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It looks a heck of a lot better then some of the ones we've both probably seen come from the paintshop at work!! I'm just jealous, cause mine has nice freshly painted rims and a crappy faded camo paintjob!! ( soon to be fixed!) wish you were closer, I'd buy you some beer and have you...

very nice work, especially for DIY. now go get some black spray paint and clean up those rims!!! looks like a new one

since we are on the subject, I have one of those pintle hooks with the trailer ball that I've yet to install on my M1009, I know others have used them, but looking for any feedback. I dont plan on really towing much, been thinkign of gettign a smal flat bed trailer for various yard...

well if you change your mind, Id be happy to do a axle swap with you!! thats like sayign I'll trade you this large nickle for your tiny dime!! ( seriously though Id swap!!!) how much you looking to get for your truck? PM me.

good stuff, as soon as I get my truck back together I'll be doing some similar work have a 2m/440 rig with a detachable face that is going to get mounted on the metal plate, and a 10m rig that will get mounted to the front of my center console.. not sure which antennas I'll use yet...

sounds like a good reason to do a weekly PMCS showed my 16 yr old step son who has been driving my m1009 the TM and the PMCS check sheet, and ran him through it, he does it every weekend. I also explained to him that is older then he is, and if he doesnt check the fluids etc, they...

I know when I was in Germany in the mid 90s, and most units had transitioned from CUCVs to Hummvees, they gathered up a bunch of the nicer cucvs, refurbished them, and them used them as TMP vehicles, those had licensce plates, but they were the military issued TMP #### type plates

hate to sound vague, but search onthe internet for how to spray paint, I've found several really good tips and techniques. its one of those things that once you develop the right technique it seems easy, but it can also be easy to mess up. the right paint helps, as well as all the other...

when my stock OEM 6.2 ate its crankshaft, I went ahead and bought another motor to swap in it, and plan on eventually repairing the crank of the old motor to have as a backup plan.. the 6.2 I purchased was advertsied as a completly rebuilt, HMMWV engine.. I've noticed that when I search...

CLinto, looks like Augusta isnt too far away, so let me know if you go to do a RECON of the site... ( after June I'm available, if my truck isnt done I can ride my off road motorcycle out!! ) I mentioned this event to my retired Army Ham buddy who lives in S GA Him and I used to...

WOW, ok after only a couple pages in Ive definitly decided I'll be at this next one, going to take me a couple days to wade through all the pics and vides with my slow internet connection.. the trails didnt look too rough, so my m1009 should be fine I'm also a HAM, so will bring 2m/440...

yep, looks like I can make it work ... found more info after I posted... I might just go with a big civi whip on a spring in the ant mount.. will be close enough..maybe I'll spray it OD green and put an ant ball on the end...

Welcome!! always good to have more in GA I was just down at HAAF not too long ago... guess I'll have to show up in OCT too now... good luck with your MED and VA stuff, I know that's a PITA... have some good buddies down in SAV still...

trolling for info, I have a 10m rig I want to mount in my m1009, has anybody successfully used a military looking antenna for this? probably use a roof mount for my 2m/440 but woudl love to put a mil spec ant on the 1009 for the 10m kd5kre

question, I noticed a lot of M1009s have the mounts up near the drivers door. I have two mounts on mine, both back near the tailights.. dont have the guards, just the brackets.. I want to find some suitable anteannas to mount on them so I can run my 10m/ 2m/440 /CB with them...

WHOOO HOOOO man that was a lot of crud in there, probably the remenants of the last 5 fan belts it ate... somebody should buy you a beer, or two or three GOOD WORK, Your thank you is coming...

Any examples of your work? and any rough ideas of cost to paint a M1009? been wantign to get mine repainted as the camo is faded. torn between original style camo, or maybe a coyote tan one color. ( more light brown then desert tan) what else can you do?

hey I sent you a PM, I think I can scrape together the cash your looking for.. Im just down the road in Augusta, and can arrange to come fetch if its not running.. I get all teary eyed just thinking of hacking one of these up... thats how I got mine, it was just sittign there...

Yes, I was planning on changing it after I had read more about how bad they get. wish I would have known more about these engines when I swaped the one with the broken crank, I would have replaced the balancer... BUT you live and learn good luck !! if it needs a special tool see the...

I had a long talk with a former CUCV mechanic and ASE tech last night, he told me to check mine as a potential cause for it chewing and tossing fan and generator belts all the time, said it could be "walking" on me. SO of course I start looking for more info, and come here.. the previous...