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Had the stock wheels sandblasted clean since they were rusted pretty good.
Then time for primer and paint
Painted them with modern CARC 383 Green
Then had the 35's mounted!
Mocked up the intercooler into the core first... then added the CBR radiator/spa fans
Other parts being fab'd are a custom dual battery tray that moves the batteries to the driver side front engine compartment and an oversized air filter box. Photos of those will be posted once they are...
Hello all! Its been a LONG time since I posted on this site but in the recent months I have made some major changes to my good ol' M1009 and I thought those of you on here would appreciate seeing it.
To recap about 6 years ago I was seeking advice on here about my M1009 and what path I should...
I found a 1994 Diesel GMC 2500 4x4 pickup complete minus the engine... so it has the NV4500 and whatever t-case that came with that model pickup?? I'm not sure. But to answer your question its the chevy NV4500... I am thinking of picking this up... my other option is keep the TH400 and use a...
Well.... I got a steal of a deal on a 4BT and NV4500 trans so that kind of made my decision for me. Now I gotta get as much info as I can on doing the nv4500 swap into the m1009 and someone in a post above mentioned a NP 205 transfer case?? I suppose I need to find one of those as well? Where...
I am concerned about those items as well but plan to baby it and upgrade the weak links later. I think the 4Bt is the best route, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't biting off more than I can chew... If it takes a few weekends thats fine I just didn't want a winter long project that was one...
well I'm really just looking to get the m1009 up and running again... I like the idea of the cummins mostly because the trucking company I work for (owned by myself and my father) runs all cummins motors in our trucks... I know they are reliable and I have seen threads on the 4Bt and know its...
Ok heres the deal, I bought a M1009 that is in excellent shape and has a spun main bearing in the good ol' 6.2... I have been considering my options and saving up some cash and have decided its time to bring her back to life. I pulled the 6.2 but instead of just fixing the problem with that...
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