harleyhouse,
I must say, I've seen your avatar and wondered about it...
thanks for the detailed description and pictures
I'm one of those who doesn't think it's a good idea to modify military vehicles, mainly because they only made so many of them and each one of them that is 'modified' means there is one less for the next generation to see...
HAVING SAID THAT, I love your detail, how you think things out and then carry them out. I also am a 'scrounger' and it really appeals to that side of me on how you approached the whole project with cost being the main factor, as it is for so many of us
I also appreciate the fact that not only did you take time in the approach and how you carried it out, you also documented WHAT you did with pictures
that's huge
so, while I don't necessarily agree with WHAT you did, you won me over with HOW you did it
and your attention to detail is superb
thank you