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The FMTV was designed to use the M66 turret as a direct drop-in or a HMMWV/MRAP turret (which is a bit smaller) with an adapter kit. The M66's are Vietnam era, heavier, stiffer bearing, and don't have a door that closes and seals. There is a canvas cover for them, but they still leak pretty bad...
Unfortunately, I don't have a design file for the adapter ring. I took my turret cover and the geared ring down to a local machine shop with a CNC plasma cutter. They used the turret cover to get the OD and the bolt pattern to mount it to the cab and the geared ring for the ID and the bolt...
Just installed a set of NIB MRAP seats into the M1083. They sit too high with the MRAP mounting bracket, but with that bracket removed and a 1/4" adapter plate they work really well. The only real downside is they are pretty heavy (and a pain to get into the cab) with the under seat armor.
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