pevrs114
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Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been reading this board for a few months, but never posted. I own a bunch of 4x4's, and I've driven many different MV's in my time in the military. I'm no stranger to CUCV's, and I think one of them will suit my needs perfectly.
I want a 1 ton truck for occasional pulling duties, I love military things so it'd be cool to have an MV as opposed to a regular truck, I'd like a diesel, and I'd like to put an S250 shelter in it and use it as an occasional camper and base vehicle for ATV and Jeep trips.
I've delved into the details pretty deeply, and I'm almost positive that an M1008 or M1028 is perfect for my needs. This truck wouldn't be restored to .mil condition, but I do respect that side of things (as I'm having a hell of a time with the mods made to my 49 CJ3A), and so any major mods I'd do, I would want them reversible. I have an SM465 4spd mated to an NP205 xfer case in my shed that was bought for another project that fell through. This would go in the truck, and probably some bigger tires (super swamper 34x9.5's, I think - I like the military pizza cutter wheel look). Also, a winch bumper on the front, preferably one that will allow me to keep/modify the front shackle points and retain some semblence of the brush guard.
I'm aware of the limitations of these vehicles, no AC, tall axle gearing makes for slow trips (hopefully offset by the taller tire), noisy, etc etc.
I guess there's no real point to my post, other than to confirm that this is the right vehicle for what I want to do, and to say hello. I've been paying attention to govliquidation and scoured a couple of the internet dealers. I don't want to get ripped off, but I also am a bit leery of buying one at auction, due to not being able to go over it beforehand, etc. I don't have the money set aside yet, but I think I could feasibly budget up to $5K for the purchase of the truck, hopefully without needing much more than that to get it up to snuff for occasional use.
Anyway, greetings and always willing to listen to advice.
I want a 1 ton truck for occasional pulling duties, I love military things so it'd be cool to have an MV as opposed to a regular truck, I'd like a diesel, and I'd like to put an S250 shelter in it and use it as an occasional camper and base vehicle for ATV and Jeep trips.
I've delved into the details pretty deeply, and I'm almost positive that an M1008 or M1028 is perfect for my needs. This truck wouldn't be restored to .mil condition, but I do respect that side of things (as I'm having a hell of a time with the mods made to my 49 CJ3A), and so any major mods I'd do, I would want them reversible. I have an SM465 4spd mated to an NP205 xfer case in my shed that was bought for another project that fell through. This would go in the truck, and probably some bigger tires (super swamper 34x9.5's, I think - I like the military pizza cutter wheel look). Also, a winch bumper on the front, preferably one that will allow me to keep/modify the front shackle points and retain some semblence of the brush guard.
I'm aware of the limitations of these vehicles, no AC, tall axle gearing makes for slow trips (hopefully offset by the taller tire), noisy, etc etc.
I guess there's no real point to my post, other than to confirm that this is the right vehicle for what I want to do, and to say hello. I've been paying attention to govliquidation and scoured a couple of the internet dealers. I don't want to get ripped off, but I also am a bit leery of buying one at auction, due to not being able to go over it beforehand, etc. I don't have the money set aside yet, but I think I could feasibly budget up to $5K for the purchase of the truck, hopefully without needing much more than that to get it up to snuff for occasional use.
Anyway, greetings and always willing to listen to advice.