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Today we finished cutting and test fitting hydraulic hose. We put the fittings and ferrules on so a friend can crimp them at work. They will get heat reflective sleeves near the exhaust and protection against rubbing where needed. Also finished welding 4AN fittings to coolant block-off...

We made a bracket for the throttle cable so it would clear the dual thermostat crossover we took from the donor truck we took the serpentine setup from. Did have to loose the fast idle solenoid. No big deal? Niek started mounting the B&M oil coolers. Also made a high flow intake plenum...

Instead of posting in the "What have you done" thread, I decided to start this "build" thread for my friend's M1008 we are working on. My friend, Niek, wanted a truck. I knew he liked my M1028 and his employers F250 so whenever I saw an ad of a reasonably priced truck, mainly CUCVs, I shared...

By the time I bought my K1500 I had read about failing PMDs A LOT. Figured it wouldn't happen to me though. Sure did, shortly after. Got an extension harness and relocated the PMD to inside the front bumper. I now keep a spare PMD in the glove box. I can highly recommend you to do so as well...

Couple of months ago I decided to make some stools for my workshop. At first I made the tall ones. Great for sitting at the blasting cabinet or welding table and also serve as small portable tables/stands. Then when working on my friend's M1008 (3" body lift) I decided we needed some short...

There is a company that makes a lifting bracket that mounts to the intake manifold. It's pretty much the base of the high flow plenum but with a hook. I'm pretty sure it was Quadstar, but I can't find it on their site.

I'd go for the plastic tank. No more worries about it rusting. I purchased the 31 gal gas tank from Gas Tank Depot. Have not used it yet, but feels and looks decent.

I've seen and looked at the ad from 6-5liter.com. You can do it for way less yourself. Find a 6.5 turbo take-off with all the needed parts or get a turbo from PT Wiring Solutions or Quadstar Tuning. The latter is expensive though. You'll have to source the exhaust manifolds. Quadstar also...

Check the harmonic balancer. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/6-2-engine-question.201421/post-2347237

Definitely try a different inspector. Preferably at a different branch. I've imported a couple of cars and registered a couple of trailers before. The branch closest to me has a real pain in the butt inspector and the inspector at the 2nd closest branch was more helpful.

I know over here in the Netherlands some people where able to "up" their rating by showing copies of other peoples papers who did recieve (higher) ratings before. There are multiple forums where people ask and others help out. Maybe you can find some German USA truck forums and ask there? Would...

K30 frame is narrower than later models. I think it HAS to be routed outside the frame unless your willing to make some weird bends. There's a clear path to put a pipe alongside the frame all the way to the back. Just found this pic of my friend's truck. From that pic it looks like you'd need...

GM 15544950. I ordered them from Rock Auto. Always use new bolts when (re-) installing the starter. Make sure the bracket, GM 14028931 for direct drive or GM 23502557 for gear reduction, is installed. I can tell you that broken starter bolts are no fun. Worst case, you get a broken mounting...

One option is to replace the filler neck with a civi one and you can get a cheap (lockable) cap.

It really does start to sound like that mechanic was trying to trick you into selling it. Once you get it back, drive it and look for symptoms mentioned above. Judging by that one picture the previous owner probably sold it at a loss. It does LOOK like he spent a lot of time and money on it. I...

Wow, great looking truck! If it's as mint as it looks in that picture I'd definitely look into fixing the engine. You said the "head gaskets" are "cracked". Head gaskets is a pretty easy/cheap fix. If so 3k is way to much in my opinion. Or did you mean the heads themselves are cracked? Heads...

Dropped of my shielding gas bottle to be re-filled and went on to FedEx. For some reason they didn't like my joke "I expected more and bigger boxes so I brought an extra bed"... Go figure... As we started this order back in November, at the time we hoped the parts would be in before...

I've been coming across an ad for 8-bolt H1 rims for € 250 for a couple of weeks now. I never bid because I want(ed) 12-bolts, but I figured if he'd accept € 200 I'll get them. The D70HD hub sticks out way too far for my liking. I've read that 14-bolt hubs are a common swap, going to try that...

I agree with the posts above. But, check your harmonic balancer. Just to be sure... I don't want to scare you, but my friend recently bought a M1008 and after a couple of weeks it started making a rattling/ticking noise. From certain angles it was really loud. We finally found the damper and...

Today I drove to one side of Belgium to pick up a bed for my K1500 then over to the other side of Belgium to pick up the Dana 70-3HD (dually) axle for my M1028. The plan to run HMMWV rims without spacers or re-centering. Yes, those are CUCV shackles on my Iveco Daily :LOL: