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  1. Third From Texas

    What have you done to your FMTV or LMTV today

    If I had piles of money....
  2. Third From Texas

    Class E in GA still a viable option?

    Correct. It's why I brought up the LLC aspect. If your out-of-state company owns the vehicle, it would be licensed/registered in that state (not your home state). But otherwise, the law is pretty clear in most states. For private vehicles you're required by law to get it...
  3. Third From Texas

    Class E in GA still a viable option?

    The way that typically works is that you get it titled and plated in Utah. But once you get home, most states require you to register your vehicle in the state/county where you reside/the truck will be used. The gist is that once it's titled in Utah, GA *should* recognize the classification...
  4. Third From Texas

    Class E in GA still a viable option?

    You might look into registration as a "former military vehicle". No CDL but there are some use limitations. You might see if you can fit into that category. Most states treat them sorta like antique plates on a vintage car. I know in Texas it's like $60 for a 5 year plate with no state...
  5. Third From Texas

    Aftermarket CTIS covers for FMTVs

    I don't know if the guy was prototyping them in the past or if they were sourced, but I knew that I'd seen those before...
  6. Third From Texas

    !CLOSED! Cab Mount Group Buy. NEW OEM FMTV LMTV M1078, M1079, etc

    The A1R trucks don't have an air ride/suspended cab. No airbags, just a ridgid 3-point mounts. The rear latch rides on a set of rubber bushings (that are the same as the front cab bushings but uses one extra lower puck). So an A0/A1 truck uses two cab bushing sets forward and air floats the...
  7. Third From Texas

    !CLOSED! Cab Mount Group Buy. NEW OEM FMTV LMTV M1078, M1079, etc

    Gotta support this. I'm down for three sets/pairs (I have a set onhand for the spare lower). Still going to tinker with casting my own but always good to have a backup plan.
  8. Third From Texas

    Aftermarket CTIS covers for FMTVs

    I've as usual, found a civilian part that's a fraction of the cost....
  9. Third From Texas

    Aftermarket CTIS covers for FMTVs

    There's a guy supposedly selling these on FB. No info other than it's in every military vic and LMTV group. It's one of those "I'll have to PM you the details" things (which means it's typically shady or embarrassingly over-priced). ;)
  10. Third From Texas

    Renewing NOS cab bushings-- is that possible?

    On a side note, my rear bushings failed today on the A1R. I do a visual inspection every time the cab is up, but I was driving down the road today and I heard a sort of "clunk". When I got home, I looked around the cab and can see the bushings are pretty much gone (a few chunks of random...
  11. Third From Texas

    cabinet latches and kitchen sink

    btw: did you see the very end of that clip? His keyless entry is an RFID implant chip in his hand. LOL, even the tech nerd in me is hard pass on dat shizzle https://dangerousthings.com/category/implants/x-series/
  12. Third From Texas

    cabinet latches and kitchen sink

    I saw that clip. Funny, I have those hatch support springs already for my cabinet build. I looked into the faucet defuser that he uses but that mist would drive me nuts (and I can't see washing dishes with the fine a mist). Still, it does save water I'm sure. As for the pee funnel, I went...
  13. Third From Texas

    M1088 camper conversion

    Those little RV pressure regulators are like $20, so a simple and inexpensive add....
  14. Third From Texas

    Renewing NOS cab bushings-- is that possible?

    I think you mean 80. My research landed at shore 80 for the cab bushing (I don't think Awesomeness mentioned a specific hardness in this thread). We've had this discussion in several threads here. Hokey pucks are 90 so there are very close to what is used in most HD bushings. Agreed. I'm...
  15. Third From Texas

    Renewing NOS cab bushings-- is that possible?

    Thanks. Yeah, I need three tops and three bottoms (minimum). A gallon of ECON 80 hardness, black UV tint, a can of release, and a gallon of mold 30 runs about $350-400 shipped. That's in line with what I can purchase three sets of crusty old NOS bushings That leaves me with a couple spare...
  16. Third From Texas

    Renewing NOS cab bushings-- is that possible?

    Gonna take a stab at this in a couple weeks. Ordering in the materials. What do you recommend as a material for the mold? No 3D printer here, but I have a set of OEM cab bushings that I can cast a mold. I've only messed with this sort of thing once for a single piece I needed and I actually...
  17. Third From Texas

    Hub Drain Plug / Acceptable amount of contaminants?

    Seems like old residual gunk? I mean, I'd think that ten miles isn't enough to wear anything enough that it creates a reside. Is this present on both the front (independent) hubs as well as the rear (shared with dif) hubs? I'd do another flush after awhile to see if it's simply residual.
  18. Third From Texas

    Moving my Transmission cooler

    Just the truck. I've only ever had one occasion where I had to get the shovel out as a result of the trailer and that was more my fault for coming to a stop when I knew that I shouldn't have. In my experience, floatation/footprint is far less of an issue with trailers (no steering, no...
  19. Third From Texas

    Just Received My M1078 A0

    Yeah, misting is the tell tale. The kit will resolve it. May as well do the latch rebuild while you're at it (it's even easier). There's a few threads in here that have the kit numbers. Colt has a good video of the whole process. And be sure to shop around (as usual, there are scalpers here...
  20. Third From Texas

    Moving my Transmission cooler

    It's SOP for me to be pulling my M1082 down the beach at 30 mile stretches in axle-deep sand, so I'll take all the cooling I can get. :)
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