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The fan clutch is normal engage when engine is off. Therefore it will not spin freely. If engine is running and you hear it cycle, then it is working. Another test is to disconnect the TDM while engine is running. This will activate the clutch and lock the fan on. The hose feeding the...

WOW, this is my old build! I miss that truck and its capabilities! The standard hmmwv fan clutch is the same for all engines (the geared drive is for later models and requires a LOT of mods). One change was a quick disconnect was added on the hose feeding the clutch itself. The cycling is...

papaydsailor, There rear doors are military issue and the front I built using some parts from the rears. Basically, you buy two sets of rear doors, keep the best pair for the rear and strip the other set to populate the front. If you are interested, pm me and I will give you a contact that has...

Thanks Chris! I enjoy the thrill of the build and this one was no exception. Since this hmmwv, I brought up to snuff my M813A1 that is in my avatar and my M35A2C. I also upgraded my other hmmwv with high back seats, half doors and a new top!

The funny box was funny looking when naked on the frame but once the truck was finished, it looks awesome! my .02c As with all my toys, this nice hmmwv can be had for $$$, pm me if any of you are interested.

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85-m1028, Thanks. The military transmission control module (12vdc only) is on epay or g503 once in awhile as well as the harness. I don't know about the civi wire harnesses, sorry. I have many other vehicles to take on trails of Michigan so this will be a road truck for some of my...

Thanks everyone. It was a challenging project. Now with this one done and one of my others sold (Thanks Ron), I now have floor space available in my shop for my M813A1 project!!!

Done! After almost 2 years of turning wrenches, here is the final product! What a joy to drive. It is the fastest and most quiet of all hmmwv's I have had. We actually past cars on the interstate going up hill! Think Sammy Hager's "I can't drive....55"! If I am fortunate, I will drive it...

Flames! just kidding lol The top grill has been removed and is to be painted carc black. The front bumper/winch plate is to be painted carc black as well. In the picture above, they had to redo part of the snout since the hood brackets were in the way. Easy repaint and it should all be done...

The truck is sprayed and it looks sweet! Nothing like fresh CARC before the small scratches go on! It was just being untaped when I arrived and they are to do some touch up today. Then tomorrow the other parts get painted. This weekend I will be prepping one of my deuces for a fresh coat as...

Well, we're are done taping and we did several walk throughs for applying the carc. This will be a challenge since it is not a government job! If all goes well it should be painted this afternoon. I will stop by afterwords and snap another round of pictures of fresh 383 green. Tomorrow they...

Cleaning and degreasing today, taping tomorrow and hopefully painting Monday! Their shop is slowing down so I might send in a Deuce and an M813A1 to get prettied up.

frodobaggins, On the front of the later style humvee's (ECV=Expanded Capicity Vehicles) such as this one, a larger cooling stack is installed. To make room for this larger cooling system, AM General extended the grill out and then made the hood pivot over the grill. They also modified the...

Thanks for the kind words. Well after the shake down tests and puting about 20 miles on it, I stripped the truck back to bare bones. I got out the 3m scuffing pads and went over the whole truck plus the H-turret set up. After 3 days, the truck is ready for carc'ing! I delivered it to the...

Update...after getting in 4 deuces & a 5ton cargo, I got side tracked from this hmmwv project plus the weather is finally warming up! So I finally got to drive my it & perform a shake down prior to painting. I found that this combo on a 4 door soft top has a crap load of power! It shifted very...

George, I found that the side rails with cross bows attach are over 2" to high at the rear/c-pillar. I will have to make some blocks to insert in the bow ends to extend them. This may cause the soft top to be to narrow and correctly fasten. I will be mocking something up once I have time...

Hi George, We (me, JG, RV), looked over the options with my new 4 man soft top and found that the b-pillar area would be an easy bracket to build and weld on. I will look into the a-pillar brackets that you mentioned. On the c-pillar, I would install the twist fastners (like on the soft top...

Warmed up enough to dig out the H-turret in the other barn and set it on. I have not drilled holes yet to permanently mount it. I like the open turret but I also would like to drive the drive with a top, so I am test fitting a four-man soft top over the turret assembly. If I like it, I will...

Hi Sean and thanks. It has been a fun project thus far. It finally got above freezing which gave me an opportunity to rearrange my shop. In order to rearrange, I had to move the new hmmwv (good excuse anyway). So I drove in the winter white sand of MI! Still shaking it out but it is a...