What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

[bpcole]

My first vehicle was a M1008 with 9 inches of lift and 44's. We did a 350 swap in it too. It had about 400 hp. Great high school truck. Kept the engine sold the truck and bought a '79 trans am.

 

[cbturf]

I finally picked her up in Las Vegas and drover her home to TN. If I have a similar wild hair it will be in a more favorable time of year to drive a non air conditioned truck across the country!

 

[Barrman]

I really haven't done that much to the 1009 lately. Except drive it.

130 miles last weekend pulling a Scout trailer and hauling 4 Scouts to and from a camp out.

260 miles this week to and from a teacher conference for me.

All with no trouble. 16.7 mpg with the pretty darn heavy 5x8 box trailer at 65 mph and waiting for a fill up to see how I did on the solo 62 mph mileage run to SA and back.

 

[Red_506]

Went to the DMV and got my veterans plates today.

 

[1984M1009]

in the process of pulling out the turbo 400 to swap in a SM465

 

[ryan77]

Went to dmv found out my title was off 2 numbers had to have a cop fill out a form and now pray i can get a correct title and plates! Its always some thing with these trucks!!!1

 

[Jerchambers]

I finally added my bridge plate to the front bumper... I have a dash mounting plate coming in the mail..That's next.

 

[760gamemaster]

Fabbed up some nice stock looking hold downs for the civilian batteries.

 

[Barrman]

Just topped off. Only got 18.6 mpg running 60-63 mph for 260 miles. I can smell a little diesel from the IP throttle shaft every know and then. Guess the IP is next. I was getting 20-22 a year ago.

 

[chevyCUCV]

Fabbed up some nice stock looking hold downs for the civilian batteries.

Pics or it didn't happen.. seriously though i could use some of these for my truck

 

[760gamemaster]

Still need to shorten and rethread the studs but you can get the basic idea. The studs are the oem cross bars from autozone.

 

[rjinga]

Replaced my driver's rear shock mount assembly. I had the shocks installed about 2 months ago. Yesterday evening my son and I were trying out a new trail. Not too bumpy, but during the trip I heard a metal hitting metal "bang". Loud enough for me to wonder what it was, but not loud enough to remember to check it out later. Well, this afternoon my son found the disconnected shock. The bolt came off (and disappeared).

 

[chief1983]

Put my friend's head through the windshield. He decided to take his seatbelt off while offroading and I hadn't noticed, we hit an overgrown ditch, and BAM. He was still picking little shards out of his scalp the next day.

Should I just call Safelite, especially if I was already wanting to get one of those antennas in the windshield glass?

 

[top_prop]

For the Gen lights did you go in and splice the wires at the wiring harness that plugs into the gauge assembly?

no... I just tried LED replacement bulbs, but the gen lights never went out... so I figured the circuit didn't like LED's...

First I've heard of splicing wires...

 

[top_prop]

Check your vaccum pressure at the trans. and work backwards. Vaccum lines are the normal cause, but mine was the vaccum pump

Just pulled the air filter and found the hose from the vacuum pump to the Trans Vacuum valve on the IP was coiled up and under the Filter housing... reconnected and test drove... shifting just fine now.

 

[McCluskey]

no... I just tried LED replacement bulbs, but the gen lights never went out... so I figured the circuit didn't like LED's...

First I've heard of splicing wires...

Your GEN lights have to stay incandescent. The resistance from the bulbs is part of the circuit.

 

[tankie88]

Did this on Sunday.Still not sure about the paint job though.

 

[epitts]

Did this on Sunday.Still not sure about the paint job though.

Looks good to me, if you are happy thats all that counts.

 

[combatmech]

Did this on Sunday.Still not sure about the paint job though.

Thats looks great!! If it makes ya happy, roll with it!!!
Cheers mate!!

 

[jdeoliveira74]

new LMC overhead speakers and Radio from walmart on clearance with blue tooth and mic for the phone pretty cool def needs rear speakers but thats another day for sure. Will get some better photos tomorrow with all the Trim up. Which does not come with the lmc kit. So if you dont have a civi in your driveway to pull parts from your gonna need to screw it too your roof or find some way to affix it.