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    Sf-97 in PA help

    What have you PA guys ran into waith sales tax? my notary(which handles all my GSA/GL trucks) said that PA may go back after me for the sales tax, what have you ran into? Thanks
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    Q on old m88* I had

    The tranny in no way looks swapped in. I have included some pics. I wish for the life of me I remember the data plate info on the dash. It very well could have came from the Af or Navy. I purchased it about a year ago from GSA
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    Q on old m88* I had

    I am not new to buying military vehicles, however I am just now realizing what I have/had. I am currently with an 86 m1008, however my last truck was a MIL something. May be someone can help It was a 1975 w200 crew cab short bed, 318 2 brrl, 4 speed truck, d44 front, 60 rear, full time 203...
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    Converted my gauge cluster

    :oops: Ill get some pics posted asap. Well my wife will, because I have no idea how to get them from camera to computer. :lol: Ill even see if I can create a diagram.
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    Low buck front lift?

    I want to raise the front end aprox 1.5 or 2" just basically to match the rear. Is there a low buck way to do so? Can blocks be used in the front?
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    Converted my gauge cluster

    Note #1 do not attempt this unless you have tons of patience and tons of time. I removed the instrument clusterfrom my 86 m1008, and installed one from a civi GM that has gauges for oil pressure, water temp, and alt. In place of the clock, I added a second alt gauge. They all work fine...
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    Cucv as a daily driver

    an m1008 isnt a fuel mileage vehicle, 4.56's scream around 55-60, and 65 is at the gov. It was never created to daily drive. The m1009 has 3.08's and was made to drive, thus most of them have 55,000++ miles on them compared to the low mile m1008's,etc Also depending on your commute, I...
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    Gear ratio for M1008.

    Big Block, smallblock, diesel, gas Chevrolet GMC share the same bell. Buick,OLds, Pontiac and Cadillac have a different bell. Im not sure but I thought that the diesel engine had a different stall converter, but i may be off. I know the 4.3 will swap, but i cant say on the 2.8
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    Gear ratio for M1008.

    This is not a cheap swap!!! 1st of all, 4.56's in both a GM and a Dana uses a unique carrier, with a split at 4.11, so if you want 3.73's you must swap out the carrier as well. As mentioned, 3.73,4.11,4.56 are the best ratio's that will match, other than deeper. Gm went the 3.42 route, Dana...
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    SF97 and PA Title

    call Gov. Rendell...he fixes everything :roll:
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    instrument cluster wiring diagram

    Thanks for all your help, thats what I need!!
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    instrument cluster wiring diagram

    I have replaced the entire cluster, pigtail and both sending units. The old cluster will not even allow gauges to be installed since there is no provision for them. Problem im having is that the circuit board does not correspond with the dummy light version, ie where water temp gets signal...
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    instrument cluster wiring diagram

    I want to convert my stock instrument cluster to a factory GM one with gauges. I have a few wires that will not match with the new cluster. Is there any diagrams that show what the wires go to? Water temp works, fuel works, Gen 1 works, gen 2 not connected yet(NEED WIRE COLOR VERIFICATION)...
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    why an NP208 in m1008?

    Ive always wondered with the beefy d60 front, 14b rear, lockers, 1 ton springs, etc, etc why wasnt the np205 transfer case just installed as basic m1008 equipment, rather than the PTO units? Im not knocking the 208 case, but it would seem that this is a dead give away when such a strong np205...
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    New to m1008, need trailer info

    I just purchased my 1st m1008, and am scheduled to pick it up in a few days!!!! I plan to keep it original, but I need to mount a frame type trailer hitch under her. My question is can a 7 way RV type plug be wired just as though this is a civilian k30, or is it different? Thanks
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