New to the HMMWV club!

[avlon01]

I just arrived at home after 3 hours on the road in my new-to-me 1994 M998 HMMWV.

Picked it up from a seller who was motivated to sell ASAP for a steal. He purchased it from Texas 6 months ago and it had been sitting in his driveway since.

No pictures yet - it's dark - but it ran fine. Zero rust and came with the troop seats and all covers. He also threw in NOS rear soft doors.

First question - I did not see a new owner/common question FAQ. Is there one for this group? I like to see what other people are running into and how they fixed it before asking.

 

[Lawdog734]

There's a sticky at the top of the forum under "LEO/FD Checklist......". It's an old thread that is continually updated, hence the title - but it has the info you seek.

 

[Texas187]

What "Lawdog734" said...but either way...welcome...congrats...beat that sucker to bits and weld it back together...

 

[Predator42]

Welcome avlon01!

 

[Bulldogger]

Welcome

 

[Flyingvan911]

Welcome from Kansas City, MO. Congrats on the new toy!

 

[ageregunner]

Welcome from PA and congratulation on your new MV.

 

[avlon01]

Some pictures of the truck.

I've already ordered a 4 door soft top kit and a 3 point seatbelt kit.

Anyone know where to get the straps that hold the grille up? I can't find them. One of mine is broke and I really like the look.

I going to save the list of everything that it's hit. I thought that would be a nice piece of its history to save.

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[Action]

LOL. those almost look like speedometer cables holding the brush guard up. Doesnt that style have holes between the guard and the 2 mounts. Mine has 2 pins that remove and the guard tilts forward.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

Those are slantback rear hatch cables....

 

[TNriverjet]

Yeah, take a look at your pins down by the attachment to the bumper/frame. They may be missing or worn.

 

[avlon01]

Thanks for the tips. Looks like the pins that hold the grille up are missing. The straps on the hood came like that. It's nice and easy to lower the hood since the grille and hood operate as one piece.


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[Action]

But, aren't those cables "springy"? your brushguard will bounce around.

 

[avlon01]

The one seems OK. It came from Texas that way, but I think I'll put pins back in.