Recent content by Sapphire

I've been meaning to write it all up. And I have a ton of pix. What I lack is time, lol, but I'll see what I can do...

Yes, I really like my truck and have invested a lot of time and effort into her. I have a lot of projects lined up for her, too. So far, I've changed three tires so she has good rubber all around, installed a new horn, added the digitizer rack, fabricated a custom mount and installed a tunable...

At this point, nothing would surprise me, lol. Thanks for all your help!

So my beloved M1079, Bessie, blew her transmission at about the 5,400 mile mark. One of the reasons I bought this truck was the extremely low miles - she only had 4,400 miles on her when I bought her. She failed one fine afternoon at highway speed about eight miles from home. I was going up a...

I love how you've named your truck! My M1079 is Bessie, lol.

Hi and welcome to the addiction, um, er ... forum! A couple of quick thoughts on your post: 1) The 5 ton FMTVs are much harder to find. A quick scan of a popular auction site for surplus trucks shows nineteen LMTVs (2.5 ton 2 axle) and zero FMTVs (5 ton 3 axle) vehicles for sale. If you want...

Lol, I understand completely!

I bought a new Stealth Telecom Model 9360 tunable HF antenna for Bessie to go with a fancy all mode amateur radio (another post). To be effective, however, the antenna transmitting element must be completely above the truck body, which would make it too tall for standard road clearance. Also...

I'm not aware of more than one style of rack for the LMTV. I obtained mine from a SS vendor whose truck came with one installed, which he removed. Here is a pic of the assembled rack. The black item attached to the rack is the co-drivers headrest, as the rack is meant to be installed behind...

Some months ago I installed the digitizer rack assembly, which comes with an auxiliary distribution panel in both 12 and 24 volts. I connected that panel to the respective studs under the breaker panel using 40 amp inline fuses. So I simply connected the lights to one of the 24v locations on...

Borrow my idea? Lol, by all means - go for it!! :-D

I got tired of groping around in the dark in Bessie's cab and had been contemplating various solutions for interior lighting. I also felt it was important to have a blackout lighting option and also have any solution be EMP-proof. The answer? M113 dome lights, which are widely available as new...

This is how every single one of my projects starts, lol!

I'm not at all trying to be snarky when I ask why not just get an M1079 (unless, of course, you already have an LMTV)? I did the research and decided on that model because it comes with a pretty darn nice box on the rear already, and it's prewired for 110v - all you need is the correct...

Welcome from Virginia! I'm curious about the box on the rear... Is that original to the truck or something purpose built by another owner? And what happened to the spare tire, APHU, and air intake? Just curious... Cheers!