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Snowtrac, you may be thinking of the 1088... The OP mentioned a 1083 which is a 6x6 cargo truck with a bed, big brother to a 1078.
I was originally thinking a welding a steel rectangular tube frame to the top of the factory bed and then doing a high-bred bed-liner over foam for the walls. I figure it would be heavier than aluminum but much stronger in a rollover or accident. Also, thought about doing a hard-sided pop-top that would add a loft for two rooms for the kids, but I would defiantly need to remove the factory bed to have enough room to stay under the 14ft clearance issues. As for 50mph speed goes, whose in a hurry
I was thinking about welding a steel cage directly on top of the factory bed and filling it in with a hybrid system of bed-liner over foam panels, but still have a lot to hash out. My wife wants a hard sided pop-top to create two loft style bedrooms for kids up above, but I would defiantly need to remove the factory bed to gain enough room to stay under the 14ft height clearance. Either way I figure a steel caged box would provide a pretty safe ride encase of a rollover or emergency.
I got my M923A2 from a Guard unit through GovPlanet. The question is how quickly the NG is offloading FMTVs. They might not be in as big a hurry as Active units. Are you planning on transport back to AK to finish it out or have it done beforehand?
I figured if they did they wouldn't be selling very many. As for building it up, it would depend, but I figured I would probably have it shipped to Oregon to my parents house and have a diesel mechanic go over everything thoroughly, change fluids, ect, before really driving it, that way It has the best chance of being reliable and not damaging anything. Then I would probably build it up there since the weathers better, and they have better facilities.
