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    Transfer case upgrade to a XM818

    Going by the experience of others who've done this before, primarily OPCOM. This is correct, for the 11.00x20. I've not seen any info anywhere pertaining to 14.00x20 tires. So I'm interested to see what I end up with. Course in the end this truck will most likely get a Allison from a 939 as...
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    Transfer case upgrade to a XM818

    YouTube prius pulling M35a2. Did a short one in the driveway once for proof.
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    Transfer case upgrade to a XM818

    I consider it an upgrade in terms of gearing, and not having a Sprag (spell check). I'll rebuild the T138 to have as a backup for this one. I'm from Fort Worth, with family all over south Texas. My wife has family there as well. Don't care for any of them, nor they me. But it was still like...
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    Transfer case upgrade to a XM818

    Bout a month back my wife and I loaded up the 818 with relief supplies and took it down to Houston Texas. Heading home, high range decided to eat itself. 200 miles at 20mph sucked. Got him home though. Fast forward a few weeks. Shelled out the motor in the deuce crew cab on the way to the KAMO...
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    Starting an LDS in a can. How?

    So... Getting to the KAMO rally Friday I pertty much cashed the engine in our deuce. Had a battery crap out leading to super weak dash lights, which in turn led to not noticing when the oil pump taking a giant dump until the engine started knocking like a son of a gun. Couldn't see the pressure...
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    2017 KAMO Rally Oct 6th-8th (Kansas Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma) +buy/sell

    I have a take out LDS in a can. Was pulled from a M54 about 5 years back, and was running at that time. Has been sitting since, so the current condition is unknown. The can did leak some, this was discovered when the pictures were taken about 3 years ago. Put a new gasket on the can and haven't...
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    2017 KAMO Rally Oct 6th-8th (Kansas Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma) +buy/sell

    Might as well. Worst case scenario, you take just as much ammo home as you brought.
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    No. He's not big on video games. I'm the video game addict of the family. Just hasn't had enough of a positive male influence in his life. I didn't get to see him for 3 years or so during a custody fight. That's probably got a good bit to do with it.
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    2017 KAMO Rally Oct 6th-8th (Kansas Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma) +buy/sell

    Me thinks I'll be bringing my 42 VKT M39 this year just in case that'll work out this year. Be nice to shoot it at more than 100.
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    That'd be my boy Wyatt. All round general go fer. Can't have him do much else. The education he gets from his mom is pathetic on some subjects. Didn't even know how to open a pair of visegrips till yesterday. Got his first welding lesson yesterday as well. Not that he's shown much inclination to...
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    2017 KAMO Rally Oct 6th-8th (Kansas Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma) +buy/sell

    Well the M818 won't be there this year. High range on the transfer case to a giant dump during our Houston Texas relief run a few weeks back. 200 miles a about 20mph or so to get back sucked. A lot. Don't suppose anyone got a replacement they'd take payments on? I be happy to trade some cats for...
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    Got some more done. More or less have the sub structure for the rear done. Ran out of carbon steel square tube unfortunately (blasted supplier didn't show up Friday), but I had some stainless tube around for some other projects. I don't particularly care for combining the two, but with a short...
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    So I wasn't particularly happy with how it was shaping up, so I scraped plan A. Radius in the corners were to tight, and my sheet metal kept buckling and distorting. Could've made it to work, but it'd have bugged me. So now I'm going for the MRAP look. Flat planes and right angles. Fancy way...
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    Progress. Got most of the frame for the roof figured out. Using parts from both a hard top and soft top. I'm aiming to have it still be removable.
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    I'm thinking happy thoughts, but it'll be as it will be. Hey, on a positive note. I finally got around to inspecting the clutch today because it suddenly seemed to have excessive free travel. Figured it was about burnt up or worn out. Turns out there's just excessive gap between the throw out...
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    My crew cab build restarted. Finally.

    Life gets ahead of us at times and other projects take precedence over others. Between buying a house in need of much love, a nasty custody case, blowing up other motors, replacing said blown up motors, and the incidentals of life. I just never got around to doing a proper roof for the ole girl...
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    Running a load of supplies to Houston. XM818

    Would do it all over again now if we had the means. Just gotta source a T case we can afford. Then all will be well. Did talk to a guy who has a slant back HMMWV collecting dust, who wants a deuce a lot. He wants to trade straight up truck for truck. So I hope that works out. Prayers that would...
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    Running a load of supplies to Houston. XM818

    Home. With one very trashed transfer case. Thank you Lord for seeing use home safe and sound with worse than what we've had. Good night.
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    Running a load of supplies to Houston. XM818

    Tranfer case is trying to eat itself. Won't stay in high range. Pops out randomly. Just a bit north of ft smith Arkansas. Gonna try to limp to Fayetteville and reassess. Good times.
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