Recent content by M813rc

I did exactly the same thing! rofl Cheers

M1082s come slick, no seats. Hardware and seats from an M1078 fit well with minor modification. Here is a thread from when I installed seats in one of my M1082s. My younger son was home from the Marines, with his help we did the project in one afternoon...

No, you were clear, I understood your meaning. ;) And I'm glad you clarified that the two tire sizes were pretty much the same. The European way of sizing tires is obtuse and confuses me, I'm not metrically skilled. With 43-14.50R20, I don't have to do any calculating to know how tall and...

The M1082 bed doesn't come set up for troop seats, but LMTV seats can be fitted with just a little simple work. If you decide to go that route, I'll share measurements, etc., from when I did mine (on a trailer). Cheers

HDN, I will sacrifice originality for safety, as I know all the original style tires in surplus are all old now. 395s are most likely, at least in the short run, because I can source those nearby. I'll look into the 365s, though, and thank you for the suggestion. Sorry for the thread drift...

Very nice truck, congratulations! I just traded an M35A2 even for an M35A3, with a friend who wants to build a replica Vietnam gun truck. Sounds like an uneven swap, but my A2 has all new tires, and his A3 tires are trash. That one will get a trailer ride home. Cheers

Armour interior lights work well. They have a white light, and either red (older) or blue (later) "blackout" light, depending on which way you flip the switch. There is a dentent button you have to push to get the white light. The one in the picture is in one of my M715s. Most of them are...

The issue with the M880 series trucks varying from year to year of production was a lesson hard learned for the military. Logistics were difficult to keep up when different year models of "the same truck" had different parts. That is why the subsequent Chevrolet CUCV trucks were all 1984...

One of these months, can't we just have one nice truck and a couple of slags to choose from? These sets of "all beautiful" trucks get my voting finger all cramped up while I try to pick just one... ;) Congratulations, Joe, on a win in such august company! Cheers

I showed your truck to a friend who is into RC vehicles, he raved about that chassis. And your build! Cheers

Welcome aboard! That is truly impressive, I could easily have mistaken it for a real truck if I hadn't taken a close look. Excellent work, indeed! What scale is it? Cheers

MWO is Modification Work Order, a required update or repair that was mandated for a particular piece of equipment, the tag shows that it was completed. Unfortunately, the information on the hour meter and odometer cannot be relied on, because both can and do fail, and a replacement gauge will...

Looking forward to seeing it develop! They are fun to drive. I thought they would be 'twitchy' with the short wheelbase, but mine is very stable, and quite zippy. Cheers

If you want to stick with stock military that are already green, or need some of the bracket hardware, try Memphis Equipment, TNJ Murray, or Eastern Surplus. Cheers

Louie/Baseballump was a V crewmember with the 630th MP in Vietnam in 1970/71. He had followed along with my rebuild, and when it was done asked if he and some of his crew could come look at it, to which I enthusiastically responded yes. Van lives in Texas, so he came down first (probably to...