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The entire lid can be made of Fiberthane. The material does flex, so an internal structure would be needed to give it strength and rigidity. This can be done by creating bows inside the lid made from Fiberthane. The end result would be a lightweight, strong, rigid, structure. If you send me...

Thanks for you input. I should be OK as the 7.3 uses the High Pressure Oil system to open the injectors and when it rolled it would have been starved of oil. I asked the mechanic and he said the same thing, plus there is a fuel shut of that works in a roll over situation. He said he has seen...

Unfortunately it's very painful. Bad enough to keep me awake in the middle of the night.

My mechanic pulled the engine and took the head off. #8 cylinder had a large score mark in the bore and the valves "looked" sunken into the head. I decided to go with a used engine and gear box that we know the history of, is local, and has the same mileage roughly. The transmission is a Ford...

Terry Like you, we want to find out what happened to the battery, it's lifespan was too short, and it would be nice to get some answers from the manufacturer.

Welcome to the Portal. I'd suggest adding a signature to your profile so that everyone knows who you are, and to avoid confusion.

Terry As you know we have been selling DEKA batteries for years now and this is the first case we have heard of where a battery has started not to hold a charger after it has been well maintained. I have a call into DEKA to find out about their warranty, and to find out how we move forward...

Pull the wiring for E brakes when you do your build, that way the installation will be straight forward. At some point you'll be installing them.

Have rider added to you vehicle insurance policy.

Dave We have taken care of that issue, you'll see at OVX.

We will be releasing the JK Topper at the Overland Expo in April. It seems like the appropriate thing to do. It's a hard thing to convey using the written word, but we are as excited about the release as you are. No project ever happens quickly enough, and we struggle balancing getting it done...

Paul Those are some good thoughts. I need to calculate the cost of the head,rebuilt turbo, intercooler, and injectors and balance it against the alternative engine and transmission. The transmission was rebuilt and has 1000 miles on it.

Well I'm in a dilemma right now. The scope showed the piston has some marks on it but they can't see enough to determine if it's damaged or holed. They can pull the head with the engine in place, but if it turns out to be the piston I'll be paying for labor on the head removal and engine...

Thank you for the offer. No idea what went through the turbo. I had taken it into a shop to have fluids and filters changed, they may have left something behind.

Waiting for the scope so we can look into the head and see what's going on.

As a manufacturer the DOT only allows us to fit either LT tires or trailer tires on one of our trailers. The side walls on LT tires are thicker and you have less tendency for trailer sway. A lot of the name brand tires have thin sidewalls, our best luck has been with BFG and Goodyear. Make...

Jesse, it an unashamed reproduction of the original National Luna product, they almost package it the same. One of the issues you face is "Durable Living", should you buy this unproven product and face having to replace it a couple of times as it's life span may be short. Or buy the "original"...

I think you and Andre are correct, I look back through my importation documentation and having the odometer converted to MPH is not one of the requirements. We imported a Mercedes when we moved back to the States and had the conversion work done by a bonded company. One of the things that they...

The speedo reading in Kilometers is a red flag. It may indicate that the vehicle was not imported into the USA correctly and has merely been registered in Alaska on a State level. Part of the NHTSA & DOT requirements are to have the speedo converted to MPH.

When I see something like this I'm almost lost for words. The Partner Steel stove is well thought out, bullet proof, and well made. The Stansports stove is almost identical but we have no idea of the quality of it. In reality we haven't progressed with this almost identical stove. I think any...