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If it was for my private collection I would have done just that, the problem with elmoing a truck is that there is soo much time and labor into it that it narrows my market and clientele, not only that but with Sheila (My M920) she is the only 6mpg rig I can afford to have in the fleet! :|

no problem, come by anytime.

yeah, she was hardly recognizable as a bridge truck after the county got a hold of her, I am just trying to make her look military again... with a twist!

Thanks, planning my trip for wheels and such this week, so hopefully will have things moving along better now. I have been working on getting THIS truck done since the weather has gotten really cold and I needed to get the paint done. I usually tend to work on them only a few hours a night...

here we go, nothing too exciting at this point, and if droopypete comes on this thread... Look buddy, truss's are on the shop, sheeted and tin going on this weekend all before the snow!!

sorry guys, there has been a delay on this build, I have yet to have time to go get the super single wheels that I have ordered. The truck is bobbed, the bed is done but before I do final assembly I want to mount the tires and wheels to see if I need to build a sub frame for the bed to make...

by the way, that is NOT the final cut to the frame, just a rough cut to remove the axles, wont know where the final will be till the bed is on the truck and moved around a bit.

as far as the softer ride, I would get an air ride seat and I usually use 2.5 ton front springs to soften the rear, if you take leaves out of the front then you lose capacity for the 3k lbs engine that sits on top of them. I have done air bags in the rear and it works nice, a bit more money...

Hi John, yes I have followed a couple of your builds on them, I have even photoshop'd one of them for some different idea's of my own, yours were an inspiration for this one. Thanks again.

Ok Guys, this thread is a teaser of what is to come over the next few weeks, SS Member Ranchand and I bought an M812 Bridge Truck that was a fire dept use rig that has been highly cannibalized so it is not worth trying to rebuild. It has an old school boyce equipment one piece top, windshield...