My "ACE and a Half"

[wheelspinner]

Where will your Spare Tire be riding?

Ummmmm still working on that one......

 

[doghead]

How about on a front grille guard?

 

[wheelspinner]

How about on a front grille guard?

Been looking for one. Got one?

 

[maddawg308]

Love this project, keep up the good work, and the pics as well!

 

[wheelspinner]

So over the last couple days, I got the new Catalytic Converter in, made a HUGE difference. Also got it registered, weighed (7550 lbs empty!), and first run to NAPA; gotta break it in right

Also got the OE mudflaps mounted, I think they look awesome!

 

[Warthog]

I have some HMMWV brush guards that may work with a little work. Just need a way to get it to you.

 

[wheelspinner]

I have some HMMWV brush guards that may work with a little work. Just need a way to get it to you.

That would probably work nice, but freight would kill me. Hmmmmm

 

[doghead]

Sorry, I do not have any.

 

[marchplumber]

A new life breathed into something others would call "Junk"! Congrats!! Looks really good!

God bless,
Tony

 

[wheelspinner]

Well got it through state safety and emissions inspection on the first shot. Feels good to build something almost from scratch and have it passed the first go around. Put most of the interior back together, but gotta pull the old seats out, picked up some nice dark green ones at the U-pull it that will look alot better than the tan ones. I'll get pics when that is done. This truck gets thumbs up everywhere, its unreal how much fun it is to drive.

 

[doghead]

I just thought of a few military acronyms for it!

SBTSRTC short bus to stake rack truck conversion

CVSRT conversion van Stake rack truck

VCFBT van conversion flat bed truck

FBTVC flat bed truck van conversion

 

[Warthog]

Hey Wheels, what is the lenght of the 923 bed? Any triming on the bed or frame to make it fit?

 

[wheelspinner]

I just thought of a few military acronyms for it!

SBTSRTC short bus to stake rack truck conversion

CVSRT conversion van Stake rack truck

VCFBT van conversion flat bed truck

FBTVC flat bed truck van conversion

Those are good. I like FBTVC.

 

[wheelspinner]

Hey Wheels, what is the lenght of the 923 bed? Any triming on the bed or frame to make it fit?

No mod at all to the 14 ft bed except removing the sides. This was originally a 178" WB truck so that might impact the project for someone else. Also this truck had 44" frame rail width so I had to install the cross bunks to come into the width of the bed rails. Overall a really easy project for the most part. Thinking of one?

 

[Warthog]

Looking at this truck. Maybe a CUCV-IIa1

 

[wheelspinner]

Looking at this truck. Maybe a CUCV-IIa1

That would be really cool. Straight frame rails without the hump over the rear axle would make it a lot easier to do.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

I just thought of a few military acronyms for it!

SBTSRTC short bus to stake rack truck conversion

CVSRT conversion van Stake rack truck

VCFBT van conversion flat bed truck

FBTVC flat bed truck van conversion

EPLOVA = Extra Parts LeftOver, Assembled

H-VAB = Hybrid - Van & Bed

JGTBTSAADN = Just Got Too Bored To Sit Around And Do Nuttin'

CJP = Creative Juices Product

LBFMVP = Low Budget Faux Mil-Vehicle Project

 

[wheelspinner]

EPLOVA = Extra Parts LeftOver, Assembled

H-VAB = Hybrid - Van & Bed

JGTBTSAADN = Just Got Too Bored To Sit Around And Do Nuttin'

CJP = Creative Juices Product

LBFMVP = Low Budget Faux Mil-Vehicle Project

EPLOVA it is! I love it!

 

[wheelspinner]

Looking at this truck. Maybe a CUCV-IIa1

That looks like areound 150-160 WB, Duece dropside bed would be probably perfect length at 12'. 923 @14' would be too long w/out cutting it.

 

[wheelspinner]

Well got the new to me seats in and raised them up about 1 1/2 inches. They are much more comfortable then the old RV couch chairs and look a little better. Double special bonus today was I got the heater blowers working and the AC blows nice and cold also! Good day today.

edit: Fixed the pic but can't delete the sideways one......