Jones took me around his pitiful excuse of a workshop (HA!). Jones, it is one HECK of a piece of engineering!











Thank you again Jones for your time and hospitality!!!

 

[Stalwart]

Thanks RGS but those links are to the thumbnails, not the pictures. How about a link to your folder in which they reside? I haven't seen "Baby" for about 18 months and Leonard himself in 6 months. He stopped by the Tower Park MV Meet to chat.

 

[RGS20inophir]

Fixed. In all of their 1023X685 glory.

 

[rikinwyoming]

this thread wreaks of fabricating goodness!! I love it!

 

[Seatyger]

Thanks for posting the photos! I hope all is well on the Left Coast.

 

[sierra117]

Great build gonna go the same way and build my own if I can't find one.

 

[Stalwart]

Great build gonna go the same way and build my own if I can't find one.

I don't understand, are you gonna build a HEMTT if you can't buy one or are you going to build a custom 2 axle "Baby"? Unless you're VERY good, the forward control steering will end your project early. I'm serious, the number of steering/gear boxes, and the geometry to get it to work properly will bite you, HARD!

 

[sierra117]

I would consider something from a crane carrier corp truck similar cabover setup

 

[Stalwart]

I see, sorta. A HEMTT is not a cabover by the way, the engine is fully behind the cab and drives nothing like a cabover. The easiest is just to add a crane to a 5-ton as so many have done here.

Please forgive me Leonard but I gotta share the custom battery box photos.

He managed to use the space formerly being wasted between the fuel tanks by adding a nice pullout and secure battery box.

 

[sierra117]

Nothing cool was ever easy i like a challenge and building and customizing things is my never ending hobby. I am never finished with anything i build nor am i happy with a factory vehicle i just have to cut chop to make it better.

 

[army70deuce]

First off I want to say that your truck is awesome. Now to my question. I'm looking at doing something similar and wanted to know how difficult it was to mount the hemtt cab to a deuce frame and how far back did you move the engine to put the cab in front? Do you have any pictures of the cab install?

Thanks,
Once again cool truck.

 

[Mike929]

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[MidnightDuramax]

Any update on this amazing vehicle?

 

[maddawg308]

BTT for air. Love to see more of this truck and its progress...not to mention I'd love to see a video of it driving!

Bet it would be pretty great offroad as well...

 

[earnie]

any new pics or progress on this truck

 

[jdknech]

bump?

 

[Cycletek]

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