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I haven't fallen off the planet, still researching and looking for LMTV's at my local auction.. Definitely want the 3126 in it. In the meantime I have been updating my research page, which is the first page of this blog ,and purchasing more items I know I will use or want to change out (pic of...

Still not an LMTV owner... Spoke to the local auction yard that holds vehicles from our favorite website. Guy said they can't get any LMTV's or much else these days due to lockdown on bases for covid, essential personnel only.. With the Covid spike might not be until next year when they start...

Thats a better pic than I saw, thank you for posting it. Still trying to find the exact brackets and straps. Truck dealers online have 'generic' ones. I want exact if anyone has or finds them. In the meantime more toys rolled in... . .

I have seen there is a ton of room there and I will be using that for something else. :) more to come

I've seen the 2nd gas tank done with the notching at the back left corner and removing that flap. I also measured at the auction yard and validated I can make it work. I also have a shop lined up to pressure test the tank after I notch it. The generator I picked should easily fit on the opposite...

I will be mounting the diesel generator on the drivers side and additional storage boxes. In addition, the camper frame will be beefier on the drivers side to support the 8 foot slide out. That should easily balance it out. That is a ways off, heck I gotta get an LMTZ first. Lol. So depressing.

So if you have looked lately there is next to nothing on auction these days as compared to prior Covid.... Doesn't stop me from putting the horse in the cart, or the cart ran over the horse or horses like carts or something like that. Picked up a brand new, still in the crate, LMTV fuel tank...

I haven't seen much good feedback on the ones purchased from Hawaii, like stated above. Tempting though since there are only about 6 in the continental US up for auction right now.... I am hoping that when the 'stay at home order' eases we will see a big influx at auction, just hoping...

I hear you, might even trade off or sell them once I get the LMTV if they don't work out... Thank you again... Made another purchase that just came in, new pressure regulator for the CTIS system. This will pump up the air pressure in the tires but affect the 'sand' mode which if I ever make it...

Good points, thank you....

That is awesome, thank you 19Detail. It should fit, will be a little tight but looks okay. thank you for the pics.... I am thinking my bottom seat cushion will ride up onto the tunnel a bit but should be okay. I may be able to even notch the tunnel if there is 2 inches to spare underneath it...

You got me thinking. I went out and measured them from a width perspective. The sliding frame rails, from outside to outside measure up at 19 ¼ wide and the seat cushion at the furthest outer most point is about 23 ¾ wide. Can someone do a quick measure on your LMTV and tell me what you think...

I am assuming it will be tight and if they do not work out I should be able to offload them for enough to recover what I am putting into them.

So---still no LMTV, BUT that doesn't mean I can't start buying parts... Yes tired of watching our favorite auction site and waiting for Mrs. perfect. So I purchased these early 2000's Suburban seats, all power and heated. I checked the motors and heater this evening and everything fires up.. I...

Thank you Wheel spinner, but I think I figured out a way to make something just as feasible... thank you again. As for Govt Planet the LMTV choices are very slim these days as compared to pre-Covid... Pretty brutal.... Either way, still not having a truck in my garage I did order my first...

Correction, the vehicle above is the M1088A1 MTV....

So I am building my subframe (in my head) for the camper. I am going to do a 4 point with the standard pivot points front and back but the two sides I think I am going to use these suspension pivot shafts (see pic below). I can weld some ½ plate to it and fashion a pretty good 'bracket'. If...

Still surfing the net looking for my ride..... I saw some Titan 05-14302-00 wheels. I believe these are for the LMTV, correct? Thinking of buying them so I can get started and get them to the powder coater... Made this very important purchase today for the build....

LOL, love it. I will continue to make updates to the first page as I figure out more on which direction I am going to go with the LMTV. There are a couple of awesome Youtube'rs that are or have shared their builds step by step that I have subscribed to. It is hard to find a YouTube blogger...

I looked it up and it has something to do with communications, like a radio or something.... misc stuff anyway.. Figures when my wife signs off on the purchase and I am ready to pull the trigger COVID19 hits the US... Nothing up for sale locally for a while now on GovP, and I am not going to pay...