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Time to mount up the new box in place and start installing batteries! I had to dismount & remount the new box several times as it was necessary to add and/or modify existing work, and it was simpler to remove the box to do so. I used my hand truck to move it around, much easier than trying to...

Once all the inter-box openings were set, I welded the two boxes together and carefully welded the door halves to one another (simple butt welds, I didn't want to add any fishplate reinforcements). On the door, once welding was complete I ground everything as smooth as I could, sanded the heck...

Now back to the toolbox modifications. After lots of mocking up, cutting & trimming, and lots of measurements, I was ready to weld the two toolboxes together. First, I used a hole saw to make some openings for battery cables to pass through (without having to exit one box, subject to the...

Support bracket modification time. After removing the forward reinforcement bracket (the one closest to front tire), I decided to use some more 1/4" flat stock that I had on hand and simply drop the bracket's mounting area by the same amount I had done with with the frame mounts: 7-3/4 inches...

Time to modify frame brackets! I measured several times and made some cardboard mockups, after my initial surprise at having to widen the toolbox openings, for the final placement of the battery relocation box and necessary frame bracket modifications. I deduced that I would need to lengthen...

The tan toolbox is the one from my truck; the CARC paint is super-thick on everything!! The woodland toolbox is the one Mik sourced for me & shipped...it is gorgeous, with only slight rust on the inside bottom! It was far nicer than the toolbox on my truck. Feel free to flame away on my...

After installing a driver's side air-ride seat in my M931A2, my wife refused to ride in it any more until I installed the passenger-side air ride seat...which meant relocating the batteries out of the cab. I couldn't manage to find a NOS battery relocation kit nor box for a price I could afford...

Wow this is becoming one of my favorite threads! Great work, excellent fabrication, and I love the interchangeable modules you are creating! One thing I've noticed with my M931A2 is the wasted space behind the driver's side cab; I wish that the spare tire carrier would have been more in line...

I noticed something with a few GP auctions (GovPlanet)....items have a "set" starting price, and while watching them, a few will close with LESS THAN the starting price! The next week I tried to tender an amount less than the starting price, but it rejected it...so during active auction I...

I can't believe that the transmission/gear box assembly hasn't been snapped up by someone yet...these don't seem to come around very often. Anyone give Wehring a heads-up on this yet?

Hope all goes well & you have fun! Good luck with your truck recovery!!

WOW, pretty impressive fab work on that rear link setup!! Nice! [thumbzup]

I thought one of the vendors here back east had some for sale at one time...if he still has them, perhaps he could pull some info from the sidewalls? If they're MPT, they should fit on the Budd wheels. I think they're made by either Continental or General in South Africa, where they are still...

I thought you were married?!?!?

Got it!! You're a lifesaver, thank you!!

I won 2 large wooden crates (with 2 USED vehicle seats inside each crate) out of GL's facility in Oklahoma City, OK, and would like to know if any members can swing by to pick these up & hold them for a few weeks while I arrange a transport company to bring them west. I will be happy to pay for...

What 98G said; I've used them a couple of times and would happily use them again. Even stored some items in their yard for several months until I could go up to get them. Highly recommended.

I did too, got the one with ABS. It works FLAWLESSLY, worth every penny. Not to mention that the proprietor is a member here as well, good to support members' ventures when they put out quality products that work beyond expectations. I've towed various semi-trailers as well as pull-behind...

Glad you made it back home OK, it was a scorcher once the sun came out! Next time you can stay at my house, no need to sleep in your truck...hopefully you won't get anything else "liberated" from your truck overnight.

Budd nuts always tighten to the front of the vehicle, and loosen to the rear...