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Wow Sony, very clean looking truck, beautiful work. This thread is quite the inspiration for a project of my own.
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We just picked up a bunch of M939's and if can find a good deal on one of those cabs...
How much do those go for?
I got a suggestion. Cut the horizontal pipe below the filter and either put a quick disconnect there or a UNION fitting. That way you don't have to redo all the plumbing.So I feel really stupid this eve.....I spent most of the day re-doing all the hydraulic lines and pipes in the control console, just to discover while picking up my tools, that I did not put any pipe-sealant on the threads of the VERY FIRST thread joint coming out of the hydraulic tank!
This is pretty devastating, since I now have to take EVERYTHING inside of the control console BACK APPART!!!!
I guess the only thing that makes me feel a tiny little better, is the fact that it would have been even worse if I had filled the system with hydraulic fluid already!
Well....I sure hope that tomorrow will be more productive.....
The first pic shows the new and improved suction hoses running from the tank to the pumps. They are also equiped with threaded disconnect couplers, for ease of maintenance.
The second pics show the completed new plumbing in the console....unfortunately the joint that is missing the pipe sealant is behind the elbow just above the hydraulic filter.
Soni
Matt,I have to ask this.... Soni, have you ever thought about making a 4-door?? I love the design of this cab, and know there would be major surgery required to move the engine, and/or building around it.... But that would just be SICK!!!!
I'm turning my M813 into a 4-door in order to fit my whole family.... But I've always wondered about making a 4-door HEMTT!!! Your thoughts??
- Matt
Excellent idea goldeneagle! I already went and bought a pipe union and will fix it as you suggested....thanks a bunch!!!!I got a suggestion. Cut the horizontal pipe below the filter and either put a quick disconnect there or a UNION fitting. That way you don't have to redo all the plumbing.
I am glad I got to you on time. I have done a bunch of gas piping in my past so i know the importance of using unions in threaded pipe work. Do you cut and thread your own pipe or do you buy pre-threaded only?Excellent idea goldeneagle! I already went and bought a pipe union and will fix it as you suggested....thanks a bunch!!!!
Soni
A valid question and strictly theoretically speaking, yes. But in reality, the tiny amount of air that the air compressor uses, in comparison to the huge 'appetite' for air from the 855 engine, is totally neglectable and can not be noticed at all.Nice work, as usual, and that's an interesting idea (routing the air compressor to the intake). Does the air consumed by the air compressor have any measurable affect on boost pressure or engine performance? Seems like it would be 'diluting' the charge a little bit, no?
That's exactly what I've been thinking about when it comes to making a 4-door.... It would probably be easier if you just use the door portion of the cab an got the whole thing, like you do when making a 4-door Out of a 2 1/2 or 5 ton!! I'll do the photoshop tomorrow for you! Here's the photoshop for my winter project!! I'll be turningMatt,
Justin and I have been kicking that idea around for a while....problem is that the way the cab is sitting down over the front of the tire makes it very difficult to turn it in to a four door. The second cab would have to be all the way behind the front tire with a considerable spacer added between the two cabs....just not sure what that would look like. Photo shop anybody....
Soni
I think he was talking about a HMMTT cab not a M939 cab.That's exactly what I've been thinking about when it comes to making a 4-door.... It would probably be easier if you just use the door portion of the cab an got the whole thing, like you do when making a 4-door Out of a 2 1/2 or 5 ton!! I'll do the photoshop tomorrow for you! Here's the photoshop for my winter project!! I'll be turning View attachment 456682 Into this....View attachment 456681 So I can carry the whole family while towing my baby.....View attachment 456683
sorry for for the thread jack Soni!! Just wanted to share my design as a possible inspiration for someone! My work is nothing like Soni's... But maybe it will help someone!! Please enjoy the pics for a minute, then back to Soni's Kick @$$ build!!! Keep up the good work Soni! I'm still loving this build!!
-Matt K.
I understand that... That's why I said in my first paragraph about using a portion of a cab.... Meaning a portion of a HEMTT cab...I think he was talking about a HMMTT cab not a M939 cab.