HMMWV A2 Project - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

TedG · 08-01-2007, 11:49

Well I did it again, I went looking for one thing and found another project...The last project was the M38 in the background and now this one is a HMMWV A2 version with 6.5 TD, 4 speed, and 242 t-case running gear. I promised my wife that this will not be a marathon assembly like the M38 but a nice winter project (today is 97F). Should be a fun build though and I will post pictures as I go. Enjoy and let me know if any of you have a good mental health counselor for OD disease!

CCATLETT1984 · 08-01-2007, 20:23

Ted, i hear ya on the weather, Alaska is looking more and more appealling.
I wish i had your toys

steelsoldiers · 08-01-2007, 21:33

Hey Ted! Nice acquisition! Looks like a lot of the hard work has been done already. What do you have left besides assembly and paint?

ElkyRacer · 08-01-2007, 21:39

NICE! Now regear the diffs to 3.08s vs the standard and you will like the diffrence! That'll be a nice machine when you are done.

Kyle

CCATLETT1984 · 08-01-2007, 22:15

elky, what are the std. gears in the diffs?

maddawg308 · 08-01-2007, 23:35

Pretty neat! Another HMMWV to join the ranks of the modern steel soldiers!

TedG · 08-02-2007, 09:11

Currently I am sorting out all the missing components, making a nsn list, ordering/finding the parts and then assembly. I really want to get the drive train and engine compartment complete so I can fire the engine. I will keep you all posted when it is operational. Also, CARC painting is now in my future!

maddawg308 · 08-02-2007, 10:27

You're going to be buying a lot of parts from Austin Weber in TX. He sells on eGay under the name beltfed34.

TedG · 08-02-2007, 12:52

Austin has received a lot of my cashola over the years...he has a great setup: go to site, click buy it now, click send money...lucky dog!

Believe it or not, there is not as much missing as one might think (a lot of boxes)! Also, I may add AC since it is in the mid 90's again! This also came with a special forces open top w/turret and I have to decide about mounting it, which means drilling holes. I am leaning towards a 4 door soft top for now, since I have a spare.

I keep you all posted on the progress.

dilvoy · 08-02-2007, 14:44

Ted, that's a nice project. It looks like whoever you bought it from assembled a lot of good parts. Is that a new engine? It does still have the civi waste gate controller, which is vacuum operated, so you are going to have to find the military unit, which is not listed in the manuals or do like I did and get a Predator manually adjustible controller. I can't see the front area of the engine well enough to notice if you have the 200 amp alternator on it. They were having problems with the 100 and 200 amp alts throwing the serpantine belt off of the pulleys. There was too much rotating mass in the alt and they added a belt guide to the crankshaft and P/S pulleys and after that they added a one way pulley to the alt. The pulley has two bearings and a one way "thingie" inside which allowes the engine to drive the alt, but when the engine drops in rpm the alt pulley is allowed to freewheel so as to not pull on the belt and make it stretch and jump off a pulley. Do you have the larger radiator and oil cooler that go with that hood? There is also a different fan shroud that is used with that as well. George