What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

[K9Vic]

Someone else on here has a CUCV with that body. I'll be searching for hours now!

you mean this post?
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?104357-Please-Help-to-ID-a-vehicle

 

[Mainsail]

The M1009 sat patiently while I took care of one of the other vehicles in the motor pool. Changed the oil and filter on the wife's Liberty and then got to swapping out the wheels on my toolbox.

It seems they spared at least one expense on this toolbox and it's the wheels. They started falling apart- like chunks breaking off. It was getting to where rolling it around wasn't safe. I found some wheels at Harbor Freight that would fit, and bought four of them, all casters. The box came originally with only two that castered and the other two were fixed, and that made it hard to maneuver in the garage. The downside is that now the toolbox has no brakes.

Now for a little rant about Harbor Freight.....
The wheels have a grease fitting so you can grease the bearings. I didn't look too closely when I bought them and two were cross-threaded, one was half-installed and the one was right. I put the grease gun on the one good one and pumped some grease in. When I pulled the grease gun off the fitting pulled out of the wheel. I got some pliers and tried to pull the fitting out of the grease gun and it broke in two. Oh well, I guess I'll spray some oil up in the bearings and skip the grease.

 

[Recovry4x4]

What kind of tool box were you dealing with?

 

[Mainsail]

What kind of tool box were you dealing with?

Montezuma Crossover- I have both top and bottom chests. It's small but it holds a lot of tools and keeps my most-used ones handy. Looks like this:

 

[Streamline]

streamline;
what brand? cost? Im looking to add nerf bars when I get my lift. Can you post a full on side view for length?

They were a universal type that my guys at LineX in Athens GA put on for me. Im not sure the brand! They were $250.00 installed. They had some trouble installing them because they get installed right to the frame. Im going to have to do a little reinforcing to make them more sturdy for me!





I would like them better if they were longer! I would rather the step bar be past the door on both sides but hay it works!

 

[lostinutah]

thanks. id like to find some that run the full length. good to know though. they look good.

 

[Mainsail]

I thought I would post this in the radiator thread but I can't figure out the search function today. So anyhow, Advance Auto Parts has a 35% discount coupon code that should work on most parts, it looks like tools and oils are excluded.

CODE MISSUA5

 

[lostinutah]

Replace alternator 2, rear u joints replaced, antenna and bracket install. hard wired gen2 lamp, road trip to zion national park.

 

[Abbylind]

Installed FM100 spin on filter and new air filter. Hopefully this will cure the hard starting!

 

[cucvrus]

Finally after the 11/09/2014 Deer hit we are back on the road to adventure and what ever comes my way. The new lights are the icing on the cake. I just took it to the GM garage and had a complete service done on it and had the tires rotated. It did not need anything for PA state inspection. I am still convinced that it will be running 30 years from now. I do not use it as a daily driver but I do use it and maintain it as if it were my only vehicle.

 

[swiss]

Setup a 12 volt jumper assembly for the Slave port. Used Anderson connectors to quick switch between 12 and 24 volts from the slave. Also then jumped the m1070 het to move it.

 

[RobM36A2]

Brilliant solution Swiss!

In other news: Used my M1028 and jumper cables to start the M36 up on wednesday.
Did not need to use them today, The M36 fired up like normal

 

[soldierman79]

Mounted a 20 inch light bar on the grill of my '09. I had to trim the light bracket a bit, it's a tight fit in there.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/soldierman79/20150125_161547_zps1f3a2543.jpg

 

[Streamline]

Well after finally getting a new mechanical fuel pump in stalled last month. We found out the fuel filter housing was leaking at bottom. So finnally today we upgraded the Fuel housing to a Universal Cummings Spin on Fuel Filter housing! Works great and now I can get filters at any truck top or Auto Parts place and its only 8.00 or 9.00 dollars for a fuel filter! Happy...Happy...Happy!

Fuel Filter Housing Upgrade!
Older Original normal Fuel Housing and Filter.

Took Old Bracket and flaten it out, Drilled new mounting holes and added a brace!

Attached Universal Housing with 4 bolts to new bolt holes in bracket. Added washers between New Housing and bracket to insure good level fit!

Bolted Bracket with New housing back in Original Bolt holes because we used same mount from old Housing.

We added compression fittings and a elbow hooked right to original fuel line. Works great!

 

[Mainsail]

The filter in the first picture doesn't look to be latched down at either end- no wonder it was leaking.

 

[cucvrus]

Yea that's right. And that ain't even a CUCV engine compartment. That ain't photo shopped. I think we are be deceived by an alien vehicle imposter.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Added a workbench to my SECM. Slides in and out easily.

 

[KansasBobcat]

Installed glow plug card From "Antenna Climber" which cured the constant cycling after starting for over a minute and wait light not always coming on when cold. Will probably order another card for M1009.

 

[Mfriguy]

Installed glow plug card From "Antenna Climber" which cured the constant cycling after starting for over a minute and wait light not always coming on when cold. Will probably order another card for M1009.

When you say "cycling" what exactly does it sound like/do? Just wondering if my m1010 needs the card

 

[Mfriguy]

On my m1010 camperbuild I installed a roof hatch with a fan, installed an 11 gal water tank and plumbed it in to the sink and run the pump off my solar set up.