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Of course, we but these trucks to enjoy, My kid and I have put over 1000 miles on it, running down gremlins and "shakedown" trips.
A trip to the lake
Exploring a back road and found a creek to swim in
Visiting friends, old and new....
Watching the sun rise
Pulling them out to clean...
My M1114 started life as an up-armored Marine Corps Slantback
Of course, we would all love it if the military wasn't so.... aggressive.... in the demil process, so mine looked like this when I purchased it from @fuzzytoaster
She had the roof and side skirts put on...
I added a fording...
I drove about 90 miles for a car show that the organizers failed to update the info for, so Jak and I were heading home and I took a random road that I knew goes through a national forest.
The day wasn't *completely* wasted. We found a great spring fed swimming hole!
Took some great pics of...
Yesterday was mood lighting... err... dome light... installation...
First I took my old homemade battery box from the M715, measured and cut the bracket.
Then was measuring and mounting said bracket
For power, I took the second switched 24v from the de-icer and tested the light
Then...
Friday, I decided I needed to stretch the M1114s legs on a shakedown cruise, so I texted @Soupermike and asked what he was doing Saturday. (He lives about 130 miles away). He told me he was off and I asked if it was cool if I could come for a visit.
He said he was going to be puttering around...