Canadian build up !!!

[brute4c]

I personally like an offsetting color on the Jeep letters on the tailgate...though the military would have had them OD.

[40Grit]

Really, really nice work, what did you do for the ubolts and spring perches?

[randyscycle]

You may want to topcoat the POR15 as it is UV sensitive. If it sits outside, the Sun will hit some of your undercarriage. Just use a good Quality flat or gloss black, if you want to keep it black.

Very true. It will flatten it more, then finally it will begin to weather through.

Kamikaze, That is going to be one seriously well-built truck! Keep up the excellent work and keep the pictures coming.

[Kamikaze12volts]

Thanks for the good comments !!! So i will coat the Por-15 with some tremclad black. For now i will leave the JEEP letters OD but surely will change my mind with the stars painted.

For the u bolts and perchs .... customs springs perchs made from 2½" hitch square tubing and the u bolts are 5/8 x 3½ ID x 9" long . For now nothing is weld because i must find the correct caster for the front diff. I think that the stock perch are built with 5 degree in front .... but will need to check for exact caster before welding everything.

Will keep this posted updated as soon as i received my others parts for the steering and driveshaft and the cummins 6bta swap

[40Grit]

keep up the good work, it's making me want to work again, but It;s looking like I have to move to texas prior to any more work, but I'm going similar, 450Hp BBC with fuel injection, NV4500, divorced 205 and rockwells with 395/85R20 on stazworks custom beadlocks...

although it might be real nice to find a set of those canadian beadlocks if you come across another set...

[wrecker]

Really lookin' good, Kazi.

[Kamikaze12volts]

although it might be real nice to find a set of those canadian beadlocks if you come across another set...

I surely can have more but they are too expensive .... and they come with brand new 11.00r20 XZL. It took me a long time before having them because the guy doesn't want to sell his spare set ... but i was having brand new firestone airbags ... so we exchange everything .... so the setup cost me $1500 and it's more and more difficult to get somes ..... it took me 5 hours to get them home and if you want it be prepare to pay too much for shipping because 4 of them weight 1000 pounds ( wheels and tires )

But they are very nice .... OEM and DOT approved stamped on the wheels

[Kamikaze12volts]

nothing really moved here because all the works is going under the truck or in the cab ... the only improvement are the addition of the stars



My custom hi steer arm is under construction .... i found one locally but i need to have it bend and reamed for tie rod. I also received my rockwell 1410 flange for the driveshafts, but will only do the rear because my appointment is already taken to my friend shop for the powertrain swap.

I'm waiting for a rear pinion brake but i will use it only for parking brake with the use of a 77 eldorado caliper



So next things to do is the brake system , change the muffler and give a final check out before going to my local inspection center .... so by mid september it should be running good in Quebec.

I also had the chance to talk ( a short one because the group was waiting for me ) with two other M715 owners on a local trail .... so now i know at least 3 other M715 near by in Canada . Surely will have a canadien M715 meet next year.

[randyscycle]

.... so now i know at least 3 other M715 near by in Canada . Surely will have a canadien M715 meet next year.

FE's going International?.....Wow!

[amphilander]

Hello,
for mi da ble!!! in french or american language it's the same!.
So wonderful
I began few day's ago to write on this forum and now I'm loocking for ideas and informations on the M715.
My project is not so ambitious and my english is far of yours, I don't have the words to explain my thinking... Sorry
I'm simply going to search my diesel "big block", and these 80hp next thuesday, and I don't forget to follow your project...