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  1. acropilot

    LMTV/FMTV Quick Parts Reference Spreadsheet

    Nice Work. Thank you for your effort.
  2. acropilot

    Adding a gauge pod and tachometer

    I am looking for a tach too for my 1083. The closest after-market item i have been able to find is a unit with a magnetic pulse pick up that gets attached to the alternator. On the Cat C7, there is an ECM box where the signals are currently present. You need a digital tach that is...
  3. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thank you 1951M1078.
  4. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thank you SteelWarrior. Yes indeed. They do gas off H2S. I have drilled a hole through the battery box and connected through another hole through the shelter. They are all sealed and gas off to the outside. I have measure the H2S levels in the battery box, and it does indeed gas off. I did...
  5. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Here are the pics of the Dolly set up Coachgeo:
  6. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Hey Coach Geo. Yes it was a DC Powered Electric motor with compressor. There was a 120V plug-in heater that i took out of there too. They all work too :)
  7. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Moduline Cabinets prior to installation
  8. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thank you. I can't take all of the credit. I had a couple of talented mates helping me along the way.
  9. acropilot

    Keith's M1078A1 Project Overland

    Well Done. Looks great.
  10. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Berth platform Again, used 1 5/8" slotted unistrut to construct the berth space above the water tanks and batteries. The bed size is 52" X 80". Used 5/8" Oak (sanded and clear coated for the mattress to sit on)
  11. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Water pump and plumbing Accumulator being fabbed on a platform Water pump, accumulator and plumbing shown
  12. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Shelter water tanks and Battery Bank Two fresh water tanks 34 gallons each installed on the port side of the shelter. 1 5/8" slotted Unistrust was used where needed. All items were fastened via 1/4-20 Steel Rivet nuts to the structural beams in the S280. On top of the tank I used a 1/4" thick...
  13. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thank you Deoje
  14. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    finishing the floor with Durabk (Rhino Liner) paint Original Linoleum floor shown below After removal of the floor via heat, chisel and laborious work, I cleaned it with TSP, and mineral spirit. I then put three coats of self etching primer. I then rolled the Durban product. Highly...
  15. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Hey OD. It was pretty clean to begin with, but i put some grease and elbow in there as well.
  16. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Nice Pic. Thanks Tennmogger. :)
  17. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    reposting pics Hopefully these pics will get inserted properly
  18. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thank You Overdrive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    Thanks Coachgeo. I don't know what's going on the attachments showed just fine during the upload. Now I can't see them either. I spent some time posting these items. Oh well I'll do some reserach.
  20. acropilot

    M1083 & Gichner S280 Overland Expedition Build

    I had to heat the floor one square ft at a time and use Heil tool to remove the Linoleum. It was a laborious process. It took about 16 hour to remove the flooring and fix a couple of holes on the floor.
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