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  1. silverstate55

    1988 Yugoslavian BOV M86

    LOVE IT!!
  2. silverstate55

    shrink wrap a pallet in colorado springs,

    98G will be there next week for a pickup... @98G
  3. silverstate55

    Legal Issues that could effect all MV Owners

    What with the recent IRS changes to the HGV tax issue, just re-registered my M931A2 in Utah; the reminder postcard that came in the mail had the heading “Requires IRS 2290.” Went online to IRS website to obtain an EIN, was quick and easy (listed myself as Self-Employed and need EIN for banking...
  4. silverstate55

    M915: some sage advice needed - Freezing Trouble

    The AD-9 shown in Simp’s post is the exact same one I’ve been installing on a customer’s trucks I service....you can buy an entire unit for around $125 shipped on Amazon, and the bolt-together cartridge type is disposable. So you buy a new one cheaper than you can have one serviced for, just...
  5. silverstate55

    Cummins 855ci pistons?

    You mean there’s an engine that has more expensive parts than a Caterpillar?!? :D
  6. silverstate55

    M915A4R2 Build and Modification Thread

    Yet another Simp5782 thread I’m subscribed to...interested in seeing if you can unlock 6th-gear in the transmission.
  7. silverstate55

    Sinking an M561 Gama Goat at Camp Pendleton, CA

    That looks like the Amtrac (AAV) area on the south end of Pendleton, near Oceanside. I’ll bet those two got in more trouble for not policing up their gear left floating in the water than the sinking of the GG...I wonder if the orange-ish colored item floating in the water was the Fording...
  8. silverstate55

    How old is too old

    98G & Simp5872 give advice that is well worth heeding...I don’t know anyone else who has had more blowouts, tire troubles, and other vehicle issues while driving former military trucks. And I don’t mean to downplay advice/experience of NDT and other well-respected members of the site, I guess I...
  9. silverstate55

    How old is too old

    Simp5872. He’ll find you the best shipping rates unless you find room on a Steel Soldiers Express.
  10. silverstate55

    HEMTT, well kind of

    It looks like a HEMTT cab that has come through the DRMO/Auction pipeline was engineered to fit onto a pickup chassis...I think it’s great! Excellent way to preserve the HEMTT cab and have a unique vehicle. Surprised nobody mentioned the various other repurposing projects on this site (most...
  11. silverstate55

    Cargo Bed Shortening

    Looks fantastic, what great work! I can guarantee you that you don’t work slower than me.... LOL.
  12. silverstate55

    1995 M977A2

    Also the hardest thing for a vehicle owner to accept, if the hoses look serviceable on the outside.
  13. silverstate55

    Simp's M920 build thread

    Paging Will Wagner....Will Wagner please pick up the white courtesy phone...
  14. silverstate55

    Simp's M920 build thread

    WHEW! At least you don’t have to change your shift pattern sticker now....
  15. silverstate55

    Simp's M920 build thread

    Get the new transmission in yet?
  16. silverstate55

    My M813 gets a turbo!

    Looks fantastic! When do we get to see/hear her running around?
  17. silverstate55

    Inverted MRAP wheels power steering

    My Deuce has the Waterloo p/s kit on it as well (and smaller A3 steering wheel), and it works best with wheels with more negative offset....I have LMTV wheels with the centers torched out and custom adapter plates I had made for them; they work great and the truck does well with them on. I...
  18. silverstate55

    Inverted MRAP wheels power steering

    @98G @simp5782 Simplest, most cost effective method to reduce the tire rubbing on Pitman arm is to switch wheels with more negative offset (to stick out farther). There are various wheels you can use and that are available, hopefully 98G and/or Simp5782 will post their knowledge as I defer to...
  19. silverstate55

    Painting cargo covers

    One and a half gallons of Behr exterior paint worked great on my Deuce’s cargo cover...UV-resistant and still holding after 6 or 7 years. Only cracking/peeling was around some of the more frequently-used tie-down corners but it’s hardly noticeable.
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