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Finished last night. I like these clamp style fittings. They give me enough flexibility to not have to do any welding. They can be tricky to fasten, so I am going to have to do a lot of cogitation on how to ship them so they can be readily assembled.
Pictures tell the tale. The cover is the...
Working on a new stronger frame. My old frames are not satisfactory.
First step is to level up to 1” steel tubing. Thanks to a suggestion from another HMMWV owner, I found a company called MakerPipe that sells interesting fittings designed to work with light steel piping.
Here are some...
William Welch of Blue Ox Tops on Facebook sells door skins that velcro on. His customers love them. He uses milspec heavy vinyl and Ford Bronco OEM clear vinyl. Top shelf stuff. If you want to keep soft doors, check him out. https://www.facebook.com/groups/967096063720957
BDGR
Congrats on the new truck. There was one local to me that I badly wanted but still can't justify the purchase and the driveway is too small to hide it from my wife. One day. Some day.
Bulldogger
Here are some more examples of my work.
The current design uses Made in USA Berry Act compliant milspec PVC vinyl or civilian high-quality sailcloth, just like Hummer H1s used.
The frame arrives ready to assemble. You only need a screwdriver. The cover attaches with velcro.
Made In America, Buy America
The vinyl I use is made in New Jersey and the other parts (thread, cord and cord lock) are also US-made. And then it's made (by me) in Virginia.
BDGR
Happy to help!
Hey, you need some footmen on the fenders and in the bed! The 1" can usually be found elsewhere on the truck, look behind the drivers seat or on the top of the inside of the windshield, for instance.
Inside the bed on each side is supposed to be a long flat one that has been...