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  1. ranchhopper

    1009 interior upgrades installed today

    Last week my friend who has a junk yard called me and said he just got an 87 K5 blazer in. He held it in back so it couldnt be pilfered before I got there I was amazed how nice the interior was even though the outside was pretty rusty. I got a perfect dash pad all three seats a nice grey velour...
  2. ranchhopper

    CUCV cleans up nice.

    Work continues on the camp shelby 1009 replacing all the window runs and rubber door gaskets just waiting for the tailgate window seal that goes into the fiberglass cap this truck is going into its first parade sunday. I had my friend who owns a junkyard a few miles from me call me today saying...
  3. ranchhopper

    What are the symptoms of a dying IP?

    I vote for the check valve the engine will not run if the fuel is obstructed on either the intake or return side you can pinch the fuel hose on the pump and it will shut down the engine. There is a plastic washer in the pump when it degrades and comes apart it obstructs the check valve on the...
  4. ranchhopper

    M1009 transmission th400

    Its probably the vacuum shift module on the side of the IP mine did that until I replaced it doghead had some brand new ones at a good price thats where I got mine.
  5. ranchhopper

    Too much power steering

    I have a truck like yours its very hard to drive there is nothing worn on the linkage I checked. My wife wont even drive it everytime she steers she over corrects it looks like a drunk going down the road.
  6. ranchhopper

    46in tire preference

    I like MVTs and I like the michelins but if your going to park your truck outside in full sun stay away from the michelins they will weather check quickly in the direct sun.
  7. ranchhopper

    M818 + Deuce Bed = Best Methods?

    I just put a deuce bed on an 818 used the bed without cutting it down I added a set of deuce bumperettes they add 11 inches and there is plenty of room to hang a set of mud flaps behind the rear tires.
  8. ranchhopper

    Selfridge Deuces

    I think some of those trucks were trucked in to sell them there were trucks in that bunch from the illinois NG and missouri NG along with the michigan trucks.
  9. ranchhopper

    Wheel Backspace Adapter Q's. M1008

    I used the two inch billet spacers on the truck in my avatar.
  10. ranchhopper

    My m1009 CUCV

    I had bought two that had A/C installed in them one came from the US geological service and one from a police department both had aftermarket A/C units in them.
  11. ranchhopper

    CUCV cleans up nice.

    Yes thanks for the information.
  12. ranchhopper

    CUCV cleans up nice.

    Its a roll on application they sell the kit at menards 79 dollars.
  13. ranchhopper

    CUCV cleans up nice.

    Heres some interior shots I did this beacuse chevy trucks are like the older mack R model trucks I never drove one that didnt leak rainwater into it. Its a lot of work but the water just puddles on top of the herculiner no more rusted floors along the kick panels and under the door gaskets and...
  14. ranchhopper

    CUCV cleans up nice.

    I bought this in the GL sale a couple weeks ago down in hattiesburg and have been working on it a bit at a time. Last week I herculined the floor inside today it got a new coat of 383 green CARC Im going to just leave it as is I already have a three color camo 1009 in the drive.. Its not near...
  15. ranchhopper

    2 M1009s from Shelby

    I took the tires off and painted it while on jack stands so I could get the lions share of it done with out the tires obstructing the wheel wells etc.
  16. ranchhopper

    2 M1009s from Shelby

    Sam they look just like mine from the same auction I had to steam clean all the dust out of mine it was everywhere. I herculined the whole floor painted the seat bases and reinstalled them painted the whole underside of the truck today no rust anywhere so it was time to paint and reseal the...
  17. ranchhopper

    M1009 Window Regulator Wanted

    Go to rock auto parts they have GM regulators brand new for the tailgate I am real happy with mine.
  18. ranchhopper

    1009 home from shelby with a few goodies inside

    A kid out of iowa 750 dollars he has a winch so he can load non op vehicles as well it was over 850 miles from here. He made it down there on time and dropped it off here when he said he would no problems I kept his number and will be useing him again he also has a trailer he can use to 14000...
  19. ranchhopper

    1009 home from shelby with a few goodies inside

    There is just the antenna base.
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