brushguard pt5

Here are the removable pins for the brush-guard. since Humvee hoods open forward the brush-guard must also fold forward to allow rood for the hood to pivot. I picked up a couple 1/2" trailer hitch pins at a local hardware store as well as two1/2" lock washers. I bent the lock-washers closed, sanded off some of the chrome on the hitch pins and welded the lock washers on. The washer stops are not necessary but this way they will always have equal spacing.

Brush guard pt4

Here is the process of making the brackets for the brush-guard. I started with a piece of 1/4" X 3"X 3" aluminum angle. Here is also a decent shot of my bandsaw, it makes cutting things immensely easier.

brushguard pt3

The brushguard comes with 5/8" holes, this is cool but I don't have the ability to make brackets for these because I don't have a 5/8" drill bit the biggest I have is a 1/2". I picked us some 7/16" washers since the actual inner diameter is 1/2" and welded them to the over the existing holes. Now I will be able to use 1/2" hardware on them.

Brushguard pt2

I finally had some time to spend on the brush-guard. After I had cut it off of the old hmmwv bumper I simply left it in the yard. So today I dragged it out and ground all of the remaining welds off.

intake

I meant to post this quite a while ago. I was going through my pictures and realized I never used these so I figured I would share them with you.

The currant intake setup I have on the hummer is great during the summer but not so grate during the winter. As the rain was drawing near I inspected the hummer to make sure I wouldn't have and problems with water getting inside. That was when I noticed that the intake was exposed through the upper grill on the hood. I didn't want water to get in motor so I put a garbage bag over it and looked for another style intake. I found one on eBay for a gas Chevy 350 motor. I welded a bolt on top of the EGR valve (since it will never be hooked up), filed a bit off of the new intake installed it and  sealed the connection with grey high temp silicone. The new setup puts the intake in the path of  fresh air but out of the way of the rain.

Mirrored

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Mirrors

Here are the new mirrors on the hummer. I am painting the mirrors and doors flat black. Here is a shot before the paint. The grey is self etching primer.