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  1. Pballer71

    M1009 Stalling while driving

    Yesterday i was driving my M1009 it was running great no problems what so ever then all of a sudden the truck just shut off. So i costed to the side of the road. I tried to start it for a few minutes and it wouldn't start. So after sitting there scratching my head for a few minutes and looking...
  2. Pballer71

    Auxiliary light opinions/pics

    Right now I'm debating on what style of auxiliary light's I should put on my m1009. I don't have a roof rack so Im going to put them on the bumper/brush guard. Wanted to know your guys opinion of what style (square, round, or led bar) look best on these truck? If you have any pictures those...
  3. Pballer71

    Where to find voltmeter bulb holder?

    So today i was taking apart the dash in the M1009 trying to fix all of the lights that stopped working and replace them with red led's. While doing so i was going to fix the light to the voltmeter and the wire has completely pulled out of the light bulb holder that goes into the back of the...
  4. Pballer71

    Front Drive Shaft Seizure

    So a couple years back when i got my M1009 i managed to crack the transfer case clean in half. The mechanic said that it cracked because the front drive shaft seized up. Jump to a week ago and when i started leaking trans fluid really bad so i took it in to the same shop. So today i just got my...
  5. Pballer71

    CUCV won't start - guidance needed

    The last couple of days here in Michigan have been extremely cold. With wind chill factors up to -40 and the temperature being around -10 at points. When i started my M1009 yesterday totally fine then on the way home she got stuck in a deep snow bank in probably 3 feet of snow. Then this morning...
  6. Pballer71

    M1009 Rear Sliding Glass

    Found some good sliding glass windows at the junk yard today. I was wondering if anyone has any advice to help with putting these into my M1009 like any special tools i should use, little tricks for reinstalling the glass, or where i should put some weatherstripping adhesive if its needed? Any...
  7. Pballer71

    M1009 Axle Swap

    Right now I have an M1009 with a six inch lift running 35's. My goal was to run 37" Hummer tires on the larger dana 60 and 14 bolt axle. I have read what I have been able to find about swapping axles and the problems with it. From what I have read I think if I was to switch to the bigger 14...
  8. Pballer71

    M1009 Won't Start

    Hey my m1009 just started to act up. Every since about week ago I would have these hard starts in the morning cycled it a couple of times and it was fine. Then this morning same thing it was having a hard time starting but when i cycled it and turned the key back on the wait light and water in...
  9. Pballer71

    Rear Window Handle

    This morning when i went to roll down my back window the handle to roll the back window snapped off. It get jammed sometimes so when i went to roll it down i had to give it some force no but the whole handle assembly ended up breaking off. I don't know where to start on how to fix this the studs...
  10. Pballer71

    What should come on?

    This is my first CUCV well first car. So i've read a lot of post on here and every once in a while i'll see a post with some one saying something about a seat belt buzzer coming on when you turn the key. Is this a mod or something that is suppose to happen and also with the door is there any...
  11. Pballer71

    Doorless

    So I was thinking about making a quick release door hinge? So i could take my doors off in the summer when it gets hot. I was wondering if anyone has done this? If I do this I will just follow these instructions Quick Release Door Hinge Pins I just want to know what you guys think and if i did...
  12. Pballer71

    M1009 1 Person Top Remover

    My dad and I were thinking of ideas for a top remover for my m1009, so in the summer i could just back up to it and either crank(his idea) or my idea where you backup and then put a 2x4 under the front part of the top and the rear part of the hood then tie the ropes to it(the measurements are...
  13. Pballer71

    Off Roading?

    Wanted to see how much off roading with CUCV everyone has done. How much has your CUCV gone through?
  14. Pballer71

    Where to put Speakers

    Who has installed speakers in there M1009, I have two front and two rear speakers I want to instal in my M1009. Just wondering where the best spot would be to put these speakers. I wanted to plasma cut a hole in each door for the front two speakers. What do you think? I have boxes for the rear...
  15. Pballer71

    Finishing Touchs

    Just finished restoring my m1009 and trying to figure out where some of the original decals would have gone. Painted over the stock camo with an olive drab and trying to figure out where to put stock decals like the TP35 decals like that.
  16. Pballer71

    Blackout light and street light operation

    I was wondering if there would be a way that you could have your blackout lights on with your street lights. I think there has got to be a way that you could bypass the switch and have them both on at the same time. I just don't want to cut to many wires if any while doing it. If anyone could...
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