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  1. Buckshot Garage

    Normal idle temperature

    Ya know Ive also heard that the temp gauges are not very accurate. I have a 6.5 non turbo that always seemed to be running hot. I put a mechanical gauge on there just to see and it says I was running 15 degrees cooler then the oem gauge did. The stock gauge said 220 or so, the mechanical one...
  2. Buckshot Garage

    Question on armored door hmmwvs

    Hi, no thats a newer model from gov planet. I have a few guys that have similar vehicles You can see all the mounting holes for the straight hinge as well as all the brackets for the flat doors. Thats what im wondering about. if we took all that stuff off we should be able to fit a set of std...
  3. Buckshot Garage

    Question on armored door hmmwvs

    So Ive had a bunch of people reach out who have purchased 11 series HMMWvs that originally had armored doors of one kind or another. Trouble is when Gov planet sells them sometimes they have no doors, and no B pillar. So nothing to see what originally came on them, We can look up parts but the...
  4. Buckshot Garage

    Another HMMWV build, BUT.... this one is going to be the guinea pig for developing all our new parts :)

    And just because I had some spare time...lol (Ok i ran out of material for battery boxes, so Im stuck on that for a minute) I decided to get going on the rear cab wall. Same recipe as everything else. Measure, measure measure, templates, then test cut and adjust.. I wanted to make this one pc...
  5. Buckshot Garage

    Another HMMWV build, BUT.... this one is going to be the guinea pig for developing all our new parts :)

    So now Ive got the doors taken care of , next on the list is someplace else to put the batteries. I wanted to use some aftermarket seats, so keeping those enormous batteries under the seat just makes mounting the seats too hard. Ive decided to use 2 12v group 24 batteries. Mostly because thats...
  6. Buckshot Garage

    Another HMMWV build, BUT.... this one is going to be the guinea pig for developing all our new parts :)

    Sooo first thing to address, DOORS! I figured Id take my time and do my best to get rid of the nasty gaps Ive seen on some of the aftermarket doors out there. Definitely not the easy way, but who needs doors that fit like crap. I made the decision to try and keep these doors as economical as...
  7. Buckshot Garage

    Another HMMWV build, BUT.... this one is going to be the guinea pig for developing all our new parts :)

    Howdy all! Well I figured Id dive right in. Heres my 2001 M1097. Im sure youre sick of seeing these things, but this is my first one, so im in it up to my elbows. Ive been a fabricator for a long long time, and Ive worked on the usual street rods, off road trucks, Heavy equipment, you name it...
  8. Buckshot Garage

    AZ HMMWV aftermarket X style full doors set of 4 $2600 free freight!

    Update, this set of doors have been sold....BUT.....we will be continuing to make these on a per order basis. Price will be $2250 plus truck freight.(or pickup at our Flagstaff, Az shop) Please inquire with your zip and Ill be glad to supply a freight quote! Thanks!
  9. Buckshot Garage

    AZ HMMWV aftermarket X style full doors set of 4 $2600 free freight!

    Good Morning In have a set of 4 X doors we have been working on. These doors were designed from scratch on my own M1097 as a pattern. We tried to keep an eye on cost to offer an economical alternative to what is currently available. In an effort to accomplish that we will TRUCK SHIP Freight...
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