Recent content by CARC686

Thanks. I've got room for a junior junkyard back here, but I'll have to keep my baser instincts on a short leash to avoid it actually coming to that. If I see a junker M1008 for parts, I'd roll it in, but I'm more interested in other things. A C30 crane/dump truck with a stick shift would be fun...

The view from the ramparts of Fort Kickass. My realtor was amazing. I kept showing her dumpy houses and she showed me this instead. Still can't believe this place is mine. Bless her and the VA both.

Bought a house for my dog and my truck and as a bonus, I get to live there too. Washed the disgusting film of pine sap and bird crap off my M1009 for the last time on Saturday. Mean time between washes just went from 10 days to 10 years, so I can finally get the one benefit of living in the...

If you've got availability/cost issues being overseas, you could have the bolt holes bored over and sleeved using a pencil tracing of the engine block for your pattern.

Sorry. My response was pithy. Basically, these modern diesel shops know how to make more horsepower with a few platforms. They advertise themselves as diesel shops because they know how to mess with Duramax, Powerstroke, and Cummins engines. That has its place, but the CUCV ain't it. You're an...

Looks good with LED headlights @deank

Indiana Jones would say that engine belongs in a museum. Does the red on the bolts signify anything, or is it just so they're easier to see?

Refer to my sig.

If it evaporates, it's water. If it tastes like a robot fart, it's gear oil. If it makes your tongue numb, it's brake fluid.

Maybe you can save the trouble and just flat the tires?

The critical part being to reassemble it out of the truck and install it complete on chains with the cherry picker, because I've no faith in the ability to stay on axis trying to lower the block back into the mounts wearing a diaper made out of a tow strap. There's no telling how the wraps will...

Having gone so far already, might as well yank the pan and carry on smartly. Just put it all back together on a stand and drop it back in fully assembled.

Good question. Forgive me for talking out of my ass, but my best guess would be to use eye bolts threaded into the head stud holes, squared up to the four corners with a balance bar. I haven't hoisted a headless engine before, so don't take my word for it, but thread matching should be easy...

Bright side is you know everything's fine and you can paint everything prior to reassembly, which I sure wish I had done.

Compared to stuff that's advertised for the purpose, that is a screaming deal. $250 cheaper than the drum I was looking at through Tractor Supply too. Thank you.