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Looks like a great find. Still has the blackout drive lamp bracket. Yes most WWII Jeeps that have lived outside have bad bodies, 80 years in the weather is a long time for thin sheet metal. Hope you can bring it back like you have with the 151s.
Well I have two, they are the same as the older ones, with the exception of having the coveted dual circuit brakes. And being newer. And having drop sides.
The seal should have a number on it, a bearing house can usually source any seal. If it turns out to be some kind of proprietary part, they can come up with a seal if you provide the retainer ID and shaft OD and width of the seal.
By far the easiest solution for a truck to be used around a yard is to go to a truck wrecking yard and get a set of 11r24.5's off something they are wrecking out.
Welcome! If you have pictures from back in the day of your M123/172 combo with D7 loaded up be sure to post ‘em!
If you still have fuel issues on your dump, check the fuel tank pickup tubes for rust holes. Common headache.
There is truth to this, I recall driving around in the late 80’s in a WW2 Jeep with a ma deuce on a pedestal mount and sure ‘nuf, multiple karens call the popo on us.
The M134 or whatever that is on the door mount is a bit much though.
What kills this concept is where Banks put the battery. It uses up the entire cargo area. Most EVs have the battery slung low in the middle of the vehicle between widely spaced frame rails. The HMMWV has narrow spaced frame rails so no huge battery will fit there.
Auction trucks that have been “cannibalized” typically get that way at the DRMO “cann point” and not when in GP’s possession. Of course people can steal stuff when nobody is looking and trust me that happens.
Seriously? Nearly every HMMWV in civilian hands came through GP. Maybe a few hundred through GSA and a few hundred through GL. If you bid on and win a HMMWV from GP, and pay for it, and show up at the yard, you are going to leave with whatever you won. And yes, Yermo has to do a lot of...
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