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Flash yes the thimbles im referring to are the inner bud wheel nuts I have heard them referred to as thimbles before im not sure if thats correct or not. Brutacus thanks the A/C setup while horrible looking served its purpose well and a permanantly installed unit will find its way on the truck...

Pigpen thats a good eye but dont worry it only stayed like that for about 5 miles to limp into a truckstop. I lucked out and was able to find them at the first place we came across. I actually ordered new thimbles and lugnuts before I left but they sent me 15left and 5 right instead of 10 and 10...

So this past weekend I traveled to Bryan Tx to recover my new XM818. I drove the truck nearly 700 miles home after swapping tires and and doing some maintenance and fluid topping. I must say its a very nice truck and big thanks to FuzzyToaster for selling me a good truck that was in the...

Hello everyone I need to get my new truck home I was planning on driving it home In the true SS fashion (its only 677 miles after all haha!!) but im cutting it real close with my available time for this recovery so Im thinking maybe I should have it transported instead if I can find someone...

Welcome! I'm here in El Paso as well hope to see you around sometime. Maybe even see you out at the lake. Hopefully I can make a few trips out there with my truck this year.

Gimpyrob that poor high lift could tell some stories I've had it severely overloaded more then once and it's still going strong. I bent it real bad once in the desert and I straightened it back in my 20 ton press, as you can see it still works pretty good. In total it probably lifted it 4-5...

Ok so I performed another block pressure test after eliminating the Radiator from the equation and still no leaks. This one has me stumped. I went all the way up to 22-25 psi and let it sit there for about a minute under pressure and still no leaks. Should I just tear it down and look for signs...

Also realized that it was a M109a3 as per the data plate. Not sure why but I could of swore I remember it being a cargo truck? Wish it still had the van box on it I would love to do an overland camper build. Oh well one day... A few pics of my fuel pump repair. Pump portion fell apart couldnt...

Progress! So I got some work done on the old junkyard refugee in the last couple days. Lots of electrical/ wiring repair. Got power to dash and lights working, most of the guages working still gotta figure out oil pressure and fuel level gauges. Got a functioning fuel pump after piecing 1...

Understood this isn't my first duece or military vehicle. It's a very expensive hobby (addiction) but I've already been bitten by the green bug so what can I do about it now :driver:

The truck was only about 15 miles from my house so the recovery didn't cost much. Some fuel for my dodge pickup and lunch for my buddy that helped. The truck I might have paid a little much for. I gave 1200$ cash and some work on the guys powerstroke . Depending on what you value the work at...

Just read through your entire thread looks like that ISL is a perfect candidate for an engine swap! Gonna be great can't wait to see it run ! I have a similar plan to upgrade my recently acquired junkbox to an 8.3 and eaton fuller 10 speed. I'm still in the parts collecting phase so it will be a...

Deadparrot it has 6 tires with good tread on them so not bad. At least I can put 1 good tire on each corner til I can afford some super singles for it

Thanks Rusty I did pay about double scrap value for it but it was still a fairly good deal. Those scrappers are Ruthless once they find out your interested in something. I haggled back and forth for an hour before we finally settled on a price and he still acted like I was steeling it or...

Just stray trucks... Im a dog person I don't do cats haha

Look what followed me home from the scrap metal recyclers today. I went to sell some batteries and scrap I had laying around and found this truck sitting in line to be crushed. I had to save it. Not sure what the plan is for it yet but I couldn't just watch it get destroyed. She's not pretty and...

Thanks for the input guys I appreciate all the help . This forum is a great resource lots of very knowledgeable people willing to help! Willwagner-initially I suspected the overheating happened when the coolant went into the crankcase and left the heads and waterjackets dry but after attempting...

Hello everyone I started working on my M920 today after almost 2 years of procrastinating . The previous owner disclosed it had engine trouble and I bought it priced accordingly. After much difficulty finding affordable transportation I finally got it home and layed my eyes on it for the first...

Thank you I appreciate the help sir. I think I'm just gonna make the trip myself.

Hello everyone I have an axletech 4000 rear drive axle and transfer case that I need transported from Fort Smith Arkansas 72901 to El Paso Texas 79905 the axle weighs about 1200 lbs and t-case about 375 lbs. Thanks Paul Prati 915)383-2922