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HMMWV Red Dot Condensor - Mounting Ideas?

abfisher1798

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Hi! I'm converting my M1123 to a four-man configuration and am curious what tried and true methods are available regarding alternate areas to mount the condensor.
Of course I want the bed space and I don't want to give up my rear window.
Someone mentioned before having success installing in with the cooling pack.

Any ideas and photos are much appreciated!

First time owner.
 

Coug

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So I spent the extra money and installed a fender mount condenser.
But that is because I treat my M1123 like it's made of Legos. I switch between 2 man pickup, 2 man troop carrier, 4 man helmet hardtop (tall version), and most recently it's been a 2 man with BEOD (Body, Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and the "camouflage net rack" above the cab. No real way to mount the condenser, so I had to go with fender mount, and so far it's worked out great.
Here is my thread about it:

What you might consider is mounting it along one of the fenders instead of across the center. This link is for a guy that did that, mounted on the driver's side fender to keep it out of the way. You lose the fender space, but keep the rest of the bed and the rear visibility.

Other than that, you could probably make up brackets to mount it above the 4 man top. It might make the truck look a little odd like that, but it would be out of your line of sight and only lose minimal bed space from the mounting/support brackets.

You mentioned not wanting to lose your rear window. With the red dot evaporator, there isn't a huge choice about that, it's pretty well going to block your rear window (at least half of it) no matter what you do. Unless you go to a different style of evaporator that's just where it was designed to go.
 

sully199

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Hi! I'm converting my M1123 to a four-man configuration and am curious what tried and true methods are available regarding alternate areas to mount the condensor.
Of course I want the bed space and I don't want to give up my rear window.
Someone mentioned before having success installing in with the cooling pack.

Any ideas and photos are much appreciated!

First time owner.
Mount it under the hood just like a hummer H1 I have done 15 of them. get the condenser off of eBay and a couple fans
 
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