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It is the one in the picture above, a 1994 M1097A1 the top and rear doors are going on the Duravee. It is in very nice condition, they stripped all the electrics and steering components, why the front wheels look a little wonky. IMHO the Basic or A1 is the way to go because of the 2.56 gears.

Everything but the wipers and fans are 12V, no reason not to, trying to blend the two wiring harnesses would have been a bastardized system to say the least. Re wiring is much better, trying to run the 24V gauges on the Dmax would have been a pain. I have two complete systems one 12V and one 24V...

Turned 13K the other day, still loving it every time I drive it, installing A/C and a low profile helmet top at this time, then she gets a new paint job! I have my eye on a few Dmax salvage trucks coming up for auction, after I turn the DuraVee into a soccer mom truck with doors, top and A/C I...

Just an update, turned 3K on the clock on the way to Beeville yesterday for a Chinese lunch and all is well!

So I ran down to the CAT scale this morning, she does not weigh as much as I figured. Steering axle 3060 Drive axle 2360 Total 5420 I am not sure what the "curb weight" included for 5200lb as it was originally but mine is stripped about as far as you can go, it still has the...

I installed the drive by wire cruise control this week, They are made by Rostra but rebranded (and a fair increase in price) by Dakota Digital, I found a used DD cruise control without switches and purchased a Rostra dash mount switch ass, whole package was $225.00 Works like a charm, the lowest...

LOL, yes probably so, did not last more than a few seconds, I am still running the original tires, I am waiting for by balancers to get here before installing the new Baja tires I purchased a dozed temp sending units for my transmission temp gauge (that is the number they were offered), I have...

Took it out for a 100mi jog this morning, this thing it a hoot to drive, it is SO much more relaxing driving at 2000RPM rather than 3000RPM. All pressures and temps look great! Spotted my propane guy on the state hwy on the way home and decided to "ambush" him from behind, I was pleasantly...

I want to go riding but it has been raining here for about a week, I was lucky to get to Beeville and back dry Monday I unfortunately I have to treat this like a garage queen until I get the doors and top installed, they say rain until next Tue. It is said, "South Texas is in a perpetual drought...

Managed to get plates today, I thought the whole thing was doomed, the first 45 min. was trying to figure out how to issue "radio operator" plates (even though they have done it before). Really funny, Texas allows up to three vehicles with the same amateur call sign on them, the ONLY plates that...

Yea I have seen these guys before, disappointing they never lifted the hoods on ether of them..

Not too bad I can barely hear the exhaust at highway speeds, at low speeds it is obvious it has a big ass turbo, this is a totally different animal being it has a variable geometry turbo charger and a performance one at that. With the stock tuning at idle is sounds like a turbine jet engine...

well after several weeks chasing codes and low power it was discovered I had a bad Engine Control Module, pulled the one out of my 1 ton, dropped the tune I had built for the HMMWV into it and she damn near got away from me in the driveway! HOORAY she is "on the road" I took it for a 45 mile jog...

I am still waiting for the TCM to arrive but I did get some good news from Blackstone Labs on the oil sample I sent them, the oil was very black certainly was not a fresh change when the dirty side turned up, I felt bad about even starting it with the original oil but wanted to get a baseline...

Got my upgrade driver seat installed today!

My BIGGEST fear in life is when I die my wife will sell my stuff for what I TOLD her I paid for it!! I would guess I have about 17-19K in it so far, the donor vehicles cost 8K total and I would think 9-11K in "parts" including the upgrade seats, NOS hood and supplemental armor doors not...

Took it out for a quick loop on the highway today about 4 mi, even though I have transmission and engine codes (bad TCM is showing a false high trans. temp. and a bad Fuel pressure regulator, waiting for parts) It ran up pretty dang nice to 50MPH@ 1500RPM (indicated have only done a cursory tach...

No DEF, lots of deletes. It's just going to take a little time to sort out. The DEF actually did not start until the next series Duramax, IIRC the LMM dumped raw fuel into #8 cylinder to burn out the particulate filter, tended to wash out that cylinder again IIRC

No, it is shifting, at least up to 3rd or maybe 4th, I have only been up and down the driveway (about an 1/8th of a mile) the power is way down on the engine and it is limited to 2000RPM or so, I think the engine is in limp mode

OK well it got to go out in the sunshine today!! It is running in "limp mode" so I was only able to get up to 30MPH in the driveway before running into the gate, don't want to take it out on the road just yet, the road in front of the ranch is a 4 lane state Hwy so I do not have the privilege of...