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Just some pictures of my FAV during its recommissioning. It has not been restored or completely rebuilt just repaired and enjoyed.
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More pictures of work being done. 
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That chassis number looks right on for #13, my #10 has a chassis number of 1585, they gave chassis numbers as they were built and they were building other vehicles allong side the FAVs so the numbers will not increment 1 to 1
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Thanks for sharing!
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What did you make your fenders out of?, did you have a pattern or just "free hand" it? my front fenders were missing so I need some detailed photos of the mounting brackets.
About the brakes, they certainly did not come with the disc brakes, all 120 would have been built the same for parts logistics, what the DOE did with them is anyone's guess, certainly good for drivability for sure!
If the other FAV you talked about was one of the 16 then more than 16 are accounted for if you add the 12 from A51, but the Army had pretty much abandoned the FAV buy the late 80s so some more may have been sent to Nevada and even though I have not seen anything about their use at A51 certainly does not mean they did not also have a few.
Of course the DPV was a completely different animal, different chassis, different engine etc.
About the brakes, they certainly did not come with the disc brakes, all 120 would have been built the same for parts logistics, what the DOE did with them is anyone's guess, certainly good for drivability for sure!
If the other FAV you talked about was one of the 16 then more than 16 are accounted for if you add the 12 from A51, but the Army had pretty much abandoned the FAV buy the late 80s so some more may have been sent to Nevada and even though I have not seen anything about their use at A51 certainly does not mean they did not also have a few.
Of course the DPV was a completely different animal, different chassis, different engine etc.
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I had remnants of fenders so I used them as a pattern for the new ones. They are made from heavy reinforced rubber. Fairly expensive material in the required width.
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The rubber material could be the same material that we print samples for.
Eco-Grip (Slip Resistant Safety Flooring). Eco-GripFloor.com
Comes in multiple colors and is roughly a quarter inch thick.
Made in the USA
Stuff isn't cheap, but it is as tough as a mudflap!
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Was this Ethans old FAV?
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Since I don’t know who Ethan is I’m going to say no.
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It looked like his from Nevada. He owned it about 5 years ago.
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You did a nice job with it.
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Roof is different but his looks like one that was used at the Nevada test site along with mine. I think there was 14 there. All of that is here say. I’ve seen no documentation to support that.
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I have info to prove they were there. I built the first FAV website about 10 years ago when I built my first FAV. I am the one who dug up all the material and documents and put them on my website for anyone to download. I'll dig thru my research and send you the article to you. It is interesting reading.
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The mount on the front was for a huge spot light. They used them to catch intruders at night in the dessert. The carried small arms.
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Thats why the windshied top area is round. The spot lights were round.
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I’d love to see it. Thank you.
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Documentation of the 16 FAVs sent to Nevada.
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What's the thickness of the rubber used to make the mud fenders? This company has conveyer belt that might can be recycled into FAV fenders in 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and thicker:
Used Rubber Conveyor | repurposedMATERIALS (repurposedmaterialsinc.com)