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Looks like an interesting cab configuration.

Vertical mount http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2007050821491369&item=9-7121&catname=hydraulic Horizontal mount http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2007050821491369&item=9-7119&catname=hydraulic

Funniest thing I've heard of is an engine that'd sat for a while in a vehicle that would NOT turn over by hand or with the starter. The head was finally pulled in disgust by the new owner who found one of the cylinders was FULL of acorns. The valve was open and some mouse that had gotten through...

Don't use sand. Use something else that's finer that flows better. My cheapie siphon feed unit runs star blast nicely, it still cuts and it has low silica. No nozzle issues either.

Why not buy the Oeverson hubs for that price?

RE: Bearing sets When you pull the main bearings, do you do one or two at a time to keep from having the crank and pistons drop on your head?

RE: maker/source of reel? How did you attach it to the frame rails? Any worries of road dirt mucking up the reel's auto retract function?

The bolts (16) have holes through their heads. Mine were safety wired. I re-wired those with new steel wire. A bit larger but it works for the purpose. Here's one of my hubs and drums re-wired.

Also, Bjorn's photo misses the safety wire step that you have to do on the hub to brake drum connections. Seems superfluous with the torque, but it's a pretty critical part, so torque and safetywire. I'm actually thinking about finding a couple more 1100 tires and flipping the middle axle back...

For tires?

The South Eastern Rail Road Museum is having an Armed Forces day at their location in Duluth, Ga. on Saturday the 19th of May. The space is BIG and there's LOTS of room for setting up displays and they want MVs. Lots of MVs. Last year we only had 3 vehicle from the MVPA and two were jeeps. The...

Use a respirator. The paint, primer and metal dust can't be good for your lungs.

Meguiars should have glass buffing kit as well.

RE: Roll back A Swaploader could be adapted like that HEMETT

Do .50 cal ammo cans fit in there? Why not add some cleats for fitting the ammo cans, and a metal strap/hinge/padlock fitting to go over the top of the .50 cal ammo cans? Seems like a couple of cans would store tools and parts nicely. Or chains for that matter. Some chains at least. Its not...

I've had my deuce at 26,200 GCWR. That's truck and trailer combined. The trailer had a 6,000 lb or so armored car on it. The trailer's brakes were electric, and adjusted properly, they stopped the trailer nicely. I use an inertia type brake controller run from the cab on a 24->12 volt system.

Laying in bed last night, I had the wild idea to paint my Ferret in BAOR Berlin Brigade colors. Urban Camo.

The MWO involves separating the fuel and air pack vent lines from the fuel tank vent lines. This is a good thing to do. Fuel vapors are not so good for your master cylinder (run a bit of gasoline? What's it do to your airpack's seals?). I found the requisite parts at a local parts store. You...

Triangles, Extinguisher, first aid kit, etc are a good idea. I carry them as well. Squirttruck has reflective tape that he stuck to magnetic strips that he puts on his truck's cargo bed to increase the visibility at night but he can take them off at MV shows. Not a bad idea actually.

Well, lots of things are good for basic stupid grade 3 bolts. Holding sheet metal together, tube furniture, wooden objects, etc. In some cases same like a frame for a cast iron engine to be mounted on. In one case, I've seen how hardened bolts result in the case of engines breaking because the...