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Good to see that trailer behind your HMMWV... It looks a lot better behind the vehicle it was designed to go behind than the 'burb that hauled it out of Bragg...
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Thanks Rick! Good to hear from you. I have a whole garage full of stuff that needs to be bolted on to it. I'm hoping to get a little spare time to work on it this weekend. I'd like to get the high back seats and 3-point seatbelts finished. Then, I need to get my engine cover installed. My oldest boy wants to go for a ride, but he says it's too loud without the cover on LOL. I'll just get him some earplugs. I may try to get my valves adjusted and valve cover gaskets replaced and my PS Pump is hemorrhaging oil where it bolts to the vacuum oump so that needs fixed tooHey Chris, Just read thru this huge thread and Wow, Glad to see you picked up the ball and ran with it, the Rig is looking awesome and it sounds like your enjoying it besides the hard work.
Take care and be careful out there,
Rick
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Thanks. Yes, they make spray paint that is meant for vinyl tops. It's more flexible than standard paint. We'll see how it works. I've been using standard flat black paint and it's been holding up pretty well. It definitely makes touch ups easy.Your rig looks great, cant wait for that day to come for me lol. So can you actually paint the camo top with rattle can and have it look ok and hold up? Once again your hmmwv looks great. You did a grat job.
Thanks. It is really loud right now because the engine cover has a huge hole in it where I clearanced it to fit the taller engine and it is running 2400-2500 rpm because I haven't put my OD trans in yet. I have a built 47rh trans sitting in the garage waiting to be swapped it. That will really help the rpm's. I need to box in the hole in the doghouse with fiberglass and then insulate it. I'm also going to line-x the inside of the tub, which should really cut down on resonance. It'll still be plenty loud with the 4" straight pipe, but more tolerable.nice truck. those cummins are awfully loud in the video. im in the process of swapping my 6.2 and 380l trans. looking for a quieter siesel engine replacement. i have already used a noise dampener inside and still give me a ringing in my ear after an hour drive.
Did your builder tell you how much torque you can put through that transmission? Thats whats going to rip it apart. That transmission stock was only good for about 450lbs of torque which i never understood considering the cummins is at about 420lbs for teh gen 12valve. If you pulled it out of a 5speed or a bus that engine stock is closer to 450lbs of torque or more. How are you going to end up controlling the lock up and the overdrive? This is the same transmission that i am going to use in mine so i would really be interested in what you end up using.Steel planetary gears f/r, billet servos, extra clutches, performance VB, single disc TC, deeper 48re pan. Should be good for 400-450hp. Anything more than that I will have to go with billet input/output, triple disc, etc...
Hi Todd,Did your builder tell you how much torque you can put through that transmission? Thats whats going to rip it apart. That transmission stock was only good for about 450lbs of torque which i never understood considering the cummins is at about 420lbs for teh gen 12valve. If you pulled it out of a 5speed or a bus that engine stock is closer to 450lbs of torque or more. How are you going to end up controlling the lock up and the overdrive? This is the same transmission that i am going to use in mine so i would really be interested in what you end up using.
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Todd
How will you know which switches to buy? Are you going to install an in-line gauge to figure out how much preasure your building up? I am going to be bugging you on this one lol. I finally picked up my 12valve 180 p- pump engine, looking foward to the day when i am able to drive it and have it look as good as yours. The pictures you took with your son are very cool by the way. keep up the great work.Hi Todd,
Trans should be good for 900 lb/ft or more depending on how it's driven. I'm going to use Hobbs pressure switches from PATC to control OD and lock-up. I'll also have a lock-up switch in my shift knob and a OD Off switch in the dash.
I'll be sure to take lots of pics and post up a good summary once the project is complete. I decided against the NV4500 because of the shift lever issue and I like driving an auto better off-road and on-road in these hills and mountains.Thats basically what i will end up doing as well. I know that a different tire size can effect the outcome as well as gear ratios. So although your set up may not work for me it will get me close. So if you could take some detailed pictures of your build and the part numbers you used that would great. It would also be worth any type of beer via ups you wanted lol. By the way did the 5-speed just not pan out?