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  1. Mainsail

    CUCV Radiator Replacement

    Wow, I just looked up the p/n for the NAPA rad I bought in 2017 - back then it was $305 before tax. Same p/n now, out of stock no less, is displaying $1,705! Have you gone into the NAPA and talked to them? Sometimes they can find things the online search doesn't.
  2. Mainsail

    PNW Info Thread!

    No division, I still love you brother!
  3. Mainsail

    PNW Info Thread!

    At the risk of throwing this off topic, the 'news events around the nation' are exactly why i would carry if i were to go- because it would be absurd to believe that prohibiting live guns and ammo would prevent 'some mentally unstable killer' from killing. Absurd because killing is already...
  4. Mainsail

    anyone shares brand new dashpad info?

    Be aware that is not a dash pad - it's a thin plastic overlay that you glue on top of your existing dash pad. How bad is your current dash pad? Pictures?
  5. Mainsail

    M1009 Truck Conversation Kit?

    I saw the top half on craigslist about five years ago. I didn't buy it because it was expensive, but have been looking for a complete set ever since.
  6. Mainsail

    Got broken into today

    "Man rigs flashbang to deter car beakins" Didn't work.
  7. Mainsail

    Got broken into today

    A couple years ago we had some homeless encampments pop up about a mile away, and the apartments and homes nearby had a spike of thefts and vehicle break-ins. The threat was between 2am and 3:30am guys would roam the neighborhoods looking for open car/truck doors and root around inside. My...
  8. Mainsail

    Best Mods to Get a CUCV to go 75mph?

    Several years back I was commuting to the Bellevue area, and on my way back to the ferry terminal one evening I was in the left lane of I90 going with traffic, so about 65MPH. As I was approaching an onramp that feeds in from the left (idiot road designers) a car entering the freeway and the...
  9. Mainsail

    Best Mods to Get a CUCV to go 75mph?

    I think we're all forgetting something here.... Making the brick GO 75MPH is one part of the complete puzzle- it also needs to be stable and needs to be able to STOP from 75MPH without becoming a pile of smoke and grease. Any upgrades you do to the go-faster side of the coin need their...
  10. Mainsail

    M1009 in its natural environment

    Natural environment?
  11. Mainsail

    Bought used M1102 trailer, (was) missing serial or VIN.

    I think Eastern Surplus has blank dataplates for the 1101s and 1102s
  12. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Drove to work in the rain yesterday, which was much more sporty given the wiper blade isn't touching the glass in the middle which puts an unwiped streak at eye level... and it's dark out. :oops: After work it was still raining, so went straight to the O'rielly auto parts store in town...
  13. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I'm usually disappointed by walmart wiper blades - they never seem to include the bayonet style connector. So I ordered from Rockuto and guess what, no connector. :mad: Why do the simple things have to be so hard.
  14. Mainsail

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Weird, sawmills busy in Oklahoma? Don't you need trees for that? :ROFLMAO: Rent one and do it yourself! <--- That's a link BTW
  15. Mainsail

    CUCV Door Locks

    That's allegedly an old private investigator trick for fast getaways- the ignition cylinder turns without any key whatsoever. You don’t want to be fumbling with keys (especially chevy one-way keys) when an angry husband is only a few yard behind. Jump in and GO! And really, who is ever going to...
  16. Mainsail

    CUCV Door Locks

    If you want it to work with your old everybody-has-one CUCV key the lock should come apart easy enough. Take the old one apart and keep track of the wafers and where they came from. Swap the wafers in the new lock around or leave one or two out; you should be able to make it work.
  17. Mainsail

    Door keys for M1088-A1

    I can't tell from the picture, but if that's a two-sided key you can put two locks on a single key, one on each side. Insert key, doesn't work, flip it around and then it will work. I did that when I owned a Mustang and a Maverick- print the mustang key on one side and the maverick key on the...
  18. Mainsail

    Picked up a M1008

    Nice find! They're getting super rare nowadays.... I never understood the idea that something with a name needs another name. For example, if you get a dog, it already comes with a name, "dog". Same for your cat, bird, or hedgehog. Your ought-eight already has a name, it doen't need...
  19. Mainsail

    m1009 hard top bolts

    I believe there are two different sizes at play- big bolts for the cap-to-cab, and smaller ones for the cap-to-bed. The aft bolt on each side comes up from underneath- not sure if those two are a different size than the rest of them. I only pulled the top off last summer, you'd think I could...
  20. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    WalMart had the GoodYear Wrangler Authority tires for $135 each a few months back. Since I was running the studded snow tires anyway, I back-burnered the summer tires for the time being. That was a mistake, as the price has since jumped to $150 per. Ouch. The snow wheels are later model...
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