Home at last: 94 M998A1

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

My beadlocks finally came in so I was able to get the tires mounted and the truck off from the lift. Did 25 miles and it ran like a champ.

I got a couple requests for more pictures on the spare tire carrier once I got it all set:

 

[fnpurist]

Looks great! I'll be searching shortly for all the a2 bumper hardware too.

 

[tage]

Which beadlocks did you go with? Trail worthy fab?

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

Which beadlocks did you go with? Trail worthy fab?

Yes, sir. I never realized that they made these out of turned down drainage pipe.

Also thanks to Trail Worthy Fab for the quick turnaround. Ordered Friday, received the following Thursday.

 

[gem1410]

I used trail worthy also--great product-----very nice humvee--did you wait 8 weeks for euc--

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

I used trail worthy also--great product-----very nice humvee--did you wait 8 weeks for euc--

Worse.

6/11: Paid & submitted EUC to GP
9/8: EUC Clear

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

First seat installed. I got 4 of these from Suprman and they look and feel fantastic. Big improvement over the stock configuration. The seat height in the rear is raised a 4-5". Okay, back to work.

 

[Tracer]

Nice looking truck, have fun and good luck!

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

Nice looking truck, have fun and good luck!

Thanks, man. And I assure you I am having a lot of fun. I mean it's nearly three in the morning and the truck looks like this:

 

[kojo0513]

Looking good!

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

First seat installed. I got 4 of these from Suprman and they look and feel fantastic. Big improvement over the stock configuration. The seat height in the rear is raised a 4-5". Okay, back to work.

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NICE! What kind of seats and how much do they run?

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

NICE! What kind of seats and how much do they run?

Send a PM to Suprman. He has some other great stuff, too. Just got the cold weather kit and skidplates from him.

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

With the exception of the the driver's seat, the install was pretty easy. Just had to drill 4 holes in the covers for the rear seats. The passenger front seat bolted right up to existing holes. The driver's seat required a bit of modification. The seat rails on the new seats were too short the fit in the existing holes of the seat base. So I had a piece of 3/8" steel cut to make a base. Pretty happy with the finished product.

 

[orgnal]

With the exception of the the driver's seat, the install was pretty easy. Just had to drill 4 holes in the covers for the rear seats. The passenger front seat bolted right up to existing holes. The driver's seat required a bit of modification. The seat rails on the new seats were too short the fit in the existing holes of the seat base. So I had a piece of 3/8" steel cut to make a base. Pretty happy with the finished product.
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Looks good Dr. Zoidberg ! Thanks you for sharing.

PS: It might make the steel plate safer if the corners are rounded off. My two cents ....

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

Looks good Dr. Zoidberg ! Thanks you for sharing.

PS: It might make the steel plate safer if the corners are rounded off. My two cents ....

You are spot on. It's like having daggers stored under the seat. I was just trying to get it all together last night and make sure all of my holes lined up. Tonight it is coming back out so I can dull the edges and paint the plate.

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

I spent last night installing the Arctic Kit on the HMMWV. This weekend is pretty much the peak of foliage up here so I gave it a quick wash and took some pictures. It definitely fits pretty loose. I'm guessing this is by design as to aid with install in cold weather conditions?

Whatever the reason, the result is that the roof sags in spots giving puddles a place to form. I'll discuss this more in my next post after I take some pictures.

 

[bikeman]

Whatever the reason, the result is that the roof sags in spots giving puddles a place to form. I'll discuss this more in my next post after I take some pictures.

common even on active duty. Used plywood to shore up sagging canvas, also provided a nice spot to mount SINCGARS speakers and hand sets to get them off the transmission "hump".

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

common even on active duty. Used plywood to shore up sagging canvas, also provided a nice spot to mount SINCGARS speakers and hand sets to get them off the transmission "hump".

This is my solution in the meantime: Two 1" foam pipe insulators and a piece of pine trim board. I had a 2x3 over the B pillar initially and the roof looked much better, but the velcro straps would not fit around the board and the bar. It definitely helped a little. There is still a pretty big sag in front of the C pillar and a small one just behind the windshield, but it is much better than it was. I'm going to experiment with a few more things and will report back what I come up with.

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]

I didn't have a lot of time tonight, so I needed a quick project. I had picked up a couple of the 6TL adapters for my Redtops and some battery terminal covers. This seemed like a good one to get done as I want to start installing my 12v equipment.

 

[Dr Zoidberg MD]