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I don't like it because it looks out of place. I don't like the one in the video either. I want one that was made to fit and not a generic cut to fit one. I guess I may just go with the bare firewall since it is clean and freshly painted with CARC. I will deprive the mice of any place to chew...

Now that I have the M1009 down this far I think I will replace the firewall insulation. Anyone here have any experience? Brothers Trucks FWIP087 Brothers Trucks Firewall Insulation Pad (holley.com) Everything I am looking at looks very generic and looks like it will look questionable when...

I figured I may as well get the column and harness in the house so they are nice and warm to work on.

I worked 0500-1200 today and it rained the whole time. I came home and decided it was time to start a fire to heat the house. I needed to clean my basement surgical work bench up so I can clean and service all the parts as I put them back into the M1009 Little Red. The wiring will be the first...

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I worked at a GM dealer when these CUCV's were introduced and went to GM school for these and all GM vehicles during this era. It came in a Mr Goodwrench quart can back in the day. It is the only fluid I put in or add to my CUCV power steering pump. Because it is not an Automatic Transmission...

I went to the Amish air compressor store last night and bought a new pop off safety valve and a ball valve for the tank drain. All the parts were $20. I have heard that safety leaking for 20 years. it progressively got worse but Saturday when I fixed the broken fitting that was the only leak, I...

The tailgate is the easy part. A lot of the M1009's I see have rear threshold issues and the area where the hinges mount is completely rotted away. Once you get into repairing the rear crossmember and floor area you have a huge project on your hands. You can't just hop in there and replace the...

Did you get the wiring harness and the switch out of the column? Is that the switch you have pictured above? It looks very clean in comparison to the switch in the column.

That rear cover is screwed on from the inside. Did you break it to get it off?

I was working on the Wild Weasel and found it was missing the rear outer bumper bracket s :braces. The owner ordered 2 new ones from LMC and I was looking at getting them on. Surprise. Nothing a 12” sawzall blade won’t fix. Take Care.

I always use power steering fluid in the ps pump. GM had GM ps fluid in it from new. Roping it with ATF is ok. But I would top it with PS fluid. And burn the leftover stuf in the fuel would work. Not sure I would do that to a good running vehicle just on basics.

(1) CUCVRUS Repair Projects | Page 17 | SteelSoldiers Check out this post and go to the next page also. I tore down a bad column that had been butchered by ??? and made a functioning column out of it. It was hacked with incorrect screws and mis alignment. Good Luck. Take your time and do it on...

That is not really an easy fix. It can be done but requires the entire column to be disassembled. That switch you are holding is the wiper motor switch. 1984 was the first year for the GM Smart Stalk control. Prior to that 1983 models had the dimmer switch on the floor with the push button and...

And the funny thing is I still have the Red Hood. So, if I ever wanted this M1009 to be recognized all over the world by members of the site I just bolt that on, and we have M1009 Little Red Riding Hood. I thought it was funny. Like a clown. To amuse you. You know where that going. HA HA.

Parting shots for tonight.

It was like Christmas unwrapping the treasure. I have no faith in tape on new paint. When it gets stuck on the paint it gets hard to get off. Taping the flat paint requires the standard 3M masking tape. The yellow and blue do not hold as well as I like. I I taped the entire vehicle and saved the...

I use a $20. Harbor Freight gun on the black and brown and a $34. Harbor Freight on the green. I have been using the $20. gun for the past 3 years. I have good Devilbiss and Sharp guns, but they are just hard to clean and have been used for years. If these don't work, I toss them in the scrap...

I painted that with pictures I had from the first CUCV ‘s I had back in the 90’s.

This will be all for 1 day. I am closing up the shop/barn and calling it a successful day. It started bad and got worse but I was able to get the job done. I was able to open the hood, doors, and tailgate and make sure I did not have any nasty gray sealer in the jambs. Nothing a minor mist...