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Had time this week to work on my steering. Got all 4 tie rod ends replaced along with the drag link (center link) and both the pitman and idler arms. I made an effort to match the overall length of each rebuilt tie rod with its as-removed length and it seems to have worked since I took her up to...

If you could come up with frames it wouldn’t be hard for me to put some skin on them. Bdgr

Thanks for the compliments! I'm checking with my previous source for surplus door frames. I'll PM you once I can confirm I can get salvageable frames to start with, and we can take it from there. Bulldogger

This morning I decided to modify my rear curtain to roll up tighter. This involved cutting out the lumpy parts at the bottom corners where the seat belt mounts are. I then sewed Velcro in so they could be reattached when wanted. I want to have the rear curtain in the event I remove my soft...

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Half Doors! Finished all of the canvas stretching and stretching, then cut out openings for hinge screws in doorhandles. Then with the help of my soldier be mounted the hinges and handles then put the half doors on the Humvee Looking good Bulldogger

Moved the license plate holder out of the way of the pintle hitch, mounted the USB and voltmeter and installed the decking TheCaptain gave me. Am going to be helping him Sunday w idler arm replacement. Wheeee! Bulldogger

Here is the sewing machine AA. They are readily available on theBay. It is rough hewn and needed work to function well, but the price was good. Bdgr

I have a 24V USB power node to mount and several other PMS items to complete before driving to the Graves Mountain Rally end of the month. The USB power supply has an internal voltmeter, which will be interesting. It is off Amazon, and the last USB p/s I bought didn't last long. I hope this...

Started in earnest on the half door frames I sourced from Hawkman. Cleaned up the frames w wire wheel and evened out the corners. Then sprayed with a rust reformer primer I've never used before. Hopefully it works. They get painted OD tonight, and I'll begin covering later this week. I...

Latest addition/improvement: LED headlights! After having one headlamp burn out from letting the hood drop too hard, I decided to look at LED headlights again. Last time, just earlier this year, they were still a bit pricey for my taste. I see that the price is steadily coming down, be it...

Yep Varibulls Betsy Bell, purebred champion bloodlines; seen here in attack mode

Got more work done this long weekend. Removed the mechanical oil gauge, after becoming confident in the accuracy of the new OEM replacements. Tightened lots of fittings. Notice my valve cover gaskets were leaking, perhaps because the bolts were quite loose. Also had to tighten scads of...

Well folks, dilvoy wins the award! The bypass hose between the top of the water pump and the bottom of the thermostat housing had a failed hose clamp!!! I discovered it when replacing the hoses as he suggested. I cleaned the body and dried it, then sprayed the pump body down w talc based...

It doesn't seem to be the hoses but that is a cheap and easy thing to try. I'd meant to replace them anyway. I already did the larger coolant hoses. Ill try that and report back later this week. If it doesn't work, my weekend has planned itself, I guess. Bulldogger

Thanks for the comments gents. I took some pictures in case they help. The wetness is around roughly the top half of the pump. I can't see anything much down below the shaft. Couldn't spot the weep hole. It is starting to sound like an RandR. Bulldogger

Now a leaking water pump gasket? I'm starting to lose coolant and now seeing a seepage puddle beneath the HMMWV that's just come to be in the past two weeks. Based on wetness on the engine block, it looks like the gasket between my water pump and the adapter plate is leaking. Is this common...

Point well-taken. Do you know a good source infidel? I already looked and found only New for ~$300 or more. The seal kit was only $7. If I could have found a decent condition pump for ~$100 I would buy it. Apparently the stock GM pump isn't up to snuff for this application, so has to be a...

Also finished the oil cooler fins. Took a while. Back still hurts! Then I put a rubber shim under the Cadillac valve to help with the hissing noise some of us have. And a few little things, like lubricating the accelerator cable and such. I am going to tackle the steering pump next...

Topped off the brake fluid, cleaned the tires a bit and embraced my inner OCD to straighten some cooling fins. The small trans cooler was easy. The oil cooler is in worse shape and is very tedious. Had to stop when I lost the light and when my back ordered me to. Bulldogger