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Assel love the paint,wonder what it would like with camo theme carried over on to grill,brushguard and bumper.
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What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2
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Another Ahab
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I don't see anything wrong with it either:
- It might not be standard mil-spec or anything, but nobody's "keeping score", right!?
- It looks great.
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Looks much better than my 2 red 1009s,someday at least one will be camoed again..I don't see anything wrong with it either:
- It might not be standard mil-spec or anything, but nobody's "keeping score", right!?
- It looks great.
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Red is OK, too; it speaks to the heritage.
Probably recycled from military service as fire department vehicles, right?
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Yes both ex fire dept.One from Ohio DNR,one from Iowa DNR.
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Sometimes working red with all the white reflective taping works to well.A few summers ago a migrant family thought I was on a fire call or something,they pulled over on a state route to let me get around them.And whenever I go to local hunting and fishing preserve everyone thinks Im a game warden or Ranger Rick type person.
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Maybe your presence alone is helping keep everyone around you honest, who knows!?
You could start wearing dark sunglasses, and every now and then tip them down and look any questionable folk straight in the eye!
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Thank you! Been lurking around for a few years, thought I'd contribute for a change.Hey mperry you look kind of new around here, so from here in Virginia:
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Mine is "Working Red" also, I really don't care for it that way.
Apparently Working Red has a Stealth Coating and it hides 3 tons of
ancient Chevy truck from other drivers. I can't tell you how many
times someone looks me in the eye and continues to pull out in front
of me. I hope next year I can at least paint it green before someone
hits it.
Apparently Working Red has a Stealth Coating and it hides 3 tons of
ancient Chevy truck from other drivers. I can't tell you how many
times someone looks me in the eye and continues to pull out in front
of me. I hope next year I can at least paint it green before someone
hits it.
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http://youtu.be/Cx-JvBK-Y88
I love the Smoky the Bear stickers on back window.
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That's a hoot! I missed that detail.
I remember the actual Smoky the Bear, back when he was "in residence" here in Washington, D.C. at the National Zoo (the zoo was his "orphanage" home").
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Went and pulled a 2wd steering box for it. Ordered crossover steering, 2 sets of zero rates,headers,and a shackle flip.
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New air filter. A GA rally deal. Grinded down then painted up some tow hooks and cleaned rust off and painted the pins for them too. Gotta buy some chain and retaining pins, paint them, install them, then pics will be posted.
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Had the pressure line going to the steering box on the M1008 blow out at 0530. Made it back to the shop and put another one on. 70 mph on I 81 with no power steering is not even noticeable. It was when i came to the exit the the challenge began. Very hard to steer and poor brakes. It was the original 32 year old hose and blew out at the lower crimp. At that time of the day a take off was all I had. It may last for years and it may not. But I was up and running again at 0615. I contemplated using hydraulic fluid but did find a gallon of GM power steering fluid. All is well. I changed the other pressure line 2-3 years ago with a used take off and it is still on the job. Good used OEM parts are sometime just as good or better the the Chinese parts that you buy today. I should have kept the ends and went to the Hydraulic shop and had them put new hose on. To late for that they are in the scrap pile and the abyss.
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Blew a brake line. Having a **** of a time finding a replacement
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Define brake line??? Everyone of them is still available or you just make your own metal ones. I am willing to help. What brake line is it you are referring to?