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  1. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Buddy of mine has two inner fenders for a C10 he doesn't need I might could get for even cheaper - maybe both for $60. Otherwise yep I can get a fender for about $40 and replace the one under the battery side
  2. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    No sir, that's an old photo. I've got a CDR. I'm not really what stage of the teardown I was at in that photo. I can see labels on the wires so that's definitely after I rewired the motor with an intact harness... The alternators were gone in that photo, I'm assuming I was waiting to get them...
  3. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    This is prob the best photo I have of the electric pump that came with the truck. I left it alone cause it worked but I'm pretty sure it's wired kind of sketchy jammed into a fuse box slot that turns on with key in power position. I will have to look tomorrow see how that fuel line is sitting.
  4. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Good call. The bottom of the entire pan is greasy looking, but dead center on the bottom of the inspection plate is where I saw a drop formed. I figure things can only leak from above and blow backwards in the wind driving. I can't really tell where the leak was from. Maybe i need to hit the...
  5. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Now that I've got her driving, I'm fixing small stuff and saving up and finding the time to get my IP rebuilt. It's around $600 to get a local guy to fully rebuild the DB2 for me. Lift pump, is that the mechanical one? That's already swapped to 12V, bleeding the fuel lines was so much nicer...
  6. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    I've only seen salt on the roads 2 days in 5 years (I'm down on the SE coast by South Carolina almost). I'm from up north (Maryland) so I definitely know what salt does to vehicles. Honestly the leak seems really small, a drop or two after a drive I'm not too worried bout. If changing the pan...
  7. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Little bit of an update: I go into first gear now super smooth and take off easy. Thanks @CARC686 - you were exactly right. I idled the truck for about 15-20 minutes to get up to temp checked the dipstick running and had nothing on the stick. Kept her running and added half a quart at a time...
  8. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Funny enough this is EXACTLY what I was looking at earlier. It looked to be the most similar shape to the CUCV jug, and I saw it came in the G30 with 6.2 diesels, figured it was close enough. Drilling is fine, glad to know these work I'll pick one up ASAP and get it on.
  9. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    I will be getting around to replacing the washer fluid res someday, it's pretty nasty, and I like the idea of an upgrade. Will probably do the wiper motor/fluid res and pump all together for a small little weekend win. Right now I'm talking about the coolant overflow jug next to the radiator -...
  10. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    A photo dump from tonight, because why not?
  11. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Yerp, I looked it up you want like 12% of total coolant capacity plus another 6% to account for any thermal expansion. 25qt coolant system, that'd be a 4.5qt minimum bottle. I'll take some measurements of the real estate tonight to figure out if I need something tall or can use something big and...
  12. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Glad I caught my incompetency early - the coolant overflow bottle on the truck is completely shot. (Funny story, I knew the very top and lid were cracked but I threw some coolant in it at the garage right before I finished and 100% of it leaked out onto the floor by my boots. That's how I...
  13. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Good to know. I usually idle for about 5 minutes before I drive off to let her get up to temp some so it should have some fluid in the TC (unless it's low, maybe there isn't enough - it's whenever I come to a stop there's a 50/50 chance it'll rev up before she goes. If she's moving, even slowly...
  14. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    You should have seen it when I first bought it, it had a dog box in the bed. The 8ft whip antenna with the CB is still functioning, I was trying to talk to the Walmart truck drivers last night. The toolbox is also pretty slick, it's got two sets of handles. The bottom handles open the toolbox...
  15. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    You should have seen it when I first bought it, it had a dog box in the bed. The 8ft whip antenna with the CB is still functioning, I was trying to talk to the Walmart truck drivers last night. The toolbox is also pretty slick, it's got two sets of handles. The bottom handles open the toolbox...
  16. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    These photos crack me up a little because typically one spot over from the CUCV is my black 2013 GMC; I took these photos waiting for one of my friends to come give me a ride back up to get my other truck. People thought I sold my black truck
  17. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    I will warm her back up and idle it tonight and check again. It did look like it was seeping around the pan gasket but since it's been home there hasn't been a single drop in the parking lot. I've also got plenty of ATF so topping her off wouldn't cost me anything but time
  18. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Thanks for all the prayers - I got the CUCV home safe and sound. Thursday after I dropped my fiancé off at the airport I went up to the garage to button some things up - reconnected the batteries, filled the transfercase and checked the trans, PS pump, brake fluid, coolant, and oil levels...
  19. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Here's the photos promised: bolted down the transfercase and put the rear driveshaft on tonight. Under the hood you can see I found a makeshift way to hold the batteries down to get home. Buddy of mine has two inner front fenders for sale, gonna probably get those and put em in at home before I...
  20. DarkSeas

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Little update, After a few words and a few hours I got the transfercase back on the CUCV. Tonight I plan on going back to finish bolting it up, putting the driveshafts in, and filling up the case and PS pump. Looking to move the truck out this week over to my place by Saturday, not really sure...
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