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  1. SouthernSteel

    tilt wheel in cucv

    Well im missing something i tried a column out of an 86 3/4 2wd suburban and had no luck nothin worked it bolted in but i couldnt get the ignition to work ignitions for a tilt and a solid column are diffrent i know the solid column in the cucv has a diffrent plug than the tilt column switch part...
  2. SouthernSteel

    Heres something that will make all u cucv owners cringe over lol

    Yeah any ideas what the single wire im holdin is its blue with a single connector on it not sure what its suppose to be pluged into as it was just hangin their Thanks yall i have always lived by the old adage the only stupid question is the one u dont ask Thanks yall for tellin me im a...
  3. SouthernSteel

    Sherwin Williams CARC paint Type 2

    Hey yall hes defintely tellin the truth i hear the painters where i work complainin all the time lol hes got the whole thing down pat thats for sure Popacoma i work over aboard camplejeune DoD employee :] im blaster im the one thats starts the whole process
  4. SouthernSteel

    cavemantrucks to be on cmt in a video

    awesome cant wait i see that must be a duece yeah im a newbie lol nice lookin rig how is it to drive rough im guessing Lookin at that thing a 101 or a 105 trailer bed was used for the bed on that thing looks good
  5. SouthernSteel

    Banks Turbo - I bit the bullet

    Just curious did he finsh the banks install i was lookin at it myself would be interested in seeing some pics and hearing more about it :beer:
  6. SouthernSteel

    Heres something that will make all u cucv owners cringe over lol

    I see your in the other jacksonville lol old southern boy thanks for the reply Lol Thanks info very grateful just got a laugh made in korea im assumeing its probably never been changed
  7. SouthernSteel

    Heres something that will make all u cucv owners cringe over lol

    Well First off this what the previous owners have done Im defintely gonna have to get a print out of the electrical diagrams lol when i get time to go thru this thing the other pics are for yall amusement lol im gonna try to clean this up and make it look like a militray truck under the hood...
  8. SouthernSteel

    tilt wheel in cucv

    Well i can tell ya a tilt Column in a cucv IS NOT A PLUG AND PLAY a tilt column is a puller when u turn the ignition switch a column in a cucv is a pusher when u turn the key hence the ignition switches are diffrent for a tilt column and a standard column with out tilt i know this as i spent...
  9. SouthernSteel

    86 M1008 CUCV Arrived today!

    Nice ride looks awesome :beer:
  10. SouthernSteel

    Signing in after duty with the SDO.....

    Welcome Aboard From Jacksonville NC home of Camplejeune Thanks for your service my grand fathers were army and marines so all the respect to ya :grd:my uncle just retired from FT Bragg as a warrant officer 3 hes been in every war since vietnam God bless ya for your service to this great country
  11. SouthernSteel

    New 4" lift and 35s on my m1008

    what did the lift kit cost ya and going to the 35s did that help with the 456 gears how fast can ya run now on the road im curious
  12. SouthernSteel

    Hey yall from Jacksonville NC home of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

    Again thanks for the welcome yall i really like the site alot of info i have spent hours reading posts lol i guess im addicted :grd:
  13. SouthernSteel

    Dash pad Removal

    heres a shot of a civy suburban maybe it will help ya a general idea
  14. SouthernSteel

    Dash pad Removal

    Well im gonna say it shouldnt be hard not much in the way of holdin it on First off im assumeing that the set up is basically like a civillain truck so phillips head screws across the top of the dash bezel have to come out as do small bolts i think are a 1/4 inch or 5/16 acroos the bottom of...
  15. SouthernSteel

    Exhaust prefrence Factory or stacks in the bed Postives negtatives For my CUCV m1008

    Well if i go back to stock pipes will running an after market set of mufflers be bad for the diesel as i know they dont like back pressure and what size pipe is best just curious as i can start over if need be basically its straight pipe as of now directly in the truck bed where thier was stacks...
  16. SouthernSteel

    My Newest Member of my GM family

    1985 Chevy cucv m1008 pretty much stock as far as i can tell i looked up the vin on car fax it came up like this are they all called this 1985 CHEVROLET D30 MILITARY POSTAL UNIT
  17. SouthernSteel

    Exhaust prefrence Factory or stacks in the bed Postives negtatives For my CUCV m1008

    Well i was going to be diffrent i was going to use a couple of humvee forwarding exhaust pipes as my stacks paint them black with bq black was an idea also i can go with the side pipes they arent expensive from walker les than 40 for both sides
  18. SouthernSteel

    Exhaust prefrence Factory or stacks in the bed Postives negtatives For my CUCV m1008

    yeah thanks for the suggestion problem is right now the pipes are straight piped directly into the bed of the truck two 4 inch holes were cut for 2 cheesy stacks now its only a stub of pipe sticking up on one side and the otherside is just hangin HENCE the first thread would the orignal side...
  19. SouthernSteel

    Exhaust prefrence Factory or stacks in the bed Postives negtatives For my CUCV m1008

    Hey yall as u know im a newbie to the military trucks i bought my first one a couple of weeks ago 1985 Cucv m1008 was wandering does a diesel require any back pressure or is it better to straight pipe it also orignal stock location exhaust or stacks any pros cons to either im in need of some...
  20. SouthernSteel

    CUCV mod and hot rodding.

    Here ya go lol this is what the meaning is adjective Definition: Of Homogeneus 1. of same kind: having the same kind of constituent elements, or being similar in nature a relatively small, culturally homogeneous community 2. having uniform composition: having a uniform composition or structure
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