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I’m deep into HMMWVs with my 998a1, but I’d still love a cucv. Actually, if they were available I’d love an 05 lssv but there are very few of those out there... With all the takeout 6.5TD/4l80e humvee drivetrains out there, I’d love to do a swap into a m1008 or m1028. Of course the rear mounted turbo setup isn’t required and may not even fit so maybe that wouldn’t make sense. No crazy modding for me, and I’d stay away from 37” humvee tires that seem to be a pain in the ass to balance. I’d want a gooseneck hitch for utility and probably sneak a mild stereo in there. But then I’d probably not drive my humvee much anymore... |
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New to the CUCV game but i swear it's like driving a time machine. I love driving this thing daily. I'm going to start replacing panels and it's getting a new paint job afterwards. Factory 6.2 and it runs and drives great. Attached File |
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Mine is also a daily driver. Up top is a Whelen Edge 9000 with the strobes removed and HIDs in the reflector cups. On top of the lightbar is the regular siren speaker. On the grill are two 25v 450 watt aircraft landing lights and another siren speaker. The left side antenna is not currently connected to anything - placeholder for a 10/11 meter radjo The right side antenna is a Duke IED antenna, gutted and refit to 2meter/70cm amateur radjo Tires and suspension are stock. In the center console are two GE Ericsson Orion 100 watt radios, one for 2 meter and the other for 70cm. Also in the console is a Whelen siren controller (pushing 2X 100Watt outputs for the airhorn) and a Federal Signal light switchbox. Attached to the front of the console is an x-band speed radar. Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Mainsail: Mine is also a daily driver. Up top is a Whelen Edge 9000 with the strobes removed and HIDs in the reflector cups. On top of the lightbar is the regular siren speaker. On the grill are two 25v 450 watt aircraft landing lights and another siren speaker. The left side antenna is not currently connected to anything - placeholder for a 10/11 meter radjo The right side antenna is a Duke IED antenna, gutted and refit to 2meter/70cm amateur radjo Tires and suspension are stock. In the center console are two GE Ericsson Orion 100 watt radios, one for 2 meter and the other for 70cm. Also in the console is a Whelen siren controller and a Federal Signal light switchbox. Attached to the front of the console is an x-band speed radar. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/171243/Topless2b_jpg-2148231.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/171243/Topless2c_jpg-2148234.JPG 
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Originally Posted By wookie1562: We're going to need to see nighttime photos with the lights on I don't have any nighttime shots with the landing lights, but I have a dusk shot of the HIDs in the lightbar: Attached File |
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BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!!
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: 1993 GMC CUCV 1.5 5/4 Ton 4x4 Truck 6.2 Diesel W/ 4L80E & 4.56 gears. 37K miles https://i.imgur.com/7vBbZ41.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xguOrnV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/r7mEnNa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/k7rgnva.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CMkaZIG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eORYXdR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1m4Y5cF.jpg Mongo II was a BEAST!!! Learn something new everyday. Did it keep solid axles or go IFS like its commercial cousins? |
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I had a M1010 CUCV Ambulance that was a daily driver for a year or so and part-time driver the rest of the time. Loved that thing but the wife didn't until the big winter storm we had years ago...800 pounds of water softener salt in the back over the axle made it a beast in the snow with the Firestone Destination M/T tires I had on it.  Someday I'd love to get another one. 
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Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Learn something new everyday. Did it keep solid axles or go IFS like its commercial cousins? Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE: Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: 1993 GMC CUCV 1.5 5/4 Ton 4x4 Truck 6.2 Diesel W/ 4L80E & 4.56 gears. 37K miles https://i.imgur.com/7vBbZ41.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xguOrnV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/r7mEnNa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/k7rgnva.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CMkaZIG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eORYXdR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1m4Y5cF.jpg Mongo II was a BEAST!!! Learn something new everyday. Did it keep solid axles or go IFS like its commercial cousins? I.F.S. with Very Heavy Duty torsion bars & shocks. It is a 1 + 1/4 ton payload rated truck. (Love throwing out 5/4 just to F' with some people's minds) Them "You mean 3/4 didn't you"? Me "NO - I mean exactly what I said - FIVE Quarter ton load"... I really miss Mongo, but no A/C in Hot & Humid Houston was brutal... |
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That the M-1008 & M-1010 used the same 8 bolt pattern as the HUMVEE wheels was a real boon when the .GOV was surplussing out lots of HUMVEE stuff in the wind down of Iraq & Afghanistan. I know several folks who put their CUCV rides on some PIMPING new rims & rubber with Very significant savings thanks to Uncle Sam... BIGGER_HAMMER 
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LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!!
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!!
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: That the M-1008 & M-1010 used the same 8 bolt pattern as the HUMVEE wheels was a real boon when the .GOV was surplussing out lots of HUMVEE stuff in the wind down of Iraq & Afghanistan. I know several folks who put their CUCV rides on some PIMPING new rims & rubber with Very significant savings thanks to Uncle Sam... BIGGER_HAMMER Isn’t the major downside to HMMWV wheels that they are 16.5” diameter and in general tire options are pretty limited? I guess if one is happy with the so-so military Goodyears. |
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Originally Posted By Boomer: Isn’t the major downside to HMMWV wheels that they are 16.5” diameter and in general tire options are pretty limited? I guess if one is happy with the so-so military Goodyears. No, the OLD military vehicles like the Dodge M-37 weapons carriers and such used the old 16.5" unidirectional lug tires. the GM based CUCVs were 16" eight lug GM rims (except the Blazer based M-1009 which were 15" rims) The 8 Bolt pattern of the CUCV matched the Cargo Trailers M-101A2 which meant you didn't have to have different tires - rims for the Truck & Trailer. & it also matched the HUMVEE also. |
LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!!
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT SHOUTING "HOLY $H!T...WHAT A RIDE"!!
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My current project that I picked up recently. 6.2 intact runs like a top and still 24v. Hope to tear it down this spring to repaint and replace all of the window seals along with all weather stripping. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By HELOBRAVO: I was going to do a Vortec or LS swap but ran across a good deal On a low mileage long block 6.2 out of another M1009. The swap will be pretty easy. Going to pull tranny to clean it up and clean the engine bay up as well. The 6.2 does allI want it to. The guy had a turbo, but I passed. My old motor runs excellently but a previous owner wallowed out a starter mount bolt hole. Not a lot to do about that. It’s a shame, it runs so well. The Starter Bolts are supposed to be Metric, but often mistakenly fractional bolts were installed: the diameter difference caused the starter to move, which ended up wrecking it and often times the flexplate too. |
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Got mine in 2009 and have not done what I wanted to have done to it. Anyway , it’s fun to drive around with. Attached File |
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Just saw a fairly clean one for sale up at Tahoe. Says it's been "converted" to run on diesel or veggie oil. Unfortunately it's also listed at $15k. I have no idea what they are worth. I always thought the Trucks would be perfect for ripping around here. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1074824127393106/ Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By EMSflyer: If someone was to look for a CUCV Blazer what are some things to watch out for that are specific the model, apart from the usual old truck stuff such as rust and leaks? I think there is some somewhat of a buyers’ guide on Steel Soldiers… you definitely want to join their forum! After owning and restoring many a CUCV, with my preferred model being the 1009, in my opinion it boils down to this in a nutshell: Unless the price is too good to pass up, walk away from any vehicle where the owner can’t explain to you the maintenance that’s been done. From my experience, your major failure points are going to be a sticking starter relay (look for the dog head mod to have been done, either that or some properly-devised solution), glow plugs that have never been replaced and have expanded to the point of causing destruction, and “Bubba-fied” hacked up electrical work. None of those are catastrophic, but each will create tremendous headaches for you if the previous owner hasn’t addressed them. Expect there to be rust somewhere, most likely in the footwells, especially if nobody has removed the tarpaper/straw junk that came from the factory. In one day, you can remove all of that black stuff, sand everything down, and get a coat of bedliner on it. The next day throw on another coat, and you’ll have a floor surface that will last at least a few years. If you don’t have any skill working with sheet metal, don’t worry, nor did I. A weekend working with a highly experienced body tech was all it took to teach me everything I needed to know and make me very confident in my abilities. I’ve replaced many a portion of a CUCV floor. After a couple times you’ll see it’s just as easy as an oil change, and less messy. Do not be afraid of excessive floor rot, trust me, I’m not a very mechanically inclined person, and if I can learn how to work sheet metal, so can you! I have already openly confessed that my “keeper” isn’t a stock 1009 (purists, please clutch your pearls!), rather one that has a gas 350 and a Roscommon 12V conversion. It’s an extremely straightforward vehicle my wife can work on without needing to think twice…she’s actually the owner of it and she’s very capable of working on vehicles. I didn’t do any of those modifications, the previous owner was someone who was a Chevy Goodwrench ASE mechanic in the 80s and 90s and really knew his stuff, so all the modifications were done flawlessly. Lesson learned: we looked at three other 1009s that had 12V conversions before we bought this one, and those all looked like they had been done by someone on a weekend afternoon while drinking beer as they tried to splice the wires. I strongly caution you to bring an experienced auto electrical person with you if you plan on looking at anything with a 12V conversion. |
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Attached File I have done the Banks turbo kit on this and it’s a blast to drive. |
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