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HMMWV body question?

a68cudas

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Was reading on here where the HMMWV has a magnesium body on it and that is why there not for resale or auction to civ. Was curious on why military would make a body out of that stuff. I use magnesium bar for starting camp fires and man does that burn. If your in one and get hit by something wouldnt that light it up like a sparkler? Why magnesium for the body? :?:
 

NDT

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That is not correct, they are made of aluminum. They cannot be sold to the public because they do not conform to DOT standards of side impact protection, etc.
 

ida34

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The original M151s came with magnesium rims for weight savings but they changed to steel when they figured out just how easy they burned.
 
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The side impact as well has frontal was not a probelm for the occupants its was with the other vehicle hitting HMMWV. Thats why I put a bumper on mine. so I could easily roll over them and keep going :twisted:
 
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