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Changed the headlight switch and changed a melting fuse in a aditional wire that had been added by the previous owner.
The wire is in to bypass the key. I'll restore it after it passes the anual inspection.
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to search for loose parts and check the grounds with the meter next weekend.
I'll update this thread next weekend. Hopefully with good results!
My m1008 has problems whit the blinkers in combintion with the regular lights.
When the lights are on, and the blinkers are used all the lights are flashing. Verry lightely but they are flashing.
I cleaned the 2 grounds above the headlights. Also the ground on top of the frame at the battery...
What exact are you looking for to see?
I have purchased a m1008 with the 4l80e conserion and a np205. I can make some pictures.
Ow, and it drives fantastic!
I replaced the rear brakelines and hose and while doing that I found out the proportion valve is broken.
I have been searching for a part nr and could not find it.
Is there a replacement part for the original?
For now I have connected the line directly to the hose.
Also started to testfit a turbo setup which I bought from SS. Only thing I saw, it has no wastegate. The turbos I have owned in the past all had an wastegate so I could change the pressure.
Should I add an external wastegate to this setup? And how and where should I put it? If someone has...
I have recently replaced the seized engine of my m1008 by an used one. And when its cold it smokes a bit....
I only do not understand why it smokes that bad out of 1 of the 2 exhaust and the other side is almost clean.
Does anybody have a clue where to search for or what to adjust?
I have been searching today for the vin number on the side off the frame.
All I found was the partnumber of the frame.
Finally I found it on top of the frame. Just before the rear bolth of the seath.
At our other m1008 it was also stamped at the side of the frame
I have got no idea why there...
Thank you all, I'll start searching and will make some pictures when I find it.
15th august it will be checked by the DMV to get a Dutch registration.
And good to see more Dutchies :)
Thanks, I found those positions. Only in The Netherlands it has also got to be on a fixxed part of the car.
Doors and dash can be switched from an another car. The frame rails cant. Therefore I need to find the numbers on the frame underneath the cabine.
Soso I can proof it is the car as...
I have been searching for the location of the m1008 vin number.
And only found this (old) topic, unfortunatly without pictures.
Are there pictures available which shows the vin number on the frame rail?
I have been searching on my cucv but could not find it
Hello, I have recently purchased a m1008 in Batavia, New York and had it shipped to the Netherlands.
Have been working on it for a couple of weeks to get it road legal and within a month or 2 it should have a Dutch registration.
Getting it from the harbor
Some other tires we had laying...
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