forgive me but i didnt think there were gains to get out of an mtg2 after 4.5a?
Oh, there are certainly gains past 4,5A! Im running one in the 9-10A range.
Here is a chart made by djozz, taken from this thread.
thanks - i was looking for that specific chart but couldnt find it 
looks impressive!
Hmmmmm, looks like 12 amps would be even better. How many extra chips do I have lying around? Better charge up the 20R batts, so they are ready.
I would see how the setup works with 9A first and for how long you get 9A. There is really not much lumen gain after 9A, but you generate a lot of extra heat... And heat is something you already have enough of at 9A..
Nice bonus is with higher amps there is also higher voltage so less for the 7135s to burn off, if I’m reading the chart correctly? If the trade off is lumen heat or driver chip heat, well ….
More photos in the OP, I'm getting there slowly.
I dont believe you do not have a lathe hidden somewhere, even one driven by a horse on a treadmill. I’m telling you to go hide it now as I’m coming around later to bust this myth about you only using hand tools and a cheap drill press in your mods. Your workmanship and creativity which I hate to repeat myself is astonishing. I’m sending your TIR back along with some metal and stuff. I want to see what you create with it, not what I stumble myself through. :Sp
Steve, our Old Lumens IS A LATHE! Like you, I am always astonished at the craftsmanship. Makes us lathe guys work hard to keep up doesn't it!! Dan.
It's done, with beam shots.
Definitely looks like the brightest garage door shot I can recall. Amazing.
So bright it almost looks like you got snow going down that bank from the walkway!
Did/can you do a lux # on that beast?
I think it’s too bright to be able to do a 1 meter reading and I don’t have the set up for longer distances.
EDIT: Lux at 1 meter - 40600 it's a large hot spot and the meter is only seeing a tiny portion of it, but I suppose it still reads correctly. I would like to see what it reads at 10 meters, but that won't happen.
Very nice. Next time I will wear my welding shield before I look at the beam shots. 
Just be glad he didn’t include a video of the driver doing the random strobe mode…
There is some intensity fade comparing your 2 throw pics pic, but it still lights up so much downrange it is incredible. If you had a lightbox that light just might try to melt the box and meter before even got a reading reading. Thanks!
you sir make amazing lights, it embarrases me to say i modded lights after seeing your state of the art creatures
It’s embarrassing for me to read that. Don’t ever feel that way. No two people have the same skill set and they never will. I see some mods done here and I think, “I wish I had that skill level”. Believe me, there’s always someone better or more inventive. If you feel good when you have done a mod, then you have done well. If not, then just practice, nothing just falls into place, it’s years of practice before it can fall apart and still look ok.
Wow, this build is amazing. Pushing the mt-g2 hard in that large reflector creates a really nice beam. I love the custom made copper pill too, the quality and attention to detail is amazing.
I wonder if Old Lumens still has this light. I wonder what that funky OP reflector would do to a XHP70. C’mon OL, stick that XHP70 that you have in there and show us what that reflector can do.