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I will be getting around to replacing the washer fluid res someday, it's pretty nasty, and I like the idea of an upgrade. Will probably do the wiper motor/fluid res and pump all together for a small little weekend win. Right now I'm talking about the coolant overflow jug next to the radiator -...

A photo dump from tonight, because why not?

Yerp, I looked it up you want like 12% of total coolant capacity plus another 6% to account for any thermal expansion. 25qt coolant system, that'd be a 4.5qt minimum bottle. I'll take some measurements of the real estate tonight to figure out if I need something tall or can use something big and...

Glad I caught my incompetency early - the coolant overflow bottle on the truck is completely shot. (Funny story, I knew the very top and lid were cracked but I threw some coolant in it at the garage right before I finished and 100% of it leaked out onto the floor by my boots. That's how I...

Good to know. I usually idle for about 5 minutes before I drive off to let her get up to temp some so it should have some fluid in the TC (unless it's low, maybe there isn't enough - it's whenever I come to a stop there's a 50/50 chance it'll rev up before she goes. If she's moving, even slowly...

You should have seen it when I first bought it, it had a dog box in the bed. The 8ft whip antenna with the CB is still functioning, I was trying to talk to the Walmart truck drivers last night. The toolbox is also pretty slick, it's got two sets of handles. The bottom handles open the toolbox...

You should have seen it when I first bought it, it had a dog box in the bed. The 8ft whip antenna with the CB is still functioning, I was trying to talk to the Walmart truck drivers last night. The toolbox is also pretty slick, it's got two sets of handles. The bottom handles open the toolbox...

These photos crack me up a little because typically one spot over from the CUCV is my black 2013 GMC; I took these photos waiting for one of my friends to come give me a ride back up to get my other truck. People thought I sold my black truck

I will warm her back up and idle it tonight and check again. It did look like it was seeping around the pan gasket but since it's been home there hasn't been a single drop in the parking lot. I've also got plenty of ATF so topping her off wouldn't cost me anything but time

Thanks for all the prayers - I got the CUCV home safe and sound. Thursday after I dropped my fiancé off at the airport I went up to the garage to button some things up - reconnected the batteries, filled the transfercase and checked the trans, PS pump, brake fluid, coolant, and oil levels...

Here's the photos promised: bolted down the transfercase and put the rear driveshaft on tonight. Under the hood you can see I found a makeshift way to hold the batteries down to get home. Buddy of mine has two inner front fenders for sale, gonna probably get those and put em in at home before I...

Little update, After a few words and a few hours I got the transfercase back on the CUCV. Tonight I plan on going back to finish bolting it up, putting the driveshafts in, and filling up the case and PS pump. Looking to move the truck out this week over to my place by Saturday, not really sure...

I've got the original rear but it's in rough shape. I saw HBW had a front tray but I was gonna try and find a cheaper temporary alternative before I go spending $150+ on a used OEM replacement. At the moment the front tray would be useless until I replace that inner fender, the current one...

Borrowing a seal driver set today/tomorrow to drive some seals into the transfercase and put it back together. Bearings are in. Replaced all 120 needle bearings on the driven shaft, wasn't too bad. Plan is to get the truck back together and drive her outta there within a month. Some stuff came...

Yeah man I'm really happy I took the time to get it right, I'm super proud to share how the case turned out after like 4 hours of scrubbing with brillo pads and some dawn. Willow is definitely my little helper out on the tailgate. Just gotta remind her sometimes that brake clean will never...

Photos of the case broken down and what I found on the magnet. Photos after cleaning the case a couple days before (before teardown): Before: After: And yes my fiancé convinced me we needed a new puppy. That's Willow. She likes to help. 4 month old dutch shepherd.

It's been a while since an update. Planning a wedding, exhausting work. I got the transfercase to my house, it sat on my back deck for about a month or so (I coated the shafts with some grease so they wouldn't rust). Got the money together for some specialty tools and a rebuild kit for the...

I'm in! Thanks Hawker for the chance

When I removed these bolts where the tcase bolts up to the trans, the seam between the trans and tcase dumped like a quarter to half a quart of ATF down my arm : It wasn't coming from the bolt holes, when I loosened the bolts the tcase and trans separated and dumped ATF out of the seam. Maybe...

Been a bit since I posted. I got that transmission jack from harbor freight bout a month ago and got the transfer case off today myself. I ended up bench pressing the transfer case cause it wasn't on the trans jack completely correct, live and learn. Next step is getting a little fold up...