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    bought me my first CUCV

    any pictures of either of em??
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    bought me my first CUCV

    yeah my truck was originally out of utah. i.e no battery warmers needed lol. however with out cold winters getting down past -50 at the worst of times it can take a real tole on batteries, motors etc... must do everything to prevent the cold from getting right though. yeah my buddy has a good...
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    bought me my first CUCV

    the truck was parked 3 years ago, the individual who sold it to me had no idea what he had i felt bad b.c i paid next to nothing for the truck... more or less scrap metal pricing... it was his daughter ex BF truck, and he had passed away 3yrs ago and it sat since. i picked it up few weeks back...
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    bought me my first CUCV

    i actually installed 2 block heaters! should do the trick. it was just above zero and had her plugged in for about 4hours and the side of the engine block was warm to the touch so it should be more than enough this winter! planning on daily driving her this winter going to and from school. at...
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    New member and NEw owner of my first CUCV m1009

    Hey guys! saying Hello from Winnipeg MB, Canada anew member and new owner of my first 60,000mile M1009, she's a decommissioned fire rescue truck out of Kenab Utah. all the info i know about her... would like to know more if anyone has suggestions! Cheers!
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    bought me my first CUCV

    so here she is! finally able to upload a picture of her
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    bought me my first CUCV

    hey guys! so recently i am now a proud new owner of my first M1009 blazer. She is a Ex-fire truck. i ran the car fax on the truck, and the truck spent its fire services in utah, seeing most of its years of service in KANAB, UT from 2003-until some point in 2008. seemingly found its way up...
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    box liner for CUCV

    thanks dieselbob! ill take that into consideration, where abouts did u get yours from if you dont mind me asking?
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    box liner for CUCV

    hey guys sorry if im posting this in the wrong place but im not sure where to post, cuz this isnt "restoration", i have a m1008 and my box has some rust holes in a decent portion of the box, and im wondering can you buy those plastic boxliners that just slip into place for y truck? ive looked on...
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    new shocks

    because im restoring the truck and this is one of the final pieces i need...... and where else do i put it? its under Engine and drivetrain which the shocks are part of the DRIVETRAIN isnt it?
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    new shocks

    hey guys so im looking at getting some new shocks for my m1008 i just picked up some 37x12.50x16.5 HMMV tires and rims for 350$ with between 65-75% tread lift on em, so now that im doing this i can take my truck in for a safety nd i know my shocks are shot, so i want to replace them wether they...
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    where can i get paint?

    TMNT im planning on a all solid green, with a black box liner on the bottom 1/4 way up the entire truck. i think it would look pretty cool! plus the box liner will help me with minimal bondo working because it would be very forgiving. i really like the 383green as well on that color server i...
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    where can i get paint?

    thanks guys! ill check out homedepot, how many spray cans do you all think i should be picking up to spray my truck? im doing the whole truck, and underdash portion.
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    where can i get paint?

    yes we have homedepot up here, what paint would i be looking for than? do u know the brand name and color name? and how much drying time i have? its winter temperatures and i have a few days at a time in the garage thats heated, other wise it sits in the snow id like to rattle can it if possible?
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    where can i get paint?

    hey guys so im living in manitoba, canada. im wondering where i can get paint for my m1008 i want the OD green, but dont really know where to start ive called a few places in town(winnipeg) and nobody carries the CARC i would like a similiar material to work with, dont need the special biohazard...
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