If all goes well, as of the first of the new year, Colorado will not require a State issued license plate to be displayed on a registered Military Vehicle. They will use the manufacturer issued VIN and Govt' issued S/N for identification purposes. This will not be a substitute for registration, the State still wants your money. This way, they do not have to print a plate, and will save money. Contact a State Representitive or Congressperson to get this approved in your State. There are a few other States that already have this provsion in place. BTW, I keep mine in the jockey box anyway, with the registration and proof of insurance.
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Jonathan (The Anti-Bobber)
Secretary/Newsletter Editor, M.V.C.C. Denver, Colorado www.mvcconline.org
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U.S. ARMY 01/74-12/79
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A Veteran - Whether Active Duty, Retired, National Guard or Reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life". That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand that."
Jon,
Sounds Good, Rice is my Rep. and I will get with him on this issue. See you at the next MVCC meeting. Looking forward to driving to and surrounding the capital with all.
Now for my rant:
I still think its just wrong to be required to emission my M1009 evey year in Colorado when its a fedrerally emission exempt vehicle (says so on the engine and in the engine compartment). The tech who ran the test told me that it could not fail do to the exemption.
So I'm required to pay for this state required test for clean air and to keep the emission people employeed, and so the state can receive another fee (the new P.C. word for TAX).
Not everyone in colorado is required to get the test, just the unlucky ones who live in a area selected by the state legilature. I'm ok with emmissions just don't agree with having to do it on an exempt vehicle. If this is not stopped the lawnmowwer will be next.....I can see it now a speical line at the testing place........
Here is mine. I used a piece of instrumentation angle iron from Lowe's. You can get it one foot sections like I did or a 2 ft section and cut it in half. I then took some 5/16" x 1' all thread rod and some flat washers and nuts. Assembly is pretty straight forward. Because I'm building a back bumper that will hold the plate I didn't want to drill any new holes so I used the ones that mount that access panel for the tailgate.
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1986 CUCV M1009
1986 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4 with a 6.2/TH400
1984 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser
2007 XR650L
1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
MEP-002 Gen Set
M101A2
Drill two holes for the plate on eitherside of the blackout lights since you most likely dont use them anyways. 1/2 of the black out light will be covered but doesnt matter.
Get a light and mount it to the bumber on the side of the plate and tap into your driving lights. If you dont feel comfortable with that then add add a switch to turn on your lights at night.
in the right front window of the 819, tractors are not required to have plates on the rear
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Ron
Gainesville, Ga. vietnam-1/66-8/68
"Technical Manuals are the path to Illumination...
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42 5t? autocar tractor, gone
43m20, 12t, converted to tractor, gone
52m52, tractor, gone
73m819, tractor/wrecker AKA Wrecked Wrecker
77xm977 10t 8x8, to be a xm 983 sold
What ever else that can be drug home Use CUCVs, a small step below BOBBERS as wheel chocks
GOD help the MV world if i win the LOTTERY
LONG LIVE BIG GREEN IRON
Being a CUCV plus being under some rules for vehicles under 1986 or 85, your State may not need you to modify. Check your State DMV and its laws on Mvs. Please people, I said 85/86 for my state laws. Federal laws just requires seatbelts for vehicles made after a certain year.
Id check your state requirments on mods for Mvs.
