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Well today I went back and repaired my tailgate spring mod. After some though after I initially installed the springs I decided I was not happy with the way I bent the bottom edge of the tailgate to allow placing the springs in. My solution was to cut the bottom edge of the tailgate just past...

I decided to tackle the spring assist tailgate mod someone posted on our site. I did make a change to the installation. I bent the bottom lip of the tailgate where the spring goes instead of cutting the piece out. (see pictures) I found out the cheapest 5/8" rod to use for the modified...

I made up a stencil with a wolf's head to paint on the doors of the truck. I used stencil adhesive to help hold the stencil to the metal while I sprayed the brown CARC substitute paint. Got nice sharp line with now overspray!

Finally got some more work done to the truck. With the help of my friend Allen I managed to upgrade the alternator to a Leese Neville 100 AMP 24 volt alternator.

M928 is a looooong truck. Should have plenty of room under the bed for tool boxes. I had installed a fuel tank behind the cab of my first M820A2.

Yes I do. The scrapper had scrapped a bunch of M931 trucks at Camp Shelby. I was able to get about 8 or 9 of these tool boxes cheap. So I grabbed them. Sold a couple to a local pickup customer in the Summer. Used the 6 out of 7 for the 2 trucks. The M820 had a double tire carrier behind...

Well cooler weather is here! Installed some long M931 tool boxes on my truck in place of the spare tire carrier. The 395s do not fit in the original tire carrier so I keep it int he back of the truck for now. Here is a picture of the boxes.

Ordered 72" x 1/2" aluminum solid round rod today. I will be using it for bumper marker poles. I will thread the end so I can install (2) 1/2" nuts on the one end to secure to the bumper corners. I may install additional storage in front of the truck, but that can wait until cooler weather...

Today I didn't do much on the truck. I drilled 2 holes in the front bumper in front of the winch and installed 2 LED 27 watt 24 volt spot lights. They are not wired in yet. Will take pictures tomorrow if I have a chance.

For those who are worried about venting the batteries I took some pictures of the battery boxes to show large openings on the sides. Also I cut a deep channel in the side rubber mat to vent the 2 batteries on the driver's side. The picture of the mat also shows the grooves on the back of the...

There is 3" gap between the back of the batteries and truck frame. There is also a gap between the side of the battery and the bumper. There is also a triangle shaped opening on the truck side of the battery tray. The passenger side batteries have a vent tube pointing towards the large gap...

Continued... After cleaning up the welds i primed the sheet-metal with etching primer on both sides. I will still need to drill and tap the holes that will allow me to attach the cover to the truck frame and battery trays. But that is for another day....

I had a very productive day today! I measured and cut the upper rubber mats with my jigsaw to notch for the top bolt heads protruding from the top of the frame. Once I had both of them sitting flat it was time to work on the sheet-metal covers. I started by using my newly modified...

Looks like no rain Sunday so i hope I can start on the metal cover. Just have to drill or notch the rubber top mat for the large bolt heads on top of the truck frame first.

Thank you Swamp Donkey for the feedback. Had a crazy day today loading tires for shipping and shipping items sold on Ebay. Ended up tying up most of my day. I did manage to cut and fit the rubber mat pieces for the left side batteries after the rain stopped this evening. I still have to...

After a delay of almost a week I got a chance to make some progress on the winch project. I had been doing a lot of thinking of how to cover up the batteries. After a few ideas i came up with the best idea, in my opinion. I am using 3/4" thick horse stall mats. They are solid rubber...

Came up with a mounting location for the battery isolator. I cut a piece off a damaged bumper as a mounting bracket. (see picture) I pre-drilled it for the isolator and the mounting bolts. Using the existing hole for the round bumpers under the hood support, I used longer 5/16" bolts to mount...

Got side-tracked on another project the last few days. I was trying to decide how I was going to secure the cables in place under the frame. Finally it dawned on me about using beam clamps. I had used beam clamps years ago when I was doing electrical work for a living. I was trying to keep...

Went out this morning in the heat (97degrees out) and worked on securing the batteries with the strap kits I purchased this week. Once I marked the location of the strap brackets I used special self-tapping screws that can drill through 3/8" plate to attach the brackets to the weight trays...

Well I found the 350 AMP quick connector today after searching for over 2 hours. I soldered the 3/0 cables to the connector. Picked up some 3/8" stainless nut and washers for the battery terminals. When I got back I hooked up the cables to the batteries and was able to test the winch. Works...