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Yes, I'm very fortunate to have a full manufacturing shop at my disposal and fortunate to be working with dozens of skilled fabricators & machinists. I sure don't take it for granted because for maybe 15 years I had to make due with improvisations like using a hammer & punch instead of a press...

Yes, my coworker who's doing the welds on this project is both really good and super willing which is a hard combination to find these days.

I rechecked the TM which I was picturing from memory and it looks like I'm dishing out some fake news. I was thinking the sheet metal layer in the diagram was "dash" but indeed it says "cab floor". I'll edit my earlier post.

I made some more progress on the intake piping between the air cleaner and the turbo and I got the stack & heat shield installed. Looks like I didn't need to buy an extension splice as the 4" length I cut off the stock intake pipe is the right size to space the 90° elbow off the air cleaner for...

A truck with dual tanks has a fuel selector valve under the cab which is known to spring multiple air leaks. I believe there is a "sticky" thread on rebuilding that valve. *edited: incorrectly stated the valve was behind the dash.

I changed out some studs a few months back and I also needed new safety wire to reinstall.

It's alive!!! The low batteries took some coaxing but eventually they spun it over enough to fire. Revved it up to 1200 rpm a few times to hear the whistle, let it warm up to 130°F and then shut it down. I still have to finish the piping from air cleaner to turbo, install the stack, and...

The heater is now mounted in its new location on the driver's side fender and my last two parts I needed arrived today so this turbo is ready to start whistling! The flame guard is made by Holly (p/n HL571232ERL) and is smooth but grippy on the outside like shark skin and the inside is woven...

From what I've read, you can do hemtt rims on the front and keep your combat wheels on the rear if you don't mind having a mixed set.

I'm still waiting for the little 7/8" x 3" long hose to connect the turbo oil drain to the block fitting and that is all that's holding me up from starting my engine. It never arrived last night so I have to wait till next week 😩 While I wait I've swapped the paint pattern on the air canister...

OK, found the original thread by member lighten here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m816-14-00-duals.184397/

Since it's related, here is a press-release from AM General in June 1981 (page 2 of 4) showing an M809 factory test truck with super singles!

If you don't mind sharing, what's the freight going to cost and for what distance shipped? I've looked at their items before but I imagine freight from Wisconsin to Washington state would cost a pretty penny...

These pics are from a thread on this forum and I wish I could remember which member has this truck but they're dualled 14.00-20s and I think they were over width just like 98G mentioned.

Tonight all I did was adjust the muffler saddle bracket to mate up with the muffler and get all of that cinched down so no new pics tonight. I did want to expand on my flavor of turbo and how I ended up there. What I was shooting for was a divided entry turbo for the improved air velocity/...

Here's some pics of my last batch in the oven. Those door handles are about 4.5 feet high and there's a 55 gallon oil drum on the left side for a sense of scale. You could bake a huge pizza in this thing!

The last batch of parts made it through the oven and the exhaust parts (excluding the heat shield) installed with no problems. Now that the pipe is located i will have to go back and adjust the muffler saddle mount to fit up tight to the muffler. The Torctite clamps on either side of...

The reservoir tank is now fully plumbed and the coolant is back in the system with no leaks! I used a Continental (Goodyear) 52023 (23" long) flexible radiator hose to connect the 90° elbow off the tank to a new 45° elbow that i just finished. Since the cast hose barb on the oil cooler is 30°...

Looking good! Does that engine need any work or is it ready to run?

Thanks Mullaney! The shop is setup inline with a media blasting room, then a downdraft (air only) paint booth, then an oven and they are all able to drive through from one end to the other and they're big enough to fit an extended wheelbase 5 ton or a 10 ton inside. It would be very cool to do...