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I have crossed the threshold. It's too loud because I'm too old.

Steering went neutral when I burned up the fuel in my jerry cans. 75 pounds of fuel mounted above the bumper, four feet behind the axle, and 18" off-center was creating dynamic steering anomalies. For an added 200 miles of range, I'll deal with it. The truck has its problems, but it has been...

That is entirely possible. I completely overlooked it when I was doing the suspension and bushing.

Good to hear from you, Rick. Hope you're feeling well. I just haven't got much faith in anybody since I paid a shop to align my C10 and it was never right again. I've worked in those shops and seen that they usually have the least qualified person possible set the toe and push it out the door.

Yeah. There's a picture of it somewhere in this thread.

It wasn't so long ago that I was thrilled with the feel of new springs, shocks, and eliminating the rag joint, but it's like giving a mouse a cookie. The tightness of the new parts makes the push-pull steering painfully evident every time either pedal gets a workout. Having to make steering...

The GVWR of the CUCV is less than the conventional tow cap of the Ford, so that'd be a boon for moving.

On the turbo 350, I found I could just use a socket to pound a new seal in on top of the old one in a pinch. Beats ending up with a hardened extractor broken off in your transmission like one of the reviews stated. The mechanic in a bottle stuff seems to have fixed nine leaks that I was aware of...

Situationally appropriate literature.

I paid $20 a bottle for ATP AT-205 on eBay and received a package from Rock Auto. I looked it up on Rock Auto and was irritated to see I had been drop ship surcharged 33%. Just one more thing they hide in the menus so you can't find it...

Yeah, there are six wires in the plugs, but the diagram only shows four, which led me to presume it was a universal part across multiple platforms and the other two wires on the CUCV aren't connected to anything. I don't know that. Just assume it based upon the TM. I checked every wire against...

Was concerned with electrical load, but the harness was designed for a nominal 26 watt incandescent bulb, which is roughly equivalent to the draw of the LED 1156 and the LED floodlight combined. The size, weight, and lumens of the floodlamp were giving me worries of letting the magic smoke out...

You're not kidding. I yanked my bed liner out this morning. Slower than a grinder, but just as effective.

Keeps the rain out. Lets the air out when the blower motor is operating with the windows up.

AI doesn't know what it's talking about most of the time, so as a rule, I tend not to listen to it, but it did just tell me that the M1009 trailer connection has no reverse light provision, and given four wires, that covers ground, run, turn, and brake. It's probably true. Bummer.

Let there be light. Thank you to @WWRD99 for the NPS adjustment procedure and thank you to @cucvrus for the bulbs. Anybody know the pinout on these? Goal is to power the flood light with the trailer reverse circuit.

The wires ended right at the grommet where the 24v radio cables pass through the floor pan as if somebody just snipped them off. It did cross my mind that the license plate recess on my bumper could be a great place for a 24v winch, but then winches are shockingly expensive, so probably not.

The terminal rails on the bulkhead behind the passenger seat are untouched. They have much larger cables attaching them to the 24v terminals on the firewall. These mystery wires were zip tied to those cables.

My oil trap had a solid three fluid ounces of ATF sitting on it, so I started hunting for where it was coming from. Got distracted by eight gauge red and black wires I found wadded up under the front battery tray. Followed them down the firewall and they disappeared into a loom. Separated them...

Yeah, it's been cut, but more impressive is that they panel beat it to match the compound curve in the factory stamp. Usually people just chop the fender off right at the bottom of the side marker lamp. Edited to add a link: https://www.alcanspring.com/