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Here is the link to the actual sketchup file: https://app.sketchup.com/share/tc/northAmerica/EEmhjfaDJDQ?stoken=Jf8sqacG6HHQfiIdcj0GVPppkGbmc62oK6WhmIxEL88AoXi1RlcYdo11jOSMFvcK

Some folks on the FB LMTV group were asking about the measurements for the rear cab panel so I posted up my SketchUp model of the rear cab there and figured I might as well do the same here.

Those are Rockville 8” underseat subs (Link Here)- I have no experience with them and can’t speak to the quality. I’m using the Memphis Audio “headless” head unit (Link Here) so the subs and four speakers (two 4x6’s and two tweeters) are all controlled via a the Memphis Audio Bluetooth app and...

Another day of working on the truck (mostly). I used my insulation template and cut out the rear panel from 1/2” plywood. I expected that I would have to remove all three seats and the steering wheel. To start with I removed the steering wheel and co-driver and middle seat - I was hoping I...

Got lucky and had another day of pretty good work on the truck. I got the second subwoofer installed, it went a bit faster than the first one that I installed as I learned (at least a little bit) from the mistakes I made yesterday. A few incremental pictures of the second install. First one...

And short out the electronics. . . I mean what fun are these trucks if you aren't spending money on them or fixing something . . . :rolleyes:

I had a chance to do a little work on the truck today. Was hoping to get both sub woofers installed but the going was slower than expected, really for no good reason. A couple small screw ups here and there that I had to redo but generally it ran pretty smoothly, just took a longer than...

It's been a while since I've updated you all. Lot's of small projects like adding an air quick connect off the wet tank - which took a bit more effort than I expected. I've also made some good progress on larger projects - most specifically new seats for the cab and soundproofing/insulating...

No, not many miles at all. As I learned since getting my truck the driveline angles on the A0 and A1 variants are steep which enable them to carry vibrations more so than “horizontal” or more horizontal drive lines and this can lead to the cracked engine housings at some of the noted stress...

I think it is just on A1 (and maybe A1R's). My drivelines had about 9,500 milies on them when I took them in to get serviced.

Apparently the broken flange bolts can be a sign of out-of-balance drive-lines and a precursor to bigger headaches down the road. After replacing the flange bolts I pulled both of the drivelines and had them balanced and I also installed all new u-joints. When they balanced the drive shafts...

Drive lines installed. . . First one took about an hour and 15 minutes, the second one took 15 minutes - amazing how much I can learn from my mistakes. . .

First of all big thanks to @coachgeo for suggesting I check my drive lines. I pulled them last night and ran them down to a driveline shop first thing this morning. Turns out two of the four u-joints were bad and both of the splines and spline sleeves had so much play that they couldn’t get...

I'll keep folks updated on how it goes. The big unknown that I need to investigate is how the PMDS, Battery Bank and Starter are all wired. I think for the ACR to work it needs have a direct connection to the from the battery to the starter; if the positive cable goes through the PMDS then it...

I tried running some tubing down the fill port and only got about 3’ in before I hit something (either a screen or just a tight bend in the fill port) and couldn’t get the tubing down into the ATF reservoir.

So I had a chance to get up and do some work the truck that mostly went really well but I made one idiotic oops (more on that below but I don’t believe it is a huge issue). I bit the bullet and ordered the aftermarket airbags for the cab. Installation was easier than expected an only took...

@coachgeo Thanks for the suggestion. I originally checked the starter after reading about driveline issues. I thought the issues were primarily related to the three main bolts that affix the starter to the engine (not the flange bolts). That said, I've tracked down a local driveline shop and...

I'm bad at a lot of things and trying to document the work I'm doing on my truck makes me realize I can add another thing to list - videos. Anyway, I pulled together a quick edit of pulling the starter and fixing the loose (and sheared) bolts on the flange plate. . .

Had a chance to get replacement bed tie downs from Peck & Hale installed - made a short video of the process. These things were $100/piece (plus shipping) - with all the FMTV beds that are getting scrapped out there hopefully some folks can pull some of these off and get them into the secondary...

@Third From Texas: Update on the trans fluid question. Got ahold of the CAT dealership this morning and turns out the transmission has OTR brand Full Synthetic ATF (Link Here). They said fine to top-off with any other full synthetic ATF - I asked specifically about Transynd or Mobil D/M and...