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I want to thank everyone for their posts and pictures. I am a Marine and I would like to build a Marine gun truck. As a Marine I can say that we are the red headed step kids of the military and we always get the left overs, but we kick ass with what we got. I am working with General Mcgregor...

Yeah. I am considering that too. I have the parts to do the swap. plus I like S cam brakes. They are cheap and easy to work on!

thanks for that clip Big John. holy crap!

Thanks for posting this great info. I was thinking of doing just this! I am building a Kenworth 6x6. I am taking a Kenworth with a Cummins 400 and Eaton 10 speed and a fresh depot rebuild 5 ton rolling chassis. I have brought Macks and freightliners back from the dead so, think should not be so...

I put a bar under the whole tire. Hey Simp5782 are those two chicks in your avatar, throwing the new shocker?

Why did the industry get away from super chargers? I know they are heavier and probable don't spool up as quick, but are there other reasons too?

I want one of those in my truck! What year and model is the Cummins?

I just finished putting on my 66" light bar on my M813. I ended up cutting the brackets down to bring the light closer to my hardtop. I can't see the light bar from inside the cab and I like it better. the kit is well designed and easy to install. I used rivet nuts to bolt the brackets to my...

thanks for the heads up, but my partner in this project works as a designer/engineer. We are going a total different direction. We don't think the convental (warn) style lock/unlock hubs can handle the loads these truck will put on them. Some large companies have made made locking hubs before...

That was a spider? I thought it was knuckle skin!

I found some pictures of M813 in MERDC gray desert and found some 900 series 5 ton in what looks like MERDC grey desert too.

Been busy working on other projects. Putting in a turbo Cummins 290, rear shocks and a light bar on my M813.

Anyone know if the Marines Corp. Had Gun trucks in either Iraq, Afganistan, or an other god forsaken place they sent us.

great thread and awesome pictures! I will definitely be check back here again

Nice truck and a great price too

I have found a few pictures of M809 series Gun Trucks painted "Sand" or "tan" I am not sure when or where they were used. The more 900 series 5 tons had more professional up armor, but there are pictures of them with lighter armor too. I am not building a replica so I am not concerned about...

I wish I knew if this would work on a large scale. I know where to get a endless supply of nitrogen rich water!

I used a gallon of half antifreeze and water to balance my tires. I seems to work good. I have gone 70 mph with the truck. Traditional balancing sand clumps up, clogs valve stems and will get stuck between the bead lock and rims. I think balancing beads would work well, but they are expensive...

I want to see your operation. Sounds interesting if it is just that easy? I have a farm so nutritious animal feed will come in handy.

I don't think Algae is the best way to get oil. Since it is gown in water, it is full of water. The cost and labor of separating the water will not be worth it. Why not just grow peanuts. Some of the first "diesel" engines were made to run on peanut oil not diesel. Diesel was just a cheap by...