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IMO, leave the frame and body mostly untouched. Consider adding some type of streamlining nose or cropping the front corners. It is a wide trailer and that extra width causes a lot of drag at higher speeds. These were meant to run behind Hummers, a similarly wide vehicle. Swap the tires to...

Could be a simple as a set of new brushes. My 75 Chevy C10 had random no start issues. Turned out a set of brushes for $5 fixed the problem. The diagram in the GM CUCV parts book shows brushes that look very similar to the ones I replaced.

This was discussed over on a Chevy PU forum. Those seals were often added by a dealer if the buyer of a new truck was having leakage issues. Not often installed on new trucks as standard. Neither my M1008 or 75 C10 have the optional door seals. Might be worth getting new rubber for the cab...

Another contact problem can be between the little wires on the bulb base and the contacts in the twist connector. Sometimes the little wires like to move sideways enough to miss the contacts. And I think the wires on the newer bulbs may be just a little thinner then the 80's versions. If you...

Electrical working, upgraded/replaced wiring, now electrical problems? Double check all your upgrades. Might have missed a connection or knocked one loose you didn't intend on touching. No alt light. Verify the bulb is good. Oddly, the stock alt needs the little bit of current through...

One point in favor of the M101 family is the tub is easy to remove if you want to make a custom trailer. Here is my M101A1 with the tub off while I was fixing it up. One of my first GL purchases. There is enough room under the tail for a spare tire carrier. The green was a clearance gallon...

Stop leak can work, but it should be considered buying time while you gather parts for a proper fix. Also plan on doing a full flush as part of your proper repair. I used some on a 75 C10 with AC to shift the need for a heater core replacement from mid winter to warmer weather. But when it...

If the passenger side is as good as the drivers, looks like a decent deal. Since you have square Chevy PU experience, you already know most of the rust check points. This is basically an 84 K30 with a few military mods. The tires on that one are probably worth at least a quarter of the...

Might consider running a wire from the switched side of the starter to an indicator in the cab. That way you will know if the starter is still powered after start. Likely need to be a wide voltage LED as you probably don't have full volts when the starter is engaged. It could also be a...

Video wouldn't play for me. What year Ford? Does it have a relay setup for the trailer lights? If so, check that first. When I was running those aftermarket controllers for trailers on my 09 Ford Escape, they frequently failed in weird ways. After discovering it had a complete factory setup...

Don't overlook the possibility that the meltdown happened because the starter/solenoid stuck on or otherwise developed an electrical fault and burned up the wiring.

If you are doing a trans pull and overhaul anyway, might want to check out the 4L80E swap thread in the CUCV Helpful thread sticky.

The Gen light current also serves as the excite current for the alternator. It isn't a military thing, it is how GM alts worked in that time era. If your civilian GM vehicle has idiot lights, same thing. If it has an amp/volt gauge, then there was a resistor added that served the same...

Probably on a repaint. More of an OSU orange guy. But that will wait until most of the mechanical work is done. For all of its redness, the paint is in pretty good condition.

Might be better to think of the truck as the vehicle that allows you and your crew to carry all the supplies such as food, water, fuel, clothes, etc that you will need during your rescue operations, all while towing the boat(s) needed for the actual rescues. If that truck and its fording gear...

This part of the back of the inner front wheel well.

Could well be. The FD in question is a volunteer outfit in Wheeler Arkansas. Guessing it is a standard size for them but they way it is installed, can't see it being safe for heavy towing. Planning on removing it.

A common rust point on the civilian version of these trucks is below the battery tray. Water flows off the hood and into the gap between hood and fender, runs off the battery picking up any acid seepage and carrying it down below. Over time, it will rot out the front of the inner wheel well and...

Recently purchased a former FD CUCV. One of the attractions for me is the included brush fire rig. Plus already familiar with the Chevy square body trucks. Hopefully the pump setup won't be too much trouble to get running again. The pump motor does turn over. Story I got was PO purchased...

The big caution I have to offer is if it starts, don't get so enamored by the nice rumble of a running motor that you forget the no radiator part. Would really suck if the result of this experiment was to discover you used to have a nice motor and now have the rebuild overheated motor project...