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Thing is, the ones on the secondary market all went through GP at some point and these costs were incorporated into the value. The secondary market is at minimum 20% higher than GP, and frequently more like double. A bare bones no frills basic hmmwv in functioning condition has a market value...

Rolling chassis with a driveline in place and intact is going to exceed the $7k. The thing is, you're not likely to find just the parts present you want, and in good shape. The ones in better shape tend to also be the ones that are more complete. If cheap is the goal, GP is the answer if...

This is my experience as well. I've blown a right front G177, and I've blown a right front 14.00. Both of these were at highway speeds, and neither really caused much excitement. (Neither gave any warning either). Harder to control was the intermediate axle driver side blowout.

You are correct. Just looking at them, the beds are different dimensions so the covers won't be the same. @eric67camino

Thanks. I learned something. That isn't how DMV presented it to me.

This is all state specific. Bonded title in AZ for example is 1.5x the value of the vehicle. So instead of $15 per $1000 , it's $1500 per $1000. Just one example of many differences. In any case, it isn't fraud unless false statements are made. It may or may not be legal, but it isn't...

Gorilla tape will hold for a while. (Months typically). Rivits and washers are the best solution. Stitching it will fail again before too long.

Yes, @sue built one for his. It is unobtrusive, well thought out and well executed. I was very impressed with it and would like to have one like it in my hmmwv.

A slow rollover should be OK. A flip at highway speed is a different thing entirely.

No experience with other than carc. My best guess says yes. Maybe someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

I picked an existing hole on the driver side under the tail light and used that. One was good enough. It doesn't have a light, but that's not an issue during daylight and 99% of the time otherwise.

4 gallons of CARC does a complete 5ton.

In your climate, some kind of rust inhibiting primer is probably a good idea. We used no primer, just mostly intact but faded CARC. The tires are michelin XZL 395's and are a good choice for your dump truck. You should be able to find some on 10 bolt lmtv rims which will bolt right up to your...

Angle grinder with a wire brush for the easy to reach places. Sandblaster and needle scaler for the harder to reach places. Pressure wash and green scratch pad to prep. Behr housepaint the color of choice. (This is better than it sounds) Edit to add pic . Current picture of a truck we painted...

There has to be someone around there with a 5ton and a towbar. If I was close enough I'd do it for lunch and some fuel. Too many unknowns to try to drive it. I strongly caution against trying to tow it with a pickup truck. Just too much potential for badness, and no real upper limit on...

Your computers and stuff are likely to try to pull just one leg off of it and will be getting 135v instead of the expected 120v. I'm thinking no go.

House paint is actually a good choice for these vehicles, especially in your climate. The wheel cylinders aren't expensive, and the brakes on these things aren't hard to work on, but they're critical if they fail. @CastleBravo is in your area and maybe could go with you to get a look...

The chop house in kingman has a really good steak sandwich.

My 2 man soft top variant weighs within a couple hundred pounds of my GF's jeep wrangler JKU, and 4000lbs less than my 1ton pickup truck. My hmmwv weighs less than a Ford F150, and about 25% more than the current Dodge Challenger. In the scheme of things, this really doesn't justify...

They've been scarce at auction for quite some time.