M997a2 rear step

[Stevenony]

Hello I'm new here and still looking around. This looks like the right forum to ask, does anyone have the m997a2 ambulance body with the rear doors and steps?
I have just bought a 2001 m997a2 but in the process of demiling it they remove the rear doors and step. I want to make it into an overlander and need a rear step. I am planning on making a fold down platform in place of the rear doors (or some combination, i remember when i was a kid we rented a camper and it had a cool fold down porch)but I would still like the rear step to look original.
Does anyone have pictures or drawings of the step assembly they could post. I think I can fab a passable version if I had more to go on than what I have been able to find on the net.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Third From Texas]

Hello I'm new here and still looking around. This looks like the right forum to ask, does anyone have the m997a2 ambulance body with the rear doors and steps?
I have just bought a 2001 m997a2 but in the process of demiling it they remove the rear doors and step. I want to make it into an overlander and need a rear step. I am planning on making a fold down platform in place of the rear doors (or some combination, i remember when i was a kid we rented a camper and it had a cool fold down porch)but I would still like the rear step to look original.
Does anyone have pictures or drawings of the step assembly they could post. I think I can fab a passable version if I had more to go on than what I have been able to find on the net.
Thanks in advance.

Always wondered what sort of military secret technology was hidden in those doors (that resulted in their removal from so many ambos at auction).

Yeah, I'd think you could fab up a worthy replacement. Looking forward to what you come up with.

I started looking at civilian ambos to convert, then I saw the M997 and fell in love. Had I not shifted to the LMTV platform, I'd be driving a M997 today.

Might poke around the HMMWV forum here:

Ambulance rear doors

I notice a frequent amount of ambulances coming out all missing rear doors. Not seen that in the past. Is this a new demil requirement?

www.steelsoldiers.com

 

[Third From Texas]

 

[Third From Texas]

 

[Stevenony]

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Thanks, those are perfect. Looks like I'll be learning a few new skills when I finally get it delivered.

 

[shorad93]

Hello. I picked up a M997A2 last year and am in process of also converting to overlander. I picked up a used rear door and reversed engineered it and made my own much stronger than stock.

 

[shorad93]

For a rear step, I picked up these on Amazon amd with a little work, works perfect. Next part is to make a door step cover that bolts on to these steps.

 

[PapaDave]

For a rear step, I picked up these on Amazon amd with a little work, works perfect. Next part is to make a door step cover that bolts on to these steps.

How did it all turn out? I’m interested how you tucked up those steps and it closed