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One of my goals is to replace a lot of the plastic pieces, covers, bumpers etc. The truck is 27 years old and everything is pretty much original. That means cracked, worn, rusted and warped. I've already replaced tail lights and directional lights but found the tail light housings have a...

If you have the LED Flasher why would you want to use a resister to INCREASE power draw so that it flashes? One of the benefits of the LED's is they use less power. The resister makes the LED use more power so it can operate a bi-metal mechanical flasher.

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I just checked my doors to be sure, they are 3/16". Looks like I need to get my eyes calibrated again.

Vinegar makes a great mild acid for removing rust.

I think the difference in the full length doors and the ones that use the filler panel are the intent of use. The full length door have door handles that open the door from the inside, as you would need in a 4 man. The ones with the filler panels only have latches on the outside. The last...

The Avenger version seemed to have a hinged rear panel, not a door so much. It allowed access to the systems and storage from what I can tell. Here are some example. I looked at full length rear half doors and they were big money. I found this set of original doors for $500 plus...

Next up is a set of rear half doors. I pulled off the side panel to test fit. They require a front spacer panel that I don't have. I worked up the measurements today and I will make them this week if I have time. Ultimately I am going to build a solid door jam and use Riv-nuts on the bed...

If you go the route I did, here is what I would do different. I would DA the mating surface on the hood for better adhesion of the 5200. With that said, I cut off the pieces today that I said I would do "in hind sight". It bothered me thinking about last night so I did it today. The pieces I...

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I ordered a hood reinforcement kit on the auctions site. $70 with shipping I thought was a great deal. The guy has them listed with a misspelling. If you are interested in one, do a search on "HMMWV reenforcement" and you will have no problem finding it. The first thing I noticed when I...

What is the stuff in the red? I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish but unless the 24v to 12v converter uses a common ground, you have no ground to your 12v battery circuit.

Check all the steering universal joints. There is one at the back of the steering column and several in the engine compartment. Make sure they are all good and not binding.

I ordered a spool of 16ga Military wire as used in the HMMWV's. I ordered it from a reputable national wire company. I received it yesterday and opened the box. As soon as I looked at it I could tell there was a problem. I contacted a sale rep and explained the issue and set a picture...

I also started working on a front bumper. I want it to match the rear Air Lift bumper in style but be made specifically for the front. It will work with the Mile Marker winch and Luverne brush guard. I don't care for the huge bumpers that stick out a foot and have all kinds of crap attached...

While I had it on the lift I also changed out the bolts I used on the winch mount. I thought the original bolts were not going to be long enough and replaced the with 6" bolts. Today I put the original bolts back in and used the original nuts, removing the lock washers I used. I still don't...

One of the gear covers on the rear hub was corroded to the point I was concerned it would fail and lose the gear oil. This could obviously cause a catastrophic failure. I had a new cover I have been meaning to change out. Today we pulled the wheel and replaced the cover. Here are some...

The evil auction site has them. I have also seen them at several of the surplus dealers on line. Go to google and search "hmmwv surplus parts" and you'll find many of the dealers. All the major surplus dealers show up on the first page of results.

I appreciate your concern. As I have stated before, I am new to diesel's and new to HMMWV's but I am not new to mechanical work, 4X4', automotive and even some engineering. The lock washer isn't getting beat up by anything. The control arm and the movement of the control arm is buffered by...

We are talking about a 3/4" ID washer that is about 1/8" thick in Grade 8. It isn't going to break until long after I'm gone.