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new seat belts Doesn't help to have a cage if I don't stay in it :)

ancient Indian artifact? No, just petrified bumpstop. Replacing them, turns out that using shocks to limit suspension travel is no bueno :)

I see two- electric cooling fan setups out there. I am imagining rewiring them in series then powering off the 24 V bus. Guess that would go in the mods forum, sorry :)

Oh, I don't know, I can imagine DC motors driving alternators, power steering pump, even an air conditioning compressor. Could be a modular design: each function in a box with its corresponding motor. Just a thought experiment, not claiming its practical.

inventory of 34 yr old parts Now that I have made safety improvements (still need the 5 pt harnesses) its time to improve reliability. I can get into some pretty remote desert locations. Working from nose to tail, am listing any part that is 34 years old. Those parts will get queued up for...

Yes 203/205, also considering 208/241 as I have that hardware. Better yet, next years tax refund for a Magnum box :)

Oh, and I was gonna put two of them in there....

I'm thinkin' that an electric fan + switch does not stretch...

New exhaust system. Went from dual to single, drivers side exit. This is because the dual mufflers take up alot of real estate under there, and I need the space passenger side for "transfer case stuff".

I did, a Dodge D-50 (Mitsubishi). It was orange, decal'ed, and electric powered :)

Done. Someone said he saw my CUCV on the road. "Are you sure it was me??"

You are welcome. Suburbans have M1007 clone potential...just sayin' :)

okeydokey:

37 x 16.5, 12 inch wide on 9 inch wide Humvee rims. No issues.

The connectors are called Tube Clamp: fits 1-1/2" ID, 1-3/4" OD x 0.120" Wall Tube. Two Pieces w/Hardware. Now I know some will comment that there could be more bracing, triangulation etc. The instructions that I gave the Fabricator were: "Primary Objective is to keep the roof from caving in...

the rear brace The design is to acomodate a 40" tire laying flat with a tailgate on, if I were to put one on. Pictured is 37" that I currently run. A bigger tire could be mounted against the roll cage, prerunner stlye, but I am reserving that spot for a radiator, maybe. Electric fans are...

some more details The mirror is no longer mounted to the windshield. Lost the visors, but recall there is an exterior visor. A view of a top front corner The tubing connectors are these: In principle, the cage is removable at these connectors. Except for the lower stubs that drop thru the...

more detailed pix Here are more pix, with design comments. The rocker panel is "pinched" rather than cut. This is to preserve the strength and there is a straight shot to the frame. center connector. The Fabricator says that one can weld along the length of the frame however you want, but...

I honestly do not know.

I decided against being a tour bus :)