people think 4 months is a long time, but it is a crazy short period of time for a build of this quality. Its is ridiculously unbelievable that this was done in 4 months. Hats off to you sir.
Wow, I just found your channel; this is my dream setup! I'm bidding on an LMTV soon and plan to just drop a premade RV on the back and try that out for a while before I go custom crazy.
Wow unbelievable. You have taken it to a whole new level. Congratulations! I thought my build with Tiffany blue leather and white piping was going to be cool for our Beach overlander. ⛱ We are not worthy we are not worthy! 🙌🙌🙌💥💯💣
@@drivetheglobe we have them on our vehicles. By now you must be on your adventure . We can not wait for your upcoming posts and videos. Stay safe and well. Enjoy the journey!
@@drivetheglobe sorry to hear this. Cape Ann was hit pretty good. Lots of trees down. Glad no damage to your rig and gear. Try and let us know when you’ll be heading out . Might try and see you off on route 128.
@@drivetheglobe it was really nice meeting you today and talking for a while. It’s always nice to meet true genuine people. We are both glad we chose to come and drop in now knowing you are getting on the road tomorrow. Again stay well and safe travels we will be following your journey.
Cell phone amplifier is on the roof (weboost) And yes... the fridge has plenty of Treehouse & Trillium in there too and a few Nightshifts when I can get them.
Well I didn’t understand too much of it but I know what military trucks are like. My husband used to drive one for a little while when he first got into the Army. That is an amazing transformation and considering the bare bones version the military starts out with-at least back then-that was some incredible work. Especially considering your time frame. Now I wish I took the truck driver option the Army offered when I went in. I just couldn’t see myself driving a deuce and a half at the time!
Wow. I think that has got to be the best looking interior upgrade I have seen yet. I really like the material you used on the dash and door and the way you put the emblem from the grille on the dash is next level. The only down side I could see for me is losing the middle seat but other than that I absolutely love the way you have it set up. Thanks for sharing
Would love to buy this when your done so we can keep the journey going is been my dream and my wife is actually ready to let me go so love the rig and the doka
Great job and good video. I like the fact you included prices. So many others don't and then I have to spend time researching. Love the truck and your upgrades.
You did a stellar job on the cab interior. I love all of the gadgets and gizmos you have installed. I thought I had lots of stuff but you definitely take the cake. Keep the videos coming!
@@drivetheglobe did you ever do the 290hp upgrade? It is well worth it if you have not done it yet I highly recommend it. Really brings the 3116 to life.
Thanks Mike - I am totally upgrading my 1998 M1079 cab, and have done many of the things you have done (AC, Dynamat/Pad, new air ride seats, Midwest center console, quilted door panels, ceiling etc.) I got several great ideas from your video and will send you photos or video of mine when done. Look forward to following your journey. Dan C.
Where is you home base located? We are on the north shore of Massachusetts and I had scene your logo on a smaller Land Rover/ Range Rover in Ipswich mass the other day. We follow your channel.
Your rig certainly got our attention- I'm finally researching you :) It's awesome! If we weren't leaving the campground right now, we'd stop by to say hi! Enjoy your travels & be safe!
Hey there! I am super impressed with the build on this truck I have watched your videos of the 3 over and over again! I just purchased a 1998 M1079 my self and have been scouring the internet in search of a build that I would like to take on and this is by far the best one. I hope to reach out to you further about all that you have done. Thanks for the amazing videos!
Yeah, sure isn’t a good situation. However… I’m in Mexico and the price of fuel has actually dropped slightly over the past 3 months. Much lower than the states
Nice job. Love those seats, and i'm impressed at the insulation work you did. Cup holders in the console that's all-electrickery and plugs? Recipe for disaster. You can get inserts for those to hold things like the Garmin 2-way hand held (that doesn't need to be so high it's obstructing forward vision. Also, could mount a dash cam behind the rear-vision screen, and re-locate the Go-Pro to ceiling mount, so forward vision not obstructed. I thought the tacho would be more useful than another clock! Love that quilted-look duco.
Wow! Incredible. Super CLean. All pro and gorgeous. Clearly you are quite skilled at the building and creating. Impressive! Some questions: (1) How did you attach the black pillowy vinyl material to the door cards and everything else? Adhesive? What kind? (2) what gauge wire did you use to connect your fuse block to the House Battery? (3) what gauge for the Inverter? (4) how many feet of wire from the fuse block and Inverter to the House Battery? Thank you so much for making this video. You’ve given me some new ideas. Gracias Hermano.
Thank you for Watching. I attached the vinyl with 3M adhesive spray and some tape on the edges. Wire gauge is about as heavy as I could find. The fuse block is I believe 002. The inverter is a short run, only about 3 feet and that cable is very large. I believe 0 gauge.
Michael my wife wants one of those Acela steering wheels like you have really bad just an FYI for the public contacted them this morning they will not sell steering wheels anymore and they were very rude about where I could possibly find one saying that they won't reveal any of their vendors it's quote nature of the Beast just a heads up for all your fans
Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately you are not the first person to report that. I must admit I have been a tad disappointed in the fmtv community, I had hoped for a little more camaraderie. It’s a small world and word gets about fast. I think there is plenty of $$ out there so not sure any of us need to guard stuff like it’s top secret. Life is too short….
That looks great. Do you have any in process build videos? I am working on my ‘99 and have not started the interior paneling yet. How did you wrap your PDP cover lid? I would think that vinyl would get damaged when you remove it a few time. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I didn't really shoot too much video as I was trying to get it done super fast. I think it will hold up on the lid, taken it off a few hundred times already 😂
What's your decibel level in the cab at highway speed? My 1078 is ~75...been toying with the idea of insulating but not sure the high cost of dynamat product is worth it for my application (currently just a construction rig).
We are located on the north shore of Massachusetts. Where is your home base ? We had scene one of your vehicles in Ipswich Massachusetts last week. Was wondering if it was in fact you.
@@drivetheglobe we live on Lothrop street in Beverly overlooking the water. We have a few breweries in Beverly that’s cool. We are typically road tripping on the weekends every chance we get. Let us know what works for you. And we can see about making it happen. Stay well Mike and we look forward to your next video. Feel free to follow our channel. Talk soon.
Did all that insulation allow you to operate the vehicle without hearing protection? How fast can you comfortably go on the highway is something like this? Really impressive job.
@@drivetheglobe That's wise!....its' a big piece of gear and it wasn't really designed for big speed anyway with gearing and such. Really enjoy your content!
I have a gran total budget of about 200k, Do you think i would be bale to get one running to the specs to live in full time with that kind of budget? I was looking at a sprinter van but after seeing this, i might be changing my mind. Plus i bet this is a lot simpler to work on than a sprinter van. If i do this, which im leaning more on doing so, im looking to build out to live in for at least 5 years. Wanting to take it through extreme colds and heat and everything in between. Also, where can i get that back extender piece, im sorry to say, but i kind of want to copy this build exterior aside from color, and cab area as well. You think 200k will get everything i truly hope?
Amazing build my man.. im sure this is a tough question but what would you estimate on the reno? Aside from vehicle cost and obviously the labor (which is incalculable from my experience lol) what'd you put in to it materials wise. 20k, 40, 60, 80?
@@drivetheglobe, look no further than Bryce Wasielak on the lmtv mtv military trucks Facebook page. He travels the country installing 3.07 and 2.87 gears in these trucks. I got my 3.07's from him and installed them my self. Replace all seals while you've got it apart. There is a list of the relevant seals on the FB page in the "Files" section.
God bless ya pal..but let's be real.... a fair majority of the time your "Overland Expedition Vehicle " is traversing dirt roads or an occasional fire trail with the balance on paved roads......the same "off roading" that my 86' Honda Accord can handle...I witnessed these glorified and grossly overpriced Mall Crawlers at Moab last year... drive it across the Sahara or better yet any of the true off roads in California or Nevada....much respect if you do...m
I probably wouldn't want to live full time in your Honda accord though. Hope to get it in some cool places though- and definitely will be going through the sahara.
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people think 4 months is a long time, but it is a crazy short period of time for a build of this quality. Its is ridiculously unbelievable that this was done in 4 months. Hats off to you sir.
Thank you. Really appreciate it. It was super long days for 4 months.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful story. You are living my dream. God bless you.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
My man is doing it! And doing it right. That’s what I’m talking about!
Thank you!!
THE WAY YOU JUST TRANFORM INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL IS INCREDIBLE! , ENJOY YOUR TRAVEL MATE👍👍
Thank you. Appreciate the kind words
Going to miss the unimog that was a great truck. But you're new one is cool too.
Thank you. Yep. I miss it too!
This is my favorite TH-cam channel.
I’m thinking that I might own a truck in the future:)…the things we don’t know that we need in our lives:)
Thank you so much! Appreciate the support.
Any well decorated christmas tree would be gelous on your cab.
Ha ha, Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the ideas
I’ve got a 1083 and a cab remodel is on the short list
Awesome. It makes a big difference.
Lovely Transformation, Sir. Love from Pakistan.
Thank you. Appreciate it
This is the best conversion I have seen for the m1079 I want this exact set up . I want to Literally copy paste this set up !!! Great job
Thank you. Really appreciate it.
Wow, I just found your channel; this is my dream setup! I'm bidding on an LMTV soon and plan to just drop a premade RV on the back and try that out for a while before I go custom crazy.
Awesome! Best of luck with the new truck.
Love it!! Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow unbelievable. You have taken it to a whole new level. Congratulations! I thought my build with Tiffany blue leather and white piping was going to be cool for our Beach overlander. ⛱
We are not worthy we are not worthy! 🙌🙌🙌💥💯💣
Thank you!! Kind words! It is all good, so many different ideas out there.
Thanks
Thanks for watching.
I would also like to drive around the world in a truck of my own!!
Looks like a great lifestyle.
The quality of your build again is fantastic.
Well done, & be proud of it as it’s def a nice build 👍👍
Thank you very much! Appreciate the support.
Wonderful job, Mike 🧡
Many thanks!
Damn dude everything is so awesome. Now I want to make something that awesome!
Thank you. Appreciate it.
Hi Mike, hope things are moving in the right direction still. Just wanted you to know we received the items and thank you so much. Safe travels!
Glad to hear you got them. Thank you, hope to meet in the future.
@@drivetheglobe we have them on our vehicles. By now you must be on your adventure . We can not wait for your upcoming posts and videos. Stay safe and well. Enjoy the journey!
@@jamesandamysroadtripadvent6104 still in cape Ann. Weathered the storm. Have no power still. Will be heading south soon.
@@drivetheglobe sorry to hear this. Cape Ann was hit pretty good. Lots of trees down. Glad no damage to your rig and gear. Try and let us know when you’ll be heading out . Might try and see you off on route 128.
@@drivetheglobe it was really nice meeting you today and talking for a while. It’s always nice to meet true genuine people. We are both glad we chose to come and drop in now knowing you are getting on the road tomorrow. Again stay well and safe travels we will be following your journey.
Amazing job!
Thank you! Appreciate it.
Amazingly done my friend...great quality and craftmanship...very nice!!!
Thank you appreciate it.
That's a great layout!
Thanks!
cell phone amplifier? And... you are in the land of awesome breweries. Nightshift, Trillium, Treehouse. Need to up your game. :)
Cell phone amplifier is on the roof (weboost) And yes... the fridge has plenty of Treehouse & Trillium in there too and a few Nightshifts when I can get them.
Dream home
It has its advantages.
You did a ton of work in a short period of time... Nice work
Thank you, it was some very long days ;)
Nicely done Mike....looking real good!!
Thanks Bubba!!
Well I didn’t understand too much of it but I know what military trucks are like. My husband used to drive one for a little while when he first got into the Army. That is an amazing transformation and considering the bare bones version the military starts out with-at least back then-that was some incredible work. Especially considering your time frame. Now I wish I took the truck driver option the Army offered when I went in. I just couldn’t see myself driving a deuce and a half at the time!
Thank you. Appreciate it.
Wow. I think that has got to be the best looking interior upgrade I have seen yet. I really like the material you used on the dash and door and the way you put the emblem from the grille on the dash is next level. The only down side I could see for me is losing the middle seat but other than that I absolutely love the way you have it set up. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, appreciate the support.
Would love to buy this when your done so we can keep the journey going is been my dream and my wife is actually ready to let me go so love the rig and the doka
Hoping not to be done with it too soon 🤔
That’s the best cab remodel I’ve seen, well done 👌
Thank you. Working out well so far.
Dude, you should have contracted that work for the Army, I hated driving/riding in those because of the noise.
😂😂. It certainly was a bear in the cab before I changed it.
Everything about it is so amazing. Congratulations on a fantastic job.
Thank you, really appreciate it. Having a blast with it so far.
Great job and good video. I like the fact you included prices. So many others don't and then I have to spend time researching. Love the truck and your upgrades.
Thank you. I try to always let people know approximate $$.
You did a stellar job on the cab interior. I love all of the gadgets and gizmos you have installed. I thought I had lots of stuff but you definitely take the cake. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you! Now for all of the testing and reworking :)
@@drivetheglobe did you ever do the 290hp upgrade? It is well worth it if you have not done it yet I highly recommend it. Really brings the 3116 to life.
Me gusta mucho su camión. Quisiera ver los planos y el proceso de construcción del mismo.Tambien el sector de vivienda. Gracias
Thank you for watching. I will try to put out more vids on the build.
Bloody brilliant awesome dream machine
Thank you, appreciate it.
Espectacular la cabina
Thank you!
My English is pad but it's so cool chanil and you are clever
Thanks for watching!!
This is awesome man
Thank you for the support
Great job Mike , enjoy your beautiful truck, love it tell me please what kinda of material you used,??
Thank you brother
Thank you. I used virtually all non wood
Based products.
Thanks Mike - I am totally upgrading my 1998 M1079 cab, and have done many of the things you have done (AC, Dynamat/Pad, new air ride seats, Midwest center console, quilted door panels, ceiling etc.) I got several great ideas from your video and will send you photos or video of mine when done. Look forward to following your journey. Dan C.
Awesome! Thank you. Will love to see it.
Where is you home base located? We are on the north shore of Massachusetts and I had scene your logo on a smaller Land Rover/ Range Rover in Ipswich mass the other day. We follow your channel.
Your rig looks awesome!
Thanks!
That is a nice build. I don't know, with all that A/C and heated seats people might start thinking you are getting old... :)
Ha ha 😂😂😂. I am getting old!!
Your rig certainly got our attention- I'm finally researching you :) It's awesome! If we weren't leaving the campground right now, we'd stop by to say hi! Enjoy your travels & be safe!
Thank you! Hope you enjoyed cape ann as much as I have.
No kitchen sink bro =) nicely done...
H ah, it has a big kitchen sink!!!
@@drivetheglobe not in the cab =)
Great work man. Looks really Amazing 🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey there! I am super impressed with the build on this truck I have watched your videos of the 3 over and over again! I just purchased a 1998 M1079 my self and have been scouring the internet in search of a build that I would like to take on and this is by far the best one. I hope to reach out to you further about all that you have done. Thanks for the amazing videos!
Thank you. Really appreciate it. Reach out anytime if you have questions.
Damm.. nice job!!
Not trashing, but , all the traveling truck guys have to be hurting/ with the price of gas?😳
Yeah, sure isn’t a good situation. However… I’m in Mexico and the price of fuel has actually dropped slightly over the past 3 months. Much lower than the states
Nice job. Love those seats, and i'm impressed at the insulation work you did. Cup holders in the console that's all-electrickery and plugs? Recipe for disaster. You can get inserts for those to hold things like the Garmin 2-way hand held (that doesn't need to be so high it's obstructing forward vision. Also, could mount a dash cam behind the rear-vision screen, and re-locate the Go-Pro to ceiling mount, so forward vision not obstructed. I thought the tacho would be more useful than another clock! Love that quilted-look duco.
I don’t go fast enough for a tach 😂😂. Windscreen is so huge that it’s hard to really block forward view.
Wow! Incredible. Super CLean. All pro and gorgeous. Clearly you are quite skilled at the building and creating. Impressive! Some questions: (1) How did you attach the black pillowy vinyl material to the door cards and everything else? Adhesive? What kind? (2) what gauge wire did you use to connect your fuse block to the House Battery? (3) what gauge for the Inverter? (4) how many feet of wire from the fuse block and Inverter to the House Battery? Thank you so much for making this video. You’ve given me some new ideas. Gracias Hermano.
Thank you for
Watching. I attached the vinyl with 3M adhesive spray and some tape on the edges. Wire gauge is about as heavy as I could find. The fuse block is I believe 002. The inverter is a short run, only about 3 feet and that cable is very large. I believe 0 gauge.
@@drivetheglobe Gracias Hermano!
Looks awesome, I really like the material you used to cover the door panels, do you by chance have a link from Amazon ? Thanks in advance Seth
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NFJMXKN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Try this link. I believe that is what I used.
@@drivetheglobe thank you so much
that’s my dream home/truck your living the life i’m going to try build something very similar
Best of luck, that is awesome!
Thankyou for the tour ! Will you be at Overland X in flagstaff , AZ next week ? ~peace~
Thank you, have an awesome time!!
love it
Thank you!
dear mike can you please put a link to the interior upholstry that you have used on the cab doors and dash ? thank you.
Here is the link www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NFJMXKN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
thank toy sir.
@@drivetheglobe
Michael my wife wants one of those Acela steering wheels like you have really bad just an FYI for the public contacted them this morning they will not sell steering wheels anymore and they were very rude about where I could possibly find one saying that they won't reveal any of their vendors it's quote nature of the Beast just a heads up for all your fans
Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately you are not the first person to report that. I must admit I have been a tad disappointed in the fmtv community, I had hoped for a little more camaraderie. It’s a small world and word gets about fast. I think there is plenty of $$ out there so not sure any of us need to guard stuff like it’s top secret. Life is too short….
Dude. We want to hear the horn, and see the lights.
Ha ha! Will work on that!
Great Job! I really like the look with all the updrade from later models.
Thank you!
What Cat you have under the hood? Love the upgrades, so professional.
Thank you, it is the Cat 3116.
After all the layers of insulation, tint, & roof rack would you still put in ac?
The AC is real nice on super hot days, but honestly I use it very rarely.
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Watching all of them!!
Would it be possible to do a cab through passage with this type truck?
It could be done. A few people have done it.
That looks great. Do you have any in process build videos? I am working on my ‘99 and have not started the interior paneling yet.
How did you wrap your PDP cover lid? I would think that vinyl would get damaged when you remove it a few time.
Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I didn't really shoot too much video as I was trying to get it done super fast. I think it will hold up on the lid, taken it off a few hundred times already 😂
What's your decibel level in the cab at highway speed? My 1078 is ~75...been toying with the idea of insulating but not sure the high cost of dynamat product is worth it for my application (currently just a construction rig).
Don't know the official number, but I can say it is a huge difference. I can actually listen to the radio driving along.
Do you have build details anywhere? I just bought one and would love some beta from a pro!
Not really, but I do do support for builds and help through my Patreon site
We are located on the north shore of Massachusetts. Where is your home base ? We had scene one of your vehicles in Ipswich Massachusetts last week. Was wondering if it was in fact you.
Yes you saw me in Ipswich with my old Land Rover. Been towing that with the new rig. Based out of gloucester till end of October.
@@drivetheglobe nice! It would be cool to actually meet you before you leave out. We are in Beverly
@@jamesandamysroadtripadvent6104 oh cool! Definitely could do that. I was in Beverley last night at a brewery
@@drivetheglobe we live on Lothrop street in Beverly overlooking the water. We have a few breweries in Beverly that’s cool. We are typically road tripping on the weekends every chance we get. Let us know what works for you. And we can see about making it happen. Stay well Mike and we look forward to your next video. Feel free to follow our channel. Talk soon.
Did all that insulation allow you to operate the vehicle without hearing protection? How fast can you comfortably go on the highway is something like this? Really impressive job.
Yes, no hearing protection in this one. Pretty quiet actually. I generally cruise the highway around 60mph. Will go faster but that’s not for me.
@@drivetheglobe That's wise!....its' a big piece of gear and it wasn't really designed for big speed anyway with gearing and such. Really enjoy your content!
👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the support
I have a gran total budget of about 200k, Do you think i would be bale to get one running to the specs to live in full time with that kind of budget? I was looking at a sprinter van but after seeing this, i might be changing my mind. Plus i bet this is a lot simpler to work on than a sprinter van. If i do this, which im leaning more on doing so, im looking to build out to live in for at least 5 years. Wanting to take it through extreme colds and heat and everything in between. Also, where can i get that back extender piece, im sorry to say, but i kind of want to copy this build exterior aside from color, and cab area as well. You think 200k will get everything i truly hope?
Yep. I do. Watch my new TH-cam video coming out today. Another version of the same truck.
Very nice job on the interior! Love it.
Thank you!!
Amazing build my man.. im sure this is a tough question but what would you estimate on the reno? Aside from vehicle cost and obviously the labor (which is incalculable from my experience lol) what'd you put in to it materials wise. 20k, 40, 60, 80?
I would say about 60us. Very hard because it greatly depends on what and how much tech you put into it.
@@drivetheglobe thanks for the reply! I'm looking at doing something similar, this is about what I was estimating myself.
@@matdutton yeah, it definitely can range. And of course depends on how much you do yourself.
Did you switch out the gearing to the higher geared?
Not yet. I plan to, looking to acquire them and find somebody to do that work
@@drivetheglobe, look no further than Bryce Wasielak on the lmtv mtv military trucks Facebook page. He travels the country installing 3.07 and 2.87 gears in these trucks. I got my 3.07's from him and installed them my self. Replace all seals while you've got it apart. There is a list of the relevant seals on the FB page in the "Files" section.
You are a Genius buT u don't know iT
Thanks for watching
What do you do for Global internet?
Right now I am using Solis Skyroam, I am awaiting Starlink
No way I would pay a grand for that center console. All looks good though. Seats have air ride?
Seats are not air ride, but the cab is. Super comfortable though.Center console wasmore like $800 with radio etc.
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Thank you!
God bless ya pal..but let's be real.... a fair majority of the time your "Overland Expedition Vehicle " is traversing dirt roads or an occasional fire trail with the balance on paved roads......the same "off roading" that my 86' Honda Accord can handle...I witnessed these glorified and grossly overpriced Mall Crawlers at Moab last year... drive it across the Sahara or better yet any of the true off roads in California or Nevada....much respect if you do...m
I probably wouldn't want to live full time in your Honda accord though. Hope to get it in some cool places though- and definitely will be going through the sahara.
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