Recent content by RedM1008Fire

I believe you are correct that the wire connects to the power block on the firewall. I'm just not sure what it is for, everything seems to work without it connected. Is it relatively easy to remove the interior fuse block to trace the incoming wire?

Picture of the bulkhead connector and end of wire sitting on inner fender. Both ends look factory. The red wire spade terminal inside the bulkhead connector matches the other terminals.

I'm working on reassembling my M1008 but there is 1 wire I can't chase down in the wiring diagrams. It is a red wire on the rear service lighting connector at the fuse block bulkhead in the engine bay. On my connector there are 7 total wires. 4 wires for the rear lights, 2 wires for the black...

Torq Axle is the manufacturer. Great customer service. Had a question about lug nuts and they helped me figure out the correct shoulder length to match up with the Ram rotors. http://www.torqaxle.com/brake-kits/

I obviously have no drive time in the truck yet but I think you should make the swap. I originally wanted a crew cab to swap but came across this current truck first. Don't have a photo of the front axle clean up but it was in much better condition than the rear. Only needed a wire wheeling...

Dropped the front Dana 60 axle. Axle was in really nice shape but I didn't want the 4.56 ratio so I sold them to a coworker. Winter quickly set in after that and the truck looked like this for a few months.

I hear you on that, paint takes weeks to finally wear off!

I've been using POR-15 for years and haven't had any issues with it but I find the key is the prep work. I always sand blast or wire wheel to remove rust, use POR degreaser, and finish up with POR metal prep. I think the metal prep is the most important part of the process. Also waiting for the...

The nice thing about this swap is the amount of knowledge and swap specific parts available just for 73-87 Chevy trucks. Found a better picture of the axle with truss/bridge and brakes installed. Added a 3/8" think diff cover as well. Bed removal was easy with the military cargo hooks...

Thanks all for the words of advice. I've been planning this project for about 10 years and just recently ran across all the parts needed and for cheap. Original idea was to keep this project cheap too but we all know how that works. Order of purchase 1994 Ram 3500 NV4500 1995 Cummins 12 valve...

Thanks for the warm welcome. I started a build thread over in the CUCV hot rodding section.

Recently started a 12 valve Cummins swap on my 1986 M1008 ex-fire truck. Thought I would start a build thread. Won the truck on auction. 93,000 miles. Original plan was to sell but the history of the truck was too neat to pass up. End goal of the project is to have an all around solid truck...

Just saying hi. Recently purchased an M1008 from a fire department at a gov auction. Already tore it down to rebuild and will have to post a build thread. Attached is a picture from when I bought it. Already have utilized lots of information from this great site in teardown.