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First. DUH. Shall we discuss the finer points of steel selection in AR bolt carriers? I lean toward 9310 Steel as opposed to the milspec Carpenter 158. But I suppose we'd also have to delve into hardening methods to be thorough. Second. My manufacturer runs 5 axis mills and the parts I...

I dig the DIY attitude. I do the same thing, but I don't have a welder (yet) so that's not something I could do. Also, since we'd be making the calls, with the help of the community at large we could modify the bracket design and make it much more durable.

Exactly. I had to search for hours just the other day to find the offset bracket. I could have those made up for a pittance. I tried to find the big bracket and I called a guy on Craigslist in PA who was parting out a CUCV and he wanted $250 for the bracket because he said they break often...

Steel is Steel, and CNC is CNC. If made in the states it would cost 5 times as much. Believe me, I tried having parts made in the US and every CNC shop I contacted wanted 5 times the price that I could get from my manufacturer in China. You must not own a cell phone, seeing as they are all made...

Notice: I received approval from Admin Warthog to make this post. I'm back in the CUCV game after selling off a problem M1009 6 years back, and I noticed that I was missing part of the bracketry for the power steering pump on my newly purchased M1009. I then noticed that finding the big...

T his is my first post. Been lurking. A LOT. ANyway I bought an 86' CUCV this summer with 62k on it. Been running great after a new fuel cutoff relay. So recently my CUCV started ticking after I took it to the mechanic to have a block heater installed. At least I NOTICED it after I took it to...