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Recent content by D6T

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    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    Hang in there! Prayers on the way!
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    Military? trailer ID?

    The sides and fenders scream WWII British to me; a quick online search doesn’t show any exact matches however. Close, but no cigar.
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    CUCV Sighting BITD... 1988

    Despite years of ownership and reading, I’m truly not sure when or if they have all been rotated out of every unit’s stocks. In September of 94, I was in the 747th MP Co (MA army national guard) and we ferried HMMWVs that were already heavily used by some other unit at Devens, to our new...
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    I just inherited a bundle of AN/VRC goodies!

    There should be a reverse polarity diode blown somewhere…usually as a protection right where power enters the radio itself. I’ve only been an end user on those radios, never did any work on them, so I don’t know specifically what to look for.
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    Twin Turbo V12 M998

    Speechless over here. Wow.
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    Possible theft of WC63

    You’re coming here instead of working with law enforcement and/or insurance? :unsure: The police— or even a private entity such as the insurance company fraud unit or a PI— can find the info on one of many databases such as Clear or Accurint. Those are the two I used when I was a fed. The long...
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    How to find the Unit where my CUCV M1009 was originally or last assigned?

    Do you have the registration number? Any bumper markings remaining or hidden under paint?
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    New Member. Howdy.

    Welcome to SS! I’m located at the Chittenden/Addison county line.
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    Ever find anything interesting hiding in your CUCV?

    HHC 1/181Infantry, MA Army National Guard, circa 1998…had the very last of the unit’s stakeback/troop seated M1008s heading to auction. Heading back from the DRMO yard (saved the best ones for last!) and I tilted the seat forward to find a bunch of new in the bag ECWCS parkas and some MREs. LT...
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    Cool Old Ford

    So absolutely hideously ugly that I’m completely head over heels in love with it!! Thanks for sharing!
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    Irish Spring soap (Rodent Deterrent)

    This whole thread will probably be like this, back and forth with pros and cons, so here’s my input… …I’ve loaded vehicles with different brands of dryer sheets and the mice have taken the sheets and loved them so much that they made nests with them.
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    What is this? And what was it designed to haul?

    Definitely similar to trailers shown here.
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    Restoration and repair literature for Chevrolet K5 Blazer (M1009)

    Look for an old Chilton or Hayne’s manual, probably on eBay or a used book store. Libraries may have them as well.
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    Chicken shield height?

    The lower shape and “notching” make it so the shield doesn’t knock into anything else on the vehicle while traversing.
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    1984 M1009 cucv

    I wouldn’t muddy the waters by getting into any further detail beyond “it’s a 1984 K5 Blazer, J code diesel”. That’s all a competent parts counter person needs to hear to help you. I’ve sent my wife to get parts on more than one occasion and that works for her. Starting down the path of...
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