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It's been a long time since I was on this site, as my work has changed dramatically over the last year. "Gladys" has been sitting in storage for some time now... I got the fiberglass hard top installed, and coated it with the 'do it yourself' line-x type bedliner. It looks great. Next time...

Additional stiffness is always good... I didn't think of that benefit. My fiberglass roof sounds like a drum as it sits now (bare fiberglass). I am hoping to stiffen the roof up with a few generous coats of herculiner on the outside. Thanks for the input and suggestions everyone!

Dynamat seems to be designed more for sound deadening vs. insulation. Right? Here in Montana, we need all the insulation we can get! Thanks plym49 for the suggestion. I ordered 1" thick k flex, rated as R4 insulation. I'll let you guys know how it works out in the future.

To power our GPS base stations, we use 12v batteries (the commercial truck-size ones last about a week, the motorcycle sized ones about a day). There is ALWAYS an issue of having time/place to charge them up. Solar power seems to be the perfect answer! A GPS Base Station I setup on the North...

I bought 4 sheets of k flex last night on ebay (through Zoro Tools). Can i use liquid nails to adhere it to the fiberglass you think? Or should i get some of that special k flex adhesive I see sold online? AH- you went with a flexible solar panel. I was overwhelmed last night at the...

I'm a Grade Checker, Surveyor, Road Construction and Construction layout technician. Here's my business website: www.surveymapping.com

I know you guys like pictures, so to give you an idea of my remote, off-grid work, here's a picture of the job I'm on in Central Montana. We're refurbishing USAF minuteman missile silo access roads all over a 200 sq mi area. If you squint, you'll see 3 dark specks in a horizontal row. Gladys...

Thanks Stampy. I already bought a roll of aluminum bubble wrap insulation, with plans of using that for insulation. However, the thought of driving around inside a jiffypop bag seems more and more unappealing. I don't see an easy or attractive way to paint or cover it either, since that...

By the way, in the 2 above photos, you'll see the remaining flap of vinyl top in front of the fiberglass roof. I left that on there as a half-assed water and wind barrier until I can get the roof sealed and attached to the windshield frame. Once that's done, I can slide that last bit of vinyl...

Gladys has been a fine investment for my business, and opened up a lot more opportunity and provided a lot of comforts out in the remote parts of Montana and North Dakota the last couple years. Unfortunately, the modification process has been slow- since I work out in the field during the warm...

Here's a photo I took last October (end of construction season) of my field equipment. That's a full-size Polaris Ranger 800XP in the M105 trailer. It fits snug as a bug. If you look closely, you can see the CTIS has been removed as well.

Wow. Your rig is looking good! You have a thread on your truck? I guess i'll investigate... I'd love to see photos of the interior. As far as the 12v alternator, I'm still debating on that vs. a 24v to 12v converter... the good ones run about $1000. ...thats what the owner of Boyce Equipment...

Hey guys, sorry for the long hiatus. I have been travelling a lot, and just got back home from a 3 month work venture in California (thought I'd go somewhere warm this winter). I got a hard top (from boyce equipment in Utah CLICK HERE) in January to be installed in the next couple weeks, and...

I like it! Actually, mine was over 3,000 miles... does that make my butt something harder? Like Titanium? haha

By the way, you'll see my company name painted on the side and rear of the 109. I found 6" tall number/letter stencil kit at Home Depot in the garage sale product area near the 'for sale' and restroom signs. The stencil kit was <$10. I used some fluorescent orange spray paint, and it worked...

I've finished the shelving (to the ceiling), and the 109 is packed with survey gear now. I'll get some photos of the finished 109 shelving and the pistol box in the cab uploaded soon. Here's a couple more photos...

I'm still here... Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I've been working out in BFM (Montana), and there is no convenient internet source out there. I've added some photos to make up for my absence. Since getting my M109 home, it's been at work every day with me since April...

Thanks for the concern Rick. I thought about removing all the interior wall panels and replacing the insulation with R3 foam board and expanding foam/gap-filler. This would be the ideal place to start, but since I need to get this truck out in the field by next week, I didn't have the time (or...

Thanks for the helpful info Mike! I emailed White Owl... we'll see what they say. Your advice on repairing the windows sounds great. I got the interior painted with some Latex paint from Home Depot yesterday. Using some paint chips, I had them match the color. I told them it didn't have...

^photo explanations above, Left to Right: 1. The new tool box 2. This is just 1/2 of my survey gear for Gladys 3. Tire on rim, just need to figure out how to make a valve stem and put air in it. 4. Switches left of rear door (opposite evac fan) 5. What is that switch in its own junction...