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I personally like the slow 6.2 just for its reliability and cheap to run characteristics. My Suburban build took a turn when I found a very small crack in the cooling jacket on the side of the block that is now weeping. If I knew this before dropping it into my Suburban, building a new fuel...

Might be, both my CUCV's have skids on the crossmember. I do see more of them on civy units, especially the 80's 700r4/208 vintage trucks. I wouldn't necessarily think that there is going to be catastrophic failure under normal use without the rod. Sure if you land the truck on something firm or...

Either trans will be rough because of the gearing spread. I would think an NV3500 although lighter duty would drive way better with a 6.2 diesel. As far as an LS swap goes, I don't think you can compare the two. The LS will probably get slightly less fuel economy and has much more wiring...

Neither my M1010 setup with a 208 or M1031 with a 205 have a torque rod. No one on Pirate runs them even with doublers. No other truck I can think of with a circular tcase pattern like Dodge or Jeep use them commonly. They can't be all that they are cracked up to be. See what I did there...

Suburban clones are awesome!!! That doesn't look too bad but I'm sure you are going to be chasing frame brackets and lines for awhile. I would almost do yourself a favor and get that out of the way first. Personally, I'd demote that truck to beater/low buck rig. If you plan on sinking any...

I'd just run a 31x10.5 Duratrac or AT2 depending on how aggressive you really need and just be done with it. If you are concerned that much with fuel pick up a Civic or Corolla 5 speed beater car. Just my 2 cents...

The dead give away is that a tight LSD you will feel almost no play between left and right side when jacked up. There will be a ton of resistance trying to spin one wheel by hand with the other on the ground. With a Detroit, you will note that the wheels have about an eight of a turn slop which...

Curious to see the specs on the Ford CUCV. I wonder if they have full emission systems and a 24v NATO setup along with the lowest gear package. Personally all of the newer diesels suck to work on so at least this one has a solid front axle unlike the plastic suspension used in the Chevy counterpart.

I believe b4thundr is still making them, best bet would be to reach out to him. You can use any kind of generator controller but you will have to wire and program it yourself. The Apecs that b4thundr sells is plug and play once you splice the very easy to do harness in. I found that I was...

Congrats on the new everything! My M1031 controller is still working awesome! Wait...M1031 to a Ford truck?!?!?! Not an upgrade. What goes in the blue filler cap? Water :)

I'm doing a Suburban clone build and just finished mounting the driver side 2nd battery which occupies the same space as the CUCV overflow. The stock 350 overflow was on the passenger side and mounts lower. I think I may just end up using an extra washer bottle on the fender. Post up what you do...

For what you have listed, I don't think the front 10 bolt is terrible with that tire size, vehicle weight, and usage. A trutrac would be a good choice although they seem to be creeping up in price over the years. As far as the rear goes...wouldn't even bother. Junk, junk, and junk...even in...

It sounds like you are confusing bio diesel (especially commercially made at a pump) to WVO which requires another heated tank and to switch over once the engine is running and fuel is up to temp. I don't see any bio in my neck of the woods but I agree, it probably is a blend which most newer...

I still think that you never really defined what you wanted. You stated you never drive the truck you currently own. You haven't finished another project. You stated that you do not want a project that is going to be needy. I would bet that 99% of people have some objective in mind when looking...

I think the brackets to the right side you will have to weld some nuts to it. I did this because I couldn't find right side brackets but I think now they are re-popping them. Not cheap though. I got some from Hillbilly Wizard with a skid pretty cheap.

I just put a Huckstorf IP on my Suburban CUCV clone. They are priced right, got my pump out super fast, are a Stanadyne dealer, and the guys answering the phone were great to deal with. My core didn't get charged back within a few days of them receiving it. I guess someone was out for a few...

I would give the old girl a sniff of ether. If it doesn't fire still, you probably are pulling the flywheel and replacing the points. If it does fire you are pulling the carb and cleaning out the fuzz.

It sounds like you don't need one. First, you are talking about an Olds and a CUCV...opposite ends of the spectrum. Second, you don't want to spin any wrenches. This means you will be in the $7 or 8 range for one that has been gone through properly. Nothing fancy is going on in a CUCV but its 30...

Agreed It should also have an LSD tag as well but if its not there go to Plan B above. Those tags end up in the trash when a hack does a front oil change.

I can't say because I personally do not know you or your rigs but I will say a few things in general here... 1) Your 12,000 to 31,200 lbs. of tow load on a CUCV is not only very dangerous, it is outside the envelope for its design, and is opening up anyone doing so to some serious liability if...