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Anyone here own a surplus HMMWV?
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Mutts are still surprisingly affordable. While all the WW2 and Korea Jeeps have gone insane... Mutts are surprisingly easy to buy. $10K buys a REALLY nice one. Many have been 'cut' so beware what's been welded together. And how well. Also watch out for former TOW missile vehicles. The rear suspension cambers on them are NOT suited to driving without a 900 lb TOW and gunner in the back. These are the vehicles that flip!
Again, try and avoid the USMC ones. The Air Force ones are the best. Unfortunately, those that didn't get chopped up mainly were given to Saudi and Israel and PI and lots of other places around the Gulf War. Israel did a wicked nice "Pink Panther" desert raider out of them.
Parts are super easy to get. Tons in the PI... Be years before they're used up. Though some things (Fuel pumps) are getting very difficult. Though these are rebuildable, like most things on a Mutt.
G503 has a great Mutt community. Same applies with their expertise and their PX. Good place to shop!!
Go for it!
Sirhr
Had one and hated it. Sold it, bought a couple of LJ rubicons and dropped 5.3L V8s in them and love them. Fast, great on and offroad, and same gas mileage as the 4.0L.
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I looked into buying one several years ago and this was what I determined. If you stumble on a good one it will last longer than you will, but otherwise, it will be a money pit.
Just use a Battery Disconnect Switch and be done. This can be hidden or locked behind another panel.
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Easily defeated with simple jumper cables......or just bridge across the switch with something robust enough to handle the amps......like a pair of visegrips.Just use a Battery Disconnect Switch and be done. This can be hidden or locked behind another panel.
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Only if you can get to the back side of it, making that difficult would be fairly easy. Of course you can jump from the battery directly to the starter too if you have time and access. What we are talking about in this thread is keeping someone from jumping in the drivers seat hitting the go switch and driving it away. If they are determined to steal it there is not much stopping them, a wrecker comes to mind as very fast and easy.
Give someone enough time and they'll steal anything.
Give them 2 minutes in a parking lot and they'll walk away before they draw attention.
This is probably a dumb question but I’m going to ask it anyway because I know nothing about HMMWV’s. I overheard these guys talking the other day in a check out line that if there were an EMP strike that his HMMWV would still start up and be drive-able because they don’t have use microchips like newer vehicles do.
The other guy something about having an old late 50’s Ford truck and it would still run as well.
Any truth to those statements?
The HMMWV's are supposed to be shielded. But the Nartron (sp?) boxes are also about as reliable as a Chinese Sooper Sniper scope... So I'm not holding my breath. But 'supposedly' they are shielded.
1950's and non-electronic-ignition vehicles are EMP-proof. Though it is possible to fry coils and condensers, those are pretty rugged and reliable. Old Model T's and tractors with Trembler Coils... and cars with Magnetos... I think you could drop a nuke ON them and they'd survive.
But if you want to survive EMP... or nuke strike. An old Jeep and an old tractor will keep on going.
Cheers,
Sirhr
It comes with a "I shoot a 6.5 Creedmoor" sticker and a book called "1001 ways to tie up your manbun."
Suspension is fine in them. But you have to keep it lubricated and working right. Also 'ancient' tires have less give.
They are far more comfortable than a 1940's Willys.
Soft ride in a HMMWV... WTF is this world coming to.
Sirhr
Yeah, but if you’ve ever been in long travel or the newer sport sxs, travel is your friend. Its not just for a soft ride, its wheel travel and better at dampening. It will have better traction.
I think you meant "damping." "Dampening" is what happens to your girlfriend when I enter the room.
That's what I was trying to say earlier in the thread.
Seems they still think it has some sort of ignition you can wire to an old ignition switch.
I guess old school diesels are a complete mystery to most.
Details on EMP are very difficult to come by, but generally speaking, modern vehicles are far more robust in this regard that most people believe. There already exist a number of rigorous industry standards related to radiated immunity, conducted immunity, and electrostatic discharge. A few ancillary modules - particularly those with antennas - may not survive, but I would expect anything related to primary powertrain and safety to remain operational unless a vehicle was close enough to the blast for the occupants to receive a lethal dose of radiation (in which case the vehicle is probably burnt to a crisp and/or crushed).
Don't fear that an EMP will disable your vehicle. Fear that it will be so disruptive to fuel production and distribution that it'll only run until whatever fuel is in the tank runs dry.
It started out as a very clean unit. I mostly did minor restoration doing Rapco CARC Substitute paint, new seat pads, lots of clean up, general maintenance. And other minor cosmetic stuff. Here are the before pictures.
I can't stress enough the importance of doing Spindle Nut inspection and maintenance when buying a HMMWV. It is well known of wheels coming off while driving. That is top priority once you buy one.
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Not really, although i wouldn’t say no. But if i were putting a diesel into it, i would 6bt. Duramax being my second choice. I own a 6.5 turbo diesel, with 4.56 rear gears and it still is slow as hell. But it will drive fine with 7k pounds on the bed and not bitch too much. Course, i only drive that real slow…..
Duramax is lighteri think and would think it would mate up easier to the transmission considering it’s got that pos Chevy 65 in there alreadu
i would want a allison if backed to a duramax. My buddy had a 6.7 cummins out of a box truck that was mated to a 2000 alllison, that woulda been tough as nails.
Yeah I have one. Bought from a reseller in KY. He titles all of them in KY. When I lived in KS they wouldn't title it for road use. But now I live in MO and its titled and plated for road use. Yeah they are loud as hell, slow, but fortunately I found a local guy who was a mechanic in Iraq and AFG. for the army. So I dont wrench it but he does and his rates make me happy. If you need info regarding where I got it LMK via messaging here. I like it a lot. Its fun to drive and never fails to draw a crowd. Just wish they had been made for fat old men to climb in and out of!
I put a Cummins 5.9 HPCR in my '93. Easier to fit than a dmax, same power, easier to work on as it's an inline design, both sides of motor accessable in that narrow 28" frame.
Damn sir you have amazing gear
Hows the SAW holding up? Hear theyre quite maintenance intensive..?
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