wreckerman893
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This is for all you guys out there with far more practical fabrication experience than I have but since I have a wild imagination and too much time on my hands I'll throw this out there.
The 900 series 5 tons are coming out in large numbers which means they are going to get pretty cheap (as witnessed by my buddy that got two very nice M931 W/W trucks for around $2200.00 each out of Camp Shelby).
It crossed my mind that a civilian cabover body (with sleeper) would fit nicely on the 900 frame.
Since the transmission is cable actuated there would not be an issue with mechanical linkage to the tranny.
Some issues would be the steering linkage, air lines (to actuate brakes) and electrical connections since the cab would have to tilt up pretty steep to gain access to the engine.
Most of the brake hardware would still be on a donor cab as would electrical and even the heating/cooling system.
Truck scrapyards are loaded with these cabs and could prob be bought for a little over scrap price.
Any thoughts from the faithful?
The 900 series 5 tons are coming out in large numbers which means they are going to get pretty cheap (as witnessed by my buddy that got two very nice M931 W/W trucks for around $2200.00 each out of Camp Shelby).
It crossed my mind that a civilian cabover body (with sleeper) would fit nicely on the 900 frame.
Since the transmission is cable actuated there would not be an issue with mechanical linkage to the tranny.
Some issues would be the steering linkage, air lines (to actuate brakes) and electrical connections since the cab would have to tilt up pretty steep to gain access to the engine.
Most of the brake hardware would still be on a donor cab as would electrical and even the heating/cooling system.
Truck scrapyards are loaded with these cabs and could prob be bought for a little over scrap price.
Any thoughts from the faithful?