atom_oliver77
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Bobbed 1970 Kaiser Jeep M818 w/ winch turned Expedition Camper/RV/BOV, w/solar system, complete RV hookups (50A & 120v electric and grey water) that collects and filter’s its water and air
Located in Gloucester VA, USA
$69,900. First Off, don’t bother low balling me. I have more into this than I’m asking for it, and I think the price is funny. I’m a certified TIG welder, and this price doesn’t include labor, just parts! I’m also a combat helicopter pilot. This is the second "tiny house" I’ve built and I’ve completely remodeled 7 houses, and built over 5 garages/shops, two airplanes (explains the prop on the front—comes with it—is the step to get onto the roof) and restored countless cars/jeeps/trucks/motorcycles, etc... I planned to retire from the Military this summer and take this rig anywhere (pulling my custom built 28’ tool trailer) but COVID-19 has stopped my retirement. So someone else should use this while the getting is good, and I’ll use the funds for something else while our money still means something…
All that said: If you are worried about the multiple mile-long food lines in all of our metropolitan centers becoming the seeds for social unrest (like we’re seeing in France and South Africa today,) well I have a way for you to roll in style to nearly anywhere you want to go. When you get there, you can sit back on your retractable porch and enjoy the freedom. Not pictured is cammo netting sun shade that attaches to the roof and covers the passenger side of the truck. This rig is registered as a 1970 Jeep pickup, no CDL required. It was a USMC M818 (“5 ton” semi-truck) that we removed an axle from (bobbed) so it could be easily registered and insured in New York (where I built it). USAA insures it as a Jeep pickup. It will cruise all day long at 53-55 MPH burning 8.5 mpg (same with or without the 15k lb trailer) from the two 55-gallon diesel tanks (110 total). Will “comfortably” sleep and seat 2. I say comfortably because everything about this is tough. The inside shiplap is cool, the re-upholstered air-ride seats are nice and comfortable and can easily be driven in all day, but this DOES NOT compare to anything you have “camped in” before. You wear ear plugs, when the engine is on, and have to yell to your passengers. However, if you’ve driven a 1960s manual pickup, this is just a HUGE 1960s pickup. It does have power steering and air boosted power brakes (that work great). The inside isn’t huge (box is appx 14 feet long and 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall), but it has all the amenities of home. Chuckbox kitchen that will store about 100 large cans of soup, not including drawer space, 50 quart ARB 12V/120V freezer/fridge cooler ($1000), Infrared grill (cooks the best steaks I’ve ever had, $500 splurge), full shower and sink with hot & cold water, composting toilet (I used a “Smart Jon $250 from eBay, you will need to get your own, it’s weird to use someone else’s composting toilet…). Hidden armory for long guns and ammo storage. 400W solar system with Renogy 40A MPPT charge controller (with Bluetooth $2,500) and 400 amp hours of sealed AGM batteries ($800) and 3k W inverter ($1300). The roof is a rain catchment, where a “first flush” (look them up, super cool idea) water filter, roughly filters the water and is stored in a 273 gallon tank (appx 240 gallons usable). Yes, that’s almost 2000 pounds of water; literally a ton of water. I’m originally from the Southwest, where water is precious, and I didn’t want to run out of water too fast… Also, there is a built-in air filtering system/over-pressure system to somewhat keep bad stuff out (let’s face it, it is a fabric joint between the cab and camper). Nothing fancy, just a clever use of a shop vac, high quality filter, and an exterior air intake, run by a power switch accessible while driving. Also, there is an 850nm IR driving light ($500), so you can drive this truck with NVGs. Its surprisingly easy to drive on goggles, goggles not included. Also are motion lights, and lot of flood lighting. The truck has it’s own cab heater, and the tiny house part has electric in floor heating and a propane heater. It has spray foamed walls, and a shaved foam ceiling (R32.5) and is triple vapor (Tyvek) sealed. The tiny house also has a window AC unit, but I’ve actually never used it. You can access the truck by the two cab doors, the sliding door (custom made from tempered glass for road safety) and there is also an emergency exit in the ceiling. Note: remove 10 bolts, the grounding wire, and the grey water drain and the box can be removed from the flatbed; I’ve never done it. Flatbed truck weighs 17k pounds, and with the box (no water and empty) it is about 22k pounds. When I moved from NY to VA hauling the trailer, tractors, tools, etc it was 38k pounds and still got 8.5mpg.
The only rust is on the two fenders, that you can get NOS (new old stock) for about $300 each. I just didn’t care enough to fix them. The truck has been completely gone through mechanically. The 14L Cummins (these were all non-turbos stateside) runs strong, but they all smoked. Interestingly, in Germany they put turbos on them to keep the smoke down so they would be harder to find and gun from the air. It has a new 5 speed manual transmission, with a high low transfer case and air shift 4x4. Everything works great. I have driven this thing from NC to OH to NY and it now in VA. I honestly don’t know how many miles on are on it, because the logs were lost and the odometers in these aren’t original. Reportedly, this was sold from the USMC in 2005. I bought it in NC in 2018, and have pretty much been working on it ever since. I am doing the last few items to do to it. It is getting a new windshield, driver’s wiper motor, brake light switch etc… Sucks that I didn’t get around to doing all of this for me to enjoy!
There is literally too much to list. I will soon have it finished (waiting on the mailed parts) and will probably put it on eBay: $69,900 starting with an $89,900 buy it now. Rather have a bank wire to USAA for payment. I have a clear title for it. The permeant VA historic plates are only legal for daytime driving. The truck did pass NY state heavy vehicle inspection. Closest airport in Newport News Hampton (VA) International PHF, but Norfolk (ORF) is about 50 minutes away. I can pick you up, or possibly help deliver. It cannot be trailered since it is too tall (12’ 6”). It is literally ready to roll (over almost anything). All new filters/fluids changed. I call it “Kaiser” (German for King) since these are the largest road legal tires (apps 53” and 700 pounds each) and hence the king of the road, though a real monster truck does make the tires look small! There is a 24V ex-Hummer 10k lb wench in the back that is used to winch the spare up/down. Also comes with a 25-ton jack and a special tire dolly and lots of other spares/plugs for trailers etc… The purchaser of this, is truly getting a great rig; however, this is the epitome of a man’s truck. Nothing is small nor easy. I thought the parking brake was frozen, nope you just have to really pull… An oil change is 6 gallons, and it is SHOCKING how much oil that is when you do an oil change. I shoot straight, build quality stuff, and want to see this go to the right person. I am not a salesman, nor do I have to sell this. I just believe that someone will be very grateful to have this in a few weeks, so since I can’t use it, someone else should! Besides, getting it ready to sell, will finish it. So if it doesn’t sell, at least I’ll get to finally enjoy the finished product!
I also have a 1950s bus seat that I had re-upholstered to match the seats, but I never restored the frame or reassembled it. There are small holes in the engineered wood floor for where the bolt holes are if you wanted to carry 2 extra passengers. If you don’t want it, I will keep it as a cool seat.
Tires are the Goodyear 16.00x20.00 and appx $800 each if you by them from a dealer. Or you can get them from DRMO (government surplus) for $750 a set. There are a lot of these tires in DRMO since the Michelin version are used by a lot of our AMRAPs. If you are smart you will get a set on run flat rims, and get rid of these split rims. Spare is a 95% tire, the rest are 50% tires.
The only thing I probably won’t get around too is the sink mirror. So I’ll leave that for the new owner if they want to cover the medicine cabinet and the chalk board, or just the cabinet.
I am currently putting the finishing touches on the DC electrical system. It is hard to get good pictures of the inside, and these are the only low res images I have of the outside, but I'll try to post better images once it is done.
Enjoy our world and the gift of life. Thanks for reading.
Adam
adam.oliver@usa.com
Located in Gloucester VA, USA
$69,900. First Off, don’t bother low balling me. I have more into this than I’m asking for it, and I think the price is funny. I’m a certified TIG welder, and this price doesn’t include labor, just parts! I’m also a combat helicopter pilot. This is the second "tiny house" I’ve built and I’ve completely remodeled 7 houses, and built over 5 garages/shops, two airplanes (explains the prop on the front—comes with it—is the step to get onto the roof) and restored countless cars/jeeps/trucks/motorcycles, etc... I planned to retire from the Military this summer and take this rig anywhere (pulling my custom built 28’ tool trailer) but COVID-19 has stopped my retirement. So someone else should use this while the getting is good, and I’ll use the funds for something else while our money still means something…
All that said: If you are worried about the multiple mile-long food lines in all of our metropolitan centers becoming the seeds for social unrest (like we’re seeing in France and South Africa today,) well I have a way for you to roll in style to nearly anywhere you want to go. When you get there, you can sit back on your retractable porch and enjoy the freedom. Not pictured is cammo netting sun shade that attaches to the roof and covers the passenger side of the truck. This rig is registered as a 1970 Jeep pickup, no CDL required. It was a USMC M818 (“5 ton” semi-truck) that we removed an axle from (bobbed) so it could be easily registered and insured in New York (where I built it). USAA insures it as a Jeep pickup. It will cruise all day long at 53-55 MPH burning 8.5 mpg (same with or without the 15k lb trailer) from the two 55-gallon diesel tanks (110 total). Will “comfortably” sleep and seat 2. I say comfortably because everything about this is tough. The inside shiplap is cool, the re-upholstered air-ride seats are nice and comfortable and can easily be driven in all day, but this DOES NOT compare to anything you have “camped in” before. You wear ear plugs, when the engine is on, and have to yell to your passengers. However, if you’ve driven a 1960s manual pickup, this is just a HUGE 1960s pickup. It does have power steering and air boosted power brakes (that work great). The inside isn’t huge (box is appx 14 feet long and 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall), but it has all the amenities of home. Chuckbox kitchen that will store about 100 large cans of soup, not including drawer space, 50 quart ARB 12V/120V freezer/fridge cooler ($1000), Infrared grill (cooks the best steaks I’ve ever had, $500 splurge), full shower and sink with hot & cold water, composting toilet (I used a “Smart Jon $250 from eBay, you will need to get your own, it’s weird to use someone else’s composting toilet…). Hidden armory for long guns and ammo storage. 400W solar system with Renogy 40A MPPT charge controller (with Bluetooth $2,500) and 400 amp hours of sealed AGM batteries ($800) and 3k W inverter ($1300). The roof is a rain catchment, where a “first flush” (look them up, super cool idea) water filter, roughly filters the water and is stored in a 273 gallon tank (appx 240 gallons usable). Yes, that’s almost 2000 pounds of water; literally a ton of water. I’m originally from the Southwest, where water is precious, and I didn’t want to run out of water too fast… Also, there is a built-in air filtering system/over-pressure system to somewhat keep bad stuff out (let’s face it, it is a fabric joint between the cab and camper). Nothing fancy, just a clever use of a shop vac, high quality filter, and an exterior air intake, run by a power switch accessible while driving. Also, there is an 850nm IR driving light ($500), so you can drive this truck with NVGs. Its surprisingly easy to drive on goggles, goggles not included. Also are motion lights, and lot of flood lighting. The truck has it’s own cab heater, and the tiny house part has electric in floor heating and a propane heater. It has spray foamed walls, and a shaved foam ceiling (R32.5) and is triple vapor (Tyvek) sealed. The tiny house also has a window AC unit, but I’ve actually never used it. You can access the truck by the two cab doors, the sliding door (custom made from tempered glass for road safety) and there is also an emergency exit in the ceiling. Note: remove 10 bolts, the grounding wire, and the grey water drain and the box can be removed from the flatbed; I’ve never done it. Flatbed truck weighs 17k pounds, and with the box (no water and empty) it is about 22k pounds. When I moved from NY to VA hauling the trailer, tractors, tools, etc it was 38k pounds and still got 8.5mpg.
The only rust is on the two fenders, that you can get NOS (new old stock) for about $300 each. I just didn’t care enough to fix them. The truck has been completely gone through mechanically. The 14L Cummins (these were all non-turbos stateside) runs strong, but they all smoked. Interestingly, in Germany they put turbos on them to keep the smoke down so they would be harder to find and gun from the air. It has a new 5 speed manual transmission, with a high low transfer case and air shift 4x4. Everything works great. I have driven this thing from NC to OH to NY and it now in VA. I honestly don’t know how many miles on are on it, because the logs were lost and the odometers in these aren’t original. Reportedly, this was sold from the USMC in 2005. I bought it in NC in 2018, and have pretty much been working on it ever since. I am doing the last few items to do to it. It is getting a new windshield, driver’s wiper motor, brake light switch etc… Sucks that I didn’t get around to doing all of this for me to enjoy!
There is literally too much to list. I will soon have it finished (waiting on the mailed parts) and will probably put it on eBay: $69,900 starting with an $89,900 buy it now. Rather have a bank wire to USAA for payment. I have a clear title for it. The permeant VA historic plates are only legal for daytime driving. The truck did pass NY state heavy vehicle inspection. Closest airport in Newport News Hampton (VA) International PHF, but Norfolk (ORF) is about 50 minutes away. I can pick you up, or possibly help deliver. It cannot be trailered since it is too tall (12’ 6”). It is literally ready to roll (over almost anything). All new filters/fluids changed. I call it “Kaiser” (German for King) since these are the largest road legal tires (apps 53” and 700 pounds each) and hence the king of the road, though a real monster truck does make the tires look small! There is a 24V ex-Hummer 10k lb wench in the back that is used to winch the spare up/down. Also comes with a 25-ton jack and a special tire dolly and lots of other spares/plugs for trailers etc… The purchaser of this, is truly getting a great rig; however, this is the epitome of a man’s truck. Nothing is small nor easy. I thought the parking brake was frozen, nope you just have to really pull… An oil change is 6 gallons, and it is SHOCKING how much oil that is when you do an oil change. I shoot straight, build quality stuff, and want to see this go to the right person. I am not a salesman, nor do I have to sell this. I just believe that someone will be very grateful to have this in a few weeks, so since I can’t use it, someone else should! Besides, getting it ready to sell, will finish it. So if it doesn’t sell, at least I’ll get to finally enjoy the finished product!
I also have a 1950s bus seat that I had re-upholstered to match the seats, but I never restored the frame or reassembled it. There are small holes in the engineered wood floor for where the bolt holes are if you wanted to carry 2 extra passengers. If you don’t want it, I will keep it as a cool seat.
Tires are the Goodyear 16.00x20.00 and appx $800 each if you by them from a dealer. Or you can get them from DRMO (government surplus) for $750 a set. There are a lot of these tires in DRMO since the Michelin version are used by a lot of our AMRAPs. If you are smart you will get a set on run flat rims, and get rid of these split rims. Spare is a 95% tire, the rest are 50% tires.
The only thing I probably won’t get around too is the sink mirror. So I’ll leave that for the new owner if they want to cover the medicine cabinet and the chalk board, or just the cabinet.
I am currently putting the finishing touches on the DC electrical system. It is hard to get good pictures of the inside, and these are the only low res images I have of the outside, but I'll try to post better images once it is done.
Enjoy our world and the gift of life. Thanks for reading.
Adam
adam.oliver@usa.com
