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Hello all! I recently got an A pillar spot for my truck. The directions are missing the templates for placement of the bracket. I looked on Y tube and found that plaement of the light as faar s up and down is more of a matter of convenience, however, I am worried that as far as "in and out"...

Hello all, I have been tossing around the idea of getting a set of HMMWV rims for my truck and was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is anything smaller than around a 37" tire that will fit these rims? I do want to lift my truck 4" but fit or not, I don't want 37" tires, that will put...

Hello all! Now that I have my truck running and driving again, thanks to help from a fellow SS member, I am going to be looking to replace my ailing GM8 turbo down the road. I have been looking for a deuce whistler unit, which seem to be either hard to find or really expensive. I did find out...

Hello all! I have a question regarding viewing pics that are part of posts on my phone. It is an Android phone and when a post is made with pics attached, it will show a small paperclip at the bottom of the post, saying thumbs attached. The pics don't show, if I click on the paperclip and choose...

I have an M1008A1 wich I understand was a radio truck. The bed has four places on all four corners where it had antennas. What type of equipment do I need to be looking for to more or less restore the truck? It does not look to have had things bolted in the cab. Would an S250 shelter be more...

I am going to be painting my M1008 this summer. I have settled on the Rapco 383. My question is, would I be better off using something like Harbor Freigts airless set up, a regular paint gun or rattle can it? I worry about my compressor and a regular gun because where I live (central In)...

Hello all, a while back, I had posted a cpl of questions regarding starter issues I was having. I had planned on biting the bullet and getting a new AC through Hillbilly Wizard. I have had some financial issues and have had to hold off on the purchase as with the starter, a new GR bracket and...

Hello all, I have a couple of questions regarding the starter on my M1008.Just over a year ago I bought a starter at a local big box store. I was told it was the correct 24v starter, it was not, just a 12v diesel starter. Needless to say, after about a year it has burnt out. The one I bought has...

Hello all, I have run into an interesting problem. It started when my oil pressure light quit working, checked bulb and such and ended up pulling the dash. I had a bad trace in the circuit board I repared. I have everything back working now except when I turn on my brights, my inst lights and...

I have been working over the winter getting the turbo installed on my newly rebuilt 6.5l. I had been running it N/A as I ran out of time with the cold and funds last fall to complete the turbo install. This last week, i got it finished and one of the first things I did after checking for leaks...

I have been piddling with the 6.5l I installed in my M1008 for a while now, last fall, I got it installed and running but being as I dont have a sheltered place to work winter as well as lack of funds stopped me from installing the turbo, So I just went N/A. Since it has gotten warmer, I have...

Hello! I have been working towards today over the last few months, working out several problems along the way. Today was the day my buddy was able to come over and help me get the PS head and turbo exhaust manifold installed. I have read all the posts I could find in preparation for...

Hello everyone! Hope your still enjoying some of the goodies from Thanks Giving! Over the last few months I have been slowly working toward putting the factory GM turbo on my rebuilt 6.5l While doing the install, I had some other issues that have haunted me since I built and dropped this motor...

Hello all, I have a quick question about lower intake selection as I button up my turbo addition. I am using all GM parts from a 96 6.5l I bought and rebuilt. The intake that was originally with my M1008 was the dual plane one, the intake that came on the 6.5l turbo was the single plane one. Is...

Hello, after help from a fellow member, I sourced a precup for the one I found cracked. I know how to remove the old one, but is there any special way to install the new one? My initial thought would be to simply use a piece of hardwood on the cup and pound it into place. Does this sound...

I got the pass side head off my 6.5l today so I could pull and chech for what I think might be a bent valve. I havent gotten the valves out yet but one of my precups has a crack in it. I have looked but cannot find just a precup. I plan on having the head magnifluxed but does anyone know where...

Hello, a cpl of weeks ago, my computer, network became infected with some type of virus or something. I have the Norton internet suit, up to date and have not been able to find the problem yet. When I try to log onto Steel Soldgers I get an "error 503, service temporarily unavalable" if I...

Hello all! First, Ill appologise for posting from my phone, I am having puter and/or router questions and can only log on using wireless, even going through my home wireless w my phone generates an error. Now, to my question...I have a bad valve and need to pull my pass. side head. I have the...

I have recently built a new 6.5l NA motor. I am having some smoke out of the pass. side of the motor and a slight tick both at idle and while under acceleration. The smoke is slightly bluish in color and is most noticeable while under acceleration. When I let off the accelerator, the smoke seems...

Hello, I needed to replace the inst. cluster on my 85 M1008 and while mine worked fine, I kept the speedometer that came with the new cluster because it has less miles on it and in Indiana, on a truck of this age, the milage listed on the title is simply exempt. I noticed on my first drive...