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What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

frauhansen

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first of all... the frame (hopefully) looks like a mock-up. You can't leave it like that. I'm not a carpenter, but even as a metalworker I wouldn't want to weld these gaps. Rather send the trainee back to do the work again.
Secondly, you never stay thirsty in a HMMWV... The wood doesn't want that.
Thirdly... everything I build from metal can be screwed back and forth as often as I like. That's not the case with wood.
And the DogHouse will have to be screwed down every time.
 

TOBASH

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You don't really want to make the substructure out of wood now, do you?
Wood is a tried and true substrate for custom work. Covering with fiberglass and then leather or pleather is a widely accepted customization technique.

I think this is excellent work… but I might consider knocking off all the corners. They will cause pain and they will tear through most coverings.
 

frauhansen

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No way!
And especially not the way it was done right here. Nothing is mitred, nothing is mortise-and-tenoned. You can do it as a mockup, but not as a final version. No way! That makes my skin crawl!
But maybe people are a bit more tolerant in this aspect with regard to US house building style ;-)
 

thompsoncustom

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you could always cut a hole in the top of the fender and go straight up. But if you don't like it your probably gonna need/know someone with a tig machine to fix the hole.
 

Awol

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The glow plugs decided they don't want to work anymore. It's been low 20s° here during the day and around 5° at night. So it's beached until I figure out why they decided to quit.

Right now all I know is the start box does turn on the wait light, and is definitely doing something as I hear it clunk when the light goes out.

I did replace the GPs when I first got the truck. I thought they were legit, but now I can't remember if I used a metric socket on them. Guess I'll pull them and check em all, and check for power at the plug wires.

Yay
 
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