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  1. AlexFolino

    Wiring, need a little help

    Hello, i was wondering if anybody can take a picture of the back of each alternator on their running M1008 and show exactly where all the wires go i.e to the blocks, grounds, etc and where they end up i.e firewall, frame ground, etc.. I cant get my printer to work to print the schematics and i...
  2. AlexFolino

    4" lift on the M1008

    Finally got 4" front springs, 4" rear block. 4" extended shocks. Only problem im having is the u bolts i bought from a friend are u shaped and not the factory square u bolt. Not only to mention they are not long enough to go over the block and the CUCV springs. What have any of you done in...
  3. AlexFolino

    Going to turbo the M1008

    Finally going to turbo this bad boy. I got a GM 4 from a 95 6.5L and all its related parts. Being its a stock motor i know to go no more than 10psi and no more than 1000F egt (atleast what im told). I searched the forums tonight on peoples conversions but im still stuck on some things. What...
  4. AlexFolino

    Making this truck a daily driver

    I love my M1008.. i look forward to taking it to work everyday. Only problem is i work 25minutes away and its 90% highway. I can do 55 all day long but its just still to unstreetable. I plan on working a lot of extra overtime soon so have money to make this truck a true daily driver which...
  5. AlexFolino

    Seen 3 M1008s in Pittsburgh PA, anybody from here?

    I have a M1008 that im currently working on and its an electrical mess with the alternators thats im trying to figure out, but on a side note i seen 3 today and was wondering if its anybody from here? They clearly were not trucks from a base either and the people that were driving them were in...
  6. AlexFolino

    Need some pictures

    Well the CUCV M1008 i have is finally legal. Now i need to get the charging system correct. I bought 2 new batteries for it however the truck will be dead after its started(alternators and or wiring). The problem is the truck is an electrical mess going to the alternators. I have a big red...
  7. AlexFolino

    Turn signal problems

    I have a 1986 m1008 CUCV. Truck has turn signals on the driver side front to back however on the RIGHT side i have no marker or front turn signal light, i do have the rear reverse and brake light but no turn signal. Basically turn signals are inop on the passenger side. I changed all the bulbs...
  8. AlexFolino

    Rpms

    First post here (love the site!) and i recently bought a M1008. I know this truck has 4:56 in the rear. This truck will see highway driving about 20-30miles round trip everyday. Do i need to worry about anything considering it is a diesel and the rpms are going to be high around 55mph...
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