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as long as the bell housing came off a 6.5 it should bolt to the 6.2 just fine. the gasser bell housings require grinding i believe.

whats not lining up exactly? nopics

no problems with emission laws on these around here:beer: insurance should not be two bad esp on a m1009 if you dont have other options for wheels to get back and forth from work/school if there is a problem, something newer may be better. that being said i grew up with older vehilcles and am...

not to mention help the truck retain resale value if the need pops up down the road2cents

we had a trailer dealer give a talk at a 2cyl club meeting last year and he brought up the point that it is next to impossible to have be purely noncomercial. " that pulling tractor you play with? do they give anything for first place? bingo! compensation." in the end it tends to be cheaper...

if you can handle a 25 + year old vehicle a cucv should be fine. a m1009 likely would suit you better than a M1008 due to the gearing. :driver:

the only 'fab' work i had to do in my 08 to swap in the nv4500 was to cut the hole for the shifter, adjust the linkage for the t-case shifter and wire in the sender for the reverse lights i used the hyd pedals and master from an 89' ( same body style as the cucv) got some line adapters +...

yes sometimes that is the trouble with Darwin awards, sometimes there is collateral damage:shock:

i think the bore-scope idea is good. if you can see that the bores are rusty no sense in soaking, make plans for a tear down 2cents

doing the job right = a good nights sleep2cents before i owned a trailer and had to borrow one i bought my own chains + binders so as to insure i would always have enough.

i think cabin fever got an early start2cents

one more reason why i want to spend some time driving around the back-roads of PA:beer:

glad you're ok:shock: you may want to double check what shape the frame/spring mounts etc are in after all the damaged bits are removed and before you spend a wad of cash on parts2cents

im north of Lockport.

what was the most recent use for the beast?

so long as the posts stay labeled as being from the appropriate forum i dont see a problem2cents

the orignal nose cone on the cucv starter is for an automatic application. if you do some looking around you should be able to find a nose cone from a standard shift application. (i got a new one off ebay) that should clear just fine2cents:beer:

for entertainment value look up smart cars on youtube with a hayabusa engine:shock::twisted:

saw that ad. wish i was still looking for a truck:drool:

we're more of the 'enabler' type around here:twisted: