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  1. Wire Fox

    Civi Alternator for M998

    Try starting with this thread: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?165048-Delco-24v-alternator-bracket-modification Some people have modified their mounting brackets to fit a 70A 24V Delco alternator (there's a PN for it in one of the posts about halfway down) in place of any of the...
  2. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    What you're looking for is an "Optima" battery adapter, which are widely available if you do a quick search of that-I don't have a recommendation on any specific make of them. An appropriate group Optima is almost as expense as a brand new 6TL from Interstate Batteries, especially if you call...
  3. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Let me know if you need additional beer and additional redneck insight, should this be happening. I'm close enough that i'd want to see this thing go down.
  4. Wire Fox

    New to me -1990 M998 (AM General Pickup) - now time to deal with Maryland MVA

    Yes, when you do get your paperwork, make sure you make and keep copies of everything prior to handing your originals to anyone. I have electronic and paper copies of all my HMMWV-related docs. Due to one local horror story I had heard of a BMV (what they're called here in Indiana) attempting...
  5. Wire Fox

    Joining the HMMWV club

    At the same time, I'd advise you to not commit to selling them until you actually have your HMMWV in-hand. I had considering either selling mine due to a lack of brush guard or buying a brush guard prior to delivery...glad I didn't, because the brush guard was in the back of my HMMWV, it just...
  6. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I was thinking more along the lines of enjoying the great outdoors, and in my near future (about to enter the closing period of my very own house within the next few hours), the garage.
  7. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I have a better idea...just hear me out... let's put a couch cushion in the back of actual HMMWV-which I hear we have a few of around here-and enjoy the real thing with some real style and redneck class. ...as a matter-of-fact, I think I might just go do that tonight...
  8. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I'd appreciate the photos as well, but I know that wire isn't supposed to be standard on HMMWVs other than an M997. I'm guessing that wire is probably tagged as either 467E or 467F? My biggest curiosity is if that wire was a single add-in, if they installed an M997 chassis harness as a...
  9. Wire Fox

    Turbo doghouse Radio Deck

    That's a standard turbo doghouse. As I had just added into my post above, the radio decks don't actually mount to the doghouse itself. All you have to do is just get clearance over extra height. The radio decks are drilled with two sets of holes on its upper mounting brackets that attach to...
  10. Wire Fox

    Turbo doghouse Radio Deck

    Yes, unless you're getting into the M1114s and other newer series, in which case they relocate the entire assembly slightly rearward and add in a special bracket for other equipment/gun mounts on armament carriers. Anything A1 and older should only be a difference of feet. This one shows the...
  11. Wire Fox

    Turbo doghouse Radio Deck

    The difference is the feet. For the standard HMMWV, the feet are just large enough to bolt to the floor and to the radio deck support posts. For the turbo doghouse, you replace those feet with ones that are a tall "U" shape, which simply places the deck and posts up higher. Here's what they...
  12. Wire Fox

    Transfer case grinding

    ...how fast do you complete the shift?
  13. Wire Fox

    HMMWV Mirrors

    I've also seen various mirror extension arms with the convex mirror on the end get mounted to the edge of the brush guard, if you have one installed. That way, you can see the entire side edge of the vehicle for tight navigation or for seeing that car hiding in your blind spot. Edit: Here's a...
  14. Wire Fox

    Running a load of supplies to Houston. XM818

    I love the effort! Just make sure everything you're bringing down is requested and already has a place, otherwise, you'll unfortunately be burdening the responders on-site with having to figure out what to do with the supplies you bring. Please check out this article to read more about what...
  15. Wire Fox

    1994 M998A1, Rebuild in Indiana

    The ripits are part of the authenticity of the experience. I couldn't commit to heavy smoking and chew, so I decided that I would drown in energy drinks and crack jokes about officers all day. But really, I am stockpiling the cans to deliberately clutter the HMMWV with, so that way if I decide...
  16. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    As for what I did for my HMMWV lately... I spend this labor day weekend laboring under/over/beside/and occassionally inside my HMMWV, specially working further on that transmission wiring harness I've been assembling. I finalized the last couple of wires I needed to make, nicely laid them all...
  17. Wire Fox

    1994 M998A1, Rebuild in Indiana

    Alright, I posted those promised pictures into the post above, so now I can tell you about the next step... As stated, I needed to secure the braid in-place so that it wouldn't slide around once installed and that it would be harder for anything to get trapped in the harness. I decided to make...
  18. Wire Fox

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Cool pattern. I like the sharp points with the semi-gloss. You've probably got one of the first custom paint jobs that I like!
  19. Wire Fox

    1994 M998A1, Rebuild in Indiana

    Wow, what a busy day (and morning, technically)! I've been working on the wiring harness for my transmission for two days solid. By far, this is the most progress I've had in any one stretch of time. I'm mobile, so I'm sure the pictures will be a jumbled lump at the end, so I'll just explain...
  20. Wire Fox

    M1097 - Serpentine Belt Issue

    Removing that bolt for additional tilt is a pretty smart-sounding idea. I had some struggle with new V-belts on my HMMWV and I ultimately just used a technique that was similar to a bicycle shifting gears...starting with the inner-most band, I'd loop it around everything and get it set onto the...
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