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If I recall correctly from trying to yank my rear bumper off, there should be a pair of inner braces that ties into your chassis and a pair of outer braces that also ties into your chassis. Biggest difference from a civvy truck should be that the inner braces are a bit beefier since the truck...

Put in a new set of alternators from Rare Electrical and some Dayco belts. Went pretty well with the exception of some fussing and fiddling with brackets and hoses. A pair of isolated ground alts works on both sides, but you have to put the pivot bolt for the drivers side on the inside of the...

Does your wait light come on? According to the -20 the only other components in the whole system is a temperature sensor, the wait light and the glow plugs.

Sometimes my 1028 does this. Haven't really figured out a pattern to it. Sometimes it does it, sometimes it doesn't. Seems to do it mostly when shifting from 4H to to 2H or 4L. The position for 2H on the 1028's is just a hair above 4L and is difficult to pick out when shifting from 4H so I...

LSD in the front doesn't FEEL like it makes that big of a difference. I could be wrong. If you can find a parts M1028 with the LSD Dana 60, you might want to grab the NP205 while you're at it. The CUCV's have the slip yoke version of the NP205, but you should be able to find a SYE kit for...

If you google Rare Electrical they should have electrical parts for CUCV's to include the 24V starters. Here's a thread on the brackets: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/57136-starter-bracket-gm-discontinued-once-stock-depleted.html A google search seems to confirm these are still around and...

Not that stealing fuel is funny, but WMO? BWAHAHA! Serves 'em right. I was actually hanging out with the guys in my MV club today. Apparently they've had not only diesel stolen, but a water hose as well (?)

That's cool. I personally like a little bit of noise on my truck. Not so much, that I go deaf (I'm gonna lay down soundproofing one of these days :mrgreen:) but not so little that I mash the skinny pedal and am wondering if anything happened. It makes things interesting. I saw a good thread a...

If you want ease of installation I'd say go with a 6.5 with something like a 4L80. Same engine mounting points and bellhousing pattern. Might have to do a bit of fabbing to get the tranny in. Or just put a turbo kit on the truck. I remember reading about a company called Destroked that makes...

Good tip. It's also not a bad idea to use dielectric grease when working on electrical stuff (no, I'm not making this up) You can pick it up at most auto parts stores and it helps keep water, dirt and other junk out once a part is clean. (It will still conduct electricty in case you're...

I'm probably gonna be headed home late June. I usually drive through TN, but I'm willing to spend the extra $20 or so and take the WV turnpike home and do a trail ride along the way (if I can make it around then) I'm also not pressed for time :grin:

Looks good. I'd like to quiet mine down a bit, but with my constantly muddy/dirty boots and all its probably gonna get the "herculiner and rubber floor mat" treatment.

@ dstang97: The M1028's have a NP205. Plus a limited slip in the front :grin: Unfortunatley it's the slip yoke version NP205 :( M1008's and 1009's have slip yoke NP208's. Pretty much everything that's been said so far is spot on. Prices for more or less mechanically sound CUCV's start at about...

Around here (Ft Bragg) our soft side HMMWV's run 37x12.5x16.5 Goodyear Wrangler MT's. I don't think I've ever seen these for sale commercially. The up-armors run a 37x12x16.5 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R. Note: These are the old NON-KEVLAR versions. The new verison with Kevlar has a diffrent tread...

Big deal. The Iraqis were using HMWWV's and M16A2's when I was there in '08-'09. Granted, we weren't giving them the M1151's with the Frag 5 kits, but they had our old HMWWV's and they had at least a little armor on them. Shoot, we're giving the Afghans M4's and nightvision and I trust them...

I wouldn't see a reason to clean either the outside or the inside with brake cleaner. . . I'd say if you're changing the oil, just drain it and run a magnet through the used oil to make sure there's no chunks of metal in it. If you pull off the cover, make sure to inspect for damage, wear...

@ Overlord, by the way, just checked Coleman's website. No alternators.

Well, like I said, they guy I bought the truck from has got a couple that are rebuilt and the price is free. Can't get much cheaper that.

OK, thanks for the help everbody. I called up a place today that does alt rebuilds (and they do have MV experience) and they quoted me about $185 per. Apparently a place called Rare Electrical sells them for about the same price. You can find them by googleing Rare Electrical or look for...

@WARWAG Nah, its cool. I held a windshield wiper that was falling off on yesterday with a piece of coat hanger. Shoot, back home farm equipment is practically held together for years with bailing wire and rays of hope. @Overlord The more of I've looked into and thought about it, the more I...