Oh man I love this, I gotts to get some of this truck. So much potential. Looks sweet Glenn!
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Heavens Eagle
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Looking really good. The dualies on the front are over the top. That beast would be hard to steer.
Cheyenne
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Thanks guys , here's the mystery field mod .
I took the boom from Italeri's M32 kit , or maybe I'll scratch one or just cut this part down .
A guy in Alaska has a G506 bone yard .
He has no idea who made the conversion or for what purpose it was used for .
His guess is Alaskan DPW/road department , or a lumber mill/forestry service vehicle .
Either way when I saw this I had to build it .
I took the boom from Italeri's M32 kit , or maybe I'll scratch one or just cut this part down .
A guy in Alaska has a G506 bone yard .
He has no idea who made the conversion or for what purpose it was used for .
His guess is Alaskan DPW/road department , or a lumber mill/forestry service vehicle .
Either way when I saw this I had to build it .
"What did they do with that thing?" you ask?
Anything they wanted to do!
Anything they wanted to do!
Amazing job Glenn. Impressive.
Cheyenne
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Thanks Pup , thanks Rhino , if you look closely at the ref pics the boom appears to be just held against a piece of angle iron by a rounded strap with four bolts .
Then there's a cable that goes from the top of the boom to somewhere in the back of the truck , is there a winch back there to raise and lower the boom , don't know haven't found out .
If you look at the military version it has two cables running to the back of the truck bed on its two sides .
Mine is seated in two tubes welded to the front bumper and frame .
This makes it a fixed position boom , I am going to add a cable or two from the top of the boom to the back of the truck anyway for added lift strength .
Then there's a cable that goes from the top of the boom to somewhere in the back of the truck , is there a winch back there to raise and lower the boom , don't know haven't found out .
If you look at the military version it has two cables running to the back of the truck bed on its two sides .
Mine is seated in two tubes welded to the front bumper and frame .
This makes it a fixed position boom , I am going to add a cable or two from the top of the boom to the back of the truck anyway for added lift strength .
Gonna need some massive counter weight in the rear end. Or maybe another wench system to tie down an anchor point?
Been watching Matt's Offroad Recovery so I'm an internet expert on this.
Been watching Matt's Offroad Recovery so I'm an internet expert on this.
Cheyenne
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Yeah , I would think you're right Pup , only thing is in the first two ref pics it looks like that cable is anchored to the cab roof .
The military version looks like the cables are just run to the last tie down hooks on the bed .
Like I said Rufus , Bubba , Daryll and Coop built the thing so who knows what backyard specs were used .
Aside from the obvious military version for cargo , I stll haven't found out what the Alaskan version was used for ?
Like you said , ......... whatever they wanted to use it for .................
The military version looks like the cables are just run to the last tie down hooks on the bed .
Like I said Rufus , Bubba , Daryll and Coop built the thing so who knows what backyard specs were used .
Aside from the obvious military version for cargo , I stll haven't found out what the Alaskan version was used for ?
Like you said , ......... whatever they wanted to use it for .................
centaur567
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You make it look so real!! Gary S.
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