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  1. Mainsail

    It's alive!!!

    If you have welding available, that's probably the best option. Otherwise you might try drilling it with a left-hand drill bit, OR drill it from the inside with a regular drill bit. Start with a small-ish bit and work your way up until it comes out or gets too close to the threads. Then tack...
  2. Mainsail

    New M1165 Jigsaw Puzzle

    Last pic; the three capped wires on the center windshield I believe are for the optional windshield heat system. Those are routed around and terminate behind the battery box (same wire numbers). You can use those for powering items at the center windshield to prevent your needing to route...
  3. Mainsail

    Hmmwv rear curtain 4 man

    I hosed the loose stuff off and it looks pretty good, will look really good with a little scrubbing. It's draped over the canoe drying now. You can have it for whatever it ends up costing to ship. That's the prickly part though; it cannot fold due to the rod at the bottom that's sealed in its...
  4. Mainsail

    Hmmwv rear curtain 4 man

    Yes, and it's still gross as I haven't hosed it off yet.
  5. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    In the aircraft world it's called seat track.
  6. Mainsail

    Hmmwv rear curtain 4 man

    It's pretty gross at the moment, needs to have the spider eggs and grime sprayed off. All four hooks are there, seat belt pockets, straps and d-rings for roll-up all look good. The window is probably 70%. If you want it let me know. $40 should cover the box and shipping, but if it's more...
  7. Mainsail

    Hmmwv rear curtain 4 man

    I have one in pretty good condition, at least as good as the one pictured above. If there's still interest I'll take a look at it tonight to assess the actual condition.
  8. Mainsail

    OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV

    Continuation of the previous. Here's the video of the entire parade. The M1165 appears at around the 11:00 minute mark, then I make the second pass around the 59:40 More milsurp around the 1:31:00 time.
  9. Mainsail

    OUT AND ABOUT WITH MY HMMWV

    Armed Forces Day is a thing. Bremerton WA has one of the longest running celebrations for Armed Forces Day, this year being the 77th. I was scheduled to drive the M1165 and placed in the middle of the pack of 150 participants. Last night the event organizer called me and asked if I would mind...
  10. Mainsail

    New HMMWV owner here

    If it's a Yermo truck you always have the option of shipping it the short distance to Retired War Horses and letting Steven do the heavy lifting. I'd be OK driving a runner or non-runner home after RWH gives it the once-over and says it's good.
  11. Mainsail

    Hard vs soft......doors

    I want a set of hard doors for the winter, but once it's warm I really like the soft doors instead. Going from doors on to doors off takes a minute or less, add maybe one more minute to roll up the rear curtain and you're riding in style. Let's see a Wrangler owner do it less than 20 minutes.....
  12. Mainsail

    Best place to tap 24 volt in engine bay

    If you use a 24v relay, you need only run one small wire into the cab; the ground wire for the relay.
  13. Mainsail

    New HMMWV owner here

    I did 20 in the USAF as a Flight Engineer on C-141s. In my entire career I drove a HMMWV one time, and got a ticket for it (driving without a HMMWV license, not checking tires before entering a taxiway, and speeding). Thankfully the ticket got thrown out, despite all of it being true. I drove...
  14. Mainsail

    HMMWV Serial Number Lookup Tool

    I take it you're not ISO 9001:2015 certified then.... ;) See Clauses 8.5.1 h and 8.5.5.
  15. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I forget the brand, but the original owner paid $189 on a'zon for it. I bought it from him for about half. I was hoping to find a Knakk or Jobox but none came available in the size I wanted or the price I was willing to pay. It's not as secure as I would like, but secure enough for...
  16. Mainsail

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Got the truck box bolted down. Lots of time on the table saw getting the wood blocks cut to fit the bed, and getting the height just where I want it- it sits about even with the ammo cans inside so when the rear curtain is rolled up it doesn't hinder the view out the back. Filled it with the...
  17. Mainsail

    LED replacement no flashing

    Confirming those bulbs worked. Everything is now flashing as normal. Thanks!
  18. Mainsail

    Keyed Switch

    Perhaps it could, if you used the keyed switch to provide a ground for a relay, and the relay interrupts the load. The relay would have to be pretty heavy duty, so maybe a solenoid instead.
  19. Mainsail

    Keyed Switch

    I used a keyed switch that merely interrupts the neutral safety switch. The stock start switch is retained in place, and the keyed switch is mounted on the ledge under the heater switches (key UP configuration), so it's sort of hidden, but mostly to retain the military look. That was not an...
  20. Mainsail

    Repurpose Duke CIED Antenna to Ham Radio

    The antenna works great, good SWR and good signal reports on VHF and UHF. The supply on these seems to have dried up, I haven't seen one for sale, even at current gouging prices, in quite a while. Good luck building one if you go that route, I have yet to see one that looks right. I don't...
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