DrNefarious
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Well as i may have eluded in some previous posts, I have been trying to get a m1070 acquired before the fall rally. Well, it seems as if I have ran out of luck finding any reasonably priced so I have been forced to find my kicks elsewhere. I have been chewing on the Idea of taking my 92 M923a2 and creating my own het. The challenge I face is not so much the cost but my inability to do the work due to a nasty back injury from my last job as well as my lack of the proper equipment to perform the task. My questions to you fellow ohio green metal lovers is whom would you recommend or whom of you might be able to assist me in this build? I've obtained a few quotes from some vendors that are and are not on the SS website and they all have been unbelieveably high, we are talking buying a hemtt on the civilian market high for just some basic changes. To properly outline what my ideas are, I wanted to crew cab out or (to borrow from son's design) attach a maintenence or ambulance body to the back of my cab. The next idea was to stretch the frame to accommodate the cab modifications and to possibly add a third steer axle behind the tandems (how the suspension setup would be I have not solidified yet but I picture a single sided for of the 3 link the the tandems use). This axle (powered ofcourse) would allow a better distribution of weight for another one of my ideas that will come down the road. Next would be a slight modification of the air cleaner assembly (which I can do myself). But other then the cab and axle, everything else is simple (and light enough) that I can handle it on my own. To put it into a mental image, picture a hybrid between a m1070, soni's amazing looking m920, and a m939 series truck. So comments, suggestions, ideas? And no bashing yes I know it's unorthodox but it's how I am, but do chime in experts please!
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