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these guys did it someway But there is also a gorilla sized hoop behind the cab.

just looking at stuff Am looking at stuff to see what might be a problem later, then do PM sooner. Steering hose pinched and the cab mount pretty well shot, The inner belt is CAT...no way that could be original?? Outer belts look new. I don't know what style the fan clutch is as I don't know...

I'll have to put the truck INSIDE air transport, I reckon ;)

made the truck 1% lighter Just by removing the rearward airlift outriggers at 82.4 lbs each. Daaaaaang. update: the fronts are 62 lbs each = almost 300 lbs total. Payload that can be used for something else, tools perhaps. And lots of Locktite ;)

stowed the panels It took some messing around to get them to fit. The "receptacles" are not of uniform size. The tailgate cannot fit in the top slot because of the hinge. Worked out, eventually.

Thank you for the kind words, joshuak.

clarification on the intended use of the wannabe For nearly 30 years I have been running AZ trails e.g. Chiva Falls and Charleau Gap with the same bunch of "jeep guys". Initially with a Series 2 Land Rover (what a piece of crap) , the last several years very successfully with the modified CUCV...

I actually do want to have a chance to survive a rollover, so the rollcage will be "real". The pics of LMTV cabs crushed like a beer can is pretty convincing. I am not going to race the truck, however it will see offroad driving in adverse conditions.

11_19_18 update Thank you for the kind offer, though I already have an extraordinarily talented fabricator: http://arizonajeeparmorrocksliders.com/ I agree with the notion that safety is first. So, the thought is to build a roll cage in the style of a "capsule". If the seats ( therefore the...

Putting sidewalk chalk to good use....on a sunny 73 degree day in November :)

That's interesting. We did not get resolution on the longer bolt tho. Will poke around some more, no hurry, I am allocating 2 years for the build as I am still working. That "job thing" takes up all my time.

Are there other MV wheels with a different offset, but same bolt pattern as LMTV? And CTIS compatable to the LMTV? The offset would need to be something reasonable so the truck does not result over-wide.

I like the concept. Its missing all the fairing stuff below the bed that a rally truck has, maybe its not done yet?

Wifey says the same thing: "Where's the roll cage?"

The added length of the 6-cylinder configuration does intrude into the cab, in the examples I have seen on the interweb. Search "CAT 3208 in Chevy Pickup" to start.

So what is most different, aesthetically, before and after? Enclosing the back, higher stance w/ the open tire tread pattern, paint of course, lotsa lights. **Update Dec 12, 2018** I have this same thread in three different places. To make it easier for me to maintain, the continuation will...

I'll start a new thread on just that topic: LMTV-->Rally Truck clone/poser/wannabe.

Oh, I'd never race it. It would be a ~200 HP clone/poser/wannabe.

The interweb has several examples of that combo in a chevy C10 and dodge p/u. With a torch + welder you can do anything you want.

Highway speed? Whats that? :) I have owned an M109A3 and M35A3, and yes, the LMTV rides nicer and has better road manners. Of course it rides rougher empty than loaded. I will never use it to haul 5000 lbs of anything, so I am OK modifying the suspension or whatever. I'll check the cab...