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Installed a light for the rear license plate (State Trooper's "Recommendation"). Replaced front rotors and brake pads, packed bearings, extended rear diff breather tube, replaced heater core, installed my lift kit and tires. Next up: install removable rear drop-bumper to meet MN's 25" max...

Installed my 4" lift from ORD in the M1008 with 37" HMMWV tires and 12-bolt bead-lock wheels. Discovered fairly heavy rub on the front fenders. Trimmed the fenders, rounded the cuts over, sealed, primed, and painted. Heater core went out, coolant in the cab. Replaced that tonight. Next up...

About a week after I bought my M1008 I crawled underneath it with a Sawz-all and hacked off the pipes just in front of each muffler and stuck in some 45 degree elbows and clamped 'em on pointing towards the ground/rear tires. Ground Pounders! It sounds TOTALLY B.A. but I'm pretty sure all my...

Breather Valve had been leaking some oil for a while. Finally got around to pulling it off, cleaned it up nice inside and out, replaced the hose clamp and I think that fixed it. I think it had just gotten all gummed up and/or clogged at some point. Oil change, pulled the wiper motor assembly...

Let's see... Power Steering Gear Box 2 new high pressure lines for the box Outer control arm Alignment Newly rebuilt starter Bypassed the Starter Relay... I was going to do the "Doghead Relay Modification" (even have the new relay in the Glove Box) but decided to put the starter on a manual...

Replaced the batteries and Glow Plugs. Batts were upgraded to 880 CCA each. Went with the AC Delco 60G's for the GP's. Discovered the reason why The Beast, '86 M1008, wouldn't start this morning. The two rear-most (of course) GP's were swollen and stuck. Got the passenger side one out by...