Keith's M1078A1 Project Overland

[Keith Knight]

It only sticks out 4’ beyond the original box! Have you driven one of these vehicles? It definitely doesn’t go done the tight trails like my Jeep Wrangler. Driving one of these on trails requires a little more skill and awareness but totally doable.

 

[Keith Knight]

Relocated the exhaust further back to make room for the generator.
Finished converting the MEP531-A diesel generator into a brushless 3kw enclosed generator. Complete with a fan that pulls 250 cubic feet through the enclosure every minute to keep it cool.

 

[M1078MAN]

View attachment 828986Relocated the exhaust further back to make room for the generator.View attachment 828987
Finished converting the MEP531-A diesel generator into a brushless 3kw enclosed generator. Complete with a fan that pulls 250 cubic feet through the enclosure every minute to keep it cool.

You have MAD skillz...love it

 

[Keith Knight]

Helper air bags on the rear springs to control ride height when fully loaded. Individually controlled so at the camp site I’ll be able to lower pressure in one raise the other one or raise both of them or lower both of them....all in an effort to help level it out.

 

[Keith Knight]

This is the truck I purchased pulled the box of and resold the truck. It spent time in Iraq and had battle scares to prove it!
An AK round that hit the box front right corner just above the cab on the passenger side.
I left it there when I painted it.

 

[Keith Knight]

fabricating the 2 fuel tanks totaling 225 gallons of diesel capable of going approximately 1,200 miles on a tank.

 

[Third From Texas]

Awesome range !

Where did you source the straps and mounts?

 

[Keith Knight]

I fabricated everything including the straps and hangers. Although I did purchase the rubber that goes between the straps and the tank.

 

[ramdough]

Kieth,

What is the fill port above the driver side tank for?


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[Keith Knight]

Fresh water fill port.

 

[Ambeihl]

First off love the thread keep it up, I look forward to your updates. Your fabrication skills continually impress me and i really like the ease of fill of that fresh water fill port. Would be cool if the air bags in the rear could individually and possibly automatically adjust to the 1600 pounds of diesel as it's added and subsequently depleted. I would assume that weight would make the truck lean to the right side a bit correct?


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[Keith Knight]

The air bags are individually controlled...manually so I can custom adjust them depending on the load and camping area to help level it out.
About 1,400 lbs of fuel on the passenger side.
So I’m putting all of the other heavy things such as batteries (6 additional batteries inside the camper) generator and everything else possible on the drivers side.

 

[M1078MAN]

I echo my previous comments Mad skilzzzzzz

 

[Keith Knight]

Thank you, god given skills that I use and want to share what I’m doing.

 

[Keith Knight]

Fabrication of the 100 plus gallon fresh water tank.

 

[ramdough]

Fabrication of the 100 plus fresh water tank. View attachment 830874View attachment 830875View attachment 830876View attachment 830877View attachment 830878

I guess you know where your pump connection and drain go...... that thing is awesome.

Wish you lived closer to me. Would love to see all your work in person.


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[M1078MAN]

Amazing work.

What are you going to do to prevent freezing

 

[Keith Knight]

Ramdough I thought you lived in Florida?

I have a tank heater on the bottom of it.

 

[ckouba]

I have a tank heater on the bottom of it.

110v? 12v? Hydronic? Will the tank be insulated?

I am nearing the same step in my build and am not above blatantly stealing your ideas, if you don't mind.

 

[Keith Knight]

I used 12 automatic recpro heater and hush mat stealth black for the insulation.
mans for the sending unit these are great.

that KUS also makes analog water gauges with white and black face. So I used white for fresh and black for grey water.