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My 813 is using (2) 12 volt 8D batteries wired together for 24V.

Looks good! Sounds like it's time to send the old lady out for a second job to support your project in the fashion it deserves... (I got that advice and a wink in the eye from some old drag racers once upon a time...)

Lonnie, do you recall what part number of muffler you went with and did it fit in the factory half-circle mount?

My '81 M813A1 may appear stock at first glance but a closer look reveals that this sweet 5 ton is really the cat's minge! It may not have lockers or super singles, but I have designed several custom upgrades that add to the functionality of the truck while keeping a stock look to it. I've...

I'll resubmit my M813A1

I had my Cobra Jet balanced and is sweet. There's no shaking when it's shut off - it just immediately stops. Our 855s shake a lot when you shut them down. Almost feels violent. FYI: in the 60s & 70s amongst the big 3 the mopars were the furthest from being balanced (require the most...

I've noticed this as well with mine. I wish these engines were balanced. Imagine how much weight that would take!

This is what's on the inside... I have some extra mil-spec o-rings I will mail to you if you want https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/leaky-m809-manual-fuel-shutoff-valve.190938/#post-2240953

Evacuating traffic would be a real wild card - could be jam packed or could be wide open. One thing going for me is that my house is between a river and a 4-lane highway so i have a wet line and a dry line on either side but I live in a valley surrounded by fairly steep hills. If i had to...

I've been trying to game this out in my mind since this year's fire season began and I'm not sure if I would. Historically wild fires have come to within 1/2 mile from my house. Since my wife and I can only drive 2 rigs total, I was going over which vehicles to pack up and take, which vehicles...

I added about 12" of rubber edging to the rear flange of my hood on both sides where the hood curves down and eliminated most of my vibrations and rattles! What sounded like bad vibrations coming from behind the dash turned out to be the hood rattling against the cowl because of the slop in the...

https://bangshift.com/general-news/car-features/other-features/craigslist-find-its-one-part-ford-one-part-deuce-and-a-half-and-completely-awesome/ Here's a link to the article on that crew cab

Thought I'd throw this out there - a multifuel F-600 or F-750 by way of body swap onto a deuce and a half...

Great idea on the thread. Did owning both of those give you the urge to add a Mack NO to the collection? I love these huge prime mover sorta trucks 😁

Are the two trannies similar enough that only the 3rd gear could be exchanged and keep the others stock?

I drove up to the ski hill last weekend and saw a nice looking M923 or M925 about a mile up Halverson canyon road. I don't know who it is (maybe one of you guys?) but he has a big 6x6...

Are you moving up to an M60A3?

When I finally drain my tranny I'll probably use what Spicer recommends for it. The military wanted a common oil between gear cases & axles but heavy weight GO (gear oil) may not perform as well in the tranny compared to say a 50 wt drivetrain oil.

I put the fuel tank stencil on positioned so I could paint the letters with all one color. The 4-row of text version would have missed the tank strap i think.