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  1. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    Hi Malcolm, the CUCV is also a split system, basic 12 volt for the truck and 24 volt to supply the starter , slave and for radios , the CUCV uses the bus bar on the pass side firewall, CUCV uses 2 100 amp 27si for power unlike the '76, front axle on the '76 is a Dana 44, CUCV is Dana 60,
  2. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    are you planning on a whole ex CF 5/4 or just parts of it? the other choice you have is getting a ex CF CUCV,
  3. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    looks like it may be a soft top G-Wagon next to it, nice to see another 5/4,
  4. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    nice find , not all rotten and beat to death like the ones in Eastern part of Canada, good luck with your project,
  5. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    this truck is a Line Truck , for laying and recovering field telephone wire, known in the US Army as a Wire Team Vehicle, this is the only known restored 5/4 Ton Line Truck in Canada, used to lay line between Headquarters and and other Comms hubs,
  6. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    almost done, Canadian line truck
  7. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    two of the 5/4's we have at the museum have the security cage , they are made of aluminum , they were very common on the 5/4's , the security cages were also fitted to some of the M-101 trailers , I have one of these , helps the tarps last for a very long time, the cage was one of those items...
  8. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    Nice original truck for Ontario , looks like the CFR# on the front bumper , have you done a search on the truck's unit service life? if you need paint codes let me know , did you take photos before you installed the new fenders?
  9. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    for the boys down south the movie truck is a 76 5/4 CDN , with bubba movie mods ie. brush guard , role bar , wheels and tires , original tires are the Goodyear 16.5 M&S , made the trucks very noisey and thirsty, Goodyear stopped production of this tire during the Trucks military service life,
  10. eme411

    Canadian "Pre-CUCV" Chevy

    nice to see some interest in the 76 5/4 's , were just restoring a Cargo at our museum , it'll be finished as a MRT
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