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  1. Mainsail

    M1009 in its natural environment

    Natural environment?
  2. Mainsail

    Bought used M1102 trailer, (was) missing serial or VIN.

    I think Eastern Surplus has blank dataplates for the 1101s and 1102s
  3. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Drove to work in the rain yesterday, which was much more sporty given the wiper blade isn't touching the glass in the middle which puts an unwiped streak at eye level... and it's dark out. :oops: After work it was still raining, so went straight to the O'rielly auto parts store in town...
  4. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I'm usually disappointed by walmart wiper blades - they never seem to include the bayonet style connector. So I ordered from Rockuto and guess what, no connector. :mad: Why do the simple things have to be so hard.
  5. Mainsail

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Weird, sawmills busy in Oklahoma? Don't you need trees for that? :ROFLMAO: Rent one and do it yourself! <--- That's a link BTW
  6. Mainsail

    CUCV Door Locks

    That's allegedly an old private investigator trick for fast getaways- the ignition cylinder turns without any key whatsoever. You don’t want to be fumbling with keys (especially chevy one-way keys) when an angry husband is only a few yard behind. Jump in and GO! And really, who is ever going to...
  7. Mainsail

    CUCV Door Locks

    If you want it to work with your old everybody-has-one CUCV key the lock should come apart easy enough. Take the old one apart and keep track of the wafers and where they came from. Swap the wafers in the new lock around or leave one or two out; you should be able to make it work.
  8. Mainsail

    Door keys for M1088-A1

    I can't tell from the picture, but if that's a two-sided key you can put two locks on a single key, one on each side. Insert key, doesn't work, flip it around and then it will work. I did that when I owned a Mustang and a Maverick- print the mustang key on one side and the maverick key on the...
  9. Mainsail

    Picked up a M1008

    Nice find! They're getting super rare nowadays.... I never understood the idea that something with a name needs another name. For example, if you get a dog, it already comes with a name, "dog". Same for your cat, bird, or hedgehog. Your ought-eight already has a name, it doen't need...
  10. Mainsail

    m1009 hard top bolts

    I believe there are two different sizes at play- big bolts for the cap-to-cab, and smaller ones for the cap-to-bed. The aft bolt on each side comes up from underneath- not sure if those two are a different size than the rest of them. I only pulled the top off last summer, you'd think I could...
  11. Mainsail

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    WalMart had the GoodYear Wrangler Authority tires for $135 each a few months back. Since I was running the studded snow tires anyway, I back-burnered the summer tires for the time being. That was a mistake, as the price has since jumped to $150 per. Ouch. The snow wheels are later model...
  12. Mainsail

    CUCV Radiator Replacement

    ...which gives away the choice I made...
  13. Mainsail

    CUCV Radiator Replacement

    Pro tip: Order the insulators that go on the bottom now so you'll have them when you're installing the new rad. You don't want to use the old ones, but if you're installing the rad and then suddenly discover you need them, you'll be faced with a choice; play fast & loose with the old ones...
  14. Mainsail

    PNW Info Thread!

    You're back!
  15. Mainsail

    CUCV 383 Green Paint

    So a gallon to do the whole truck and 1/3rd or so of each for the cammo. Will you be masking and spraying the cammo, or brushing that part?
  16. Mainsail

    Emergency lmtv brake help

    Was stationed at JBLM when it was two different bases, and drove thru Tuckwila a lot when I worked on that side. We're out in quiet Kitsap County now and dread the neverending traffic on that side whenever we have to be there. PM me info on whatever trucks you may be selling. As a retired...
  17. Mainsail

    Using your CUCV as a generator

  18. Mainsail

    KC Lights Stopped Working

    If you want some more advice, avoid the electrical tape. Electrical tape is nasty mess if you ever need to get it off. Self-amalgalmating tape.
  19. Mainsail

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    I was just down in Oly last Wednesday to pick up a paint sprayer I won off ironplanet. I had an appointment in Taco so I drove around thru Shelton from Kitsap. I walked into the rental place that had auctioned off the stuff to pick it up and they look confused, shuffled their papers, and tell me...
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