GreatDaneHummer
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I wanted to take some time and share a little about my crazy idea's and concepts that I am working on pulling together over the next year. I purchased my first H3 3 years ago or so and have been hooked on the Hummer brand ever since but with moving into a new place, student debt and a new wife that is finishing up her degree's the opportunity to formulate my dreams have been put on the back burner per say. Now has come the time where I can start to have a little fun in life so I started a small company called Skyfall Off Road. (Website will be up shortly)*
My goals for this company is to share some of my creations and designs with other people for use on their own trucks as well as offering additional normal accessories such as wheels, tires etc..
The first major project under the Skyfall Off Road name is the design and creation of what I would consider the next generation of Hummer H1's. If you could imagine what a modern 2017 H1 would look like this is what I am seeking. A large part of this project will be the heavy usage of Carbon Kevlar material to not just reduce weight but also to increase strength even higher without ever worrying about rust etc. My first Solid Works concept drawings have shown over an 800 lbs weight savings and I would predict this is still on the low end even using B4 ballistic glass. The design is based around a 2 door extended cab with the same dimensions as the current H1.
To start this project I purchased a 2000 Humvee from IronPlanet for cheap so I could start getting more familiar with the H1 design while at the same time I knew I would be stripping everything down to the bolts and rebuilding / redesigning most of the truck so to start with a civilian H1 would be very much a waste in my opinion. After some discussion with 3Hummers last night I changed around many of my initial ideas on the final product. Many would say bigger the better when it comes to tire size but a 37" tire keeps the center of gravity much lower providing a very stable platform and with a huge weight reduction off the top of the truck it will have far better handling characteristics.
The Humvee showed up on flatbed and was right away stripped down to nothing but a frame. The frame was picked up for sandblasting and powder coating. It is now completed and will be dropped off this weekend. The H1 body has been sand blasted after all the glass etc has been removed. Nothing more than a bare shell. From this the molds for the Carbon Kevlar will be created.
I have been doing some testing to see how many layers it takes to become as strong or better than the current H1 aluminum body. 8 layers is equal if not better than the aluminum depending on the location with 12 layers being the highest needed in any location. I will be using 15 to 17 layers depending on location to insure the strength is there. The complete make up of the structure I will hang on to for proprietary design elements but it has already been tested to hold up well against small arms fire without splintering or shrapnel on the interior. 1 of the (10) 7.62 AP rounds did penetrate clean through no different than the standard aluminum body H1 or Humvee. As B5 ballistics are not my target I was still impressed with the performance.
Power Train: Brand new crate motor 6.5 turbo 400T with 350HP and 700 ft lbs of torque put through a 6 speed Allison 1000 trans with a 2 wheel / AWD / 4 wheel drive transfer case. 6 Piston big brake kit, 12k half shafts and a custom designed radiator / intercooler / ac condenser stack with dual fans with carbon fiber shroud and more.
My goal is to be finished by 2017 Sema show and have 3 more being made within 6 months afterward.
My goals for this company is to share some of my creations and designs with other people for use on their own trucks as well as offering additional normal accessories such as wheels, tires etc..
The first major project under the Skyfall Off Road name is the design and creation of what I would consider the next generation of Hummer H1's. If you could imagine what a modern 2017 H1 would look like this is what I am seeking. A large part of this project will be the heavy usage of Carbon Kevlar material to not just reduce weight but also to increase strength even higher without ever worrying about rust etc. My first Solid Works concept drawings have shown over an 800 lbs weight savings and I would predict this is still on the low end even using B4 ballistic glass. The design is based around a 2 door extended cab with the same dimensions as the current H1.
To start this project I purchased a 2000 Humvee from IronPlanet for cheap so I could start getting more familiar with the H1 design while at the same time I knew I would be stripping everything down to the bolts and rebuilding / redesigning most of the truck so to start with a civilian H1 would be very much a waste in my opinion. After some discussion with 3Hummers last night I changed around many of my initial ideas on the final product. Many would say bigger the better when it comes to tire size but a 37" tire keeps the center of gravity much lower providing a very stable platform and with a huge weight reduction off the top of the truck it will have far better handling characteristics.
The Humvee showed up on flatbed and was right away stripped down to nothing but a frame. The frame was picked up for sandblasting and powder coating. It is now completed and will be dropped off this weekend. The H1 body has been sand blasted after all the glass etc has been removed. Nothing more than a bare shell. From this the molds for the Carbon Kevlar will be created.
I have been doing some testing to see how many layers it takes to become as strong or better than the current H1 aluminum body. 8 layers is equal if not better than the aluminum depending on the location with 12 layers being the highest needed in any location. I will be using 15 to 17 layers depending on location to insure the strength is there. The complete make up of the structure I will hang on to for proprietary design elements but it has already been tested to hold up well against small arms fire without splintering or shrapnel on the interior. 1 of the (10) 7.62 AP rounds did penetrate clean through no different than the standard aluminum body H1 or Humvee. As B5 ballistics are not my target I was still impressed with the performance.
Power Train: Brand new crate motor 6.5 turbo 400T with 350HP and 700 ft lbs of torque put through a 6 speed Allison 1000 trans with a 2 wheel / AWD / 4 wheel drive transfer case. 6 Piston big brake kit, 12k half shafts and a custom designed radiator / intercooler / ac condenser stack with dual fans with carbon fiber shroud and more.
My goal is to be finished by 2017 Sema show and have 3 more being made within 6 months afterward.
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