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    Anyone revert back to 24v?

    Can you post a picture of your setup? That would tell us a lot about how it was done. Knowing what you got is priceless and going back to 24v (a really good system) will get you fluent in your trucks wiring. Plus you will get a fresh starter (make sure this is installed properly to the specs...
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    Picture of US forest service green CUCVs

    Your truck looks awesome in your avatar. Do you have any other pictures? I love these trucks in red
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    Picture of US forest service green CUCVs

    Did any CUCVs end up getting painted by us forest service in that mint green color? If so does anyone have a good picture of one? I could see it looking cool with fresh black accents.
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    Behr Paint Jobs- Show me your MV's

    looks great! What did you use to thin the paint?
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    LED retrofit

    The JW Speaker lights are so sweet, I plan to get a set. Did you go with the heated lens?
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    Manual transmission swap and stock locker road manners

    I keep telling my self Chevys are like legos, it’s pretty much a bolt in deal. I plan to do a thread documenting either how straight forward the swap is, or how foolish I am 😂
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    Manual transmission swap and stock locker road manners

    I’m very fortunate to have a lift and tranny Jack so it should be a pretty straight forward deal. I'd love to get my hands on a M880 some day! Unfortunately I will be swapping the entire pedal set and it probably won't be super fun. I'm looking forward to rowing gears again someday soon!
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    Manual transmission swap and stock locker road manners

    I'm quite familiar with driving lockers with auto transmissions. The reason for my post is a manual transmission is a direct drive (no slip at all) and supposedly makes these traits worse... Curious to hear others experiences with a manual transmission / Detroit locker setup
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    Manual transmission swap and stock locker road manners

    I certainly will! There are already some excellent threads on this site I’m using as a reference. So far I have the transmission and hydraulic clutch pedal set. I need to order all of the rest and should have everything collected in a month or two to begin the work.
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    12 or 24 volt system

    Also this dude (Rocknus urban camouflage) put out some awesome content. I would watch every CUCV related video he did starting with “CUCV classroom” I assume he’s a member? https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEhhfKFkDsGTHR1GJ8MkWA9xDif0PlSfz
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    12 or 24 volt system

    I found these pretty helpful when I began un- hacking my wiring (still a work in progress) all of these live in the “helpful CUCV threads” tab in the CUCV forum. That page has 99% of what there is to know about these trucks. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/cucv-starter-circuit.129483/...
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    12 or 24 volt system

    Not trying to be a jerk but I suggest you study up on this by reading through the many existing threads on the subject. this is because you likely wont get a shortcut answer and even if you did, you need to understand the basics of the wiring system on these trucks before any advice would be...
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    Manual transmission swap and stock locker road manners

    I am in the process of swapping a NV4500 into my m1008. I hear with a manual I will really notice the rear locker on the street. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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    Good muffler for 6.2

    Did you use a pre bent kit or is that custom?
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    what to do with Vacuum pump for NV4500 swap

    I know these have a vehicle speed sensor built In… can you wire a tach to this?
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    what to do with Vacuum pump for NV4500 swap

    I have collected almost everything I need to do a NV4500 swap on my M1008. when doing this swap what is the protocol for the vacuum pump? I believe it's only use in a CUCV is for shifting the TH400, is the correct? Also mine is leaking (badly) should I cap it off? Can I delete it?
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    Good muffler for 6.2

    I’m looking for a muffler that will sound good but not be crazy loud and especially won’t drone on the highway. I’m open to either a cross over style or duels Any suggestions? For a diesel should I be worried about a chamber style muffler getting all plugged up with soot? I noticed a lot of...
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    Led lights

    If you don’t want to rewire your fuse block, you make little jumper wires to revers the polarities and double stick tape the flasher can somewhere. I personally didn’t like either scenario so I’m still using the stock flasher.
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    Led lights

    let us know how it goes that is one of the ones I tried and couldn’t get it to work. I didn’t try to revers the polarities yet on that one though.
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    Led lights

    I was able to replace everything in my taillights with LED's and use the stock flasher. I'm still running regular bulbs upfront for now. I would NOT recommend the LED bulbs from Holley for the brake lights, the brightness difference between regular running lights and the brake lights was not...
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