Recent content by HalfaLehman

Out playing in the snow yesterday.

Thanks fellas, it truly is a labor of love.

So I have had the truck on the road for about a month now and have been snuffing out the small issues as they pop up. When we put the front clip on we came to find that the drivers side fender is tweaked(no big deal, just annoying) so Ill be swapping that out at some point as well. I reused...

Finally found some time to get some more work done on the ole cucv. Got everything plumbed and a crossover fabbed up. Engine cranks slowly with one battery and all but starts and runs better than it ever did. Now for some sheet metal and itll be going down the road again...

I put an sm465 behind the 6.2 in my 84' K10 to replace a dead 350 turbo. I love it. Its no speed demon but with 3.73 gears it will cruise 60-65 without screaming too bad. For a toy I would go with another 4 speed, but for a driver you cant beat an nv3500/4500. We have an 89' 1 ton dually...

Some more updates So Im really liking how this project is coming together. The frame repair is complete(Frame repair?! What frame repair!) I have the turbo in place to mock up for the crossover and exhaust, 6.5 injectors installed, turbo oil drain from a banks kit in place, along with a new...

Shes got to breathe! Teaser for things to come...:D

Update So I had a rather productive weekend. I picked up a piece of frame at the local u-pull it for $20, along with a new engine fan, and some turbocharged goodies. We cut out the bent part of the frame and ground off the rivets on the front crossmember on the drivers side to pull it off as...

He hit the opposite curb, panicked, slammed the throttle, and careened across the road into the other car and the porch.

My insurance is paying out for the other car and the porch, but I get nothing. Its nice having your best friend also be your insurance agent, makes things smooth and simple at least. The guy who was driving is buying the parts for the rebuild.

Yeah he totaled the trailblazer too. I work in a truck shop and had our frame guy check it out. Im going to get him a piece of frame and hes going to bolt a piece of channel along the inside of the rail to join the pieces and then weld the seam on the outside the same way we fix the tractor...

This sucks! So I let someone borrow my m1009 the other day and it didnt end well. No one was hurt and the damage is fixable. Other than a bent fan the engine survived. The radiator is screwed but luckily I have a spare. The body panels and rad support are easy to come by. The frame has a...

My M1009 had the same issue when I got it. I had tried adjusting the idle and such with no luck. A diesel mechanic friend of mine recommended that I fill the fuel filter with dieselkleen, start the truck and run it for a few minutes until the pump fills with cleaner, then let the truck sit...

Now that you mention it I do believe that's where the previous owner said he got it from.

Its supposed to have been an ex prison patrol truck. I can just barely make out PA Dept Of Corrections under the grey spray bomb on the doors, but not the prison name.