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If I trusted the Amazon reviews, I'd never purchase anything ever again. "1 star: box was damaged in shipping" "1 star: Item never arrived" "1 star: China maidz teh COVIDz" Hell, das uber-est-German Webasto units get just as CRAPPY reviews on Amazon. But I get the hesitation. The reason I...

Back when I was frequenting FB I was a member in a "Chinese Diesel Heater" group. Honestly, you might look into researching them. A LOT of van life people swear by them (and that's about the right size). I have a Hunter blast furnace in my M1079 and it's not only too loud but it cooks the hab...

CTIS armor covers. They're pure unobtainium. Thousands of sets were made for these trucks but most that ever made it to motor pools were tossed into the trash for some reason (I don't know that I've ever seen a government auction truck with a set actually installed). Some came thru surplus...

What's your total length there? I imagine that with a 50' trailer that's quite the train. I don't imagine you back trailers into a parking spot with that very often, though. :)

Actually started working on the truck again this week. Then it was 92 degrees so I had to go to the beach. Now it's in the 30's and Homey don't play in dat shitz... New shower pan is fitted and I have one minor adjustment left to the back wall piece. Once that's done I have one cabinet to...

I guess the chef and French maid might make it worth 1.75 million in some countries I could buy them a lot cheaper down here on the border, though.

Cool build on the outside. But that interior... What's the German word for vomit? Someone's taste is in their arse. https://www.thedrive.com/news/33457/the-action-mobil-desert-challenger-is-an-eight-wheeled-rv-based-on-a-missile-launcher

Here's the Red Dot part number: 4130-01-562-6391

It will have to be someone in the midst of collecting bits for the install. The guys here sitting on hundreds of these units do NOT want you to do what you're about to do. ;)

No offroad potential, but would make a very cool camper project.. https://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/listing/2007-Kenworth-T300-5017359014

I like you. You make the surplus scalpers cry...

Well since I'll be using the same OEM design that Tom used, there should be no shortage of those out there. :)

I don't really need one in hand to copy if I have all the exact dimensions. ;) Agreed. I won't say that ithew OP's design can't be made to work with further reinforcement, bracing, weight disbursement, etc. I mean anything can be made to work it's merely a matter of how well and how...

Yes, I followed that mess as it unfolded. Sean was attempting to make something fit that wasn't ever designed to fit. His utter failure was multi-fold (unproven hydraulic compressor not ever before used on a CAT/LMTV using a retrofitted bracket, etc). Interesting in concept but had fail...

Rgr all. Not looking to go into production, but I've enough engineering background to build something this simple to spec. The specs for every hole tapped into a C7 is pretty well documented online. With a compressor in hand to make the other end, it's easy to get the other end spec'ed. What...

As I said, I get it. Again, no question from me as to Tom's brackets being nice. But in that same light I can support my local fab guy who made/makes bits for all my car/truck projects....or I can support someone like Tom....or make them myself. Advantages/pros/cons to each, I suppose...

Well played, sir. That came out quite nice!

I get that. But again, justifying what someone charges based on a dealership or one of the biggest ripoff scalpers in the surplus community isn't really a good basis for pricepoint, IMO. I look to the Internet for what like products cost online and go from there. Again, not knocking...

Wild guess here would be for the Mode activation, but dunno. Don't the 5-tons have a dif lock not found on the 4x trucks?

Yep. Some years ago I tried placing white LEDs in the lollypop lights on the back of one of my off road cars. Even in daylight you could see they were far weaker than the incandescent bulbs on the side we had not installed. Lesson learned but I never fully understood the "why". Thanks for...