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Well since I'll be using the same OEM design that Tom used, there should be no shortage of those out there. :)

I don't really need one in hand to copy if I have all the exact dimensions. ;) Agreed. I won't say that ithew OP's design can't be made to work with further reinforcement, bracing, weight disbursement, etc. I mean anything can be made to work it's merely a matter of how well and how...

Yes, I followed that mess as it unfolded. Sean was attempting to make something fit that wasn't ever designed to fit. His utter failure was multi-fold (unproven hydraulic compressor not ever before used on a CAT/LMTV using a retrofitted bracket, etc). Interesting in concept but had fail...

Rgr all. Not looking to go into production, but I've enough engineering background to build something this simple to spec. The specs for every hole tapped into a C7 is pretty well documented online. With a compressor in hand to make the other end, it's easy to get the other end spec'ed. What...

As I said, I get it. Again, no question from me as to Tom's brackets being nice. But in that same light I can support my local fab guy who made/makes bits for all my car/truck projects....or I can support someone like Tom....or make them myself. Advantages/pros/cons to each, I suppose...

I get that. But again, justifying what someone charges based on a dealership or one of the biggest ripoff scalpers in the surplus community isn't really a good basis for pricepoint, IMO. I look to the Internet for what like products cost online and go from there. Again, not knocking...

I think the last part I purchased *anything* from an actual dealership (with their insane markups) was in the '80s. That said, commercial/semi truck ac brackets have been priced around $80 for years since I started looking (increased to about $100 of late due to Brandon)...

So you're saying that they are 20x the cost of the same civilian part? ;p