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noticed on one pic a patch on the triangular section above front wheel arch ...mine had same fault..when I got mine that whole section was full of wet sand..I actually just made a neat hole so the water and junk could drain out. was only on the filler side too so may be a result of sparewheel flap in tilt letting in a bit extra water and dust.
tanks look great but you may need an end piece on the rear ( front protected by mud flap) the rear wheels will kick mud up forward too and will fill the void around the tank.
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Good pick up re patch... I have a feeling I'm going to have to do something there anyway.. as the guys down at SA roads will prob pick on that as its the section which holds the roll cage etc....
As for the splash guard.. You must have read my mind. I plan to have a piece of 3mm bolted in and hanging down from the wheel side of that tank rear xmember that sits just below the line of the tank. I also plan to make a new 3mm one at the front of the tank which will carry the mudflaps, but also be linked to the rear one by a piece of thick wall 50mm tube that should sit somewhere along where the lower 45deg cut out is on the tank. I'll do the same both sides, and they should act as tank guards/rock sliders! That's the plan. Road worthy first tho!! :)
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I could be wrong, but the piece with the patch is Ally, and the bits that are 'load bearing' all tie to the steel B pillar section of the cab.
It does seem to be a common thing with them though, cracks in the panel being covered over with a small ally plate. I've seen a few like that.
Tanks look pretty smart though, very well crafted.
Has the Cummins landed yet?
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Yup, the patch is in the alli, but there is a small hole in the steel section between the two M8 bolts that hold the arch on. It's swollen so will need attention.
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Did you get it cleared throgh customs in the end and safely back home?
When you get a chance, post some pictures...
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Alas no, I returned with an empty truck! Arrived at 11 am, loaded by half 11, 'just a paperwork glitch to sort'.... Half 5 yesterday arvo I left!!! they have to re lodge the customs side of things because a Numpty at the freight handling office in Brisbane entered it wrong. Takes 24hrs to be re done... They are delivering it today... So say, and then I'm going to open a can of whoop arse on the clown in Brizy!
All that said tho, it looks like it'll fit quite well! The turbo is a lot closer to the block than I'd originally thought. The PTO should clear the chassis, and the ZF box has a nice flat mounting point to hopefully take the LT 230. So, when its home there will b several pics!
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Should work fairly well for you, here's one that been done before (it's the one in the purple 90).
http://49.photobucket.com/albumview/....jpg.html?o=44
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God I hate photo bucket! Never works!! If its the one I'm thinkin it is, its Nick Steggel's truck, and yeah it has worked quite well. It's him that started me on the 6bt hunt!! We're now friends on Bookface and regularly comment on the various Cummins Mods... He's got bigger injectors, a different turbo and some pump mods now.... Think its beyond the destructive stage!!! I'll have pics of mine at the weekend and hopefully will have it running on the workshop floor! It finally cleared customs for the second time this avo and they're delivering it tomorrow!! Look out! :D
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Not to put ideas in your head, but the current generation of the 6B in a marine application is seeing better than 500HP...:angel:
Keeping that cool out of the water would be a big ask though...:D
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Yeah... We were pulling 350 reliably out of them in the tractors.... Coupled to an Allison auto, the axles might survive (for a little while), but length of the box was an issue, and I think the LT230 would just explode! :D If I can run just over 200hp reliably, I'll be happy.....
