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

[latvius]

Previous owner painted it, he used a stencil (= PITA). I just hope I never get in an accident and have to try an match the paint Doh!

But yeah it is pretty unique, most peeps think it is a wrap when I drive around town.

 

[Sardot1]

Did resistor bypass on second truck. And replaced glow-plug relay, it definitely needed it, went to move it to my garage to do the work and it would sit there with the wait light on for about 30 sec, then would not start. New relay solved that problem.

Finished tracking down and repairing pack rat-chewed wires, about 25 wire repairs in all between the two trucks. Fortunately, he had a preference only for lighting and ground wires and didn't get into any major harnesses. I thought I was done, but in testing my lights I found the left rear running lights to be dim, and the backup lights would flash with the left turn signal. I thought maybe I screwed something up, but with a little more digging I found that the little bugger made a special trip up that hole below the left rear light just to chew through the ground wire. An easy fix, and all is working now. Glad to have both trucks up and running, and the lights working now.

I found his favorite toilet was behind the left headlight on both trucks. He liked to chew on wires while crapping an pissing in my truck.


I also removed that leaking oil sampling port.

 

[AECS]

Drove it, but I do that everyday. Heat index is supposed to be 110 in Memphis today, almost took the car with A/C to work. But the call of the CUCV is just to strong.

 

[joshuak]

Drove it, but I do that everyday. Heat index is supposed to be 110 in Memphis today, almost took the car with A/C to work. But the call of the CUCV is just to strong.

I hear that! Make's any trip that much more fun.

 

[Another Ahab]

Drove it, but I do that everyday. Heat index is supposed to be 110 in Memphis today, almost took the car with A/C to work. But the call of the CUCV is just to strong.

In a pinch, you can always use the old-fashioned kind of A/C:

 

[glaser06]

In a pinch, you can always use the old-fashioned kind of A/C:


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2 down @ 55. Only A/C I knew about until momma got her new suburban.

I'd get a new truck but they don't come with crotch coolers any more (vent windows for the politically correct in the crowd).

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[Another Ahab]

2 down @ 55. Only A/C I knew about until momma got her new suburban.

I'd get a new truck but they don't come with crotch coolers any more (vent windows for the politically correct in the crowd).

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

You've been spending a lot of time on that porcelain throne, glaser06:

- Is everything, uhm, coming out alright!?

 

[3jumpjeep]

You've been spending a lot of time on that porcelain throne, glaser06:

- Is everything, uhm, coming out alright!?

Like a math problem. Sometimes one needs a pencil to work it out on paper.

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[kimco]

Got it home!
My new m1009 was delivered today. When the delivery truck tried to jump I think he popped/fried something. He jumped it to get it on the car carrier. Couldn't get it started when taking it off, but had lights. Then while trying to jump it I get no lights at all when turning the key.

 

[glaser06]

You've been spending a lot of time on that porcelain throne, glaser06:

- Is everything, uhm, coming out alright!?

It's where I do my thinkin'!!!

Also it's the place I most often check my phone

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[glaser06]

Almost forgot, finished up my turbo exhaust and completed my interior upgrades (seat frame repair and new floormats with sound deadener).

All chromey and shooting out the side like all the cool kids do these days.


Edit: and polished my rims. They were 4 years of nasty.

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[Another Ahab]

Got it home!
My new m1009 was delivered today. When the delivery truck tried to jump I think he popped/fried something. He jumped it to get it on the car carrier. Couldn't get it started when taking it off, but had lights. Then while trying to jump it I get no lights at all when turning the key.

Congratulations.

 

[cucvrus]

I broke down and sold an M1009 that was sitting in the field at the farm. It was pretty well stripped out and the axles and frame were all that was really any good. A guy from facebook ask if anyone had a good K5 frame and I replied. He was impressed with the cleanliness of the frame. It has been in the garage about 15 years and I wanted it gone so I can get some more areas cleaned up. 1 M1009 more in that garage and it will be cleaned out. It had no title and the body was rough from damage not rust. It came from the brotherhood of crane operators union training grounds. I think they moved it around like a barrel a few times.

 

[Lizard Dog]

Went to the Brothers Show and Shine in Anaheim today. 500+ GM trucks from 1947-1987 and I was the one and only CUCV.

Almost everything was lowered with big late-model chrome wheels. Needless to say, my truck did not win any awards.

https://www.brotherstrucks.com/classic-chevy-and-gmc-truck-shows-and-events.asp

 

[glaser06]

Drove from Harlingen, TX to New Orleans, LA. With my M101 trailer. Long haul at 55mph.

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Almost forgot, finished up my turbo exhaust and completed my interior upgrades (seat frame repair and new floormats with sound deadener).

All chromey and shooting out the side like all the cool kids do these days.


Edit: and polished my rims. They were 4 years of nasty.

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

is your downpipe on the outside of the frame? Any muffler?

 

[glaser06]

is your downpipe on the outside of the frame? Any muffler?

Inside the frame. Used the banks turbo Muffler. Works well except I hard mounted it to the frame so it hums pretty good at certain rpms.

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Managed to fix some lighting issues. The truck developed a no brake light and no RR turn condition after the trans swap. Traced it back to a plug under the daah that wasn't seated properly. I think the SM465 swap will be short lived in this truck. Just not diggin it like I thought I would.

 

[glaser06]

Managed to fix some lighting issues. The truck developed a no brake light and no RR turn condition after the trans swap. Traced it back to a plug under the daah that wasn't seated properly. I think the SM465 swap will be short lived in this truck. Just not diggin it like I thought I would.

I might need that tranny if you don't like it.

Sent from atop the porcelain throne.

 

[DJones]

I broke down and sold an M1009 that was sitting in the field at the farm. It was pretty well stripped out and the axles and frame were all that was really any good. A guy from facebook ask if anyone had a good K5 frame and I replied. He was impressed with the cleanliness of the frame. It has been in the garage about 15 years and I wanted it gone so I can get some more areas cleaned up. 1 M1009 more in that garage and it will be cleaned out. It had no title and the body was rough from damage not rust. It came from the brotherhood of crane operators union training grounds. I think they moved it around like a barrel a few times.

Our local union crane operators training facility has M1009's and M1008's on their back lot.