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I bought them at Stanley Springs on Cameron Street in Harrisburg PA. https://www.daytonparts.com/dpweb/A...info_company_history.asp&hdr=Dayton Parts LLC
CAB? This whole M1009 is nice. I have had this stashed away in my barn the past 25 years. I bought it with 12,K miles on it. It was a 28th Infantry Fort Indiantown Gap vehicle. I waited a long time to get an SF97. The first one arrived with an incomplete VIN . I received another with no VIN. Just when I was about to give up I received a correct VIN SF97 for it. https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/united-states-government-certificate-obtain-title-vehicle. It only took a few years but good things take time. I had already began parting it out and had harvested both axles for other vehicles I was building at the time. No problem. When I received the proper legal documents I installed new axles front and rear. And then things just took off. I had planned on building a new truck but life happens at times and I just stored it inside my barn for a rainy day. So it's pouring now and I am getting on task. I have all the original body panels except the front fenders. I have others to use and am looking forward to a great production. Stay tuned for further progress. Merry Christmas.
I live about 2 hours out from there but I'll check them out also...Harrisburg is 20 minutes! I don't like to ship stuff since it costs a lot to ship heavy stuff...I'd prefer an old truck/spring shop...we had one here in town but it closed years ago...they'd re arch and put new springs together in about any combination you'd want. This old town used to have all kinds of companies that made stuff...now not so much anymore except a few putting Harleys together...Auto machine shops is down to 2...both are run by NAPA...both have guys in them that should be retired and no new talent there to replace them when they do...decades of knowledge soon gone.
I had the left front leaf spring in quickly. 
Getting the new U Bolts in place was a task. I improvised and adapted. These deep jawed welding clamps made the task easy. 
The outer U bolt was a new challenge. 
Easy as an L clamp. 
Sway bar bolt should have been started before I tightened the U bolts. But all is well it is in place and tight. 
I used a short 2 X 4 to get the front spring eye in place and aligned them with tapered pry bar. 
I have the right front all installed. I need to torque everything but things are moving along smoothly. I am alone all day today so I just work and stay busy.
Same deal with the springs in the rear. Easy. I noticed the centering pin was a bit long. I set the clamping plate on the springs and seen it extended beyond the area designed to accommodate the pin. That was as easy as a sawzall. 
Same deal the large welding C clamps and the U bolts went right in. I like them spread. 
When they are narrow I get into more of a struggle. All is well and I completed this right rear. 
Now onto the left side. I feel energetic and lucky today.
And yes it was that easy. I had these springs out many years ago and install energy suspension bushings in them. Left front is all I must do today and then my goal has been met.
My Son bought me this Snap-On prybar as a Christmas gift. 
It's shear weight was enough to assist in these springs install. That and my small 4 ton bottle jack. I know I have made someone happy today doing this task. I will try and get more done. Next I am pulling the transmission and getting it overhauled. It has 12 K on the clock but was built in 1983. That is a long time. It is much less expensive to just have all the internal seals and parts checked out thoroughly before it would just up and self destruct taking out possibly the case and other expensive assemblies. I just put a transmission in a plow truck that had a questionable transmission with reverse being slow of no. I used this busted transmission that had just been over hauled. It may look li
thank you! Good times! Happy new year!
Before that I had a lot of things to put away. Then like magic a friend called me for my help. We all have one of them friends that we help every time they ask. This time he needed a tree cut up. Everything went well. Until things didn't go well. A big Oak tree had fallen in his pasture and tore thru the fence. I have a big saw. The first cut I made went well. The stump stood back up. That was interesting. I figured it was going to because it was not completely down on the ground and it started opening up during my cut and not binding. Second cut and the saw stopped cutting. ???? I changed the chain and made about 10 more cuts. This was a 20" round tree. I hit something again. Not know what up at about 20 ft. I started looking. On the bottom side was the culprit. This is the first one I barely hit it.
I never knew it until the second hit hard. 
I used my climbing saw and cut out the area. Someone had screwed climbing steps into the tree many years ago. I never seen the tree and never seen the down side. 
I found a total of 6 Heavy Duty climbing steps in the other pieces I cut and cut them out with my small saw. 
Good thing about this story is it gave me no options but to return home. I went back home and back at my clean up. After a couple hours I had everything cleaned up and was ready to get to work on my project. 
The table and the cushions made some insulation for my drafty east rear door. My project awaits. 
I never had these doors off this truck. They were never off I could tell by looking at hinges and the paint on the bolts. Well we can never say that again. I must get the right inner fender apron off again. I had the battery trays and inner fender aprons powder coated. Glad I did. they look great. More on next post.
I was able to use it for storage and engine exercise only. All the clamps are bad from being over tightened and crushed. That plus 35 years. 
Very nice battery trays. Powder coated 20 years ago. 
I have the right inner fender out and stored with all the other parts. Everything is going as planned.
That is still the original paint that left the factory back in 1983. My next project is to get the floors cleaned and sanded. I wish they had the original paint but someone slopped CARC paint on the floor with a brush. The front drivers foot area will be clean because it has the plastic coating on it yet with no holes in it. I am going to remove it. 
So much for now. Tomorrow it is back to work at my day job. For a few days and off again for 4 days. Happy New Year. I am sure I will have progress to report. The Heat is on. It in the barn. WOW.
The drivers side door was first. 
I had everything stripped out in an hour. Somewhere I missed this latch clip class. I struggle every time to get the clip off. Of course I could just snap it off but I want to be able to reassemble the door and latch. I use an old steak knife and flip the lock open on the clip. It works. I couldn't show anyone how to do it. I just do it. 
The door looks pretty good. You got to like when the steering wheel chain was slammed in the door many times. I eliminated the chain on every CUCV I ever owned. 
I also noticed that the early CUCV's had plastic rivets holding the nomenclature on the door. 
I drilled them out so I could properly paint the door inside and out. 
The drivers door was completed and I still had plenty of time to spend working in my barn. The electric heater was on and it wasn't T shirt warm but warm enough. And it was freezing rain outside so I was warm and dry. I will post more next post. Happy New Year.
I did find both of the upper door reinforcements in the inside of each door still attached. 
The door rubbers and the compact fluorescent light were all scrapped. I think 25+ years with the light was a good run. It stopped working 1 to many times today and I gave it an adjustment with my shoe. 
Happy New Year.
