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  1. tankie88

    M1009 Exhaust

    I had a complete stainless steel system made 6 years ago using the original system as a pattern.With flowmaster mufflers.Not had one prob yet.Quiet on tick over and cracks off nice when putting your foot down.:whistle:
  2. tankie88

    New M1009 CUCV owner!!

    For rust proofing i always use diesel/old motor oil mix and spray the whole underneath of my blazer.I also do the same for the inside of the rocker panels,after popping the rubber buffers off on the door frame.
  3. tankie88

    Another trans question.

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  4. tankie88

    Another trans question.

    2 years ago my trans was working properly until i dropped the trans to fit a new flex plate.After it would shift up the gears quick and not shift down until i hit the kickdown.Then it would kickdown 2 gears sometimes.After reading all the trans probs athers were having i changed all the rubber...
  5. tankie88

    m1009 Vin locations...

    I've just stumbled onto a 8 digit number stamped on the R/H side of the chassis rail under the passenger seat....14072632.Dunno if that is the last 8 of the vin number on mine.
  6. tankie88

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    Slipped on a full set of Runway Enduro A/T's.The 2nd set in 6 years.Next job is to replace the complete load bay floor and tail pan.
  7. tankie88

    Has anyone had a fender bender?

    Some old knacker pulled out in front of me 3 years ago in a Ford Escort.Needless to say he won't be doing it again in that car.I hit him doing about 30 mph.Got him right in the L/H front fender.Bent his Escort like a banana and knocked him onto the other side of the road.The old guy said that he...
  8. tankie88

    New CUCV owner - Transmission and engine questions

    Sorry i don't have a part number.We had a cherokee jeep in the yard going to the scrapyard,so i tryed a headlight...and they fitted.
  9. tankie88

    New CUCV owner - Transmission and engine questions

    The headlamps are the same as fitted to Cherokee jeeps.I get most of my spares from Germany as i'm in the UK.
  10. tankie88

    What do your neighbors and other drivers think of your CUCV

    Well, being on this side of the pond most vehicles are the size of a shoe box.So i get loads of room on the roads.People avoid me like the plague.Seeing the M1009 is not a common vehicle over here people don't tend to pull out/tailgate or drive slow in front of me.As for her majesties local...
  11. tankie88

    D.Side Rear Shock Removal CUCV

    My bolt head was hex on mine and on the outside.The nut was on the inside of the chassis rail.
  12. tankie88

    D.Side Rear Shock Removal CUCV

    My rear shocks came with new nuts and bolts.So i just ground off the bolt head and knocked the rest through and fitted a new nut and bolt.
  13. tankie88

    replacing cucv flex plate, any easy ways??

    Did mine last year.Was about 6 teeth missing all because a bolt was broken off on the starter.Took 2 of us 2.5 hours to change with a transmission jack.
  14. tankie88

    Correct trailer for a M1009

    Here's the 09 and trailer after the paint job.
  15. tankie88

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    Had my radiator re-cored............cost! £444.00.That's $692 for you people that side of the pond.A brand new one from Germany would have cost me £445 + shipping.From the states i dread to think what it would have cost me.
  16. tankie88

    needing fuel gauge

    My gauge went haywire one day.It was showing less than was in the tank.Found the cause in 5 mins.It was a bad ground where the ground wire comes off the tank sender unit.The screw/bolt on the chassis rail was rotted through.New bolt/screw,new hole,new connector job done.
  17. tankie88

    CUCV VIN Number Plate.........

    I've never found the VIN number any where on the chassis.Would be nice to find it.
  18. tankie88

    Lawn Care Tips

    Concrete the lawn.......job done:D
  19. tankie88

    replacement body panels

    So far i've had a new front fender(made in taiwan),rocker panels(made in taiwan),oil filter(mexico),Brake pads(mexico),rear spring shackles(taiwan). Is the US going the same way as us here in England.Everything made in Taiwan/China?
  20. tankie88

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    Fitted new rear shackles on the rear springs.The inside parts of both shackles had rusted away.Oh and a rear prop UJ.
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