Fred Williams has another CUCV - Check out the cool video from Dirt Everyday segment

[K9Vic]

Some of you know Fred Williams or fcfred here ons SS, he had his M1008 stolen back in 2010. A few days ago on his Dirt Everyday show from Motor Trend on YouTube he posted a video about a M1008 he got. The video shows him trying to get it started and all the attempts to get it running. Pretty cool video for all of us CUCV fans. He also has some other cool videos, check out the 1965 M37 segment.

Check it out.

http://youtu.be/TSU2lvRWeYw
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Operation Army Truck- Magazine Project Stolen
(Remember, this is a 3 year old post, just linked it for reference.)
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...Project-Stolen&p=524114&viewfull=1#post524114

 

[sschaefer3]

I saw that too as was glad he got another one.

 

[usmcpatriot]

Hey, good luck! Don't think I would of changed the starter. It sounded good. You did't say how you fixed the compression problem on a permanent basis. Please tell!

 

[GFB]

Compression problem? That's interesting. I find it hard to believe it wouldn't start with that much ether and the starter didn't sound too bad.

 

[usmcpatriot]

Bad move on the ether, burns to hot will crack heads, use very little or use Diesel....DUH sorry bro!

 

[K9Vic]

Part 2, lift and big tires added. Glad I did not have those troubles with the lift on my Suburban, yuk on the rust issues.

http://youtu.be/5jRUVBMa0Ow

 

[usmcpatriot]

Great video! You look good having fun. Truck looks great and the improvements are practicle.You just gave me another reason to spend, spend, spend! You said that, the Dana 60 had 30 spline in the front axles, did the 35 spline bolt right in?

 

[Paladin6]

Great video - thanks!

 

[Durango_USMC]

Nice! I've been looking at lift kits too... I really like the set up they have, just not sure I'll afford it any time soon or if it will fit in the garage afterwards.

 

[TCUCV]

His videos are awesome and informative...glad to see videos with CUCV's getting work done to them!

 

[donalloy1]

Wish I had $ to do all that now! Slow and steady wins the race? Nice job K9Vic!

 

[85CUCVtom]

Yeah, that was a cool video. I remember hearing about his original truck getting stolen, good to see he got a new one.

 

[K9Vic]

Here is part III of Fred William's Alabama Army Truck CUCV build. This time an engine swap to a much faster 6.2L engine, but not the 6.2L you would expect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYh4OAnCW2E

Fred needs to post the engine for sale here.

 

[usmcpatriot]

Does this guy K9vic ever answer his post replies? Just saying. Don't know about no 550hpbut most likely would have put in a 454 stock gas. JUST SAYING!

 

[DriverSideImpact1008]

Does this guy K9vic ever answer his post replies? Just saying. Don't know about no 550hpbut most likely would have put in a 454 stock gas. JUST SAYING!

K9vic is not the guy in the video. He is just posting the videos. The guy who makes the videos, Fred, used to be a member on SS (Profile name: fcfred).

And the engine he puts in the CUCV is the supercharged 6.2L, Corvette-based engine, from the Cadillac CTS-V. It is factory rated at 556hp/551 ft lbs.

 

[K9Vic]

I clearly stated in my first post this was Fed Williams and his SS user ID: fcfred.
I do not talk about myself in the third person, this is not Seinfeld.

 

[cpf240]

If it was, then this post would have been about nothing...

 

[DriverSideImpact1008]

The whole site is about nothing?!?!

 

[Skinny]

He ruined it! No CUCV should ever be faced with an electronic throttle pedal or have to drink petrol...

All things aside that is a cool engine. They didn't mention it but I think they hooked it to the original TH400. What a waste, should have matched to a 4L80E or one of those "new fancy" 6 speed autos. That lethargic power robbing 3 speed doesn't do that engine any justice.

Before seeing the 6.2 gas engine, I though he was going to add some kind of roots style blower to the Detroit diesel. That would be pretty cool as a junkyard build, taking some scrapped Eaton blower off a GM car...

 

[WillemV8]

I took the time to look up the cost of a crate LSA engine. Definately not a budget build!
Agreed on the trans, IMO a manual would've nicely complimented that engine.