New member from Montana

[45 Scotty]

My name is Scott, I'm in southern Montana. I have had a M1008, for a while. Unfortunately the que has prevented much from being done. It needs a little cut and weld, body work, and I'm planning a power train upgrade on it.

 

[Guyfang]

Welcome to the Forum! Pictures are needed!

 

[45 Scotty]

Welcome to the Forum! Pictures are needed!

Ok, but not sure how, I'm kind of a luddite

 

[Guyfang]

Use the Attach Files button.

 

[Mullaney]

My name is Scott, I'm in southern Montana. I have had a M1008, for a while. Unfortunately the que has prevented much from being done. It needs a little cut and weld, body work, and I'm planning a power train upgrade on it.

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Like @Guyfang said - Welcome to the Outfit!

Jump on in, post us up some pictures and tell us all about your new-to-you truck.
Technical Manuals (TM's) are here too if you need troubleshooting help...

And, if you just plan to rework it to your way of thinking think about her as a 1983 Chevy and go find yourself a Chiltons manual and you will have a lot of useful information.

 

[45 Scotty]

There she is, 86 Chevy CUCV, M1008, fully kitted up with the jump seats and poles for the rear cover. Did not come with the cover tho

 

[18operator]

Welcome from N.E. Ohio. Very nice looking truck!

 

[45 Scotty]

After purchase I found a cheap 97 k3500 to use as a donor, but then I got what I hope was a good deal on a 94 6bt, which I haven't torn into yet. Current plan is to use the 4L80 and it's TC, out of the 97,married to the 6bt

 

[45 Scotty]

These are the poles for the top, which are rusted together, I'm at a loss for how to separate them. A couple days half a can of liquid wrench, torch, improvised slide hammer, haven't budged. Thinking about splitting the outer tube with a thin Dremel disc, then welding the tube shut. I am open to suggestions

 

[45 Scotty]

These are the poles for the top, which are rusted together, I'm at a loss for how to separate them. A couple days half a can of liquid wrench, torch, improvised slide hammer, haven't budged. Thinking about splitting the outer tube with a thin Dremel disc, then welding the tube shut. I am open to suggestions

Maybe this should be in the CUCV threads? If so, feel free to move it, or I could just repost it there?

 

[Weldman]

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[45 Scotty]

Welcome, neighbor.

My older son has been working in Miles city for a year and a half, on the hospital there. He's in Billings. I live in Absarokee

 

[kblazer87]

Hello and welcome from southeast Indiana.

 

[Weldman]

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[45 Scotty]

Then my wife might have seen your son as she works there too with the USDA. Yeah I can see your location right outside of Billings.
He commutes from Billings to Miles City everyday?

No he works 4/10, unless he has overtime. He drives out early on Monday, heads home Thursday night. He gets per diem, he's a IBEW Journeyman, an electrician. Currently with Yellowstone. He thought he was done there a while back, he even released his crew, then they added a few more little contracts, but he might be all done there now.

 

[Weldman]

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[45 Scotty]

It's a circus, the construction industry.

 

[45 Scotty]

So I went ahead and split the outer pole, welded one side up, I found I could use a .015 brass shim between the two poles, with my miller 210 turned down all the way I didn't get much burn thru. I got one end, on one pole done, 1/6. But now I'm out of shielding gas, it always something. Living in the boonies is great, until you need something, going into Billings takes up half your day.

 

[kimco]

Welcome from South Dakota.
Southern Montana? East or West might be better descriptive in the Big Sky state. lol

 

[Tracer]

Scotty, welcome aboard from NW Nevada.