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Girlfriend got a job and my buddy helped me move. 1276 miles in one go no stops. Luckily the highs were only in the 80s lol. M1009 packed to the brim with all my stuff, pulling my homemade motorcycle trailer and my ~500 lb bike, got about 10-12 struggling to maintain 75. Not a lick of trouble...

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I have tried both these routes, and it's just not gonna work out. Parts trucks are hard to come by around here, and tracing didn't work out well for me, my patience isn't at that level lol. My end goal is not Restoration, but I'd like to maintain some unique systems. Such as the blackout lights...

Long time since I've been on here, but finally have some time to start getting my m1009 on the road. I need to do a major rewire, and am going to be getting harnesses from hillbilly wizard. I've tried searching and haven't found a definite answer, but want to know if the blackout light switch...

I was unaware, I'd never heard of a kit like this before. Granted im young and only recently got into this engine family. Either way, no need to be condescending... Guys tryin to be industrious, and provide products for our engines, why not support that before all support dies off?

Yeah, basically thats what im asking, but had other questions too so i compounded. I would but the vehicles inoperable right now, because the bubbad cabin harness. anywho, thats an option yes, but id rather not have a metric ton of optimas lol. And youre right, a high power cheap component...

I briefly read that site, must've missed that or been overthinking the process. so basically, if you have say 800 amp batteries, it would draw power, from the rear battery to the front, keeping them equal amperage, until they get down to 700 amps, and then the front would continue to drop off...

Yes, I'm aware of that, thats why I was more asking about the basic running power usage of the cucv, so I can make an estimate of available capacity. I just figured there would probably be an electrician or something of the sort that would be able to point me in the right direction. However...

No, not at the moment, when im in lubbock next weekend, ill see what i can do though.

Yeah, they seem to be a love or hate thing. My dad said the dual setup also created some issues when working on a certain part, however i dont remember what specifically. Hmmm, that does make sense though... I wonder if theres a way to slow the flow through the rad, or if theres a way to provide...

Got a few questions and suggestions. Would the 6.5 kit work on a civvy 6.5? also have you expressed this idea on some of the other 6.5 specific forums? Based on the feedback from people on this thread having good results, i could see this really taking off. I could see every 6.5 fan buying a kit...

Yeah, ive known that, I guess what i was asking is if the wattage drops from converting back to 12v, and after more thought I'm positive it does, it doesnt make any sense for it to retain that wattage, since voltage is part of the wattage calculation. I'm still at a loss as to how power is taken...

Yeah, I definitely will. I plan on doing a pretty thorough build, once i get it up and together and reliable, i think im gonna go with a usaf themed paint scheme, cause I have a lot of family thats served in the af. Strata blue as the primary color, white trim, like the grill and bumpers and...

I like your sense of humor flu. XD

Haha, times are a changin. shoot, 2000 watts is low compared to some of todays competition setups. 750 watts for two three piece component sets, which is a pair of 6.5, 3, and tweeters, then the sub, which is highly variable depending on your setup. i think the one i was looking at, the sub...

Randy? I may know him actually. Theres a Vet that volunteers here at the museum i work at in midland. Gonna be moving back to lubbock soon though, and thats home, thats why i put it as my location lol. Anyways, i dont know if he was deployed to germany or during what period, but hes old enough...

Well i figured it would be fine if i was just going to run the radio. But i think overall, i was looking at around a 1500-2000 watt system, with nice component sets front and rear, and a good strong sq sub. I feel like that would be pushing on the edge of the capacity of the 12 volt part of the...

Alright I’ve got an m1009 that had a botched 12v swap done, so I have most of the components to swap back to 24v if I choose. Once I get a new cab harness....... anyways, eventually I’m going to add a sound system, and want to know what’s my best route for the most available wattage. Basically...

Just sayin hey, got an old m1009, that turned out to be a much bigger project than intended. Diesel k5 has been a dream truck for many years though, and plan to eventually build an adventuring rig. Good sound system, custom console with a swivel mount ipad or something of the sort to control...