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  1. ckouba

    MV Addiction filled. Reis the Beast M1078A0 is born

    Did this disappear already? Potentially interested... but link is broken.
  2. ckouba

    The dreaded CTIS seal, bearing repack job on my MTV

    No worries at all. I already watched one of Neil's video on the seals. Looks like a great resource. Thanks for the direction.
  3. ckouba

    Looking for Someone to Fabricate a Roof Rack for My LMTV

    I don't have anything drawn up but mine will have a header bar above the windshield and another down low across the base (but with enough space to remove/change wipers, etc). I am contemplating a vertical bar in the center as well, and/or possibly a bolt-in grid section toward the outer edges...
  4. ckouba

    The dreaded CTIS seal, bearing repack job on my MTV

    Reworked - Ever write anything up on this? I am needing to do it soon. If not, can anyone direct me to the TM section which details this process? I am poking through it but not having any luck locating it.
  5. ckouba

    LMTV M1078 3D CAD Model on OnShape

    THANKS!!!
  6. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    We may be experiencing a philosophical difference George. Generating hot water while underway is a no-brainer to me. I am not building this camper to waste money but I am also not building this camper to save money, and I understand amenities cost money. Down the road, I don't think I'll...
  7. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Starting to poke around the internet for water heater stuff and found this: https://www.heatso.com/surecal-30-litre-7-92-gal-vertical-twin-coil-calorifier/ This fits the bill for the two coil water tank, one loop with the engine coolant being circulated and the other fed by an Espar or other...
  8. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Not really... I've honestly got nothing concrete on paper yet, but no better time to start talking about it. My experience with this comes from working on our boats where we've had hot water heaters with engine coolant loops built in to heat the water in the tank while the engine is running...
  9. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Thanks 19, we are really lucky with both of them so far but life is definitely different for the whole family. I really like the idea of a split tank and will happily incorporate that as needed. A transfer pump should be easy enough to include.
  10. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Nope. You're right. I'm not sure it will all go there and still haven't actually calculated what volume I have after accounting for clearances and insulation. I have no magic trick though, so may end up with more elsewhere (second tank) as already suggested.
  11. ckouba

    Aligning the doors

    That's the process I've gone through already, albeit by myself. May just need a second set of hands to be more effective.
  12. ckouba

    Aligning the doors

    Will be watching this intently. Mine have too much pressure down low and not enough up top. I monkeyed around with hinges and got it more dialed, but could still use a little tweak. Look forward to seeing more official remedies.
  13. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Happy New Year's Eve everybody! Beyond that, sorry but no updates Doug. My parents both had a run in with cancer and I am helping them get set back up in their condo as they had been living at my sister's for the past ~8 months. They both appear to have dodged a bullet health-wise, so despite...
  14. ckouba

    WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

    These guys did, but then they didn't: https://twoifoverland.com/ They were my initial exposure to this madness. They had their rig for a while, but not too long in my opinion, and then moved into something smaller, and then bought land/house or something. I didn't so much follow them- you...
  15. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    They are normally available grade 8 hardware from the local Wilco (Ace Hardware), but if I remember correctly, they're 5/8's. The plates are 1/2" thick. I will be adding 2 more bolts in the empty holes in the lower rail but three is all the upper rail will be getting. The last two empty holes...
  16. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Hi Allen, Thanks for the bit of a reality check. We will be camping in colder climes, hopefully not extremely frigid ones but definitely into the teens but possibly lower. We've done it before in our Bigfoot campers (a truck camper and a bumper pull) and it seemed to work well enough with the...
  17. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Have I thought about putting tanks under the bed, yes. Probably won't though, for a couple of reasons. I don't want things cantilevered out at the far end of the camper. It will be a lot of weight when loaded up (batts, water, gear, etc...) and while I think I have adequately spec'd its...
  18. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    That's the plan. Hope to get them in the sub-floor space over the axles. Would like to locate the batteries in the same neighborhood as well but will see where we end up for space.
  19. ckouba

    M1088 camper conversion

    Another single pic update... Doesn't look too different but everything is now rigidly fixed in position: The open span at the front is for driveline access, at the rear for sub-floor storage. I started working on the stairwell and ran out of weld wire after tacking the first component...
  20. ckouba

    Quest for Switches for my M1088 - PTO and Winch

    Are you looking for "a" switch or "the" switch? I went through a similar quest to find some sort of switches to put in there as well. This post shows what I ended up with: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m1088-camper-conversion.193622/page-4#post-2308321 This google search should get...
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