M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

[cucvrus]

I installed the door baffles after a hood cleaning. That is another step. I have the passenger side door handle sanded and painted. Paint is drying. Take Care.

 

[dougco1]

I installed the door baffles after a hood cleaning. That is another step. I have the passenger side door handle sanded and painted. Paint is drying. Take Care. View attachment 932508
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New one to me;
Whear is the door baffle located and what is their purpose?

 

[CARC686]

Keeps the rain out. Lets the air out when the blower motor is operating with the windows up.

 

[cucvrus]

The vent is located behind these slats in each door. It allows the pressure to release when the windows are all closed and you shut the doors. It also allows air pressure in the cab to escape during running the fan when all the windows are closed. Most old Chevys dont need any help allowing the air to escape. Rust holes do that.

 

[CARC686]

View attachment 932626 The vent is located behind these slats in each door. It allows the pressure to release when the windows are all closed and you shut the doors. It also allows air pressure in the cab to escape during running the fan when all the windows are closed. Most old Chevys dont need any help allowing the air to escape. Rust holes do that.

You're not kidding. I yanked my bed liner out this morning. Slower than a grinder, but just as effective.

 

[cucvrus]

My experience has been put nothing on the floor and just keep it painted. But I have also had great success with Line X. I had a DIY brush in liner and had terrible results. A false sense of protection that failed in a few years and took me months to clean and repair and in the end I had LineX sprayed in it. My current build I am planing on covering in a rubber mat for OEM purpose. I hope it has a dry life and I am able to keep it dry and original. I had the M1009 Mule floor painted in CARC 686 Tan and had about 5 hood coats on that floor. It held up well and it eventually rusted thru from the bottom side. Once they start rusting it is an up hill battle. Rust never sleeps. Do your best to hold it off but it eventually wind in the end.

 

[Sezzo]

My experience has been put nothing on the floor and just keep it painted. But I have also had great success with Line X. I had a DIY brush in liner and had terrible results. A false sense of protection that failed in a few years and took me months to clean and repair and in the end I had LineX sprayed in it. My current build I am planing on covering in a rubber mat for OEM purpose. I hope it has a dry life and I am able to keep it dry and original. I had the M1009 Mule floor painted in CARC 686 Tan and had about 5 hood coats on that floor. It held up well and it eventually rusted thru from the bottom side. Once they start rusting it is an up hill battle. Rust never sleeps. Do your best to hold it off but it eventually wind in the end.

Will you still sell Little Red?

 

[dougco1]

View attachment 932626 The vent is located behind these slats in each door. It allows the pressure to release when the windows are all closed and you shut the doors. It also allows air pressure in the cab to escape during running the fan when all the windows are closed. Most old Chevys dont need any help allowing the air to escape. Rust holes do that.

And all this time I thought the cold air coming in around my window crank was just free CUCV air-conditioning

 

[cucvrus]

Well technically there should be plastic and paper inner door skin seals. I see them on new cars and I never seen them on a CUCV. I don’t even recall seeing the plastic on new ones. Same as the push pins on the door panels. Not many CUCVs have the plastic push pins on the door panels. First time the door panel was removed they broke and that was the r end of that. The screws do a great job without the push pins. They used butyl chalk to hold on the inner plastic skins on most vehicles back then.

 

[cucvrus]

Will you still sell Little Red?

Good ?

 

[cucvrus]

A little progress over the weekend. I had lots of grass to mow. Door latches and door linkage can be a challenge. It either goes right on or fights all the way. The Left door bam. The Right door struggled. The clip for the outside handle rod is already a challenging piece of hardware. New stuff is 10 times easier to work on. Have a Great Day.