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So, does that mean it's sealed-up extra-tight? Any idea what it's called? You know, so I know what I'm looking for. Are they hard to find?

I'd like to talk about tow-dollies. Thinking that I might want to turn my M353 trailer into a tow-dolly, like Canislupus suggested. I searched for 'tow dolly' and 'tow dollies' but I'm not finding much of anything. Anybody care to share pics or info about converting an M353 trailer into a...

Anybody know anything about it? Is it fiberglass? Dimensions? I'm thinking about downsizing, replacing the uhaul trailer that I built out of an M353 trailer with something a little bit smaller. The top on this M105 trailer looks a lot nicer than the metal tops I've seen, and it looks like the...

Well ______ does _____, so that's obviously the right/best way to do it, right? Ugh. I understand what you're saying, but let's not give the military TOO much credit. There are a lot (a whole lot) of things that we are able to improve on. Almost any aspect of these vehicles can be made mo betta...

I got two of those heaters, thinking that I'm definitely going to use at least one of them. Question: How are these things meant to be mounted? I mean, I know they were mounted in the engine compartment, but to what, and where? The heaters I got don't have any mounting brackets or anything. If...

Me too! I need to wire-up two fuel-fired coolant heaters.

Oh, and just for the record: the TM specifically said NOT to flush the brake system with any type of solvents when switching from DOT 3/4 to DOT 5.

Well I just installed new wheel cylinders (and they're still dry), so it wouldn't really be too difficult to do it 'right'. Whoa, you're absolutely right! At least, the TM I just read seems to agree with you. Hah. This is actually the main reason why I didn't want to use DOT 5 fluid. I didn't...

Yeah, I know that even a little bit of water in DOT 3/4 fluid will lower the boiling point substantially. But water's going to get into anything that's vented to atmosphere, right? And if water is heavier/denser than DOT 5 fluid, where is it going to settle? And then what's it going to do...

Oh, I was just curious to know how you were planning on attacking that problem. Looks like a lot of nice work so far.

So you think it's be OK to just flush a bunch of DOT 3 fluid through the system? I'm just wondering why people talk about this jelly-sludge that mixing DOT 3/4 and DOT 5 fluid supposedly makes. I was only concerned that I might be making bigger problems for myself, and wanted to know how I...

No, I haven't talked to Ken about this yet. I was going to send him a PM, but figured that others might be interested in hearing more about this too. I'm not really concerned about anything, as much as I'm interested in making the most of what we've got to work with. I'm not trying to make the...

Thanks for the input stumps (and everyone else), but let's put this to rest. I'm going to install a Canton Racing 2-quart remote reservoir that I'll be be able to pressurize. That should make flushing the brakes a no-hassle affair. I'm literally putting EVERYTHING that I have/am into this...

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Have you seen 100dollarman's thread about the deuce he's bobbed using a section of an M105 frame?

How are you planning on tying the frame sections together?

I know there's a 5-ton turbo that has an internal wastegate, but I've got a fresh D-series turbo that Ken ported for me and I just bought a fresh LDS engine (still in the crate), but that has a D-series turbo on it too. So let's talk about external wastegates and blow-off-valves. Anybody added...

Thanks for posting. It's good to know that you CAN mount a fullsized spare under there.

Jeez guys, I'm really not trying to argue this point. Water is going to be suspended in DOT 3/4 fluid, and I think that's a good thing. Especially compared to what happens to water in DOT 5 fluid (collects at the lowest points). Personally, I'd just rather run DOT 4. I did a few google searches...

I'd rather not turn this into a DOT 5 vs. DOT 3/4 thread, but I'm switching to DOT 4 because I don't want water collecting in my wheel cylinders, and DOT 3/4 is widely available and much less expensive than DOT 5 brake fluid. Personally, I don't see ANY advantage to DOT 5 but that's not what I'm...