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Thanks EAB, just now got enough internet to see your 1124. Nice truck, looks pretty much like mine :wings:. Mog might have a point, I'll put a little orange golf ball on the end of the antenna so we can tell them apart. I'll pm you if you want to share email addresses. Bit easier for me as I...

Thanks for the advice, since we are actually purposely delaying the shipping having the truck sit there for a few days is not a big deal to us. As some know we are arriving back in the US by sailboat and will enter in FL. Jacksonville was our first choice but the shipping line went to Georgia...

Hi Eric, internet here in the boat (currently in St. Martin, leaving in an hour for an overnight sail to St. Johns) is at time a bit challenging. You should see the floor plan now. In a few weeks we will be in the Bahamas, not sure if we will get to Spanish Wells though. Any pictures of the 1124?

Hi Eric, I am still trying to work out whether 20" or 22.5". I have a lot of recommendations to go with the 22.5" but I see most, if not all, the builders in Europe putting 20" rims on. I know of a place GABO in the Netherlands that will build the 20" demountable reversible rims. I also have a...

Hey Neil, if you have the info handy could you tell me the details about your rims? The offset, rim width and tire choice would be great. Our truck has the more difficult to source 8 lug rims but I have a company in Wisconsin that will modify a 10 lug rim at a reasonable cost. They just need the...

Hi Darwin, what I intend on doing with this truck and build is to "open source" (I come from a software development background) the details. What this means to me is I will share all the details including costs and design in a format usable by others. So, the goal of my build will be to DIY by...

Hi all, well it is now official. We are the new owners of a 1988 MB 1120 AF. Working on setting up the shipping date but hopefully in about 6 weeks we will be able to take delivery in Georgia. Can't wait. Plans are a Total Composites Box with Tern Overland windows, doors and hatches.

Hi David, your power plug looks good and appears to be what the rest of the world uses (I assume for the use in the US I would need to make up a custom cord). So what is the AMP rating for the plug at 110V? What is its cost? And would that and the water fill be available in a couple of months?

Hi guys, well as you have figured out I am definitely new to these kind of trucks (or any heavy truck for that matter). I am in the process of buying the 1120 and just wanted to make sure getting single wheels was not impossible (or crazy expensive). Now if I did want to carry just a single...

Thanks, one thing I forgot to mention is I would like the rims to be reversible so they could be used front/rear so I would need to carry just a single spare. And since I am wishing I have read that 22.5" tires are easier to source world wide, plus the 20" tires seem to be mostly heavy tread off...

Would anyone have a US source for 8 lug super singles for the MB trucks like the 917 and apparently the 1120. I just sent an email to Hutchinson in Germany in case they are not available here.

Is there a way to tell if one of these trucks have the fast axles? When I look up the VIN there looks to be a serial number for the axle. Is it possible to look it up?

Hi all, all this info has been great and thanks. I started this thread a while back about glassing the corners and has now expanded with much more info. Now say after some more learning/reading I am starting to wonder about a steel frame with composite panels. Sort of like what Bliss Mobil does...

We plan to put a lot of miles on this truck and Africa would be in the cards. So, just for my learning why would you shy away from the 1120 with the I6? I really don't know but I sort of thought it was an OM366 which is a newer (newer being relative, both of these trucks over 25 years old)...

Thanks guys, the last few days have been a bit of a learning process and I think I may have narrowed the field down to 2 different models. So given the choice between a 1019 AF and an 1120 AF would there be a preference? The 1120 has an inline turbo 6 and the 1019 a NA v6. They both seem to...

So if the VIN is WDB 61526415289731 how do you decode it?

Hi guys, as an example I am seriously considering a 1222. I get that it is a 12 ton truck with a 220hp engine. But any way to figure out which engine? Just a bigger turbo on the 170hp or is it a NA much larger displacement engine? I would not want to get it and see a monster diesel guzzler under...

Well I have been doing a heap of web surfing looking for a MB truck and have found several in Germany that look pretty good. One thing that I still am stumbling on though is all the, seemingly infinite number of MB truck variations (and the lack of online info for them). So between the 9,10,11...

Ok, thanks guys. I have a few emails out. Hopefully I will hear back this coming week.

So, knowing what you know now would it have been possible to "temporarily" import directly to the USA? Or is the need to go to Canada first?