Recent content by Czechsix

Good possibility it's your soft brake hoses that are swelling internally and preventing bleed off. I replace hoses every five to eight years or so, on all vehicles.

If it's getting hard to clamber into those cabs, you sound like me. One big issue I had was also the ride quality. Even with the suspension upgrades, tire and wheel upgrades, etc, there'd be plenty of hits to the back during a road trip. I'm not getting any younger, neither is the wife, and...

@mog oh yeah, you need this.

Heh. Remember that Oshkosh 8x8 that was converted into a camper? I wonder where that's parked now?

Unique builds are always nice to see, as long as they're done well. Looks like you succeeded with this one. Congrats. 👍 What kind of finish did you use to protect the exterior?

Driver: "get a shovel" Co-driver: "I'm not the one that got us stuck, why don't you get a shovel yourself?" It's perfectly set up for a fifth wheel, I vote Mog should get it and hook up that toy hauler he's always wanted - one that'll fit the Power Wagon/GZL.

Doing anything with the suspension like Rebel did?

What are "Acelx"?

Yeah, those 2.8's disappeared pretty rapidly, didn't they? I think they made sense in the smaller rigs, but those FUSO trucks will run about 7 tons fully loaded. There's no replacement for displacement.

I'd rather have a Cummins in it, but anything is an upgrade over that POS Mitsu/MB/Fiasco abortion of a drivetrain. It's still gonna ride like crap though. :ROFLMAO:

Thanks for that heads-up, Jim. I'm still researching TGB vs Pinz, lol. I'll be watching this one to see where it goes.

Not necessarily. Shocks/springs/stops/geometry all needs to be tied together. Modifying only a single part at a time will have you chasing your tail and is a money pit. I had parabolics on mine, Radflo shocks, Timbren stops - and it still rode hard. Before I sold it, I was considering dumping...

Oh, and build thread link?

That is a beautiful build...and I'm taking notes. Plus I NEED that snorkel. Not a want. A NEED.

Another thing that comes to mind is: are you looking for a Callen due to the steel frames and durability? Or for another reason? One thing I will say about the Callen units (but I've had a grand total of two for a sample size), is the wiring is something that you should plan on going through...