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Heh, S&S/BAE made all sorts of Franken-trucks (mostly all A1s). I've seen A1's with C7s that were clearly not A1R trucks. I suspect at some point they just said "use the parts we have available and make a truck). ;)

No, I just got the one book. I have electronic copy of the A0 versions (TM-10 and -20, etc)) as well (it includes the changes thru 2005 even though the cover page does not indicate so). Of course, I have an A1R so everything I have leaves me in the dark. LOL

TMs are a vast mystery to all but a few. The A0 (June 1998 ) TM's were simply amended to add info for the A1 modifications (2005). The updated versions are difficult to find because they technically have the same numbers as the predecessors. I've never made heads nor tails of it, myself...

Note: it takes two pair per A0/A1 truck, and four pairs (actually 3.5) for an A1R

The FB groups would swallow that 20 in a day,

The issue there is potential lost tax income. That's the only loophole they could potentially close. People register million-dollar RVs out of state to ditch state/local sale taxes and that adds up enough to pop up on radar (especially in "tax rape" states where they pile on the extra taxes...

If I had piles of money....

Correct. It's why I brought up the LLC aspect. If your out-of-state company owns the vehicle, it would be licensed/registered in that state (not your home state). But otherwise, the law is pretty clear in most states. For private vehicles you're required by law to get it...

The way that typically works is that you get it titled and plated in Utah. But once you get home, most states require you to register your vehicle in the state/county where you reside/the truck will be used. The gist is that once it's titled in Utah, GA *should* recognize the classification...

You might look into registration as a "former military vehicle". No CDL but there are some use limitations. You might see if you can fit into that category. Most states treat them sorta like antique plates on a vintage car. I know in Texas it's like $60 for a 5 year plate with no state...

I don't know if the guy was prototyping them in the past or if they were sourced, but I knew that I'd seen those before...

The A1R trucks don't have an air ride/suspended cab. No airbags, just a ridgid 3-point mounts. The rear latch rides on a set of rubber bushings (that are the same as the front cab bushings but uses one extra lower puck). So an A0/A1 truck uses two cab bushing sets forward and air floats the...

Gotta support this. I'm down for three sets/pairs (I have a set onhand for the spare lower). Still going to tinker with casting my own but always good to have a backup plan.

I've as usual, found a civilian part that's a fraction of the cost....

There's a guy supposedly selling these on FB. No info other than it's in every military vic and LMTV group. It's one of those "I'll have to PM you the details" things (which means it's typically shady or embarrassingly over-priced). ;)

On a side note, my rear bushings failed today on the A1R. I do a visual inspection every time the cab is up, but I was driving down the road today and I heard a sort of "clunk". When I got home, I looked around the cab and can see the bushings are pretty much gone (a few chunks of random...

btw: did you see the very end of that clip? His keyless entry is an RFID implant chip in his hand. LOL, even the tech nerd in me is hard pass on dat shizzle https://dangerousthings.com/category/implants/x-series/

I saw that clip. Funny, I have those hatch support springs already for my cabinet build. I looked into the faucet defuser that he uses but that mist would drive me nuts (and I can't see washing dishes with the fine a mist). Still, it does save water I'm sure. As for the pee funnel, I went...

Those little RV pressure regulators are like $20, so a simple and inexpensive add....

I think you mean 80. My research landed at shore 80 for the cab bushing (I don't think Awesomeness mentioned a specific hardness in this thread). We've had this discussion in several threads here. Hokey pucks are 90 so there are very close to what is used in most HD bushings. Agreed. I'm...