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I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
sorry I got sectary at work she fills in the blanks. At the first trails it was candian cucv spec.unit that is what the started from, I am guessing here but in the late 70's cummins motors where offered in some trucks and vans. in order to satisfy the diesel requirement of the RFP. it could... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
RFP process multiple designs and bidder Wikipedia is kind oof revisionist anyone can add It started in 1969 the xr311 chrysler had XM998 under development as did AMG then sold it to GD due GM presented the Canuck version to the govt. prior to 1981 prob. with cummin it later develop the 6.2 all... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
let me dig around find the article It was a news week 1979 or 1980 almost photographic memo." dam I have oldtimmers After General Dynamics bought out Chrysler's Defense Products group, they modified the Expanded Mobility vehicle and came up with this. It was called the XM998, and 11 of them were... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
AMG? It is cucv off the rack unless they going to preasent a mail jeep for trails think it was chysler that won the design of the Humvee Production I thought was awarded to AMG remember Lee IAcoca and the first bail out they also there interest in the M-1 Abrams to general dynamic I remember... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
okay Abstract: On July 13, 1982 General Motors was awarded a contract for a family of vehicles identified as Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicles (CUCV). The vehicles involved were modified commercially-available light truck 4-wheel drive models~Blazer (utility vehicle), Pick-Up Truck, a base Cab... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
sorry man, just some crap I found out when I was in Warren Mi,met a guy, he was on the purchasing agent for GM on this orginal contract he blah blah blah me for good while. got motor mounts 3 times before I remembered somthing he said. it worked out twice so maybe kinda of knew somthing. too... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
What I was told buy a part manager when GM sent there proposal to the DOD for the CUCV the parts and engine were est. at that time. it takes about 18mo for gm to mount up for any production run. another year for contrat neg. ect .. I alot of crap I bought mounts bolt came for 80-81 k5 blazer, I... -
I hate the Smell of Maple Syrup
Found out with the motor mounts, Gm sourced all parts for Cucv based off 1980 version some part change along with models other didn't 86 k5 diesel motor mounts wouldn't work but 1980 would crazy but nothing GM does makes sence. but it does from a contract point of view. long and short try a 1980...