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A little sneak peek at the progress on the M880. I ran out of paint, but I'm happy with progress so far. I'll post more pics when I get it finished.
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Bought a M880!
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MatthewH
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Looking good. These old trucks look good with Nato 3 color ![[thumbzup]](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumzup.gif "Thumbs Up [thumbzup]")
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Looks great.
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Nice score for an M880! 
You even have a KPH/MPH speedo which must be super rare as I've never seen one in any M880 I drove; the one I have now certainly doesn't have one. (It has just the standard MPH speedometer that was used in CONUS) Another thing I noticed was that you don't have the black-out lights nor the voltmeter gauge on the left side of the instrument panel. Was this not a common fitting for all M880s?
It's probably just as well that you don't have the black-out light system as they can be troublesome. I finally had to disconnect mine to get the regular service lights working properly. Some day I'll maybe buy a new wiring harness and replace it but for now I'll leave it. No sense in poking the electrical gremlin and waking him up again.
You even have a KPH/MPH speedo which must be super rare as I've never seen one in any M880 I drove; the one I have now certainly doesn't have one. (It has just the standard MPH speedometer that was used in CONUS) Another thing I noticed was that you don't have the black-out lights nor the voltmeter gauge on the left side of the instrument panel. Was this not a common fitting for all M880s? It's probably just as well that you don't have the black-out light system as they can be troublesome. I finally had to disconnect mine to get the regular service lights working properly. Some day I'll maybe buy a new wiring harness and replace it but for now I'll leave it. No sense in poking the electrical gremlin and waking him up again.
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Some got the BO lights and some didn't my 890 came with them and the KPH speedo. I am pretty sure the only trucks with the voltage gauge were the radio trucks that came with the extra 24V system. My tank company's didn't have the 24V so they carried a PRC 77 backpack with them.
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Made a little more progress. I still have to do the driver's door, bedside, and tailgate, I'm just pecking at a hour after work when I can.
