Recent content by 45 Scotty

So I went ahead and split the outer pole, welded one side up, I found I could use a .015 brass shim between the two poles, with my miller 210 turned down all the way I didn't get much burn thru. I got one end, on one pole done, 1/6. But now I'm out of shielding gas, it always something. Living...

It's a circus, the construction industry.

No he works 4/10, unless he has overtime. He drives out early on Monday, heads home Thursday night. He gets per diem, he's a IBEW Journeyman, an electrician. Currently with Yellowstone. He thought he was done there a while back, he even released his crew, then they added a few more little...

My older son has been working in Miles city for a year and a half, on the hospital there. He's in Billings. I live in Absarokee

Maybe this should be in the CUCV threads? If so, feel free to move it, or I could just repost it there?

These are the poles for the top, which are rusted together, I'm at a loss for how to separate them. A couple days half a can of liquid wrench, torch, improvised slide hammer, haven't budged. Thinking about splitting the outer tube with a thin Dremel disc, then welding the tube shut. I am open to...

After purchase I found a cheap 97 k3500 to use as a donor, but then I got what I hope was a good deal on a 94 6bt, which I haven't torn into yet. Current plan is to use the 4L80 and it's TC, out of the 97,married to the 6bt

There she is, 86 Chevy CUCV, M1008, fully kitted up with the jump seats and poles for the rear cover. Did not come with the cover tho

Ok, but not sure how, I'm kind of a luddite

My name is Scott, I'm in southern Montana. I have had a M1008, for a while. Unfortunately the que has prevented much from being done. It needs a little cut and weld, body work, and I'm planning a power train upgrade on it.