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You have to trim the left side of that insert. You will also need to install some type of rivnut or be really flexible in order to put a nut on the back side of the dash.

I completely agree that the oh-9 is probably the best streetable all around DD machine. But... The OP already has a Suburban. It just seems like if I already had something like this, I would outfit it with the axles/engine/tires of my choice and run it then take on another project. If you have...

Relay? I hope you mean solenoid and not a relay unless it is some industrial sized unit capable of some serious amperage. If it's a light duty relay, sounds like a fire waiting to happen.

Yikes, that gen head will make double the voltage and create a bad day if it were to speed up too fast. Get rid of all of that hackery. I had to go through my entire M1031 generator setup because nothing worked or was adjusted right. Once it was all dialed in, the system works great. Go...

I enjoy the fact that gearheads get satisfaction in such simplicity like finding a piece of metal in the junkyard :D

With the little research I've done on the 6.5 turbo parts, it requires some hack double gasket on one of the manifolds for clearance, the turbo hits the dual battery arrangement on the CUCV, and requires a new exhaust arrangement.

A twin turbo'd 6.2 would be awesome. It would eliminate the need for complicated exhaust setups and the clearance issues with fitting a 6.5 turbo setup onto a 6.2 engine. Maybe use a pair of off the shelf turbos from a small car like a WRX or Evo.

Rewired the panel on my M1031 for 120/240 single phase...making domestic power now:D

I was thinking the same, I think GM went from K to V for the 4x4 designation somewhere around 87' or 88' (possibly the dual side by side lights in the grille from the top and bottom configuration). Maybe a GM freak would know the exact year. The OP said R2500 4x4 so far be it for me to correct...

M1031 will not be a pleasant DD at all. I think the best DD would be an M1009 out of all the CUCV's. I'm not sure how the R2500 Suburban you already own is going to be more cumbersome to drive than an M1008 or M1031. I think if you want a CUCV then go for it. If you are looking for something...

Alternator rebuild is TM 9-2320-289-34 section 4-2 This is a very good step by step teardown, inspection, and rebuild. Plus CUCV Electric has good photos on his site. Be aware that the new rectifier is unthreaded so you will have to gently "force" the bolts in to create threads. Do not sweat...

Any time I read a doghead post, I hear Elvis verbally b!tch slapping me saying something like "uh hey baby, did you read the TM's"

If you are rebuilding it with say a kit from CUCV Electric, you will be replacing everything except the rotor and stator which are nothing more than big chunks of copper. As long as they ohm out correctly, you are golden. Any "cheap chinese" components will be replaced anyway. Good to have as a...

Install the alternator. If it charges at the correct voltage...it works quality:shock:

Sounds like it needs to go into witness protection or something like it. Fight the good fight...keep that thing from being crushed into a cube!

How dare you bring your filtration politics into this forum...BAN!!!

You could probably just install a CUCV radio bracket over top of it. You will have to cut the trim insert anyway to do so. As long as they didn't hack the original bracket under the dash pad which is used to bolt the radio bracket to. Either way, you could probably make it work easily and hide...

My local Napa stocks a replacement filter for the FM100 but not the 80 which adds to the convenience factor. But you can also buy a case of 80 filters on fleebay for cheap money. I really do like the 80 filter. I first changed mine when I got the truck and it is such a clean job because of the...

A quick googling (if that is a word) shows that the oil mixup is pretty common for an NP205. A short research reveals that it will pretty much take ATF, 75-90 gear lube, or 10-30 motor oil. I don't think any of those will kill it because the NP205 is just a big dumb box full of gears and...

I actually like the bleed on the Stanadyne 80 because you can do it with a clear tube instead of like my FM100 which just pisses everywhere and you have no idea how much air comes out of it. I still like a newer style spin on because I know Napa will have a filter and that a 30 year old box...