Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - March VOTE HERE!

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Welcome to the MV of the month poll sponsored by Consolidated Press. If you need decals, magnets, stencils, or anything printing related, please give them a call!

Now, onto the vote! Please vote for MV of the month! Feel free to campaign in this thread, but please keep it here and not via PM.

1. HoveringHMMWV

2. Superthermal

3. Bill Nutting

 

[kendelrio]

All so beautiful!

 

[Superthermal]

First things first. May I thank all the MV owners and the very helpful Admins on Steel Soldiers for making such a cool site where we can all learn and grow our hobby and Keep each other strong and in touch.
OK... now for the fun stuff!
Legit going up against two Sweeeeetly maintained MVs. My M813 is no show truck for sure but has all the metal of a true MV. I did win a trophy at one of our local Veteran Fund Raiser Car Shows, so... maybe I can pull this off!

I will have owned this piece of history for 3 years this next month. The BOT's build history under my watch can be found here:

Superthermal's M813 Build, THE BOT

Had been looking for some time for an M813 with winch. Not much luck and was always behind another buyer it seemed. Finally found one in decent shape and an excellent price but on the other side of the US from me. The rig was located near Detroit. I know that is a long ways away but I bought...

www.steelsoldiers.com

From the first 2300 mile drive home to each time the BOT makes it way into the streets here locally, it is a blast to ride behind the wheel of. So far the BOT has been to every outing the UTAH MV group has done, summer, winter and fall. The BOT may not be the best preserved rig out there but it is having its retirement days spent having a blast!

First drive home. Many a mile, slow go at 50-52 mph.

The trip back was great. Made it is excellent time.

First Beauty show, took a trophy home!

Home from the first winter MV outing... WAS MUD with snow topping! Perfect!

Then the BOT picked up an S-280 shelter when I "accidently" won a bid on GOV Planet...

The BOT then went out for the PROVO Grand Parade and Strutted in front of an estimated 330,000 Utah Patriots for the 4th of July!

Still camping more in Summer....

and Winter

And Summer...

And then the BOT had some major surgery... Detroit Lockers for all three axles, and did the seals, brake lines etc... while at it

And again the BOT went out for a mudrun in the muck of winter... to RATTLESNAKE CANYON for our Winter MV outing...

Videos of some of the getting there fun are on YOUTUBE. It is way too bad that I don't have a drone or a mounted GoPro for the action when wheeling solo... I am sure I would get some views... LOL.
But as you can see from the videos below we had plenty of mud to play on.

Vote "THE BOT", you know you want to!

 

[HoveringHMMWV]

Great vehicles in this month’s competition! Congrats to the owners for their hard work in keeping MV history alive and moving.

My 2007 M1151A1 was a GP purchase and was listed as a non runner.

My version of a restoration has taken about 3 years. Initial inspection revealed a broken rear half shaft, trashed cooling stack, missing batteries, cut or seriously chafed electrical wiring, rubbing drive shaft, rotted headliner, extensive missing components, and many runs/leaks/drips. And the most obvious….. an abused looking paint job.

 

[HoveringHMMWV]

I thoroughly went through every system/ component and repaired, replaced, or serviced. It’s still considered a work in progress but at least the pace has slowed down.

Exhaust spacers to correct rubbing drive shaft.

New exhaust isolator rubber to replace the dry rotted one.

New quick disconnect to replace the leaking one. (Note homemade key to aid in confined space)

New AC wiring to replace the harness destroyed during the demil process.

New transfer case output seal to replace the one that was leaking.

New cooling stack installed with straight fins.

New transmission pan with drain installed.

New OEM temp sensor to replaced chicom one that the USMC had installed causing the fan to cycle at odd temps.

Replaced o-rings in the turbo mount along with a new cartridge. Also painted prior to installation.

 

[HoveringHMMWV]

Added some accessories and a new Behr paint job.

12v power for future accessories.

Correct Harris antenna mounts.

Turret components with the help of some SS members.

Fabricated up a 50 BMG.

New paint.

Modified blackout light into reverse lights.

Fabricated a faux Crew Duke antenna.