Nebulous, M1009

[kkcshipp]

Friday I became the proud (and crazy says my wife) owner of a 1986 M1009 with 60k miles on the odometer. I plan on making this a project for my son and I to tackle during his last year of High School; of course he thinks it is cool and wants to drive it to school. Nebulous is the name of the truck as it is hard to explain to those who don't know, haven't been there, haven't done that. I have some mechanical skills but will be using MUCH information from this site and all you "experts" to get rolling. Bought it from a Police Department here in Kentucky and they said it sat for the last year and 1/2 and started right up. Minor rust issues that I'll try to show in future posts and we'll try to keep everyone up to date with photographs and questions. Oh yeah, lots of questions. Today it's getting new tires. More to follow, I hope the photo makes it.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Welcome to the site, good lookin truck. I've been to E-town a couple times.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Welcome aboard from S Fla.

 

[m109a2]

Welcome from Lake Charles La.

 

[kblazer87]

Hello and welcome from southeast Indiana.

 

[rsh4364]

Welcome,if its still 24v start do your self a big favor and do the doghead starter relay mod. ASAP.I really like a 33x10.5-15 on the 1009s.

 

[kkcshipp]

Getting tires first, others are seriously dry rotted; going with safety aspects first. We did some cleaning this weekend and I declare the mud and sand from post ranges and NTC kept it from rusting. Next is seat belts as the originals are shot! We stripped one of the star bolts so I have to figure how to remove that. Taking suggestions.

 

[Al Harvey]

Welcome from south of you. Nice look truck and smart getting safety things done first.

 

[Gripy]

Welcome,if its still 24v start do your self a big favor and do the doghead starter relay mod. ASAP.I really like a 33x10.5-15 on the 1009s.

Do the doghead relay mod. replace all fluids, and filters. Switch Glow plugs to 12V. The relay is 10-15$ and takes 30min tops to do, it should be one of the first things you do to your vehicle.

ETA: I wouldn't go bigger than 33" tires on the stock axles.

 

[kkcshipp]

Going with 33.10.5R15 BFG Mud Terrains; they will arrive tomorrow and I'll be driving to Bible Study in it. Here are some photos; last one is the dirt. Pulled all the old and hard door seals and will probably have to order from LMC (they are about to get lots of my $). Door sill area actually looks pretty good, so I sanded and painted with etching primer. Getting inside that groove in the sill was made easier with the Dremel tools. What did the world do without those? Used a full can of PB Blaster and getting more for the future.

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[kkcshipp]

I have a full weekend in Bowling Green with a tennis tournament but will read the Doghead Relay and the spin on filter as we replace oil and filter. I'll have questions I'm sure as I work through this. I'm a visualist so pictures are best for me. Too bad there isn't somebody really close who I can "lean on." Future: Glow plugs, No lift, fix rust (have somebody do it), change seats (leaving the back out), tint windows, change/upgrade headlights, LineX the interior, and maybe...just maybe LineX the exterior. I'm thinking flat black or flat green. That depends on the cost. I have a budget.

 

[Csm Davis]

If you can weld a 3/4 nut or just a big one on top of the stripped torx head bolt and while it is hot try to remove might want to soak the nut under the truck for a day or two.

 

[KansasBobcat]

Getting tires first, others are seriously dry rotted; going with safety aspects first. We did some cleaning this weekend and I declare the mud and sand from post ranges and NTC kept it from rusting. Next is seat belts as the originals are shot! We stripped one of the star bolts so I have to figure how to remove that. Taking suggestions.

The torx fasteners are difficult. Try some Kroil and wire brush on the threads. Vise grips have worked for me. I would relace the torx with standard hex head. I installed 3 point HMMWV seat belts in the front. You will need to find or make some "L" brackets for inboard belts. Looking forward to your posts. I did all this in the last year. Welcome

 

[Al Harvey]

I'd also suggest you check out seafoam deep creep. I think it out performs PB blaster.

 

[kkcshipp]

Sorry don't have the welding skill set in my toolbox. Need to find somebody close who won't charge me major $ to do it. I thought of cutting the edges and putting a socket on it. Definitely not going back to torx though.

 

[rsh4364]

The best advice I can give a new CUCV owner is look at CUCV helpful threads at top of page,and use search function for anything you cant find there.Good choice on tire size ,looks much better than the 31s.

 

[kkcshipp]

Been reading this site (and the -10 manual) for about 2 weeks now; but I'm all over the place. I need to take this sort of slowly and ensure I know what I'm doing before I jack it up. Went to open the glove box today to put in the insurance card and it fell onto the floor. I know there is something that holds that rascal in place. Going to search in a second.

 

[kkcshipp]

Been reading this site (and the -10 manual) for about 2 weeks now; but I'm all over the place. I need to take this sort of slowly and ensure I know what I'm doing before I jack it up. Went to open the glove box today to put in the insurance card and it fell onto the floor. I know there is something that holds that rascal in place. Nothing in the search section on it.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Probably the row of screws that attach the plastic hinge to the sheetmetal or the plastic hinge has failed.

 

[kkcshipp]

There is a hinge?

Probably the row of screws that attach the plastic hinge to the sheetmetal or the plastic hinge has failed.