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Awesome man. Nice work.
That looks really good, PPM!
Watch yourself while driving-- people love to not see OD vehicles.
Looks GI to me. Good Job!
There's a four-pin outlet on my Alaskan which might be a good configuration: pos & neg 12V, and running lights. The whole arrangement works pretty well as I remember from my grandfather's Alaskan & '66 Ford Camper Special, and they're obtainable at etrailer.com. I can post a pic this weekend when I go to WY to work on my IH. I gave the pigtail to my buddy who owns the shop there because I'm going to hardwire the camper to the truck & won't need it.
Wow Brian!! That looks great man. Like it was designed to drop right in.
Yeah Jeremy...when I made my initial measurements, and it seemed like the camper would fit really well, I thought "I must be wrong!" So, I measured two more times just to make sure I wasn't having wishful thinking. haha
I am thinking maybe I need to replace the spring packs. Maybe just the rear ones for now. That camper weighs 1100 pounds dry. Even 4 wheeling slowly through big holes and ruts will shift the vehicle's weight from side to side. If I break a rusty rear spring pack 25 miles back into my claims on a single-wide dirt 4x4 road, Ill be in bad shape and so will everyone else trying to get around me. I want to avoid that if possible.
"Michigan Truck Spring" is where I bought the front uBolts. I'll try them for rear springs.
Yeah looks like you should have used the same green from the brush guard on the camper. But hey I've seen NOS parts out of the box be a different shade and I've seen my share of Motor Pool vehicles with different shades of green on them. So don't worry about the color just enjoy the ride.
Camper on the M715 looks really nice.:)
Cant read the cam specs in the pic...lift...duration...what we got there??
Should be a nice cam...not too mild...not too hot...good for everyday use and decent power.
Should have told you I just rolled through your area...took a load over to Rocklin, CA...went right through Reno...picked up at James Hardie in Sparks on the way back...
Maybe next time I'll think ahead...
That’s how we learn one triumph and 10 mistakes at a time!
For various reasons I wish we'd kept the original 230 out of my truck. :mad:
Yeah buddy-- good progress!
Looking good. Now, a nonsense question. What color are you going to paint it, black like the original 230 OHC?
Keep plugging away brother. Looking good!
When I pulled the radiator to get mine running (!), I had occasion to check the steering box oil level. None was visible at the filler plug, so I got the gear oil jug and started squeezing. I lot went in there. I think it was basically empty.
Good work, interesting reading, Brian. Keep it coming.
Nice, Brian-- I love a good field expedient!
That’s some out the (glove) box thinking!! Wahwah pun!
Brian, if you're going for utility over authenticity with this truck, may I suggest you break up that forest green with some high-visibility stripes, reflector tape, or the like? I've been in several near misses, and at least one accident attributable to not being seen while driving an OD or camo vehicle.
Add to that lack of visibility a driving public distracted by cell phones, and the odds get even worse for being seen when it counts the most.
I bring my security solution for everyone.
If you drive military vehicles, it will happen to you sooner or later.
The drivers brains are not formatted to see the invisible.
Yes, O.D is invisible.
Make the original electrical circuit and turn on the headlights each time.
I haven't had this problem since 2009.