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Looks like a great truck! It's too bad you couldn't drive it home like you planned, but in the end it'll still be in your driveway when its all set and done.
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Nice looking truck! Sounds like you're going all out!
The windows on the Plan B doors would drive me nuts. They remind me of a drive thru window. I don't think there's much you could do about the window situation, because the doors have a bend in them that prevents a window from sliding down...
I have a 4" lift, and bought new brake hoses right off rockauto. They're for a stock height truck, but they fit like an extended hose would.
I would change them regardless. They're cheap enough, and brakes aren't something to cheap out on.
My guess would be an SM465 4 speed out of a GM truck. They came behind the 6.2 / 6.5, so I would imagine it would be rather straight forward. You'd have to figure out a solution for the clutch pedal and related parts, but I cant imagine it be that difficult.
Honestly, there isn't really much of a difference between a N/A 6.2 and an N/A 6.5, so don't go crazy about what engine it has. The newer trucks with the OD trans are cool, and allow you to keep up with traffic better than the 3 speed trucks, but I'd have a hard time paying a premium for that...
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I really like the wagon top. Theres nothing wrong with an 85 as opposed to the later years. There are small changes over the lifetime of the Humvee, but for the most part they're all similar.
You have 12 bolt wheels with 37" radials, where the earlier trucks had 8 bolt's on 36's, so...