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I was able to make it home from work before dark today. So I yanked the M1009 frame out of the tree line and pushed it in the garage. Of course after I pulled the salvage unit out. I put the 4 front cab bolts back in the frame to body and backed it out. It has a drain on the batteries somewhere...

There is not much that can be done to figure out how to write 0.075 as a fraction, except to literally use what the decimal portion of your number, the .075, means. Since there are 3 digits in 075, the very last digit is the "1000th" decimal place. So we can just say that .075 is the same as...

IMHO. Avoid the inevitable. I look at throttle shaft seals like water pump seals. When they start leaking I never changed a water pump seal. And technically you could with a press. Get my point. The end is near. On a truck I depend on for plowing it would fail in the biggest snow storm. That has...

I was ask for a few pictures with the truck complete with mirrors and interior. I have none with it completely done. I was off guard with the nomination and sent it to the alignment shop. I completed everything and it is sitting in storage right now. I had to get moving on it because winter was...

I removed the clevis brackets and bumper brackets. Left bracket is scrap. I removed the sway bar. Good thing was it has Energy Suspension bushings installed already. I removed the shocks. They are 4" lift kit shocks. Never going back on my build. I am not ready o pull the engine. I want to get...

Tonight it was unseasonably warm. Low 50's and dry. I decided why not get something done? I looked at my M1009 Salvage and thought the hood and cowl have to go. So off with the scrap hood. I want to tear into that cowl area to get the debris and do a damage/rust assessment. Every thing looks...

How about a picture of the bolts. I can tell you where they go. Just tell me what you disassembled as a clue. Or I accept the challenge with no clue. Happy Holidays. If it is stock OEM fasteners. Happy Holidays.

Today I took the time to clean up everything around my donor frame. I want to get that in my shop next and strip it down to the bare bones. I am excited to move forward on this project. Not sure where I will end up with this one. But I do plan on going all out again and doing a total rebuild. I...

Not sure if it is by coincidence. But today while out doing some cleaning up and routine parts organizing I came across the dreaded/controversial transfer case torque/strut Rod/brace. You know that cylindrical piece of round stock with 3 holes on it. The same one GM just put on the truck to add...

If it has no leaks. I think the injection pump will get my guess from afar. The injection pump is a magic bullet with many fuel / drivability problems. But that is a guess from afar at best. Also what has been hacked into or just plain neglected? Happy Holidays.

With out a further ado I want to report that the Dorman oil cooler lines once again get an A + in fit and ease of installation. I felt so confident I lay on the ground outside and installed them on a friends truck. I was able to get everything lined up the first time out and also did not get an...

I wanted to do something to address the problem areas on the CUCV M1008. It was always the cab floors and the cargo bed floor and sides that are the first to rust and get ugly. My answer was the Line X. Line X hits the sweet spot every time. It is very helpful in keeping the floor rust and...

I stored the running drivable cab chassis of my M1008 project in another shed while the cargo bed was in the barn being worked on. The steel saw horses I built many years ago just for doing the cargo beds on CUCV's. Same as my cab cart. Made life a lot easier. In September the cargo bed was all...

After storing the original cargo bed outside the past 2 years it was time to bring the bed to the shop for repairs and a good cleaning. I used the trailer frame that I picked up at a scrap sale to store and transport the bed. I used the trailer cargo bed in another build back 2 years ago.

I know of a guy in Pennsylvania that has stuff like that. You know that guy? Happy Holidays. Hey how about some support for my CUCVV as MV of the month. Please vote.

Every thing you heard is a lie. Buy it and forget everything you were told about it. You are open for a challenge? I hope so but I heard no truth to anything you listed. I have owned a few for over 20 years. That's a fact. Happy Holidays.

I have new voltmeters. Not stock original ones. I use an actual gauge with numbers on it. I have the numbers and model if you are interested. I have 1 NIB dash pad. Been stored for 20 years for a special project. Little RED riding Hood M1009/MMIX. I know a few of you guys seen my stashed M1009.

I have success both ways. You must be careful. The clusters are very crisp and fragile. Age does that to things. I know first hand. I wear Kevlar gloves to work. But I have been highly successful changing all the bulbs with the cluster still in the dash. It may be all loose but not being twisted...

As mentioned before I built my truck myself. Everything that is on it is a result of sweat and toil. I didn't buy it as it is today. This is the 3rd time this truck looked this good again. First was when it was built in Flint Michigan in 1986 and then again in 1996 I repainted the entire truck...

My truck was built in my shop from a bare frame to the finished truck. I built it in an unheated barn. Thank you for your support. I appreciate it.