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Thanks ohsmily. It was a nightmare. I initially wanted to pull the pan, would have been less stressful but overall I learned alot. Sometimes we are put in stressful situations and it helps us grow. This was one of those times.
I bought a Fiberglass hardtop. I do not recommend it. I had one for my deuce that fit like a glove. This one fits horrid. Dad helped me grind down the inside to help fit better but still not perfect but working on it. Almost ready to drill holes for the back of the cab. I also used a high...
Finish passenger side door handle today and taped off the brand new mirrors and painted with rapco marine corps forest green. 34052. Tomorrow plan is to get hardtop mounted and get ready for body paint.
Didn't have alot of time tonight but got the locking door handle installed. Sgt Tibbs again inspecting to make sure it's done up to code. And then laughed about it.
Got the last 16r20 together on the hemtt wheel and holding air for the spare. I also got a Fiberglass hard top for the truck in. Got inside primed and painted. Outside is now primed with self etching primer. Sgt Tibbs was inspecting the bed and checking out the paint from Rapco. He gave it...
I have had issues with the speedometer and the cable is broken. Speedo hasn't been accurate since 1600s and now it's off by more than 30 mph when cruising at 40mph by GPS. Instead of buying a new cable, I decided it was time for an upgrade. I bought an autometer GPS speedometer. I wasn't a...
Got alot done in last couple weeks. With the help of my girlfriend I got the herculiner applied to exterior of the truck. I purchased some despline axle caps for front axle, new axle boots. I just installed new led bulbs for the dash. Best part is retaining the low and high functions. Also...
Purchased a nice 3 panel switch with inline fuses and green light indicators. Gentlemen on Facebook makes them. Very nice quality. Can be either 24v or 12v. You can choose between a volt meter or USB charger as well. I went with the USB charger for cellphones, GPS, etc.
Switch will run the...
Desiciant filter installed. Old one didn't come out easily. After 2 hours I got it free. What a pain. It would not release. Using a vice and compressing slightly did not help. Not sure why it was stuck because there was no rust. Regardless. I got it out, cleaned everything and reinstalled...
I am looking at replacing the original tires with new ones. I don't like some of the stress cracks from age. Has anyone replaced their tires on their m1061a1? If so what company did you go with.
Started to work on the air dryer today and doing maintenance. Found out that I have the upgraded air dryer from the LMTV. Ordered a Haldex DQ6050 desicant filter. According to Midwest military equipment other than changing the desicant filter, There is no other maintenance involved in the air...
I bought Ken Spencer's fuel filter kit. I wish I had done this sooner! You can see the mud and crap in the filter base and filter. Definitely has not been changed in a very long time. Ran the new lines that came with the kit, went with Napa 3406 and Napa 3674. 3406 is the water fuel...
Bought some lugnuts from Ken Spencer for the hemtt wheels to go on the 5 ton. They have a sleeve that goes in between the rim and the stud for some support.
I also fixed my leaking radiator hose on the passenger side. When you go to the mrap rad, the mrap has a 2" diameter hole vs 2.5."...
Mounted up an external power steering filter. Didn't want to mess around with the powersteering pump so decided to bypass it and add redundancy. Went to a local hydraulic line place and got a filter base and filter. Uses a cross filter 10 micron. Had to run 3/4" npt adapters down to 1/2"...
Thank you. Bought online. Fixed my issues. They tend to fail alot. I still have a rod I insert through the strainer to see what the level is as a failsafe.
Replaced the fram trans filter with a napa. Did this when flushing with amsoil. Bought an external powersteering filter and base. Plan is to put on the return side. 10 micron filter and 3 to 4x larger than stock filter.
Also found my lower radiator hose when I did the mrap swap is leaking...