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13 hours ago, TiTAN said:

https://www.gearvendors.com/hrgm3s.html

That will fix your 3 speed issue if you don't want to get the 4l80e.

Not sure if that's going to be more / less expensive than going the 4l80, certainly cheaper than an Allison 5/6 speed if you wanted to be a mad ballr.

More expensive than a 4L80E.

When I get the truck here I can check it's diff gears but I'm fairly sure I already have 2.56 (most early M998s do).

21 minutes ago, Leroy Peterson said:

Is there much technical info on these online?
Are they a thing that mericans buy and build?

There is quite a bit, yes.

The US just put an order in for another 300 brand new HMMWVs from AM General, so all genuine parts are available to be purchased and all of the technical manuals are available for download in PDF format, so all technical info for them in standard form is super easy to get a hold of.

As for aftermarket parts there are a few shops in America who specialise in HMMWVs and Hummer H1s (The Hummer H1 uses the same platform), so will probably be much easier for me to mod and maintain than previous vehicles I've owned like the Mitsi Legnum and Toyota Century.

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3 hours ago, Adzmax said:

Dude, what a hilarious purchase! Pretty awesome though, you're making my build look bad ;)

Thanks man! I don't think my efforts even get close to yours in regards to how much work is involved.

  • 1 month later...

I came into work this morning to the following email from the workshop in Texas -

"I do apologize for the delay.  We are missing a few parts.  We have already began to purchase and install parts for your truck specifically.  I hope we will hear back this week on the final parts.  I may be putting the horse before the cart but I believe you will be more than satisfied."

I am ok with this.

I'll also be ordering my hard roof/rear curtain today or tomorrow, this part is truly exciting!

On 8/16/2018 at 4:51 PM, t_revz said:

Still time to organise a turret then!

 

On 8/16/2018 at 6:18 PM, Count Grantleyish said:

This!

 

Look what popped up for sale today...

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Apparently it was/is a Hummer H1 converted to look like a military spec Humvee... so still a faster top speed than my shitter haha!

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