View Full Version : home made hummer.. holy crap
cncworks
08-09-2007, 11:16 AM
this may already be showing here some where, but i had to try and share the welding specticle!
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25748 :eek:
MXtras
08-09-2007, 04:46 PM
Looks like someone is off to a good start!
That looks like fun!
Scott
Some Creep
08-10-2007, 04:11 PM
Recheck that thread. The thing's done! He painted it, made a diamond plate bed, installed a turbo diesel....
Wow, truly wow. Buying a beat up used one today and fixing it would be faster and cheaper than when he started this project, but bragging rights wouldn't be nearly the same!
That dude is a stud!
Zrexxer
08-10-2007, 04:39 PM
Amazing talent, but you know when he's driving it down the street, no one is going to stop and go "Wow, look at that, he must have built it from scratch!" They're going going to say "Hmmph, another moron with more money than sense driving a big ol' gas hog!" :p
chevyman_de
08-11-2007, 03:42 AM
And all that done with just a 110v welder (Lincoln MIG Pack 135)...
calweld
08-11-2007, 09:28 AM
And at the very beginning of the thread, he talks about how he had to "learn how to weld" when he started this thing . . .:eek:
Jason280
08-11-2007, 04:39 PM
Regardless, it looks impressive. I haven't been able to read the thread (link is blocked here at work), but does it mention how much the body weighs compared to a standard Hummer?
blackmesa0
08-11-2007, 11:19 PM
Are you serious about him only using a 110 welder? That brings some new credibility to the humble garage outlet.
chevyman_de
08-12-2007, 12:47 AM
Are you serious about him only using a 110 welder? That brings some new credibility to the humble garage outlet.
Yes, absolutely; posting #115 in that thread has some links to a scanned article from Bronco Driver Magazine covering that Hummer. On the first page it's stated that he bought the beforementioned welder and started practicing.
So he seems to be a very fast learner ...
Yadranco
08-12-2007, 06:20 PM
All you read is true.I personally visited his build and it is impressive what he have done,especially his doors.While original hummer H1 is made from aluminum his truck is made from steal. He build it from the scratch,from the plans.
smyrna5
08-12-2007, 07:15 PM
I sort of liked this one I saw on the National Geographic Channel heading right into the middle of tornado. He says he had to learn to weld also to build it.
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/tornado-intercept-vehicles.html
http://www.stormchaser.ca/Misc/TIV/TIV.html
blazin454
06-29-2008, 12:16 AM
that guy is my hero
That guys has drive out the ying yang.....looks awesome...
mudbug
06-29-2008, 08:39 PM
Anyone that didn't take a look at that amazing welding exercise from scratch and a first welding project with a 110v machine really missed out.
The guy learned how to weld in a very short period of time and has the pictures to prove it.
blazin454
06-30-2008, 12:55 AM
well its deffinately inspirational.. ive got a 76 stepside i want to restore and i was just gonna buy as many parts as i could to do the jp\ob but after seeing that i want to try to do more of it by hand rather than buying a new cab and new box ect...
Rocky D
06-30-2008, 02:37 AM
Man o man! that guy is a freakin genius! I just spent 2 hours looking through the thread about that F-150 Hummer. I skipped it when it first came round, but this time I read through all 44 pages of it! The picture of the finished truck is on page 42, in case anyone wants to skip through it....turns out the guy is a mechanical engineer designing papermill machines. His brake is even more simpler than Dan's brake. Chalk up another one for the Canadians! :D
zionview
07-02-2008, 12:23 PM
We all need wives that tell us "if you want one, you have to build it!'. That's how I get my stuff-necessity is the mother of late nights in the shop. My stuff isn't on this level, though. Wow. Just wow.
JeepAccessories
06-20-2009, 09:47 AM
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Gotlift
06-28-2009, 11:30 PM
Some people have an incredibly meticulous nature. I am not one of those people. He has skills! Nice RC truck too.
blazin454
07-13-2009, 02:07 AM
i checked this project out a year or two ago and i must say out of all the projects ive seen this one is by far the best although ive seen alot of projects come out of evolution machine that are right on its heels..