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$500-$1000 is a fair price for a 1078 or 1082 bed. Deuce dropside bed may be a bit more, due to scarcity. 14' 5ton dropside bed should be around $1k. These are easy to shorten , but if the goal is 12' I'd just grab one of the 12' beds. Using an existing LMTV (1078/1082) bed makes you...

I'd source a bed off an M1078 or M1082.

Sue in OK did a really good job on one in his truck. There may be a build thread around here somewhere. Its worth having a look...

Not necessarily. Motors frequently sat decades in a can prior to use. I once saw a 1986 M925A1 5ton truck with a NOS 1971 production NH250 in it.

6.2 to GM 6.5 is probably not worth the effort. You'd probably never notice a difference. 6.2 to GEP 6.5 is an upgrade, but why bother if your 6.2 is running ok? But at that price, grab it and have it on hand in case your 6.2 takes a dump some day.

I like the jw speaker lights.

JW Speaker headlights. High beam.

Trucklite has had problems with bad soldering inaccessible behind heavy plastic potting. JW Speaker is the clear choice. The military ones with the correct connectors take some searching to find. If you're ok with splicing, the civvy ones are readily available, if expensive. 0546351 is the...

The transfer case will break. Used takeouts are approaching $1k and new in the can units are $4k. It is well worth the trouble to prevent this.

Post number 12 here - https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/m939a2-filter-numbers.48709/

The picture tells the story. I didn't do this abomination. Got it this way and need to fix it.

More people don't do it because the bias is towards keeping it diesel.

Many of us run just two batteries, myself included. When it gets cold, two might be marginal. But generally two is fine.

That doesn't sound like a disaster.... it reads like a screaming success.

I'm going to guess that they give it the full commercial vehicle inspection that they'd give to a commercial truck tractor, with the intent to tell you "NO!" Please post back with actual results. I hope to be wrong ...

Don't limit yourself to just deuces either. Be sure to take a look at LMTVs, 939series 5tons, 809series 5tons and maybe even MTVRs. They all make fine toys.

Low range reverse is prone to splitting the transfer case. Shift to high range prior to backing or plan to replace the t case.

LEDs are usually able to be powered by anything 10-30v. I've never seen a way to effectively prevent leaking. That's a fine looking truck...

Strap wrench also works and is less of a mess than the screwdriver method.

@Smckerigan I am in scottsbluff also. Have nothing with me but jumper cables, basic tools, and an M998.