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    u1300l

    jsalmon, if you are serious about a U1300 you shuold get in touch with Atkinson-Vos here in the UK (unimog.co.uk) they are the folks that picked up the 4 I knew about. They are "the" unimog people here in the UK and regularly export to the states. see what they can offer you,the U1300's they...
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    u1300l

    they were for sale, but i beleive theyve been snapped up by a dealer here in the uk
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    m1008 gone to the great mt yard in the sky

    pics of unimog soon as its ready!!!, also got my eyes on some more, ex US Army U1300l's, will probably get them as the price is a steal :-D
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    m1008 gone to the great mt yard in the sky

    some "subtle" enquiries have given me a couple of names, Im just waiting on a couple of my ex-service mates coming home from Helmund and were going to have a little "talk" with them. It seems it was torched because I put a local drug dealer in hospital after a little argument. The police dont...
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    m1008 gone to the great mt yard in the sky

    well my m1008 has finally gone to its final resting place,it was torched in an arson attack, our local police are "investigating" but i dont hold out any hope. the insurance has paid out and its been put to good use, I bought a unimog!!!
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    u1300l

    Ive just been offered 4 of these wonderfull beasts, ex US Army Europe, no photos yet but they were driven into the yard in the late 90's and have been there ever since, thebodya are getting tatty now but everythings there, the contract plates are still on them anybody in the UK interested pm me
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    information on cucv11

    I am looking to gather as much info on cucv11's as possible, I dont think they ever went into general servce with us forces, so didnt get an "m" designation,but i could be wrong, any info on engine, drivetrain, axle ratios, etc, wuold be greatly appreciated as i am looking at buying one here in...
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    Chinese wheel bearings...

    where do you guys think most of your "made in america" parts are made...... on machine tools made in china and tiawan.. think about that
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    strange fuel problem

    right guys, need some help here, re-fuelled my 1008 and startedto go on a journeyn no problems till the motor reached temp then it started to loose power, ok i thought needs a new fuel filter, fitted, bled, no problems, now it starts runs no problems till i heats up, then it starts to stare...
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    My M1009 in Flames.

    ultimate urban cammo!!! LOL:-D:-D
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    offered an M548

    Ive been offered an M548, as theyre not excactly very common here in the UK any pointers to theyre pros and cons would be very helpfull before I commit hard earned cash to purchasing it
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    8 lug rim question

    I run 4 of these rims on my truck and dont find any problems,there presently fitted with 36 12.50 16.5 goodyear wrangler RT tyres of a hummer, no lift and just a little trim on the front wings (fenders ) .:razz:
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    Ok, New site...

    well done magnus, site looks great,excellent choice of colour ( yes its brit spelling cos I is)
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    HMMWV tires (yes, I did search)

    I run hmwv crossplies(36 inch) on 16.5" dodge rims with no problems, all thats been done is a little cropped off the bottom of the front fenders(wings here in the uk) the truck is fairly well abused both on and off road and frequently loaded up to the max and over !!! and ive never had a...
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    Alternative Fuel Question

    kerosine(heating oil. 23 secs,) is almost identical to jet a1 aviation fuel which the 6.2l engine in the cucv/humvee will run on with no problems. the military now ship only one type of fuel into the front line, FS34 which is the military version of jet a1, as for running your cucv on WVO the...
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    cucv m1009

    the red and yellow squares on the back of military vehicles seems to have been a european thing, most airforce vehicles all navy and most of the army stuff that turns up over here have them
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    cucv m1009

    hi yorkie, never got your pm,e-mail me at pauldick@freenet .co.uk regards paul
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    cucv m1009

    RE: k5 blazer seems to be a sort of USAFE sort of thimg, ive got the same setup on my M1008A1 and its an ex ADA truck from germany, the army guys tended to mount the spare wheel on the standard brushgaurd, gives it a bit of "bumpspace" on our "smaller" roads....LOL ... same thing with the...
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    cucv m1009

    RE: k5 blazer hi yorkie, as another cucv owner in the uk, email me off forum, and we can have a chat about your M1009 , the front bumper and winch is a standard USAF retro-fit and will carry a warn winch, they built them themselves paul
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    CUCV History.. medlog, others?

    thanks Medlog at least its a start, as you can appreciate its not easy getting any info here in the UK, thanks again Paul
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