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There is 3" gap between the back of the batteries and truck frame. There is also a gap between the side of the battery and the bumper. There is also a triangle shaped opening on the truck side of the battery tray. The passenger side batteries have a vent tube pointing towards the large gap...

Continued... After cleaning up the welds i primed the sheet-metal with etching primer on both sides. I will still need to drill and tap the holes that will allow me to attach the cover to the truck frame and battery trays. But that is for another day....

I had a very productive day today! I measured and cut the upper rubber mats with my jigsaw to notch for the top bolt heads protruding from the top of the frame. Once I had both of them sitting flat it was time to work on the sheet-metal covers. I started by using my newly modified...

Looks like no rain Sunday so i hope I can start on the metal cover. Just have to drill or notch the rubber top mat for the large bolt heads on top of the truck frame first.

Pictures would be nice. Also could be it was converted to 12 volts before you got it.

Since you normally have to take your foot off the accelerator pedal in order to apply the brakes maybe you still have a fuel feed issue. (not enough fuel going to IP) You may have a an air leak in your fuel line or filter housing. Try applying the emergency brake lever to stop the truck while...

Thank you Swamp Donkey for the feedback. Had a crazy day today loading tires for shipping and shipping items sold on Ebay. Ended up tying up most of my day. I did manage to cut and fit the rubber mat pieces for the left side batteries after the rain stopped this evening. I still have to...

Seems like it would be cheaper and easier to swap out the existing receiver (pintle).

Can't you just remove the original pintle hitch and replace it with a pintle/ball hitch combo?

Those look like the lollipop lights you find on some wreckers. I have a set that were faded -so I replaced them with the same ones you show in the picture. So we can say they are Military use lights. Your progress look awesome so far. Been checking your thread multiple times daily for cool...

After a delay of almost a week I got a chance to make some progress on the winch project. I had been doing a lot of thinking of how to cover up the batteries. After a few ideas i came up with the best idea, in my opinion. I am using 3/4" thick horse stall mats. They are solid rubber...

Me too. They also sell Jeep parts. SO yes they are MV friendly. Also have good customer service. I painted my entire M1008 with their rattle cans. I get lots of compliments about that truck since I painted it.

RAPCO Paint in Texas has CARC substitute paints in rattle cans and gallons. Pretty good match. http://www.rapcoparts.com/manuals.html

I might be wrong but i think the brakes are stuck to the drums. I have that problem when my truck sat a long time without moving. It may also be caused by a leaking spring brake. You can try caging the brakes on the DEAD side and beat the drums with a heavy hammer to release the stuck brakes.

I recommend your next purchase be a water tanker.

Came up with a mounting location for the battery isolator. I cut a piece off a damaged bumper as a mounting bracket. (see picture) I pre-drilled it for the isolator and the mounting bolts. Using the existing hole for the round bumpers under the hood support, I used longer 5/16" bolts to mount...

Got side-tracked on another project the last few days. I was trying to decide how I was going to secure the cables in place under the frame. Finally it dawned on me about using beam clamps. I had used beam clamps years ago when I was doing electrical work for a living. I was trying to keep...

wow that is some nice looking harness installation there buddy. This truck will be a masterpiece when done. Keep up the good work.

HA HA that's not gonna work! No snow with outside temps at over 100 degrees.

Went out this morning in the heat (97degrees out) and worked on securing the batteries with the strap kits I purchased this week. Once I marked the location of the strap brackets I used special self-tapping screws that can drill through 3/8" plate to attach the brackets to the weight trays...