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I used to horde parts for every vehicle I owned. I literally had thousands and thousands of dollars of parts, mostly NOS. I had all kinds of stuff, some very rare and highly desirable. I decided when doing a mental inventory that it made much more sense for me to just buy what I need WHEN I...
I have not had this problem. I used to ALWAYS take any truck I had with an Allison to an Allison dealer for its first servicing. They would do the typical servicing (getting rid of the 15W40 for their recommended ATF fluid) and also check it over, adjusting the shift points and anything else...
Remove the transmission tunnel and remove the shifter assembly from the transmission. Check to make sure you don't have a bent shifter fork or something else minor is wrong. I believe TNJ Murray in DE has NOS shifter assemblies, or at least he did when I bought one from him several years back.
There is a guy on eBay that is selling MTVR windshield glass. I believe he is a fabricator. I think he can fabricate the turret cover. He has a truck and could remove the cover to take measurements so the replacement is exact. He offered me his services on other fab work. I'd check with him.
Adirondack Dodge used to; I bought a set from them. Here is their website:
https://adirondackdodgem37parts.com/
(The M44 series and M37s use the same windshields.)
The SF97 won't say anything about FMVSS compliance. I believe this is all a vestige of the off-road use only HMMWVs. That may be why the want to see the SF97...to see if it says off-road use only.
Along these same lines, I once got two M814s that had been rebuilt and came out of long-term storage. Both were stenciled FLUDS DRAINED on the doors. Not quite as humorous as the OP's picture, though!
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