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1991 BMY M932a2 8.3 Cummins.
-removed the 5th wheel/loadiing ramps
-14' dropside bed sectioned down to 10'
-Behr Marquee exterior flat paint on the bed
-Rust-oleum flat black "bed liner"
That looks great John. I was actually looking to do something like that. My 932 came out great with the bed you sold me. There happens to be a 916 on a popular auction website and that Detroit must sound AWESOME screaming through the woods with some 14.00 super singles!! Ya think they'll fit?
Welcome. Will you be hitting the woods with that? Check out the Raush Creek thread.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?112072-PA-Fall-2013-Rausch-Creek-Steel-Soldiers-Rally
I got quite a few people looking at me like I was crazy yesterday. Had the 5-ton in the driveway and backhoe on the front lawn setting the bed. People seem to think this kinda stuff isn't "normal" in a residential neighborhood, oh well.
I'm very happy with the way it fits. All that measuring...
I was on a perfectly straight road so I was able to allow the truck to coast for about 3-5 seconds before restarting the truck in neutral. I was only traveling about 25-35mph by the time the truck stalled and 20-25mph when I restarted the truck. When the truck started, the idle leveled out and...
I was lucky enough to have this happen and experience it without any issues.
A while back I recall reading a post one of the users here wrote about practicing heavy braking to see the effects of ABS and non-ABS trucks. So I did it on our farm on a dirt road and was not able to get the truck...
How much are you diluting the latex paint and are you using water? I've found 1/2 cup water to 1 gallon of paint, which if my math is correct, comes out to 32:1
Do you by chance have which Behr paint codes you used? I used codes found here on SS but your truck looks a little darker. I don't know if its because I only have one coat so far covering tan but I'd rather the darker tint.
Here's what I used, does it match your's?
Behr Marquee
Base: 4453...
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