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And if you want the regular incandescent versions, they can be found at just about any US military truck parts supplier like Saturn Surplus, OD Iron, etc.

Very nice work! Not too many M880s get restored to this level which is a shame. Most are just abused as an old truck.

I loved the Canback idea but about had a heart attack when I saw the prices. I made my own out of surplus canvas for cheap which turned out a lot better for my bob'd bed on my W100.

The crew cabs of various makes were popular with the Air Force and Navy but none were built as a specific military vehicle and none had a M-series number associated with them. They are, for all intents and purposes, just a civilian truck that the military owned and used for various jobs like...

I think we are all on the same page but just looking at it from different angles. Basically all I am saying is that I wouldn't look at the M1009 as some sort of heavy duty truck and that I would use the same caution and common sense when hauling with one as I would with a K5 Blazer of the same...

I'm not comparing CUCVs to trucks 60 years old or to trucks that are brand new. There is an '85 K5 Blazer in my family with the same axles as a M1009 and I would not trust it to be considered a 3/4 capacity in any way. I look at the military ratings the same way I do the fact that I can buy...

Looks like a very solid truck and in great condition cosmetically also. I'd say that's one of the better examples to come off the auction block.

If it was a a military truck and 4 speed, it was swapped in. To my knowledge no M880 series truck had anything other than the 727 automatic. It is possible that it was a civilian version that was purchased by the military but most of the time those do not get data plates of any sort. If the...

It's also important to note that the military is generous in their weight ratings. A M1008 is rated at 1 1/4 ton by the military but for all intents and purposes is basically equal to a stock 1 ton civilian model. It may have heavier springs than the civi model but the axles are the same and...

Going for a winter or UN look? Lol.

Note also that some point in the '70s the steering shaft changed. The early models have the joint at the top and is similar to a Jeep or GM style joint with square shoes and the flex joint at the steering box. The later models swapped them around and out the flex joint at the top and the newer...

True it could be a '79 model grille and fenders with the single headlamp system but the lock outs and what looks like the large bolt pattern makes me think it's a '72-'74 model. The steering box should swap over with the correct dragling and steering shaft. I don't think that the steering arm...

Yep, should be a NP435 (or perhaps a NP445) 4 speed and a divorced NP205. Perhaps even more desirable is the 8 3/4" rear axle that is in the 1/2 tons back then. Both of my '74s were 4 speeds and were stump pullers. That W100 (I think the fenders are off a later model) probably has 3.55 gears...

Kenny I'm going to guess tht is a '73 or '74 model judging by the grille and the turn signals in the valance and the fact that it has the large 5 on 5.5" bolt circle and is part time 4WD.

Hell (Since when is h3ll a curse word???) I'd take it if it was free, lol. There are a lot of interesting uses for a divorced NP205. They have 35 spline inputs and outputs all around and can be mounted lower than the rest of the drivetrain to improve driveshaft angles. Just grab the...

The '82 is a bolt on deal and will be the correct design for power steering on a mid '70s to mid '80s model truck an when on an M880, it will be hard to tell it wasn't stock. Kenny, while you are upgrading the steering, consider a Borgeson steering shaft. They aren't cheap, but are worth their...

Kenny, keep in mind that the steering off of a '73 model is the old style steering box with the pitman arm shaft that comes out of the side of the box. You can use this style with a few adjustments, but with anything other than skinny stock tires you will rub the steering arm at a full right...

Keep in mind that there are at least two different tailgates for the '72-'80 D and W series Dodge trucks. One has the Dodge delta logo embossed on it, the other is plain. I have been told there are more than two versions, but I have never seen more than the two and so cannot confirm it. They...

The resistor is required for the flasher. Since the LEDs have much less resistance and most flasher systems work off of the resistance in the circuit, the signals will not blink properly. I would not use the bulb style LEDs. They have come a long way from what they were originally, but they...

RE: Have any of y I think the headlamps you guys are talking about are HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlamps. They come stock on a few high end sedans, sports cars SUVs and I think even some Volvo road tractors have them. They are a very popular swap item for the import crowd. They are...