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.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure that's an H1, I.E the civilian variant. No way the seats are that plush on the military version.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're correct. That just means it's the best-case scenario, though, and it still kinda sucks for comfort.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yup. They have some shitty padding on plywood, also no headrest.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Buy a Rolls Royce or a Range Rover instead.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

If you think about it, the H1, H2 and H3 Hummers were just Rolls-Royces for rednecks.