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  1. Keith Knight

    Aluminum wheels

    I think I have the same wheels but I’ve been reluctant to put them on because I haven’t found the lug nuts for them and that are studs are too short. BUT looking closely at the himar pictures online they lug nuts don’t appear to have any of the studs threads sticking out.
  2. Keith Knight

    How About a Military Camper Build Forum in General

    I’ve been on here for a long time been busy building mine and haven’t taken the time to post my progress. I’ll try post progress photos on my soon. But here is a a quick look. here is a short list of things I’ve done so far. Everything was custom made by me. 2 fuel tanks totaling 225 gallons...
  3. Keith Knight

    WHO' S A FULL TIME LMTV OVERLANDER, ANY OUT THERE?

    I’m building mine now and will post pictures in a couple months when it further along.
  4. Keith Knight

    Hello from Florida.

    Russ, what part of Florida are you from?
  5. Keith Knight

    Hello from Florida.

    Welcome aboard!
  6. Keith Knight

    LMTV Transmission Issues

    I am an engineer and have a machine shop, but he’s absolutely correct the drawings are in the manual somewhere. I had them in my photo library so I thought they would be useful. They are spot on for the balance point. It makes the transmission float perfectly level. Sorry I haven’t posted earlier.
  7. Keith Knight

    LMTV Transmission Issues

    Pretty sure I was able to use the original bolts.
  8. Keith Knight

    LMTV Transmission Issues

    This how I removed the transmission by myself.
  9. Keith Knight

    Breaking news.... a new FMTV parts supplier.... well sorta

    Congratulations Will. He’s helped supply me with many parts for my M1078A1, always been great dealing with him. I recommend him to others all the time. Good luck.
  10. Keith Knight

    LMTV Conversion to 12V

    pretty sure the starter is 24 volt.
  11. Keith Knight

    LMTV Air Conditioner

  12. Keith Knight

    Roll in passenger Window Gasket

    I’ve search the internet for years and still looking for them.
  13. Keith Knight

    Flasher unit

    This is what I used.
  14. Keith Knight

    Aloha from a newby

    Caged brakes allows to roll the vehicle without an air supply to the brakes.
  15. Keith Knight

    Aloha from a newby

    Wish I could help, So many things that could be wrong. For starters mine had all the fluids drained and all the plugs were missing. So before I even thought of batteries I had to source all the different plugs and put about 30-40 gallons of different fluids back in it, like coolant, engine oil...
  16. Keith Knight

    Highway speed gear 3.07 vs 2.87

    I did the gear change and it’s one of the best upgrades I’ve done. It’s not because I want to go 70 mph it’s because I want to go 55-60 without the engine screaming at me. After the change with an average speed of 55-60 the interior noise level reduced, I gained almost 2mpg and the shift points...
  17. Keith Knight

    Highway speed gear 3.07 vs 2.87

    What year Fmtv are you considering doing it on?
  18. Keith Knight

    Staining or painting the floor hump mat?

    I used the original one as a template and made a new one out of black material that matched the original material.
  19. Keith Knight

    M1078 A1 transfer case

    Are the bearings you’re finding about 1/16” diameter x 3/16” long? That’s the size of broken bearings I found in mine attached to the output speed sensor. Before discovering them, I trouble shooted Everything else imaginable. Then discovering the broken bearings and contacted different...
  20. Keith Knight

    Keith's M1078A1 Project Overland

    The connecting rods come with the door lock kit. The door lock kit comes with a remote receiver box for the key chain remotes to work with. you can always call me 863-781-0165.
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