Greetings from West Virginia,
I recently purchased (9/19/2021) a 1986 M1009 and plan to restore it. It is currently not running and a previous owner decided to start cutting and disconnecting wires for some reason, but the rust is not horrid and I got it pretty cheap. I know it has sat a long time, since there are trees that grew between the turn signals and the grill.
So far i am just trying to figure out what is all missing. I have noticed a few obvious things, like the starter, radiator, fan, hard transmission cooler lines, antenna mounts, Pinnell hitch, fuel filter/housing, and i am sure there is a bunch more. If anyone wants to show off their engine bay so i can get a visual representation of what mine should look like, I would appreciate it.
My search for a radiator that is in stock has been a struggle. The best i could find is this one from Summit and it will still take about a month to get here.
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Also if anyone has any tips on what needs to be replaced due to age would be helpful.