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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 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 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...

Hi, all! I'm now the proud owner of a complete digitizer rack assembly for Bessie (my M1079) but it's all in pieces. The seller had a set of pre-removal photos but, sadly, lost them all in a phone upgrade. Assembling the basic rack itself isn't too hard and I can tell the top plate from the...

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Anyone interested in a Northern Virginia meet up? I live in Woodbridge. Depending on who all chimes in, we could meet for lunch somewhere or even have an impromptu Saturday Night MV Show somewhere... Cheers, Sapphire M1079 LMTV Shop Van

I'm interested in adding some cargo handling capability to my M1079 (van body). After giving it a fair amount of thought, I came up with the idea of an I-beam trolley system suspended from the ceiling of the van body. The i-beam itself would be on 2 sets of rollers to slide out the rear door for...

Hi, all! I'm the proud new owner of a 1994 M1079 LMTV with less than 2500 original miles. It does, however, have three tires with dry rot so I've purchased some good looking used surplus tires and assembled all the tools needed. I have a basic question, however. Are the tires replaced by...