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Today I replaced my brake proportioning valve on the M1009 (again :roll: ) since there are no more obvious leaks left I hope on passing inspection ( here called TÜV / AU ) ..also I removed the brush guard, that thing is illegal in germany :whistle: had no choice, still snowy & cold but im a few...

I changed all shocks on my ´09 today, the old ones were totally worn out, you could push them down by hand and they wont ever come back up. I aswell changed the steering one. The left one on the rear was a mess to get out all other came off pretty easy. No more "basketball" when going through...

Well I think its actual size isn´t that unnormal compared to a BMW X5 or those GT series, VW Touareg or Porsche Cayenne ...I think its more the fact that its old,dirty, rugged ..and loud :D but yeah small cars are normal here ...some people even call ford rangers "big american pickup trucks" ...

welcome tonkasal since we had lots of rain during the last days and dry roads and the end of the day (all the salt they spent on the little snow we had was washed away) I decided to wake my ´09 up. Took the truck to the gas station, got some diesel and a sip of 2stroke oil and then we went to...

when going downhill in the quarry and slamming the brake harder than I should my ´09 will lock up all wheels pretty quick :P ..Never tried on a pickup since I dont own one or have someone with one around :(

I guess it was broken and someone removed it, was my first thought when I opend it aswell....since I dont do real hard offroading I dont really care...with proper load in the back (tools etc. its no problem until you really need to flex...) maybe oneday I get a lift & M1008 axles :P

Hey, When I did differential Fluid on my ´09 I had so scratch about 2 hrs with a ceran-field scratcher to remove some sort of silicone (they used the same to seal the transmission etc.) also no metal pieces etc. in it but some metal "dust" ...I just put in the gasket and tightened it up...

Its a solid ~5mm steel wall...Cab is closed, but someone put speakers in the wall and I decided to put a canvas over them. So you dont see them from outside and to protect them from rain if I drive without Hardtop (I like the pickup style, so mostly in the summer the hardtop is taken off) heres...

The windows are painted because they are not windows anymore :whistle: It has a wall welded behind the front seats (have an "emergency" seat between the stock ones, and the Back is now a shortbed and the hardtop had its windows removed and replaced with sheet metal... all that was done by a...

today I spontanously decided to do a rattle-can paintjob on my '09 ...I ordered the wrong green (noticed after the camo spot I repainted had dried) and therefor I thought it might be better looking if I change it all..ordered some more cans and now it looks like this...its a unique camo pattern...

novacainefix, I threw also a lot of new parts into my CUCV, still looking forward to change freeze-plugs (1 is leaky, few drips a day) and my new proportioning valve is leaky again...not the lines, no it leaks out of the "push" button o.O ..new one is waiting for install..they are really...

My M1009 is registered as Truck aswell... I could now buy every year a overhauled engine & transmission from the money I save...I dont want to go for historical plate...too much restrictions. Now as truck its about the same costs per year as my Audi... I had a headlight bulb go bad, replaced...

Today I took the M1009 to a washing-place, will put her to "wintersleep" soon...I expect the annoying moving salt shakers to come out of their holes the next days...we do have around 3°C now at night... but she still fires right up when the glowing light goes out. As soon as we have a nice...

let me answer this aswell: Over here such "light" Trucks with a 6.2 V8 Diesel equipped are just not common (or any other motor bigger than a 3.0tdi). Wherever I take my CUCV it gets attention like a real monster-truck .... even when I bring it to work (we do have 100t excavators & 120t quarry...

Today I took my M1009 to a local Motocross hall (yes, Indoor Offroad) and did some "light" offroading through the course... sometimes they let "Cars" on the track and I took the chance to get my CUCV dirty. But I soon noticed thats its not there for Trucks (small ramps and stuff, had to go in...

nice ride, the new bed makes it look more like an unimog than a cucv, in my opinion...looks still better than on a mercedes or other "euro" equipment. grüße aus dem tiefen Süden :P (greets from down south)

no place for such luxury in my garage If i want to lift it i have to take care...

Since I drive my M1009 now almost daylie (way to construction site/quarry is just perfect for my CUCV, no Highway and about 25 miles one way + "fun" roads in the quarry) I noticed a coolant Leak, about 4-5 drops a day (visible on garage floor) so I crawled under it and found out I have a bad...

do you have a part number or internet link to this special grease gun adapter? never seen one ...

I keep it clean, but its not a pavement queen :P just fixing things here & there, not aiming for a full restoration yet, as long as its still driveable and passes inspections... Its not my daylie but I want my truck to be rdy anytime here is a "offroad" shot, I didnt have to take it down that...