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wheres the best place to buy the replacement floor panels? and any tips would be appreciated

ok to get started i have a 1985 m1008. the m1008 it too much of a hoss for what i use it for 75% just daily driving and 25% work truck. i was thinking about finding a m1009 since i use it mainly just for transportation. my 1008 gets about 16mpg. what does a stock 1009 get? it has to be better...

a friend and i were talking about cucv's and we were trying to figure out what the government paid for them new. we were guessing probably $30,000 for a m1008. i dont know for sure but i thought that somebody on here would know.

so i thought i had all my electrical problems fixed my starter was toasted so i bought a new one and 2 new batteries and a new starter relay. well today almost two weeks later i moved the truck around and turned it off and walked away. then i heard the starter spinning but it wasnt cranking the...

so my starter died last week.it was cranking like the batteries were really low, but i had just put 2 new batteries on it, but it had a horrible burning smell. anyway i got it towed home and pulled the old starter off and tore it down, well actually i took the back cover off and burnt up pieces...

so my starter crapped out the other day on my m1008, it was a direct drive starter. i bought a new torque reduction 24 volt one it should be here in a few days. i have a bracket for a T.R. starter, and i read on here to replace the bolts too. the parts store is trying to sell me the universal...

i have been thinking about swapping my m1008 to a 4speed manual transmission, i have all the stuff and have done it before to this bodystyle truck. do you think it would help or hurt the resale value? or any other opinions?

were can you buy a starter relay? can they be found at local autoparts stores?

let me start out by saying when i turn the switch on in my truck both gen lights come on, after i start it sometimes they come back on but go off as soon as you rev the engine. then the other day i replaced the batteries and had one of the batteries turned around backwards and touched the...

went out to start my truck this morning and it cranked over 2 times and then started dragging, took the batteries and had them tested they were marginal so i replaced both batteries and it fired right up. i have been driving it all day and this evening i noticed the gen 2 light flashing at...

where is the best place to get a lift kit for a m1008? or how hard is it to buld a lift kit for one? i have never lifted or lowered anything before. i dont want anything rediculous i would just like to lift it a little so i could put some taller tires on it, that way it would gear it a little...

what controls the wait to start light on my m1008? my light doesnt stay on as long as it should. i have found out the truck starts better if i wait about 5-10 seconts after the light goes out. i would like to fix the light to stay on longer

i am wanting to bid on some m1009s on gl and from what i have read on here you need to fill out the euc before you bid? and the first place to fill out is asking for the event number what if you want to bid on multiple items? someone please help me get started. thanks, bryan

I need a brake master cylinder for my 1985 m1008. Is it the same as a civilian k30 with a 6.2 or is it a military specific part? i remember reading on the old site in the pm articles that there is a difference in the m1008 and m1009.

So I had a good weekend and was able to fix all the little stuff on my M1008. I bought it a couple months ago from the sherriffs dept. i had a buddy of mine paint the outside a couple weeks ago with 1 gallon of gillispie 383 green and it took every bit of it, ran out before we got the door jambs...

I bought a 1985 m1008 a couple weeks ago, and it came from the sheriffs office. They had painted the outside white, and i am wanting to put it back the original (or as close to) o.d. green. Does anyone know the paint color code or know where to get some reasonably priced...