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This hasn't really gone cold, we just changed gears. We sold the LMTV in the summer of 2017 to Grigsby Trucks. The truck turned out really nice, but for a lot of reasons we had to regroup. Right now we are almost finished building an expedition truck on a Mercedes Unimog chassis. We loved our...

The truck is still available and we are happy to answer any questions you might have via PM or email.

After much discussion, we have decided to sell this truck. More details can be found here: http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/172245-Refurbished-1996-LMTV-M1078-Expo-Truck Michael

We've been makings steady progress, but you can really start to see it come together recently. All the painting is done and we are starting to reassemble all the refurbished parts. Michael

We are still making good progress; we have just been bad about updating the blog the last few weeks. We finished all the frame painting. It turned out nice. We just started cab paint prep this weekend.

Yup, it was just to simplify the overall system a little. We actually didn't remove anything; we just capped it off and unplugged the controller, so if we (or a future owner) wants to bring it back, the CTIS controller can just be plugged in again and the wheels plumbed back up. We will see...

We are making steady progress on our truck. We got the back portion of the frame painted (we made a nice painting enclosure), and we got several of the wheels assembled. It's all turning out quite nice. I'm really pleased with how the silver power coated wheel rims look with the XZLs and...

There is nothing really special about our soda blaster setup. We got it about 5 years ago when we were restoring a WWII GPW (jeep). It's just a stock soda blaster from Harbor Freight. The media we use is standard Arm and Hammer coarse soda, also available from Harbor Freight. We run at about 90...

Thanks for checking in. All is well here. We took a little time off for the holidays, visited family, and went on a few trips. We've actually been making some steady progress on the truck anyway. This afternoon, we re-assembled the battery-box and air tanks. It turned out nice. As a side...

Continuing to make good progress.

Update: We have been making a lot of progress and working on the truck almost every day. Our main focus has been on getting the roof rack ready (so we can start body working the cab) and pulling off parts and refurbishing them. The roof rack is about finished and we have started sending parts...

Little update on the project... we've been making a ton of progress, but in little bits. We've been trying to put in some time on the project every day. Progress has been in 2 basic fronts: fixing the truck and starting expedition truck related retrofit. We're still stripping parts off the truck...

No such problems here. My wife is pretty much a badass. She's an engineer and as practical as any guy I've ever met. We actually see eye to eye on practical design vs. comfort. We're gonna have a pretty capable rig with a nice comfortable interior. We both enjoy tent camping, but who doesn't...

Actually, I think mount fittings are pretty relevant to an expedition build, so I don't mind if you post them here. I'd like to see what you have. Michael

On the topic of removing things, we got new marker lights all around. Some of the old ones are in pretty rough shape, but many have good parts. If anyone wants these for spare parts, let me know. Free to a good home if you pay for shipping.

My wife and I are making good progress on getting our truck ready to be painted. The truck was pretty much covered in a thin layer of dried mud when we received it. It had also been painted multiple times. The last time it was painted, they over sprayed tan CARC on many of the hoses and wires...

I believe it weighed something like 2,200-2,400 lbs More info here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?155245-M1078-Bed-Weight Also, removing the bed might reduce your overall expedition vehicle height.

We have made our CAD model available on OnShape (a free online CAD system). If you are interested, we posted the details on the forum here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?156203-LMTV-M1078-3D-CAD-Model-on-OnShape&p=1894830#post1894830

The project is going well. We are making a lot of headway. We have been trying to work on it a little every day. I have decided not to post too much on this forum specifically about the expedition side of the project. I think I am going to keep this post more LMTV related. I will update it from...

Yup, that's what I thought, too. I ordered it this morning for $475 + shipping.