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Man, those things will roast your butt. Once it is working well, you'll be riding with the windows cracked and the floor vents open :) Is the air flapper opening all the way? Is it making a lot of smoke? Will it stay running once you let go of the start switch and flip it to run? Have you...

Hi all, We are in desperate need of help to coordinate the reservation of our SS spaces for this year's Aberdeen show. Mike and I have been wrapped up with personal and professional situations and it hasn't gotten done yet. The deadline is fast approaching. We really need a member to step up...

It's not on your list, but I must suggest the Cummins 6BT 5.9L. I saw one at John Winslow's that was modded by Uncle Sam and it was a sweet machine. It has lots of power, the engine fits the space perfectly, and it's been done before so you aren't reinventing the wheel. Buy one of those early...

I don't know anything about them, but this place has a ton of dyno-tested take-out Allisons: http://www.acmeequip.com/sql_special.php?PartID=4000&ManufMake=ALLISON&keywords=USED You might try this place too: http://www.tktsales.com/military.html It looks like the Allison CLBT 754 that's found...

The MT654CR tranny is only rated for around 275/700 from the specs I have seen on different Allison sites.

Gillispie 3-color. It should look sweet!

Dave Rattlehead has Bruce's old 932A2. I bet he would get you some pics. John Jwaller has my 932A2 so you might ask him too.

More pics!! The unofficial hood prop on the passenger tire is there because Tommy was swapping out the bumper when he took the pics :) He took it for about a 5 mile test drive today and it shifted smooth, had good power, and stopped great. The really exciting news is that the truck will...

Stuck clutch eh? That stinks, but you got such a good deal, who cares, right?! Congrats on a great find! I haven't had the displeasure of freeing a stuck clutch on one of my own vehicles. However, I have been advised on several methods over the years. One of two of them involved starting...

Welcome to the Steel Soldiers family! I edited your last post so that your photos would show up. When you have your photos on another site like photo-bucket, you can use the attachment manager to add them to your post. Scroll down below the text editing box, click the "manage attachments"...

rofl I'm a big user of dielectric grease too. I have almost used half a tube on my 925A2 project. I hate salt water corrosion. :evil:

Absolutely!! Does anyone have a good rapport with the owner? I haven't talked to him since 2006. It would be good to run some of our ideas by him to see if he has a problem with any of them.

I made a parts run after work today. My fuel-burning heater hose was leaking like a sieve when we fired it up last week. Not that I mind a little rust-proofing, but the fuel was dripping right on the hot exhaust pipe from the heater :twisted: We took the old hose off to have one made. I went...

Congrats Phil!! I can't wait to see the full recovery report! :-D

I saw that on GL. I hope someone here got it. The M810 is definitely a rare bird! I wonder who made the body for it?

:-D It's always a crap shoot, but I have been able to buy some very expensive trucks for a lot less because they looked like crap on the GL site. Every once in a while you get burned though. I bought a NHC-250 that looked completely rebuilt on the outside, but turned out to have a fragged...

Bruce, you should buy it. All it needs is paint. That would be a nice change for you. Besides, with Tommy, you know it's all done right. I know a little about have too many irons in the fire though! :-D

There were two different versions of the CTA used in the A2's, an internal bypass and an external bypass. I wonder if only the internal ones can be set up for the coolant filter? The external thermostat bypass housings have a line sticking out of the left side that would cross right over that...

m109guy, that looks pretty slick there. I just need to find a place to mount my filter base. Commercial trucks have the filter base mounted to the side of the engine. I may be able to make a bracket that would share some bolts with the alternator bracket or something. It's either that or...

More pics from Tommy. It's really looking good now. He says it will be done by Saturday. I am stoked. He has to install a good bumper, a couple pieces of window glass, a couple of lights and a switch or two. Phew, what a project!