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uh oh,,here goes the do i need a cdl to drive......thing again...lolYou don't have to have a cdl to drive a 5-ton in VA, I know. Unless you are using it for commercial purposes.
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uh oh,,here goes the do i need a cdl to drive......thing again...lolYou don't have to have a cdl to drive a 5-ton in VA, I know. Unless you are using it for commercial purposes.
I have done that in the past on another truck I built, I even put the pioneer rack on the drivers side. I was pressed for time on the last crew build and just never got to it. It takes time on those little details, but they make the truck. I have plans to do that along with some jerry cans. I also have a new camo cover on order for the m105 bed I plan to use. I Am thinking of running dual exhaust like you did and maybey dual air cleaners. If time permits I will try it. Did I hear you were or have sold your truck, I hate to hear that. Thanks for the complements, because most of the time you only hear about the negative things, not the postive things about people. I have posted a couple of pics of a truck with the front flaps.Clinton,
First of, I want to say your project is nothing short of world class. Take a well deserved bow!
Here is something you may find to be advantageous. Given the close distance between the rear tire and the fuel tank I elected to install additional steel mud flaps in front of the rear wheels. Actually, all I would have needed was one of the passengers side to protect the fuel tank but for looks I went ahead and installed them on both sides. It protects the fuel tank from flying rocks and "I think" is looks good. Just a thought.
I'm attaching the only picture I have that comes close to showing what I'm talking about. Sorry it of the wrong side but you get the idea.
PS: I guess I could have gone out and taken a better picture but the wolves have been howling tonight so this is one bald headed fat man that ain't leaving the house
Keep up the good work.
Should be pretty straight forward, anything can be done if you try hard enough.How much more costly/complicated would it be to do the same to a 9 series 5 Ton?
My compliments about your work are well deserved............ Did I hear you were or have sold your truck, I hate to hear that. Thanks for the complements, because most of the time you only hear about the negative things, not the postive things about people...........
That's what I was going to say. I haven't built one, but I have seen a semi-truck with a double sleeper (for lack of a better term) and it's on air bags.the frame flexes a bunch on these kind of trucks, I have not had any problems with the 4 door like i have, but much longer than that and you would need to design a mounting system that could move, but it could be done, air bags might be an option.