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  1. jimmy-90

    Dry cut metal saw question

    Hello all I have been looking into get a decent chop saw recently and came across something called a dry cut metal saw in the northern tool catalog that is on sale. Down at the local steel supplier they have a big comercial cold saw to cut all the steel orders with and im familiar with that type...
  2. jimmy-90

    HID kit for 6" round offroad light?

    Hello. Im planning to convert a bunch of 6" round offroad lights that take H3 bulbs to 55w HID xenon's and was wondering if anyone elese on here has done this before? If so did you start out with an offroad light that had more of a spot beam or more of a broad beam and what did you end up with...
  3. jimmy-90

    cucv headlight recomendations

    Im getting ready to upgrade the headlights on my cucv and need advice. Im considering getting the LMC Truck 36-0282 lights with 60/55W H4 bulbs and the relay kit. What I would like to know is if the Hella E code rectangular lights with 60/55W H4 bulbs and Hellas wireing kit are any better and...
  4. jimmy-90

    My M101A2 restoration thread.... pics

    My M101A2 Build Thread.... pics I finally got my M101A2 apart and got the frame into my garage to start really working on it. So far I've cleaned the frame, sanded and sandblasted the rough spots, cleaned it some more, and finally painted it. I chose to use rust bullet silver and black. That...
  5. jimmy-90

    My new M101A2

    I just got home with my new trailer a couple hours ago. I won the Gov Liquidation auction for it for $315.00 and picked it up from Havre De Grace MD. No EUC was required. Now I just have to get it tagged here in VA. Does anyone know which number is the VIN on these things?
  6. jimmy-90

    Odd electrical issue

    Lately I've been having a strange thing happen when I start my M1028. When I start my truck the GEN 1 light goes out right away and the GEN 2 light goes out when I goose the motor a little but the volt meter still reads in the yellow after both GEN lights go out. I have to rev the motor a little...
  7. jimmy-90

    My cucv flatbed project

    Well this has been a long time project i"ve been working on but im finally done. I've mentioned it a couple times on here and put up a couple pics of my progress in a similar thread so finally here is my completed M1028 SECM body truck converted to a flatbed. I've seen a couple threads about...
  8. jimmy-90

    How well do the brakes on your cucv work?

    Hello I just replaced the fluid in my master cylinder and bled all four brakes. I used D.O.T. 5 brake fluid and a mytivac bleeder. I was able to get all the old fluid and air out of the lines but it didn't really help too much. For some reason when I do a panic stop like when the light turns...
  9. jimmy-90

    Broken screw in my injection pump cover help!!!

    I took the top cover off of the injection pump on my M1028 today and one of the three screws that holds the top cover down broke off nearly flush with the pump housing. Has anyone elese had this happen or does anyone know of a way to get the broken off screw to come out. Im really in a mess with...
  10. jimmy-90

    mig welding chrome plated metal?

    Hello Im pretty new to welding and wanted to ask a question about what i want to do rather than just try it and make a mess or something. I have a yellow rotator beacon on my truck and want to build a beacon cage for it. I found some old cage material around the house and cut it up and bent it...
  11. jimmy-90

    Push Bumper

    Somebody on here PMed me and asked about the bumper and grill guard on my m1028 and I agreed to put up some pics and a small write up about it. Here are a few pics of it when I first brought it back to my house before I sanded and painted it as well as a couple of it on the truck. The bumper...
  12. jimmy-90

    cucv zerostart coolant heater...help

    I recently got a zerostart coolant heater/pump for my 1028 with 5/8" inlet and outlet nipples for hose to go to. My question is where to mount it and which part of the cooling system to hook it into?
  13. jimmy-90

    michelin xm47s

    Been looking at tires on michelins website for my mud boggin truck lately and I found something interesting. Michelin makes a tractor type tire called the xm47 that is rated at 55mph. They call it a highspeed tractor tire and say that it will run that fast for extended periods over pavement. I...
  14. jimmy-90

    New LTBs mounted...pics

    Been workin on my M1028 some more. I got a set of 34X10.50X16" super swamper LTBs on sale for $604.00 shiped. I wasn't sure if they would fit without hitting the front fender wells when I went to back out of my driveway or not. Figured it was a crap shoot but I decided to order them in that size...
  15. jimmy-90

    my cucv ram-air project

    Hello Iv'e been doing some work on my M1028 lately anf figured I'd share. I just added a RACOR spin-on fuel filter,6.5L air cleaner assembly with a MUCH larger air inlet,a 6.5L intake resonator, and some battery relocation to make room for my full-on ram-air conversion!!! It also has a set of...
  16. jimmy-90

    M1028/31 body lift

    Im looking into putting a 2"body lift on the cab of my M1028/31 and can't seem to find any info on doing that. From what I have gathered I think the only problem I'll have is with some of my lines. I plan on useing an electric fan conversion and junking the stock shroud. I've put body lifts on a...
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