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Yep, that's where I got mine. It's at what I'd call a neutral extension "at rest" and is the 4.5" to 10" version. Thanks! I think it depends where you anchor your subframe. Mine is pinned right behind the cab to minimize displacement between the cab and habitat. I assume that's a...

Momentum gained - side hatch installed: Passthrough accordion gasket installed: Took it around the block yesterday and it's fairly stable. The most deflection seems to be from the cab air ride with the box remaining pretty stable on the chassis (or at least appearing to be). Next...

After a few weeks of dry weather, we finally got a good dousing. I left the truck outside and happily, it remained dry inside. Yay! I have worked through a number of other little things in the interim and now have the side cargo hatch set up (opening cut in the siding, door skinned and...

Same experience here. As long as you choose a fluid which conforms to their spec, you should be good. The fluid I used was certified to their TES 349 spec.

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It was a sticking throttle pedal not returning to idle. Lube the hinge and/or the cable itself to allow engine to return to idle when pedal is released. Now see here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/lmtv-m1078-transmission-fluid-change-to-atf-write-up.149271/#post-1833667

Thanks Recce. More progress has been made lately.... No exciting pictures though. Trans has been flushed and refilled with ATF. After draining it, I think it actually had ATF in it already. It shifted well and continues to shift well, so that's all good. Followed the guidance in this...

Yep, and my two rear axles have them installed.

Ah-hah! I thought it was the opposite- I thought they addressed the need for a differential in the tandem pair by sending no drive to the rear axle. I get the traction implications and how things would slip, etc... without the locking function, and that the air solenoid locks the two diffs...

In my perusal of the forum (admittedly, not the TM's), I had come to believe the opposite- that it was the intermediate axle which was powered and the rear was the one which was added upon engaging "Mode". Am I mistaken?

Progress!!! Alu for covering seams is on! It looks good enough, but the real news is that means it can leave the nest again. Things are progressing... While waiting for the weather to shape up enough, I got the stair control wired up from the cab as well as the stairwell, so that's a...

Hi Mark, I understand what you're saying but I think I am OK and it's just the photo angle. The lower radius rods are just shy of horizontal as it sits, probably within 10° or so. The system will move it forward as the suspension compresses, but I don't think as much as the 4" figure. The...

Hi Mark, I saw a video of a 1083 going up over something and as the intermediate axle climbed up, the chassis only moved upwards half of what the wheel did, and it was climbing a large step. This let that axle get surprisingly high relative to the chassis, much higher than I ever expected it...

Those trumpets are a variable length induction system, which was pretty radical in the late 80's early 90's. The green trumpet would slide in and out of the black tube based on engine RPM and other parameters: The sonic experience was enormous at full chat:

Your friend was right! They are quirky but super cool. The car in the pic was my 3rd evolution- a 1979 chassis running a bridge-ported 13B with a 2 barrel Dellorto and sewer pipe-sized exhaust. That car was SUPER fun, with the pic being taken at an event in BC on Vancouver Island. Great...

Thread drift alert (apologies): That is a gorgeous backdrop!!! Takes me back to an earlier stage of my automotive addictions: What do you do with it? Guessing by your forum handle, is it a plane motor?

Weather's been too crappy to get the angle and flat on to seal the box, but other work has been completed. Box is fully skinned, stairwell is fully panelled, cargo bay doors open remotely...... it can almost be called a camper. With the box complete, it was time to roll it out and get another...

That's what I did. WAY simpler than trying to dig through and sort out the source. I don't think mine was even $20... Well worth it.

Got my end pieces made: Have the angle to cap all the seams off as well. Have started working on removing all the screws which will be covered by the angle and pulling off all the protective plastic film. It's starting to really come together!

The floor covering the opening for the trans is now built and the only remaining section to build is the first ~6" up front. Over the past week I got the plywood sealed with urethane and started working on the mechanism to open the rear doors so I can panel them up. This did not go well- I...