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  1. maritimer

    Gwinnett Sheriff's SWAT M114 video

    hmmmmm, thanks for the link, if you dotn mind me asking what kinda specs as far as electronics, operational/role specific upgrades did you make to the original m114 apc to get it to well what was pictured. fee lfree to pm me
  2. maritimer

    Gwinnett Sheriff's SWAT M114 video

    excellent job wgtactical, whats the civvy price for one of them toys?
  3. maritimer

    Lights

    on the lower left side of your dash is the blackout lights controls or b/o lights switches * depending on where your from. the switch closest tot he steering wheel is the main power switch if it is labeled it will be somthing like top= service, middle = all off, bottom = b/o only. the switch is...
  4. maritimer

    good either injector.

    x2 on the arctic kit.
  5. maritimer

    High Mobility Combat Vehicle: XR311

    wowo thats kinda cool, never seen or heard of them before. wouldnt mind owning one of them just for the coolness factor
  6. maritimer

    Adding a Winch

    i picked up a superwinch 8500lb winch for mine its 12v and i run it off the front batt, till i can find/affford a 24v winch in the 10000lb area. for the install i used some heavy steel bars mounted just behind the bumper between the frame rails then made a mounting bracket that attaches the...
  7. maritimer

    Fuel injected or carburated?

    i have done alot of research into adding a turbo to my m1009 for when i use it for pulling, and after looking around it is an "easy" job if you know your way around a truck and a set of tools, but it has lots of little pin the butts. plan at least a weekend of down time if by your self. thats if...
  8. maritimer

    Advantages of 24v

    i like it cause its cool, its military spec, and i can boost my moms boy freinds boat, crossing my fingers i havent had to try and find any 24v starters here yet
  9. maritimer

    need front drive shaft.

    the cv joint in mine doesnt look to hard to change out, napa sells them fairly cheap i would think with a good vise and a hammer or u-joint puller it would be a sinch tochance out
  10. maritimer

    FAQ Thread for CUCV's

    when replacing the fuel lift pump on the cucv the little mettle rod that actuates the pump must be inserted fully into its little hole to get it to stay up in place put a little wheel bearign grease on the end that slides in
  11. maritimer

    cant find lift kit for M1008

    if your going add-a-leafs the individual leafs from a sprung axle of a school buss or 5 ton straight truck, are wide enough and if your using the leafs fro ma straight truck the second and thrid down per pack are the right length ; )
  12. maritimer

    need front drive shaft.

    front shaft from a ciivvy blazer of the same year should be a direct fit
  13. maritimer

    BROKEN!! do I really want to keep my M1009 anymore

    well its a 20 somthing year old vehicle you can either keep sinking money int oit when it needs repairs, or buy another one thats in better shape and use your original as a spare parts truck :) personally with mine its almost impossible to find one up here and when i can there in the 6-7K range...
  14. maritimer

    When wife says "Merry Christmas Honey", run....

    hey i got me a cas eof duct tap, you pay the shipping its yours LOL
  15. maritimer

    M1009 Auction

    the front tires will NOT fit on a dolly, and IIRC it just barely fits on the full trailer but is over weight. best bet is a tow bar of wrecker
  16. maritimer

    Fluid running down firewall!?!

    up here its about $125 for the hydrobooster, and a couple hours to install it and some new fluid
  17. maritimer

    transfer case fluid

    ok figure i have it out might as well change it. what do i use ATF or 80w90
  18. maritimer

    well got pics of the snapped transmission, here ya go folks

    from what i can tell the 6 month old napa HD u-joint on the ddriveshaft at the trans let go driveshaft went free and grabed ahold of the transfercase and snapped the transmission, i think thats roughyl how it played out wasnt underneath the truck at the time lol
  19. maritimer

    well got pics of the snapped transmission, here ya go folks

    anyway that i can prevent it as i do ALOT of hard working both off road and on road
  20. maritimer

    well got pics of the snapped transmission, here ya go folks

    dunno, one ear of the slip yoke was mising the u-joint disapeared in pieces,
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