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All OEM 205's had the 1.96:1 ratio. 3.0:1 is an aftermarket conversion. The roll bar you mention you saw was the correct orientation. That's the way every one I've ever seen was installed...including some fairly pristine trucks with tops that had never been off. I say put larger tires on and...

The fiberglass top just crushes in a roll over. It's no protection. Seen pictures of it several times over on Colorado K5 - Full-Size GM 4x4 Restoration and Off Road Community . The half cab was the roll bar and the idea was that it would pivot off of that and keep the rear seat occupants...

Well, sounds like it definitely has a dubious history. All I'm saying is there's nothing wrong with a 12v start system on one of these trucks. Plenty of guys drive civilian 6.2L's every day in colder climates and places than NJ and their trucks start just fine. Unscrew the previous owners'...

More of them came in 12v than in 24v. Comparing the hacked up wiring of a 24 to 12v conversion done by people of dubious skills to a real 12v setup is fallacious. The proper 24 to 12v conversion would be better than the crap it sounds like some of your vehicle's previous owners decided to...

Eh, depends. If the shop can do 3" then it probably isn't that expensive. In San Diego most shops didn't even blink at 3" exhaust pipes. Here the rednecks are like, "gooooolllleeeee that's beeeg!" Literally a few shops I called didn't even know what mandrel bending was. One told me it...

Gibson has a 3" single kit that would work...only trouble is the thing is meant to have a cat on it as it's meant for gas trucks. So you'd need a Y pipe and pipe that goes back to the kit. REALLY nice would be to find a good shop that does pipe bending and just have them do it. Unfortunately...

Yep. Most after market mufflers have offset mufflers like these. Offset inlet/outlet is more common than center/center actually. Maremont, maker of the genuine Cherry Bombs, has a part number exactly correct for us. I have it on my CarDomain page which you can access through my profile. I...

The 24v system works well. However if you have nothing else 24v it's a bit of the odd man out. Not to mention you can't just go to NAPA and buy the alternator and starter. 12v can be fine if the conversion is done well. Heck, you can even convert it to use standard GM parts that CAN be...

Looks good man. Comparing a 6.2L and a Cummins is sort of like comparing a 292 I6 and a 454 Big Block. Just two completely different animals for completely different things. 6.2L = diesel engine meant to replace small block V8 gasser motors in early 80's GM trucks 5.9L = diesel dump truck...

Hate to point out the obvious but I think kenny is referring to the altered from mil-spec charging system the guy says he has. If it was still some form of 24v it obviously wouldn't be working correctly in the configuration he described.

Do a search. There was a Canadian member on here a while back who had a similar setup to mine on his M1009. Stock pipe with replacement Cherry Bombs/glass packs. He had a video or two of his being driven. I've only ever heard mine from inside...which sounds exactly like stock the engine is...

Yep, a single 3" will out flow a similarly bent 2.5" dual setup every day. Less surface area in the pipes to cause drag/backpressure. jag, all I did on Big Ugly was cut and beat off the original mufflers and put some Cherry Bombs in place. Lost probably 60lbs of weight and the...

Big Ugly does the same thing. When you turn your headlights on does a "light bulb" light appear on the dash?

Never heard of them myself. I will warn you...be sure to ask where the trucks are from. I've gotten the distinct impression from a lot of local law enforcement and NG/Reserve members that I've spoken with about Big Ugly that the CUCV's here in Michigan were NOT taken care of. Rust is common.

Oh yeah, NAPA and Rock Auto mention two different master cylinders with 1605 and 1925 on them...any one know where these numbers would be? Cast in? Can't really see anything on mine. Interestingly the cap has a warning stamped into it about only using DOT 5. But the way the fluid sucked up...

I sorta lucked out. DOT 3. The stuff looked like old DOT 3 and instantly absorbed the water I poured in. Definitely not DOT 5. DOT 5 is better but I had an unopened container of DOT 3 on the shelf. Works for now. Not a sign of any DOT 5 markings either. Yeah, I know those aren't...

So somewhere in the meantime since I last checked my brake fluid my parking brake light has started coming on intermittently. Brakes still seem to work fine. Checked the reservoir on the master cylinder and the rear is mostly full while the front is very low... ...which I think means the...

Treat them right, rotate them every oil change, figure out and maintain the proper air pressure, and they should last a good long while. I knew a guy with a V10 Dodge Ram 2500 who got 30k out of each of two sets of them. Then again I've known folks who got 10k out of a set but they abused...

Well, lemme put it this way "flex decently"* *compared to an IFS truck, stiffly sprung modern trucks, and a lot of SWB rigs. (People see 1 ton and figure it rides like a brick wagon and flexes like one too.) You need to join Colorado K5 - Full-Size GM 4x4 Restoration and Off Road...

Use a cutting blade on an electric grinder. SOOOOO much nicer to use. Skip Superstiff's stuff. Even their supposed "good ride" new stuff is pretty stiff. The hot setup is Tuff Country HD. Decent ride without sagging and holds up to the heavy curb weight of these fat pigs. Frankly I'd just...