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Needed a hitch receiver on the HMMWV to hold a winch and instead of buying a $150 part, spent far more $$ on a plasma cutter and welder from Harbor Freight and a bit of 3/8 plate steel and about 3 or 4 hours of my evenings this past week. Not the prettiest welds but I think she'll hold. Grade 8...

I did have to remove the 2 rear bolts and pushed the starter to the side for installation. I used a new felpro seal in the rear but made the gasket from black RTV as it came from the factory. Got an aluminum radiator installed and found cheap AGM batteries with a 4 year warranty.

Thanks for the advice, definitely putting all new rubber while I've got it stripped down. Your rig is awesome, love the setup. I have all 2 seat variants and haven't gotten to the point of upgrading yet.

Picked up a 2003 1097 with 42 original miles, which I hope doesn't turn around to bite me. A forklift operator was kind enough to dent the oil pan right under the pickup so my first order of business was replacing the pan. Next step is to install a radiator and see if this thing runs!