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  1. MilitaryRestoration

    New M818 win...

    u guys midwest and east coast i envy hehe always better looking trucks with upgrades too... oh well that just means more fun/work for me building mine heheh already have a winch lined up and just haven't decided on what tires to put on yet...any suggestions? m818 btw
  2. MilitaryRestoration

    Convoy light install

    freight train-do you still need install manuals etc. I have nos kits that have the manuals and blueprints if you still need them let me know.
  3. MilitaryRestoration

    Driving my M35 home from GL... Susanville CA thru Bend, OR

    dont forget about my trip... lol sight unseen m35 from french camp, ca got there had destroyed radiator three days later, 36 hrs of driving and being up for 32 of those we got the truck home from french camp to vancouver, wa.... i'm sure you dont have as bad luck as i do and you'll make it...
  4. MilitaryRestoration

    M818 questions...

    lol going from your avatar pictures looks like u should just be nice and not take all the toys ;-)
  5. MilitaryRestoration

    M818 questions...

    Andy, you know you can't have an M818 without having something to tow with it!!! exactly why i have been searching for a trailer since I knew i won the 818 hehe let me know of any for sale...would really like to get a lowboy or at least a step deck first...
  6. MilitaryRestoration

    M818 questions...

    wow i'm gone for a day to 'gl' n all these convo's happen..hehe i LOVE IT ;-) DaveP in regards to m127--M818--scrap load 041 can't you put bigger tires on that trailer... Armada...same question with your trailer... Also whats the biggest tire size people have been running with keeping the...
  7. MilitaryRestoration

    Finally got my 818 after 3years hehe hope its a good one

    here are some more pics from previewing the upcoming lots, picking up my 1999 nos 800series cab, and prep'n the 818 for when i do get to get it
  8. MilitaryRestoration

    George git legal today!

    do you have any examples of the paper work or laws that you printed out...?
  9. MilitaryRestoration

    M818 questions...

    RE: Re: M818 questions... so the gov. doesn't use one king ping setting?
  10. MilitaryRestoration

    New Record!

    Cleb if you get this and I have called you yet give me a call. I have an idea u may be interested in. Off to bed now but call tomorrow if I have yet to call...
  11. MilitaryRestoration

    M818 questions...

    does anyone know what the height of a 5ton M818 fifthwheel is? also what is the king ping setting on the semi-trailers? is it 36 inches? ... ?
  12. MilitaryRestoration

    George git legal today!

    do they really allow that....that is awesome and what did it take for them to accept that?
  13. MilitaryRestoration

    Towing Safety (Please Read)

    Very good explanation 'Jake0147'!
  14. MilitaryRestoration

    M35A2 PLASTIC MODEL KIT (WANTED)

    ebay...very good source
  15. MilitaryRestoration

    Towing Safety (Please Read)

    Thats because there are alot of guys out there just in it for the money and quickly getting on the road...instead of taking the extra 10 mintues to properly secure a load, eventually it will catch up with them, or others and thats the sad part, is when someone else's life is taken due to pure...
  16. MilitaryRestoration

    Who Has Heater Mounting Plates?

    i have them...many of them brand new
  17. MilitaryRestoration

    Barstow, CA to SE Idaho

    yup... we did... we took everything we had pretty much and then took a stab at it...but father and i have quite a few years of combined mechanical experience so makes it nice. And then we figured if couldn't get it going we'd just tow it to a storage unit and go from there...
  18. MilitaryRestoration

    Towing Safety (Please Read)

    crossing chains a must...it is also stronger as not only will it catch the tounge of the trailer but also catches one chain onto another creating more strength when needed. Same rule applies to loading truck/vehicles/etc onto flat deck trailers/or trailers in general. always cross chains, ie-...
  19. MilitaryRestoration

    View on this, ITS DONE!!

    'hot rod' - hate to bother u for more pictures hehe but can u take some of how u did cab top and also the arrangement of the seats inside as well as the transition from the back to front of the cab...I was going to do this with my cali(radiator) deuce but ended up selling it...'but' still have...
  20. MilitaryRestoration

    Finally got my 818 after 3years hehe hope its a good one

    i've seen the lowest from 1000 range up to 5000 range kinda all over the place, there isn't much difference on them from what i saw other than the usual ie paint, motor, miles, hrs, etc. Just gotta find the one that everyone forgets to bid on ;-) which in my case is what I think happened. I...
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