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I seem to remember someone bending replacement WC mirror brackets out of conduit. Unfortunately I dont see anyone making a fancier replacement now that the number of these trucks on the road is dropping and there are no more coming from auctions. EDIT Ive actually been thinking that a 360...

Looks like a very interesting project. Im sitting on a brand new cab that im also hoping to mod a bit before it goes on the truck. Mainly a DIY hardtop and roof rack. Hope you post some progress pics.

Well that's disappointing. I was just trying to figure out how to fit one into the budget. EDIT: I guess it's part of a pattern. The way the traffic on this forum has dropped off it's making me worried that in a few years there won't be much of a community left and these trucks will end up...

My rule of thumb is to tighten until it quits leaking, take it around the block and tighten again if any are moist. Never had a problem. EDIT: This is assuming you have a good flare on the end of the tubing and the surface on the cylinder isn't messed up. A bad flare won't tighten no matter how...

You can measure and have the shop give you straight sections of pre-flared brake line and then bend them yourself. The typical brake flaring kits they sell for a few $ at the parts stores are kind of a hassle to use and hard to get a straight flare IMO. I bought a professional hydraulic tool...

That's probably too small. Stock is 5/16 on the frame and 1/4 down to the cylinders.

You might want to think about using the copper-nickel brake lines. Will never rust and easy to bend by hand. I'm not talking about regular copper tubing you find at home depot either. They make special copper tubing just for brake lines.

I had a similar issue when I first got my truck and it quit doing it after I swapped to spin on fuel filters (primary and secondary both). So I'd start there.

For that kind of money it's probably better to just buy a bunch of wire and some good deutsch connectors/tools and wire the thing yourself. It's not like these trucks have a whole lot of wiring to worry about anyway and you'll have brand new wiring and modern connectors instead of stuff that's...

That list deserves its own sticky. Very comprehensive.

Definitely post it up. Always good to have more info.

Yeah not a lot out there for those sizes. Only options I see are inverted to AN and back to inverted or something custom made.

Awesome work. Looking forward to a road test video.

Check ebay and the classifieds here. Also call the other surplus dealers. Eastern prices are a little out there IMO.

Looks great. Can't wait to see the finished product.

I wouldn't go for NOS simply because of how long they've been sitting on a shelf. Go with one of the Monroes.

That gear-report site is pretty interesting. Thanks for the link. Is there an off the shelf alternator like this that puts out more than 70amps?

Pretty much my dream too. Along with a nice 6BT to give it a little more muscle and one of those LMTV beds. Maybe in a few years.

Can't wait to see how your truck drives with 3 of them!

I emailed them a while back asking if it would work with the stock master cylinder but didn't get a reply. If you decide to install it I hope you post a build thread here.