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  1. weldergonecrazy

    Hire a Huey?

    RE: Taking passengers for rides in a Huey The ARMY still has a few in service, but those are just the General's "personal bird". The Marines still fly the rotors off them, and now they convert them into the super-hueys...not sure , but I think they get upgraded engine, avionics, and a new four...
  2. weldergonecrazy

    m1008 fuel tank help

    So I pulled off the fuel filter and blew out the lines, hoping to dislodge anything that might be blocking the lines...But I wasn't thinking. What I think I did is foul up the fuel pump, so after a quick trip to Autozone, and $20, I installed a new fuel pump. I cranked, and cranked, and...
  3. weldergonecrazy

    might be selling 1008

    I listed it on EBAY last night under the military vehicles section. Let me know if anyone is interrested.
  4. weldergonecrazy

    m1008 fuel tank help

    I got the new tank installed the other day...a few words of advice: 1st ...don't be such a cheap scate, pay someone else to do it for you. 2nd start off by buying one foot each of 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8 fuel line to replace the old dried out ones that connect the fuel sending unit to the hard...
  5. weldergonecrazy

    m1008 fuel tank help

    Well, I stopped at the local Discount Auto Parts Store, and they ordered me up a brand new 20 gal replacement tank for the acceptable sum of $106 (out the door). They said that it will be here this afternoon! Once in a while they get it right!
  6. weldergonecrazy

    m1008 fuel tank help

    I checked out JC Whitney online, and found a bunch of options. They carry both metal and plastic replacement fuel tanks, in the original 16 gal configuration, or the larger 20 gal. The 16 and 20 gal metal tanks were $109 plus shipping, and the poly tanks were $140 plus shipping. I am going to...
  7. weldergonecrazy

    m1008 fuel tank help

    I realized the other day that the fuel tank on my M1008 is leaking...pretty bad. I put an empty catch pan under it this morning at about 10:00, and checked it when we got home at 5:30 and there was about a gallon in it, but the dripping had all but stoped (I think the tank ran empty). There is...
  8. weldergonecrazy

    Receiving a Title from GL in Florida?

    93 days!!!! That is how long it took GL to issue me my title for a M1008 I purchased from an auction in Pensacola. I was unaware of the "Florida title" issue, and thought I would get a SF97 form. 60 days after I initially applied for the form, it finally came...or so I thought...what I got...
  9. weldergonecrazy

    might be selling 1008

    I guess I'd ask $4000, but I'm open to offers. I may still try and run a set of 36's on it if I can find a set locally. I looked at buying and shipping a set, but the shipping is pretty expensive (my wife even works for a freight forwarding company, so I can get the shipping for cost). And...
  10. weldergonecrazy

    might be selling 1008

    Florida truck, fresh from Gl auction. Just received title. New belts, hoses, fuel filter, oil change, tranny fluid, B&M Transpak shift kit, and B&M cast aluminum deep sump tranny pan. I am getting clost to finishing the WVO conversion for the truck, 30 gal custom aluminum aux fuel tank, and...
  11. weldergonecrazy

    Shift Kit in M1008?

    Well, it's done! Last night I pulled the truck into the garage, and dropped the pan. everything looked good inside, nice and clean, no gunk. The B&M Transpak was fairly easy to install, and the directions were pretty straight forward. The only problem I ran into was that I didn't have a pair...
  12. weldergonecrazy

    beware of Florida GL policy change

    I still have all the stuff that came with the truck. I actually put it all for sale in the classifieds section, and have had a couple of people mildly interrested, but no real offers. Let me know what you might be interrested in.
  13. weldergonecrazy

    beware of Florida GL policy change

    What kind of mods have you done? This is going to be my daily driver/toy, I am always looking to modify. I'm putting a deep sump tranny pan and a shift kit in next week. I also have been working on an aux fuel tank and heat exchanger to run wvo, as soon as I am finished, I'll post an article...
  14. weldergonecrazy

    Shift Kit in M1008?

    I was just wondering if anyone has installed a shift kit in their CUCV, and if so what brand, was it easy, and how do you like it? I ordered a B&M deep sump transmission pan for my truck last night, and was thinking that if I am taking the pan off, I might as well put in a shift improver kit...
  15. weldergonecrazy

    beware of Florida GL policy change

    Well, I sent in all of the paperwork for the sf97 form on October 28. On December 28 (two months and many phonecalls later) I received an envelope from GL. I got pretty excited, because I had been waiting to put my truck on the road, but my excitement quickly turned to disgust and anger. The3...
  16. weldergonecrazy

    hummer rims tires

    Where are you located? I might be interrested in splitting a set with you. Most of the auctions I saw on GL were for sets of 12 I can't really justify buying a dozen of them, but I'd be ok with a set of six.
  17. weldergonecrazy

    Aluminum Wheels - Super Singles - Bobbed Deuce

    Contrairy to popular belief...paint sticks to aluminum just fine...as long as you prep the aluminum first. We build high end signs for places like Disney, and Sea World, and almost exclusively use Aluminum for the structures. We just use 80 grit sandpaper on the DA to rough up the surface and...
  18. weldergonecrazy

    My new truck

    The truck came from Pensacola, in an auction several months back. I sent in the paperwork to get the SF 97 form, oh, about six weeks ago, and still havn't gotten my paperwork yet. I called them and was informed that the people in that department only work three days a week, and that they...
  19. weldergonecrazy

    My new truck

    Well, I'v been home for a couple of months, but am just now getting around to posting pictures of my new M1008. I bought it from a GL auction in Florida, and had a friend of mine pick it up for me. It turned out to be in better shape than I thought... the only rust on the whole truck is the...
  20. weldergonecrazy

    Any one use house paint on their truck??

    I had a '63 IH Scout model 80 that the previous owner painted with maroon latex house paint and a brush...it looked like SIN, but kept the nasty little rust gremlins away. I dumped a lot of money in that little truck, all I had left ot do was a little body work and a real paint job, but alas...
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