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I walked up to my truck today to put some tools in it and I found it while a party was happening at a problem house down the street last night somebody tampered with my oil fill! I have no idea what, if anything they may have poured into it. It wasn't quite due for an oil change yet but I...

I picked up this victron Phoenix 24 volt inverter with 250 Watts for a really good deal on eBay and plan to install it in the cab of my FMTV to run some power outlets for laptops, etc from. The question is where would be the good place to source the 24 volts and also it has a switch that can be...

A Swiss machine builder friend of mine was nice enough to give me a large quantity of 15 series 80-20 aluminum extrusion and a large bag of T-nuts, 180 linear feet! Just what I need to start building the internal structures of the habitat!

if you have a 13 to 15 liter caterpillar engine and you're having trouble finding a reman or you don't want a reman you can now buy a brand new caterpillar engine providing you turn in your core.

I noticed when my windshield wipers go up the driver side one doesn't go far enough towards the A pillar. I positioned the first two wipers a little bit higher and then tested it out. I noticed when they dock under momentary usage it's not the far down position that they dock in. When it...

Just saying it's kind of hilarious and kind of awesome at the same time GMC M1083 motorhome

Very similar design in some respects

Very similar design in some respects

I thought this truck has some pretty cool design features though I don't think electric is the way to go for the military necessarily due to the typically slow charging and the flammability of the battery packs. Also a diesel vehicle can be refueled pretty much anywhere, but if you run out of...

Need to add some oil, getting a little low. What's the preferred oil type and brand to get that I can get at my local auto parts store?

Saw this in Oceanside CA. Been watching it's progress over the last year. As best I can figure this guy bought this Tatra that was for sale, switched the fire truck body for a flatbed, and strapped down this trailer.... Done! Has the 54" Michelin ZXL tires...

I saw this tatra 6x6 woodland fire truck in Oceanside California converted into kind of a camper by just simply strapping a trailer to the back. I'm pretty sure this old listing of a truck for sale is the one that got converted...

So imagine you're in Europe You want to build an expedition vehicle and you find a super rare Steyr 12m18 four-door crew cab for truck (their LMTV). What's the first thing that crosses your mind? Well if you're this schmuck you do the absolute worst thing possible which would make even a bald...

I do not know if my transmission radiator fan was working in the proper manner before, but I noticed underneath a connector that wasn't fully connected in and had pulled halfway out and I thought it was related to the ABS since my ABS light is on. I pushed in the connector all the way and now...

I found this winch manufacturer, seems good and some very high capacity: https://prowinch.com/shop/20000-lbs-electric-waterproof-winch-wire-rope-24v Might get one of them in the future

Saw this on offer up https://offerup.co/td8QN4YQlub

Where MV's go to get rusty and famous! wish I had more time there!

This Wednesday I'll be driving a friend visiting from Montana to my friend in lakeside to potentially purchase his 1969 M813 winch truck. If anyone in the area is familiar with this truck and would be okay with giving me their number so that we could call and ask questions as we figure out if...

Excap is a German company that makes Steyr FMTV expedition vehicles and has some hard to find parts, found many interior and other parts here that may be of interests to our community here: https://excap-shop.de/collections/ersatzteile https://excap-shop.de/collections/ersatzteileersatzteile...