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I'm pretty sure the TM does not list the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight, only the GVWR. We have been discussing this same topic over on RCC and have yet to come up with a definite spec. The best we have done is using '70s Dodge Owner's Manuals that give an odd way of looking at it by stating...

I honestly have never seen a M880 series with a sealed ignition system. All the ones I have seen use a typical old civilian parts which are a lot easier to seal up than it is to find 40 year military surplus. There were a few Chrysler big block engines that used the sealed setup but I can't...

A J-series truck would have little metal "pie pans" in the holes inboard of the headlamps where the military lamps go. There is a bracket that the military lamps need to space it off the core support about 1/2" or so. To my knowledge there is nothing common that will bolt in place of them but...

Well since comments are welcome and encouraged I will be honest. As most of the longtime members of SS know, I much prefer the standard patterns over "freestyle". I will also have to disagree that it breaks up the silhouette of the vehicle. It does disrupt the overall image of the truck but...

The 518 can be built to stand the 6BT is needed. As for the crossmember, I doubt the later trucks will have the bolt holes for it. The mount is farther back than the normal crossmember and there isn't much else used there. Anything is possible, but I doubt they are there. You may have to...

I believe Bob H is 100% correct. There were no M880s made with brush guards. I have also never seen a M880 brush guard that had any NSN, literature or anything that would lead me to believe there was any sort of "kit" that would put a brush guard on a M880. The military may have owned...

It will with the crossmember from the divorced truck. You will have to fab up the intermediate, front and rear driveshafts and shifter linkage but it will swap in with a little work. You may want to swap the yokes on the NP205 as most of them use the Detroit 7260 joint and that's a little weak...

Yes, '80s stuff will fit but you will also need the steering box, pitman arm and drag link since you will be swapping from the older swing arm steering to the newer style box. If you get everything off one truck you will be fine but early in the '80s they swapped to a different fitting design...

You used to be able to get them new from New Star Parts Component Group. I would seriously consider an upgrade to the later style lamps with the larger lenses if this is going to be driven and not a total restoration.

Agreed. It does not matter if this info is available elsewhere, many of us would prefer it not be available here at SS. This is a place for us to swap stories, info and pics of MVs for our uses, not a place for people wishing harm to Allied troops to get info on how to do it. The last thing...

The M75 runs a 361, correct? If that is the case a typical Mopar B engine electronic distributor should work fine. Be aware that the RB engines are a high deck version and use a longer distributor and they will not work in a low deck block like the 361, 383 and 400. Small block distributors...

I think he means on the trailer. :grin:

Agreed, definitely a M53. It was sort of hard to judge the length of the barrel in the pics of it on the trailer since there was no dead on side shot but the latest pic certainly confirms the barrel protruding beyond the body by quite a bit.

Judging by the barrel length, I think it may be a M55, the updated version with the 8" gun.

To prevent that sort of thing, you don't need a steering stabilizer, you need to swap to power steering. 8-)

The M880 is not a 1 1/4 ton truck in the civilian world. It's identical to the typical '70s 3/4 ton Dodge W200. Most Dodge 1 ton civilian trucks would have had a 4500 lbs D60 front axle as the D44 is only rated for 3500 lbs. If you buy a lift, get one for a W200. Sometimes the Ramcharger...

Some small block Mopar manifolds do not have suitable places to put in a typical sender for a aftermarket gauge. You may try looking for a temperature adaptor from Autometer: Auto Meter Other than that about the only choices you have is to eliminate the heater hose outlet and put it there, or...

If you want to convert to part time 4WD, you are much better off just swapping the knuckles, hubs, transmission and transfer case from a part time truck. The transmissions used in the '75-'79 full time 4WD Dodge trucks are specific to the NP203 full time 4WD transfer case and no other transfer...

When looking for MPG, a pickup with 4.10 gears and a 3 speed transmission is probably the last place you should look. Good mileage is relative. Will it get decent mileage compared to any other pickup of that era with a similar drivetrain? Sure. Will it get mileage comparable to a new diesel...

Check the wiring, and headlamp grounds. If those check out, replace the floor mounted hi-beam switch.