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Only cost me $85 too. If you've been following along at home you will recall I had a Nostalgic Air Parts A/C kit installed in my M1009. This led to some electrical issues. Apparently there was a short under the dash that was aggravated by the A/C install. I had the truck towed back to the...

Ok, this is a bit of a spinoff of a post from another thread http://www.steelsoldiers.com/598751-post15.html Long story short, I had an AC kit installed in my M1009. Started and ran great for the first 3 or 4 starts. I had left the blower motor on full power when I shut it off, and the...

So today was the big day... I was going to install my Nostalgic Air Parts air conditioner. I spent about 2 hours taking apart the dash and radiator shroud, and finally realized I was in WAAAAY over my head. So I took it to a local A/C shop. They quoted me $500 for the install, and it seems...

I've heard from many sources that the OD Iron instructions taht come with the A/C kit leave a lot to be desired. I've found another set of instructions for installing an aftermarket AC that seem to be a lot more detailed, though I'm not sure how well they correspond to the ODI kit. I figured...

I was looking to put an OD Iron kit in my M1009, but about a week ago they jacked the prices up $400. Shopping around I found another company, Nostalgic Air Parts, which also has a "drop-in" (as much as is possible I suppose) CUCV A/C kit specifically for dual alternator setups like ours. I...

I'm looking to upgrade my headlights. I got an HID kit for my GTO and am EXTREMELY happy with them. I'm wondering if there is a similar kit that would work with a CUCV? I'm not looking for that blue light ricey crap, just a VERY bright headlight. If there is no such thing as an HID kit, what...

Ok, so here's the deal... I'm looking to install an OD Iron kit when I get back from deployment in the beginning of May. Looking at the weekend of the 15th-16th, or 22nd-23rd. I'm officially soliciting help from ANYONE in the area who has the know-how to help me out with this project. I will...

Is it heresy to civilianize a M1009? The more and more I'm looking at where I want to go with it, the more it's starting to look like a more civilianized truck. I'd like some inspiration as to where to go with it.

So I spent all day working on my M1009, and it's worse off because of it. First thing I did was install my new dashboard. It's a decent piece, but it looks like **** right now. It's wavy and does not fit correctly around the instrument bezel. I think part of it has to do with the speaker...

I bought a new dash pad off ebay to replace my rotted one. I was expecting a much lighter gray, but the thing arrived with a very nice dark gray color on it. My original plan was to paint the dash and door panels tan for sun/heat protection, but I am really liking this gray, so I'm considering...

Ok, so you probably remember my thread from a few days ago about replacing the door hinge pins and bushings. Well I ended up just taking the door off by removing the bolts from the door side hinges while leaving the body side hinge piece in place. I made short work of the old pins and...

I'm trying to replace the door hinge pins and bushings on my M1009 and I can't get them out to save my life! I spent an hour trying to get the top one out of the driver's side door and failed miserably! It gets about an inch up and then starts hitting the inside of the door. I got it about...

I bought a Rally 1200w inverter from inverters R us for my M1009 (well, actually bought TWO, but since the first one was stolen off my front porch, end result is I have ONE in hand, but that's neither here nor there) My initial plan was to put it in the hole on the passenger side of the dash...

Here's my situation... on the first start of the day, or any start after sitting ~4+ hours, my M1009 absolutely HOWLS. I changed the belts and lubricated them with belt conditioner, but it hasn't changed anything. It only makes the noise when the glow plugs engage and the volt meter drops, and...

Ok, today I removed the interior from my M1009 and proceeded to repair/refinish it. It came with a rubber mat and under the mat was 1/2" of foam, similar to what is used in couch cushions. The foam was pretty wet, and probably has been for quite some time, and there was a lot of wet dirt...

I'm looking for options for Air Conditioning for my M1009. Two promising ones seem to be the Vintage Air Mark IV under-dash kit, and the OD Iron CUCV kit. I've got a few special considerations for any AC I put in. 1. I have replaced the dash with a custom unit, so factory ducting most likely...

My M1009 is leaking AT LEAST power steering fluid sieve! It also appears to be leaking transmission fluid and my coolant is magically disappearing, though I haven't seen any evidence on the ground of it. Looks like some or most of the cooling lines going to the radiator seem to be the...

My 1009 is about to go on a road trip. With the wind noise and all I can't really hear the engine over 65mph or so to get a read on how I'm doing RPM wise. Am I safe up to 80, or is that beating the horse a bit too much? The TM says 55, but that's for ALL CUCVs. I know the 1009s have some...

I've got M1009 that I think would benefit greatly from some significant seafoaming... where in the intake system would be the best place to introduce such a magical concoction?

I'm seriously considering getting an A/C kit, probably the ODIron one. On a scale of 1 to "OMFG I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy" how tough is this for a NOVICE to install?