Molested CUCV's

So are most Cucv's molested? I have 2 and it looks like both of them have been gone through. I can tell because there not factory screws where there should be and so on. When I go on government liquidation a lot of them look molested also.... Any horror stories?

Mine is all original and am trying to keep it that way,except that I painted it carc green, no camo.
dstang do you have a lead on a scrap yard in RI that has a few cucv's?

We've had 3-the M1009 we got from Alabama GL was perfect (in terms of molestation).

The M1008 we got from a fire dept. sale on GSA......... well......... a disaster.

The other M1008 we got from a local GSA (or gov deals, can't remember) was not really rigged but absolutely destroyed in terms of condition.

If possible you REALLY need to preview the vehicles on GSA. They have a nasty habit of putting vehicles in the normal category when they should be in the Scrap/Salvage category. One M1009 I bought was missing the doors, seats, gauges, dash pad, alternators, PS pump, radiator, and many other parts.

There is an '09 at a salvage yard in Ft. Wayne In.

I "fondle" my cucv occassionally, never actually "molested" one.

Of the thirteen or so that I processed, very few were 'unmolested' most had one version or another of "field modifications" done to keep them going and when they stopped being able to move under their own power....well...... like treading water in a pool of pirana......

GL Cucvs, of the five I've had from there 4 had bent d/s, one was missing the fuel tank, one had a hole DRILLED in the fuel tank, one had an electrical fire under the hood, 3 had all the wires cut and or missing alternators and starters, missing or dead batteries, cracked tailshaft extension housing. Cracked w/s, missing door panels and glass, missing tailgates. Missing or torn dash pads and seats, missing glow plug circuits or cards, only one (Picatinny bought) was complete and fired right up. Bough another 3 GL CUCVs as SCRAP and assumed as much although one was perfect except no front axle! GSA, wow, watch out. One missing trans and transfer case, one with a truly "broken transmission" (case cracked), missing glow plugs and wiring for glow plug circuit. State auctions: severe rust (former plow trucks) Private sale (wrong injector pump, wrong title, severe rust) parts truck. However some times you get pleasant surprises, 2 new batteries (state CUCV) 4 new tires (GL) and 2 new tires (GL) easy to get titles (GSA and state), recovered seat (state CUCV) NO RUST (GL and GSA). Because of all the possible scenarios it is best to preview them before bidding, and if not take that into consideration when bidding. I have been able to bring back to life all but one (private sale CUCV) of the 10 I've had. Use common sense and assume most GL and GSA CUCVS are NON running unless you actually preview them.

i think i got lucky on my M1008 it had nothing wrong it save for a bent drive shaft and needing a battery,everything was there they even put new seat covers on the truck.

doghead said:

I "fondle" my cucv occassionally, never actually "molested" one.

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that is funny

doghead said:

I "fondle" my cucv occassionally, never actually "molested" one.

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lol I touch mine all the time.

But seriously I was under the impression that these vehicles were taken care of. Then i look at mine and everything at one time was touched with missing srews, or broken tabs or just "jerry Riged" It just bothers me. How much easier could GM have made it to work on these trucks???????

I've bought 20 or so CUCVs' so far and all but 3 were ok. meaning they either ran or needed minimal work to get them running, I guess I'm lucky.