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got a fuel/water can installed in the back of the 09, must have been there before as the hole pattern was perfect already

went to the junk yard and got an ash tray, painted it and cut it open a bit more. lined it with felt for cell phone storage.

also put another bell weatherproof 12 volt socket

took of the steering wheel again, replaced the signal cam, the main assembly also and re painted everything. put in a grant blk on blk steering wheel a 13.5. frees up some more leg room. I hope I dont get kicked out for the grant wheel, lol.

got a couple lock boxes for the cucv and painted hem up in trunk paint then olive drab. plan on mounting them and doing the vac lines ater today. been on duty and need a nap after 30 hours, lol

im having the same issue with late shifts. I plan on looking for the easy fix first, so later today I think ill pull the air cleaner and try to hunt down those lines, pull them off and take them into auto zone for correct size matching. Hope this works

rekeyed the locks, painted door panels, putting steering wheel back on. removing rust, painting and repairing dash, vac lines later today

cool thanks for the input guys

very good info here

real clean truck

this is interesting, i had heard you could use atf but never heard add some motor oil. i think i may try adding a little atff and motor oil just to see what it does

Just wanted to say hello and thanks for having me here. pick up my m1009 this weekend and cant wait. I have already got the doghead mod parts to change out on her when I arrive! thanks for all the insight into these trucks! by the way im located in southern ca, if anyone else finds...

sounds good charlie, thanks

sorry double tap

Charlie, How much for a finished skeleton are you asking? Also If I want to remove the shell on the m1009 do I need to unbolt the skeleton and basket to do so, or can everything stay in place? I would like it to be one single piece and wasnt sure from the pics or description. I like the...

That sounds good. Is this for the arm or the whole skeleton?

Mudman, good heads up on the suburban tank size. But please clarify for me, when you refer mounting where the spare tire is do you mean where the spare is on a civilian model? Im assuming thats what you mean, underneath the body in the center rear of a suburban? Because as im aware all...

just have a body shop cut out a hole and have a another fuel door put in. Thats would be pretty simple for a shop. I would imagine there must also be some way to have the auxiliary tank fill the main tank. either by switch like planes and rv's or a manual throw lever. Maybe even an automatic...

This looks like a great idea. I was looking into extra fuel tanks, would like at least 20 gallons but this is money. Heres a question though maybe I missed this somewhere. Will an m1009 accept an additional take, is there enough space already? If yes im guessing the m1008 had models that...

I understand. I also sent a PM to RIKI asking if he thought f doing just the arm, but never heard back. My m1009 is on its way to AZ this weekend, so I wont get it for another week or so. But as soon as its in california its going straight into the folks shop. I will update as things...