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Definitely post up some photos, it would be nice to see what you have and maybe a link to a build thread if you have one. Always good to see these as a reference for myself or anyone else down the road looking for the information.

Anytime bud!

I'm not sure what you could off the shelf for prebent metal that will work but I'm sure you could fab something from a rectangular box steel tubing. I think all it does is lay on top of the side rails to support the weight like a header panel. I would pull the back upper skin off which should...

Here is the specifics on the rear steel support member that's in the ceiling. You can see that it a rectangular piece which makes no contact with the roof skin.

Nice! My plan is the same thing but put them in series mimicking the other CUCV trucks just with a bigger setup. I want to keep the starting system 24v, I have a 24v multimount winch, and it creates a lot of redundancy having a 12/24v setup. If the entire truck including the RV portion runs on...

I should be up at the shop this weekend trying to get my DUVAC installed into the trash can and a shiny new pair of new Leece Neville's in. I will take some more detailed photos and measurements so your surgery doesn't have to be a guessing game :)

That is a great thread and will be referenced quite a lot over the next few months. It is exactly what I want to build, just to a smaller scale. I have about half the room so hot water, roomy interior, etc. will not be in the cards. Thank you for the link. Sorry for not having any photos of...

My plan is to have a pretty weather friendly shelter that is multipurpose whether it is doing some adventurous trail running, pulling a sled trailer, or just heading to the beach. Plus zombies may eventually take over and I will need a remote place to stay while they eat the population :) I...

It seems like that is the only steel part as mine had some surface rust and the rivets were steel. I will take some photos this weekend. I'm back in New England, boat is in Portsmouth, living in Pelham, working in Mass. I think the truck started around $4500 which was way too much. I did the...

This truck certainly is a basket case. I got a smokin' deal on it because I told him it is basically a parts truck at this point so I scored it for what the axles are worth. I upgraded the starter relay, installed a new GP solenoid, and put new AC Delco AC60's glow plugs in. I cranked it a few...

Moving on to the more technical box construction, the walls and ceiling are built 16" on center using 1.5" thick studs. The studs are a Z shape so the skin rivets are offset. The roof starts about 3" thick in the center and tapers off to about 2" towards the outside. I hope this thread serves...

To the left of the A/C unit, there is a bracket that had insulation behind it. I'm not sure what mounts here. Mine had a couple of nutserts here. If you wanted to rivet something heavy in here, this would be the spot to do it since it has some additional bracing. The A/C and box wiring runs...

The insulation is a 1.5" thick fiberglass mat in a semi sealed poly bag. It fits nicely in a 55 gallon drum. Note...this drum is now fully insulated and will make a nice home for something this winter. You can see that the 38" x 24" pass thru door slides into a pocket inside the box...

I removed the remaining ambulance remnants, the rig had no diesel heater which was a bummer. I apologize but the insulation wanted to make a run for it as soon as I pulled the inner aluminum skins. The skins are overlapped in the corners and have the additional brushed corner trim pieces. It...

I picked up a meat wagon a few months ago since the MV disease can only be cured with new purchases. I have a pretty mint M1031 and didn't want to take it only in the harsh winter so this truck will be an all year beater. Since it is an ambulance and I am not an EMT, the most obvious thing to do...