CUCV at the car show

[M1008BOV]

We went to a local car show this weekend that is a fundraiser for a children's charity. It's a wonderful place and a great show (asummerplace.org). I drove the car up and convinced my wife to drive the truck, it's only about 20 miles. Fixed my PS bolt that was backing out, some new belts, a bath and a little armor-all on the tires and it looks show room new, almost It was the only CUCV there, but got quite a few questions and comments, maybe more than the car! I wanted to get the troop seats and bows on it, but ran out of time and those darn things are heavy!

 

[cucvrus]

You had it at the show with the belts off and the PS pulley missing? And what is the red garden hose on the right side of the water pump there for?

 

[M1008BOV]

No, cleaned it up and made the repairs the day before

The red line is wire loom. It houses the wire for my temp sensor in the water pump and other wires along the way. Red is all I had on hand at the time.

 

[rsh4364]

I have some of that red loom laying around also.It was on my LMC headlight harness,I switched it out for black.

 

[M813rc]

We are normally pretty popular at car shows because we let the kids get in the vehicles. NOT happening with most of your classic cars!

We did a charity event supporting the local chidrens shelter a couple of weeks ago. I took an M931 and my mule so they could compare.
Always good to support a worthy cause.

Cheers

 

[M1008BOV]

Nice setup! I think I will drag the seats and bows out for the next one. I've considered using it to pull our Boy Scout Troop trailer in the parade and letting some of the boys ride in the troop seats. Have to put a hitch on the truck first.

 

[marks86]

You had it at the show with the belts off and the PS pulley missing? And what is the red garden hose on the right side of the water pump there for?

yup he drove it 20 miles with no water pump or alt.

 

[cucvrus]

I pictured that you had rigged a garden hose into the engine and were using it to flush the engine and run it to cool the engine while you had the fan disconnected. How was I supposed to know. That is why I ask. I knew you did not drive it there while the parts were missing I thought maybe you did a live show at the show on how to work on the CUCV. I know I have that show on live in my barn almost every night. Most of them are not reruns. And I have a lot of guest stars that get work done. It is basically G rated until things don't go well them it can become PG-13. Have a nice day.

 

[M1008BOV]

No worries, I was having a really hard time getting that thread to post correctly anyways so it's not what I originally started with. The HTML wasn't working along with any of the thread options.

 

[avlon01]

I have taken mine to a few local car shows. It's always a hit, mostly because I let kids climb in it to have their pictures taken. My biggest frustration are the people that think it's a painted Blazer. I really need a sign for it so people know that it's a legit military vehicle - something like the classic car guys use.

I did have one guy ask if the police know that I have it and I was OK being on "the list".

 

[rustystud]

I have taken mine to a few local car shows. It's always a hit, mostly because I let kids climb in it to have their pictures taken. My biggest frustration are the people that think it's a painted Blazer. I really need a sign for it so people know that it's a legit military vehicle - something like the classic car guys use.

I did have one guy ask if the police know that I have it and I was OK being on "the list".

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Actually you are on a list. Whenever you buy anything from the Government you are on a list. I found this out last year.

 

[avlon01]

Actually you are on a list. Whenever you buy anything from the Government you are on a list. I found this out last year.

Eh. I own registered machine guns, registered suppressors, and registered destructive devices. The "owns a military vehicle" list is the one I worry LEAST about.

 

[rustystud]

Eh. I own registered machine guns, registered suppressors, and registered destructive devices. The "owns a military vehicle" list is the one I worry LEAST about.

OHHH your on the governments "Bad" list !!! Well like they say "in for a penny, in for a pound !!! "