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Hey all, Starting this as an informational thread for setting up a DRS BFT AN/UYK-128 system. First off - curiosity killed the cat. I got everything hooked up, upgraded the 160GB hitachi drive to a 500GB SSD, and then upgraded from 2->4GB DDR2 RAM. System was booting up into the pre-boot setup...

Heya all, Starting this thread out of curiosity to see what everyone's been doing with their crank pulleys. The non-geared-fan-drive pulleys are no longer available new from AMG, and the geared-fan-drive pulleys supposedly work but just cost more than they should. Anyone have stellar luck with...

Heya all, hope everyone’s had a good Memorial Day weekend. I’m coming across an odd issue in an 1151 where after it’s warmed up, it just loses the will to move at any sort of pace. From cold I wasn’t able to get it over 50mph, then once fully warm it didn’t want to accelerate at all past 20...

Hey all, Scrolling through listings on govplanet, I'm seeing that some turbo trucks that very clearly had armored windshield now have regular windshields. These don't look old and ratty either, it looks like they were freshly installed windshields and retainers, right after the demil process...

Hey all, figured I’d share a fun one. I recently installed a new cable driven 60MPH speedo into my truck. The old one turned into a helicopter although the odometer was still fine. After I installed the new one, it seemed to be working intermittently for about 2 days, then it quit working...

Heya, just picked up one of the eyecon HID light kits. I’ve seen some of the installs the rest of you have done on your 5 tons and they look spectacular. I’ve got 4 light bars and 2 remote spot lights. Hooked it up to test and it seems that I’ve got either a few bad HIDs or ballasts. Some...

Hey all, Posting this as a live demonstration of the low fuel / aux pump float sender on a MEP-804B. To sum it up, my sender keeps causing the panel to indicate “No Fuel” and shut the generator off. This can be temporarily field rectified by just yanking the plug from the sender if needed. My...

Heya everyone, looking to see if anyone has a side drawing of the frag 7 doors along with dimensions. Probably a long shot but worth asking. Poking an idea here and would like to see the feasibility.

And for our regularly scheduled programming of "It's always something", I've recently started seeing bizarre shift behavior: Here is a quick video of what's going on: About 2 weeks ago, I was driving the truck around 45MPH, it was in 4th gear with low RPMs. As I'm driving, the RPM suddenly...

Quick question / thread hopefully, has anyone seen timing this far to the right side (retarded) on a 6.5L NA engine? Working on a friend’s truck and the timing marks are just super far off to the right compared to what I’ve been led to believe is normal. The truck is a 2001 M1123, compared to my...

Sooo, I just became the owner of a 2009 MEP-804B off GovPlanet. Should be arriving sometime this week. Not really sure what I’m getting into but that’s part of the fun. Will post some pictures once it arrives, I’ve got a general idea of what I’m doing but nothing in depth, it runs and generates...

Hey all, Haven't posted much regarding the deuce in a while, figured I'd make a small tangent thread regarding aftermarket radiators. My truck's radiator finally bit the dust and is cracked in several spots, not worth repairing in my opinion. I've seen that people are using 1955 Chevy truck...

Hey all, I went to start my M1043A2 today, and the moment I was sort-of expecting finally came. A few weeks ago, the starter was engaged briefly while the engine was running, of course causing it to grind on the flexplate. After that, I started having rough starts where it feels that the...

Hello fine individuals, I started hearing some noises today that nobody likes to just start hearing out of the blue. Basically, I've had this M1043A2 6.5L for almost a month, been getting it fixed up while waiting for the sf97 to come in. Today, I installed a new oil pressure and voltage gauge...

Greetings! After only about 3 weeks from auction date to delivery (absurdly fast, I know), I got the chance to start playing with it yesterday. I'll use this post a both something informative for others buying off GovPlanet, and also ask some questions that I haven't gotten around to googling...

Heya! I'm doing the thing where you look at every pixel of every image on the govplanet listing while you wait for the EUC to clear. I'm starting on the door / turret hole cover plans, but I think I need some insight from some of the more experienced folks here. This is an M1043A2 Slantback...

Hey everyone, been sifting through pictures of a humvee I bought on govplanet. I'm trying to figure out what a strange looking bracket is for in the pictures. Anyone know what bracket in the attached photo is? It looks like there are bolts just sticking through without any nuts on them.

Hi All, I'm going through a complete brake system re-do on my truck. Bought all new parts for almost everything, trying to ensure that it is as safe as can possibly be. I have run into an issue however, and I might need a few ideas. After loosening the 1 1/8" nuts on the adjusters for one of...

Hi All, I found this a few weeks ago on my truck, just getting around to asking about it. I definitely haven't hit anything that could bend this line this badly. Someone must've somehow messed it up before I got my truck, any recommendations on how I can go about unbending or just completely...

Hi All, I recently reconstructed the driver's side windshield on my deuce. I wasn't able to find too many details pertaining to how the window comes together and such, so I thought I'd post my experiences as a resource to anyone in the future. I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, but...