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  1. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    I am going to move all further discussion about the shelter mods to the camper mods section so I will not have multiple threads running.
  2. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    GOTER stabbed this afternoon, it went like we actually knew what we were doing, dropped right in place, even the camo matches although about 25 years difference in fading Tied up the front mounts with string to keep them in place. Of course because the DuraVee has a 2" body lift some spacers...
  3. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Made the lift this morning, now to get the mounts lined up, this shelter had never been mounted to a vehicle, it still has the rubber pads on each corner.
  4. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    With a name like "electronic warfare" I would have thought RF would have been involved, but there were only Power, Ethernet and fiber cables and connectors, no sign of RF anywhere.. And of course there was no "sensitive" equipment, they even removed the florescent tubes from the lights in case...
  5. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Well I stripped out the racks, it looks much different now. I would have lost the bet if someone told me there was 860lb of racks in the shelter, but there was 860lb of racks in that shelter!!, that is 180lb More than the shelter weighs now!, I took it across the scales again and it now weighs...
  6. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Well I managed to make it home with the shelter today, 6 hours of light to moderate rain the entire trip, I am a little concerned though. According the the manufacturer of the S-788 it has a base weight of about 650 pounds, I weighed the truck/trailer empty and with the Electronics Warfare...
  7. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Dang, bought another shelter and paid too much for it (as evidence I was the only bidder) But is is camo and is much "cleaner" as in it can be stripped to a "clean" start, not having as many built in through wall boxes etc. One thing for me is the original S-788 door has a vent in it and it...
  8. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    I can only assume failsafe is not high on the military's priority list, my JLG man lift also has these lock boxes, although there is a set of manual valves on the base that allows the platform to be lowered in case of an emergency, I have not studied how they get around the failsafe devices, but...
  9. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Fortunately that knuckle truck has lock boxes on all the cylinders, if a hose breaks it will not drop the load and all cylinders are positioned so the load is not on the seal or ram side of the cylinder so basically a piston ring/seal would have to fail to actually drop the load which is very...
  10. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Kinda wish I had stayed in bed today! I decided to move the knuckle truck over to the shelter and try out the hydraulics, ended up busting a hose and puking hydraulic oil all over the shelter so now it will look like crap until the entire truck is painted some time down the road... Jeez, it's...
  11. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Well we are making some progress on this project, I have acquired all the mounts and have them "figured out". I have most if not all hardware needed to mount the S-788 to the DuraVee. I have finished installing the air lift bumper, the lower rear mounts and the pintle extension. The front...
  12. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    Here is the link to the build thread. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/how-not-to-install-a-duramax-in-a-m998.199340/
  13. Mogman

    DuraVee plus S-788 camper conversion

    I guess My DuraVee project fits both the Hot Rodding and Modification. I have finished a Duramax conversion on my M-998 #2 and will start next week installing a custom hard top and a S-788 shelter which will be Modified into a camper, including A/C and a 3KW diesel gen set. I will post things as...
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