We just got the 4BT the other day and my friend will let me know when the old engine is out. We might be able to use the crate thr new one came in. My email is morganparker2@hotmail.com and it will be easier to talk to me that way. I'm visiting family in CO right now. But things are moving along and...

I am doing an engine swap and these parts will be available as soon as the new parts arrive and we pull them. I'm just giving the community a heads up if anyone is looking for this stuff. The truck was used by MA Federal Fire and I bought it from an employee who bought it from work. He had the engin...

Hi Morgan, Some of the vendors might have a use for your old drivetrain; PM sent regarding your 230. Thanks, Gary I know he starts it up and warms it up every couple weeks or so, it hasn't driven anywhere in a while but it starts and runs fine. I can look for the receipt, I know I had it in the inf...

Those tires look great on the combat rims! Gary Yeah thanks, I saw a few trucks with the combination and I knew I had to do it, I found some XZL tires at a shop on ebay in Norfolk, VA. I believe they still have some if anyone is interested. I think they must be the best tires available for this whe...

That hard top saw good times, are you keeping it? Yeah I'll put it in storage, it's an early one. But I'm going to use the soft top at first, I'm going to have the guys fix up the hard top someday, fat mat it and put a nice liner in it etc.. I like that the top comes off these trucks so I may not e...

Looking good! Those are some big tires. Take some pictures when you have it out! Yeah they are about 39", Michelin XZLs. I found some new ones and couldn't pass them up, you usually only find them used with 70-80% tread. I've seen a few M37s with combat wheel and XZLs. We just ordered the driv...

Well we are ordering parts now, we should be driving it in time for some warmer weather. The wheels are almost done, three need paint and the other has a stuck ring but the machine shop is going to have a crack at it. We are getting a 4BT Cummins, not crazy HP, 140hp or so. I have 4.89 gears in alre...

Sure would be nice if the mod could increase the size limit on images. So many details are lost. PoW This whole site needs to be relocated, it's totally out of date. It should be at squarespace or something. We should get together and see if we can have a membership or something, I would post a lot...

Keep it up, mate. Even doing upgrades sometimes can be harder than looking for the old stuff that is no longer produced. Part of the game. Yeah thanks, Andy might have found one through a friend so we'll check it out. I have the other wheels so it doesn't stop the project from moving forward. It wi...

We had to get the wheels done before we started the major stuff (4BT etc..), now we can roll it around better. Brakes are done, I got disks up front from Charles and I already had a power steering kit. Rear drums are rebuilt now too. We got some new bead lock ring studs and nuts from midwest, change...

We might try one of the older tubes as a test. I was thinking about getting the 1100 tractor tubes and adding valve stem extensions to them. We are going to blast the combat rims and see about replacing the nuts etc.. We will see what looks good I guess. Thanks.

Well this is not going well, I may be in trouble. I have some very expensive tires here and nobody is replying to me with good news. One shop said just use the 900R16 tubes and another says that sounds dangerous. They do make the size for tractors but the stems are tiny and I doubt they would work.

Yeah that's true! I was surprised to find it in there. Now I'm trying to find tubes for my 1100R16 Michelin tires and it's not going well. I may really be in trouble.

Oh ok, I thought the numbers would match, thanks!

Oh nice I will shoot them an email thanks!

Nobody has gotten back to me, one guy has said it's ok to use the 9.00R16 tubes but I haven't had anyone I consider an expert say that is a good plan. I hope it's true because we can get those easily.