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I also vote for complete replacement of the wood, and inspection of the metal underneath to determine what's best. The oak flooring on mine looked fine but had a slight creak in one spot when you stepped on it. When I got the boards removed, I swept up 8 gallons of rust prior to removing all the...

I am planning to come Friday after work in the M909 and stay through at least Saturday afternoon. It just didn't work out for me to be able to take time off work to get there any earlier.

On my M923A2 the bolts you referenced were carriage bolts and were just to hold the wood slats to the bottom of the bed. If you are just moving the bed backwards 2-3", you should not need to mess with them.

I've not done much on the truck in the last couple weeks but I thought I'd show what I have managed to accomplish. I mounted the first of the upper cabinets a few days ago. This one overlaps the window a bit in front of the kitchen sink, but it's where I wanted it in order to hold the range hood...

I found a few pictures of Zout's work on here as well as several useful pieces of information. I think he intentionally didn't post much about his build, which I understand and respect his decision to do so. I did use MS Paint and a side shot of his truck to get an idea of how my truck would...

QUADJEEPER, your build is progressing quite nicely. You've done a lot of fantastic work, and I'm watching your build closely to find ideas I can "borrow". :-D I did want to offer one suggestion. You appear to have found the same water tank that I have used in my camper truck build. I found a...

CARNAC, I would like information on my two trucks, please. 1967 Kaiser Jeep M109A3 WO/W a. Serial Number (VIN number) 023010298 b. Registration Number 4L4575 c. NSN without dashes 2320000771636 d. Bought from a private seller, who purchased it from GL e. Bumper numbers: Passenger Side...

Thanks! Yes, water entry is a concern, but it hasn't been a problem so far. The way the A/C unit is mounted, it would direct any water all the way through instead of letting it get inside the wall, which would be worse in my mind. I've driven it through some decent rain this past year and not...

After what's shown in my last post, you're up to date with the work in the RV area. This past Summer, I had a sheriff's deputy come over and inspect the truck to prove that it met Indiana's criteria for a recreational vehicle - that it be equipped solely with living quarters. The deputy was...

As you can see in my last post, I did the pressure side plumbing with PEX. For durability and ease of installation, it seemed like the obvious choice to me. I sized the areas under the bed / kitchen seats such that I could fit a 46 gallon fresh water tank under each side. Currently I've only got...

Thanks! I laid out the wheel wells and mounting points in CAD before actually doing the swap so I could see how things would line up. I put the center of the tandems in the same position with the van body as what it had been on the M109, so each of the wheel openings is off by the same amount...

I actually live in Edinburgh, but no one seems to know where that is so I just put Indianapolis. It's the closest place that everyone seems to recognize. Thanks again for the warm welcome, everyone!

With the inside sheet metal repair essentially done, I started the modifications to actually make it into an RV. The first order of business was mounting the air conditioner. I bought a 6k btu window unit from Menards and made a bracket out of angle iron to mount it to the front wall where the...

With the floor in place, I started cleaning up the exterior of the van body. Because I could see a few spots where the most recent coat of CARC was peeling away, and I had a few areas where there appeared to be rust under the paint, I elected to strip the paint off of one side of the van body at...

As I mentioned in my new member introduction thread, my first military vehicle was my M109A3. Mid way through the rust repair on the van body itself, which was desperately needed prior to my intended camper conversion, I purchased an M923A2 from GovLiquidation and changed my plans a bit. I...

I did a lot of research on how to remove the van body, and every option I found was either really expensive, going to take forever to do with the equipment I had available, or I didn't feel safe doing it with the weight of the van body. Paying for the crane rental cost about half what a set of...

I've been a member here for a while now but I realized I've never actually introduced myself. My name is Todd, and I contracted the Green Iron Disease when a friend of mine took me for a ride in his M35A2. When he later decided to sell his M109A3, I just had to have it. I started the process of...

I don't remember where on here I found these pictures but one member used heavy duty camper jacks to remove his M109 van body. They are more expensive than $450 from my research though. I also remember reading about another member who did chain the box to a tree and drive out from under it...

I would caution against using spray foam insulation, at least any open cell type foam like my M109A3's van body had been equipped with. Wherever there were leaks in the outer shell, the spray foam soaked up the water like a sponge, and deposited it in interesting patterns on the inside of the...

Per Cummins service bulletin 3379001, the 6CTA is permitted to run up to 7% biodiesel. When beginning to do this, you are also supposed to change your fuel filters at the change over and then at half the normal maintenance interval, due to the detergent behavior of the biodiesel. That's the only...