had anyone built a hmmwv/hummer?

[jdknech]

hey, i just wondered if anyone has built/or is building a hummer from scratch? i have been looking at the tremorMUV plans ( TremorMUV - a plans based Hummer styled replica ) whats your thoughts on this? is a MV no-no?lol how hard would it be to get the parts i need?(hood, rear fender skins, doors, top exc..) i'm very close to doing this, just wanted your thoughts.....

 

[dc3coyote]

JD, Personally I would not do it. Two reasons one I am not a fan of the hmmwv, and two its going to be a kit car, the die hard enthusiasts will know and spot that from a mile away.

What I would do is make it a long term project, and build one. Your end result will prob cost as much as buying one allready done, but it will be yours. Every little flaw in it will be what makes it special.
Most of the parts are fairly cheap (on a hmmwv scale) You can find the individual parts cheap enough to make it worth it if your patient. I would take the time and do my upgrades to it as well add some lockers, better suspension, air compressor, more powerfull engine..etc, etc
Building it is a semi advanced project, but be patient and ask questionswhenever your in need. I think you would really love the outcome.

Just my two cents
Branan

 

[ptg530C]

i built one in 1982 but the government footed the bill. make sure you buy a large heat treat oven before you start.

 

[B3.3T]

Dc3 is right. It will end up costing the same and will never be the real thing. You will forever be explaining its not a real one and that gets old. I would rather have a totally beat up piece of s*** real anything than a perfect kit.

 

[319]

TedG built one from surplus and new parts. Do a search, there is a thread on it from 2008/2009.

 

[SETOYOTA]

Would not mess with one of those kits better to buy a real HMMWV hulk or possibly H1 and go from there. There are real HMMWV body and frames for sale. I hsve seen them for less than 10K on ebay and in the classified section here.

On another note. I like my M998 quite a bit. It is a great MV to own.

 

[jdknech]

ok, so what about a real one, i have heard that when you build one from parts its a nightmare to register at the BMV. is this true?

 

[IEHMMWV]

titlling totaly depends on what state you live in. If you are worried about it, i would start with a cleared title junker on ebay. you can buy everything for a HMMWV and they are a blast to fix up.

 

[SETOYOTA]

I know of a titled straight body, complete HMMWV that would need all systems addressed for $12500 Not mine but let me know if interested.

 

[frodobaggins]

One of our members here is building one or was. His project is on their forum.

 

[frodobaggins]

M35Tech on here
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members/m35tech.html


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Looks like he's AWOL from here and there.

 

[Flyingvan911]

If I had the money, actual HMMWV parts, and knowledgable helpers I think it would be fun.

 

[jdknech]

one of the reasons i was looking at the kit, is i want a cummins 5.9, and straight axles, if i had a real hummer, i wouldnt want to cut it up....

 

[Chieftawny]

Here, i think, would be a different hood.

 

[frodobaggins]

Here, i think, would be a different hood.

That looks like a Cylon, an air conditioner, and some car ramps bred and made a baby.

 

[Wrench Wench]

That's truth.

I'd treat any vehicle acquisition the same. Is "the thing" you want "the having" of the vehicle, or "the owning" of the vehicle. I have a Crown Vic, but I don't own it. Ford still owns it, despite my having a title to it. Loads of proprietary tools needed to work on a lot of it and software inside it running it. If you just want to "have" a HMMWV, then get a Tremor. Now, you want to "own" a HMMWV, a real military vehicle, you're gonna need some garage space to rebuild one, or a fat wallet to flat out buy one.

Check that, even rebuilding one will need the fat waller.

 

[SETOYOTA]

cummins hmmwv already done and for sale. Nice too

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[jdknech]

cummins hmmwv already done and for sale. Nice too

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the one for sale on there is a body put on a 1995 dodge frame.. whats the difference between that and a kit hummer?

 

[SETOYOTA]

Well the body is real. It is basically a homade kit. That is why i posted it. It is the exact truck you said you wanted to build. He also has well north of 21k in the truck and can't get his money out of it due to it being a replica truck.

There are Hummer H1s rolling around with the dodge power plants in them. Most conversions go with the Duramax in H1

 

[BLK HMMWV]

HMMWV build

Buy an H1 put on HMMWV parts.
You can do what ever you want to the H1's engine . It will be a modified H1 and still be better than a kit car and accepted by most HMMWV owners and hold it's value better than a kit car.
Or
Just build what you want and say to **** with everyone else.
That's the beauty of this country.

BH