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Next up was the wiring and washer tube routing and installation. The washer tube was easy as it would not require any protection. I simply fished it along the inside of the left frame rail up into the engine compartment and hooked it up to the pump. I routed the tube along the rear upper bumper...

Next hurdle was mounting the pass – through for the washer tube. I took some measurements of the fitting and realized that the topper shell was to thick for the fitting. I drilled a pilot hole for my spot face and recessed the hole, then reamed the hole to the final size for the fitting. The...

Next up was figuring out how to get the mount trimmed , fitted and installed. On the S10 Blazers the wiper is installed with 2 bolts and then the shaft itself secures the wiper to the tailgate. The bracket needed to be trimmed as the side facing rubber mount would not be needed as the assembly...

While drilling the pilot hole after getting through the outside shell I encountered metal then the inner shell. Still not knowing what the internal structure consisted of, on a wing and a prayer I went with the up sizing of the hole for the wiper shaft. And a rough layout on the internal shell...

First step was picking the location for mounting. Ideally center-line of the topper would have been best, however There is an overlap of the structure and at the time I was uncertain of what was inside the shell. Due to the direction of travel of the wiper motor I couldn’t go to the left hand...

Was asked about the rear windshield wiper on the M1009 and decided to make a separate thread on it. The parts are from a 2000 Chevy Blazer I got from ebay. I got everything but the connectors so a trip to the local pick a part was needed. Autozone for the pump and Home Depot for the washer tube.

The complete frame was sand blasted and coated by itself. The transmission x-member was done by itself. All of the bolt on brackets were removed and done separately. Jeremy and his guys at Powder & Protective Coatings of Texas here in Dallas has done all my blasting and baking.

I installed the upper plug so that while filling i can watch the original fill access port for proper level prior to it making a mess. Just me being anal.

I got out of order a bit . I rebuilt the front axle. I was going to strip them down completely for powder coating, but decided to check the backlash first. Since the backlash was good I went with a reseal, ball joint,rodend job. New u-joints, installed a fill and drain port on the...

Frame is powder coated flat black. Some before and after pictures.

Corrosion damage pre-sand blasting and post.

Yes it is. I will document the mod, it is from a 2000 Chevy Blazer.

Tub and frame separation.

Going to document this restore here as there are many modifications being performed on this truck. The frame and most everything else related to the frame has been sent for powder coating. Attached are a couple of pictures to show a before and after progression. Sent from my SM-G973U1 using...

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Hadn’t thought of that. Makes sense. Thanks for the fast reply and insight.

Hello All, Been stripping the M1009 frame down for powder coating and was wondering what the purpose of the spacers on the cross member attach bolts are. I at first thought it was a mistake . However after consulting the TM parts manual it shows them . And also I was wondering why the r/h set is...

From the Helpful Threads sticky. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?50568-CUCV-Throttle-Vacuum-Valve-Adjustment

It is a stock chevy tach from a late 1970 series truck. It works great using the Dakota interface. Fyi in my M1009 2750 rpm is 70mph indicated. 68-69 on my digital dashboard app on my phone.

Dakota Digital DSL-2. Summit racing has it for $123