Jan. '10 ed. of Diesel Power Magazine - Page 2 - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

jwaller · 12-29-2009, 01:04

a duramax and allison swap is easy. amg already did it with the H1 alpha.

Metallitera · 01-01-2010, 22:39

But i dont want duramax & allison. too amny computers and too much $$$$$$

i could get a 4BT and a 6speed tranny & t-case for cheap and no computers. could wire easily with a pre terminated fuse block from painless wiring.

just need to find a cheap HMMWV with a cleanbody, 4 door hard top.

oh yeah, and the $$$$$$$$$$

cousin · 01-05-2010, 22:43

I would check into some fedex trucks that have been scrapped. we bought a chassis, just stripped body, drove it to our shop, 6bt/allison for $1500

humslr · 01-10-2010, 03:11

Check out my truck on youtube. It's got an 07 dmax and a 6 speed allison tranny. It ought to match the PPE truck in the quarter. ****, it's got PPE stuff on it. Just finished with it, it's in "shakedown" right now. More videos soon.
Blair~

saddamsnightmare · 01-10-2010, 12:37

January 10th, 2010.

Its always an education around here..... I could never imagine anyone dragging an H-1, but I saw it here first! Must be something to have enough money to do that to a vehicle and then go out and basically abuse it doing things it was not designed for. Its a free country, and you HMMWV guys will likely never catch up to the guy who had an M43 ambulance and jet engine in it back in the 1980's..... another bizarre conversion.

Good luck, stay safe, and stay the heck outta Paris with that contracption, the PD might take offense if you outrun their hemi Dodges.....

Cheers,

Kyle F. McGrogan

humslr · 01-10-2010, 12:45

Well, I'm planning on it being a test bed for several companies, just to show what could be. More of an "interceptor" truck. Grote military lighting, Davis Technologies active suspension, the list goes on. It will probably make the rounds at the various Govt Supplier conventions. If anyone has any ideas or owns supplier companies with ideas, let me know. I'm open.
Blair

jwaller · 01-10-2010, 12:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by humslr

Well, I'm planning on it being a test bed for several companies, just to show what could be. More of an "interceptor" truck. Grote military lighting, Davis Technologies active suspension, the list goes on. It will probably make the rounds at the various Govt Supplier conventions. If anyone has any ideas or owns supplier companies with ideas, let me know. I'm open.
Blair

I'm guessing from your burnout that you are no longer using the hmmwv transfer case?

humslr · 01-10-2010, 13:16

XHD t-case from a GM 3500, much stronger than the 242.

humslr · 01-10-2010, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by saddamsnightmare

January 10th, 2010.

Its always an education around here..... I could never imagine anyone dragging an H-1, but I saw it here first! Must be something to have enough money to do that to a vehicle and then go out and basically abuse it doing things it was not designed for. Its a free country, and you HMMWV guys will likely never catch up to the guy who had an M43 ambulance and jet engine in it back in the 1980's..... another bizarre conversion.

Good luck, stay safe, and stay the heck outta Paris with that contracption, the PD might take offense if you outrun their hemi Dodges.....

Cheers,

Kyle F. McGrogan

Actually, what I'm doing is more in line with the HMMWV design than loading up a 12,000 gvw truck to 15,000 with armor (like they're doing now). The stresses are much less with a 5800lb vehicle and quite a bit of hp. (think rat patrol) All the halfshafts/geared hubs are 12,100 up armored stuff, should be reliable. Not to mention 22mpg.