I don't think passenger comfort was a high priority when they designed and built the HMMWV, I don't think this is a great plan.
For folks that haven't ridden in one: they've got a gigantic hump in the middle for the 4WD transfer case, so the actual seats (they only seat 4, BTW) aren't much bigger than the ones in my Miata.
I'm pretty sure that's an H1, I.E the civilian variant. No way the seats are that plush on the military version.
You're correct. That just means it's the best-case scenario, though, and it still kinda sucks for comfort.
Yup. They have some shitty padding on plywood, also no headrest.
I mean, we're talking about doing a full teardown here. The shocks are going, the engine's going, the seats are going, basically everything except the frame, wheels, and maaaaybe transmission is gonna get thrown out.
So for your first car engineered from the ground up you’re gonna build a comfortable one.
I don’t wanna be discouraging but … good luck.
Listen, I can dream okay lol? Also I have no illusions about it being a hell of a lot of work, it also wouldn't be my first car. There are other cars I'm more interested in; doing a humvee overhaul like that would be a "I have lots of time and money" thing.
It's not being engineered from the ground-up; these are all common modifications in the car guy world. The only semi-complex part will be getting the suspension custom-valved if there's not something already available on the market for daily driving, and even that is fairly doable.
Adapting comfortable seats is a straightforward process; adding noise dampening and carpet is a straightforward process (good noise dampening material can turn almost any rattle box into something really close to if not equal to a Lexus in terms of noise). Exhausts are not voodoo, resonators and mufflers are available for virtually any conceivable application... etc
What I would wish them good luck with is not running out of steam to get it to where they want it.
Buy a Rolls Royce or a Range Rover instead.
If you think about it, the H1, H2 and H3 Hummers were just Rolls-Royces for rednecks.
I don't think passenger comfort was a high priority when they designed and built the HMMWV, I don't think this is a great plan.
For folks that haven't ridden in one: they've got a gigantic hump in the middle for the 4WD transfer case, so the actual seats (they only seat 4, BTW) aren't much bigger than the ones in my Miata.
I'm pretty sure that's an H1, I.E the civilian variant. No way the seats are that plush on the military version.
You're correct. That just means it's the best-case scenario, though, and it still kinda sucks for comfort.
Yup. They have some shitty padding on plywood, also no headrest.
I mean, we're talking about doing a full teardown here. The shocks are going, the engine's going, the seats are going, basically everything except the frame, wheels, and maaaaybe transmission is gonna get thrown out.
So for your first car engineered from the ground up you’re gonna build a comfortable one.
I don’t wanna be discouraging but … good luck.
Listen, I can dream okay lol? Also I have no illusions about it being a hell of a lot of work, it also wouldn't be my first car. There are other cars I'm more interested in; doing a humvee overhaul like that would be a "I have lots of time and money" thing.
It's not being engineered from the ground-up; these are all common modifications in the car guy world. The only semi-complex part will be getting the suspension custom-valved if there's not something already available on the market for daily driving, and even that is fairly doable.
Adapting comfortable seats is a straightforward process; adding noise dampening and carpet is a straightforward process (good noise dampening material can turn almost any rattle box into something really close to if not equal to a Lexus in terms of noise). Exhausts are not voodoo, resonators and mufflers are available for virtually any conceivable application... etc
What I would wish them good luck with is not running out of steam to get it to where they want it.
Buy a Rolls Royce or a Range Rover instead.
If you think about it, the H1, H2 and H3 Hummers were just Rolls-Royces for rednecks.