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No, a buncha fuckwits moved to *my* state and thought wind and solar were a good idea here. Turns out, it was all a really STUPID idea and now we need to build more fossil-fired power plants in Texas. And we're gonna... :)

This was on my first truck, but yeah.. .

Seek out Bryce over on FB.

Shit froze here last year. Not gonna let that happen again. Seriously, though I got it for heating the garage when I'm out working on the build or the cars. :)

Yep. My space heater has internal power. The battery recharges itself thermodynamically. This is in case you want to charge the battery manually. Plug it in and clamp your cables to the shiny bits. I chcu7kled because this it the most high-tech heater I have ever seen. With a very low...

68" is the center point. So roughly a inch less outboard. I forget how long the 5-ton bed is, but you'd add like 4' of cover. You would have to customize the frame mounting points (or get busy with the scissors and sewing machine). It could work, though.

Here's my "What is it?" entry: (I know, I'd just never seen one before)

Stock is about 68" to the base of the center bar. The cover sets down about 6" from there. I raise mine a couple inches via collar to space it up a bit, so mine have a few extra inches. I think 3" is the max that I would go using a collar. You could go further by making extended feet...

2008 A1R

It's not so much a "park" as a roll lock. A failsafe when stopped at an angle (to prevent hopping out of the cab w/o brakes and rolling over yourself I suspect). It's a thing, not just stuck shoes. :)

Actually, there is. Sorta. It may only be the later trucks, though (I don't recall my A0 having the feature). But on an incline, the truck will not roll unless it is in F or R. It's a transmission thing (maybe limited to the later 3070? I've no idea at what degree incline it kicks in, but...

Also check with Scott DeWitt. https://advancedautomotion.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/275_289/products_id/816/osCsid/ctu8p92nijtpd8ubq24721s570

Might check with @Awesomeness here. He does the swaybar bushings and had talked about doing the cab. You can find NOS surplus, but keep in mind that rubber ages whether it's in use or on a shelf. And the flippers selling those old NOS rubber bits want like $500 per bushing. A few people...

On the coast you have to hang onto those doors. The winds are always nuking down here. Some form of arresting the doors is a must...

Sure there is.... 20 mins in a fab shop and....brackets. Straps, any commercial sewing/canvas/sail shop. The only part that takes some pondering is hand grab replacement. You can go fancy and try to copy OEM or just ass a handle/strap. Honestly, if you incorporated a plate like the OEM does...

Yep. The good old "12v vampiric drain". Hit's my M1079 especially hard (I suspect the rear relays combined with the trans and engine ECU are the fault). And it strikes these trucks with dual battery mod as well (just pulls down the one 12v side). I've been running with dual batteries...

Got my hinges, gas struts, as well as the lid tie downs mounted. Next to insulate it. I may also slip a little 12v LED in there for when the fridge is open... LOL

I have Anderson plugs. On a lot of the gear (my crane, the removable battery box in my trailer, etc) . I'm poised to delete the NATO port, honestly. I just thought I toss it out there one last time before I do. The NATO port brings nothing to the table for me and my build, personally. But...

You can eyeball the upper and lower cab bushings by peeking around the bumper and the wheel well. Sway bar bushings are easy to spot from behind the truck. When the weather passes, that is....

1% grade won't lock the trans in park (but on my driveway it kicks in). Has to be in gear and park brake released (else it in a no go). I don't recall if my A0 had that same feature but my A1R does. Yeah, all three trucks that I've owned had brakes that will strick a bit if wet and allowed to...