M931a2

[ARYankee]

Made up some mud flap brackets. Still need to make up a license plate bracket and wire in a license plate light.

Nice! Did you fab all that up or was it a kit. My M931A2 needs some mud flaps and I'm looking at ideas on how to add some.

 

[camoyj7]

I made them in the garage. It's just a simple bracket.

 

[camoyj7]

Started to add the cab reinforcements to the inside cab. I also got the rear LWS mounting poles on. Still have the upper cab supports to install.

 

[camoyj7]

I got the seats and battery's back in the cab today. The driver seat back foam is way to thick and makes it uncomfortable to drive. I cut the foam out and used a thinner piece of foam and made a temporary seat back cover from a shelter half. I also got the right front LWS mount and pole installed. Getting ready to try to install run flats in my new tires and it doesn't look fun.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Looking good! Do the holes have to be drilled out on the body for the legs? I noticed my tractor has open holes, the reinforcements ect, but I'm thinking I want to take the legs and hardtop with opening off my 923 and put it on one of my other trucks that doesn't appear to have any holes.

 

[camoyj7]

Yes Bob I had to drill the holes for the front leg mounts. The rear ones I just had to install the u-bolts. If you do switch it all over you need to move all the reinforcements plus the cab mounts. The front ones are really heavy duty and the rear cross member has a plate welded to it.

 

[camoyj7]

Went to a friends shop and made up some chicken plates for my LWS turret. Made them from 3/8 steel and they came out nice. Also made the 1.5" x 1"x 28 piece that fits under the gun mount. Now I have two LWS plates and two chicken plates I'm starting to think I need another truck to put them on.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

That is sweet! I think you should send the other to me.

 

[camoyj7]

We can make more of them. Maybe I'll put some in the classifieds.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

We can make more of them. Maybe I'll put some in the classifieds.

That would be a great idea. Also fab up all the other supporting hardware!

 

[camoyj7]

Got the turret up on the truck today. Now I need to figure What kind of hole to cut in the roof.

 

[camoyj7]

Made up some of the pieces for the roof hatch. Once I get them primed and painted I can start cutting.

 

[ranchhopper]

Wow Chuck looks like your going to be clearing out all the low hanging tree limbs as you drive around the neighborhood.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

I'm so glad you painted that shield. i was so tempted to post something about the pink. While you're at it, I think I heard your wife saying something about the garage needing a coat of paint...... The eave anyway.
BTW did I tell you I'm envious?

 

[camoyj7]

Well I got the top of the hard top off by myself today and cut a hole in a perfectly good hard top. Didn't really have a complete game plan so I figured cut the hole and just wing it for the rest. I had a friend laser cut the hole reinforcements a few weeks ago. I found a door seal I found at the local junk yard from a van. I have two pieces of 3/4 tube to make the sliders kind of like they use on the hemmt gunner hatch. I'm still trying to figure out a way to latch the lid down.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Looking good!

 

[camoyj7]

Pretty much finished up the gunner hatch. Still need to fine tune a few small things with it later.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

That is some sweet work!

 

[camoyj7]

Did some painting on the shield.

 

[silverstate55]

WOW that is awesome & coming along great! Thanks for sharing, nice work!!