Just wanted to check in with some pics of my new m1009. This is a little long but I've been reading this site for the past 2 months straight and want to contribute what I can.
It's my first MV and it already might be my favorite vehicle I've owned. I got it off of GL out of Fort Jackson (SC) and paid around $2800 after fees and taxes. Had a max bid of $2000 in my head but got caught up in the action. Sorry if I was bidding against anyone on here.
I'd never heard of SS or CUCVs when I bid on it, just thought a cheap, low mileage, diesel Blazer sounded like something I needed. When I won it I found SS while trying to figure out the GL process and how to get it home. Ended up getting in touch with SS member Ferroequinologist who really went out of his way to help me out. Picked her up for me and spent all day helping me get it right for the 4 hour drive home. Hooked me up with cheap blem batteries from his buddy up the road, introduced me to his pig and ferrets, helped me rig up a leaking radiator, get off a stubborn oil filter, etc. Big shout out to Adam.
This thing is in really nice cosmetic shape for a 30 year old truck imo. No body rust, no rust underneath, lots of new parts and rubber. Odometer reads 12,000 miles for what little that's worth, A lot of the window and door seals have been replaced fairly recently. New alternator, starter solenoid and a few other things that I can see are new but don't know what they are yet.
Found maintanence records in there up to 2010. It had a magnetic sign on the door that said "DOL Maintenance Vehicle Contact Team." So I guess it was probably the DOL that got it from the military, painted it blue, and put some new parts and rubber in it.
Also, calculated my MPG at 23 on the trip back, small sample but I think 20mpg highway is a safe bet which I'm happy about.
Worst thing about it is when I started tearing out the floor mats, the insulation underneath was damp and had rusted up the floor some. Only a couple pin holes so far but it's gonna need some attention. There was also some oily substance floating on the coolant but oil and ATF are clean as they could be so fingers crossed.
Things I've done so far:
- Change all fluids and filters - still gotta get around to the transmission filter
- New glow plugs - 6 came out easy, 1 I had to break off and fish out with hemostats, 1 right up against the firewall I haven't figured out how to get at yet
- New batteries
- Doghead starter relay
- New belts
- New tires - found a deal on some lightly used 32/12.5/15's on craigslist. Would have preferred 33's but not for $600 more
- Pulled the radiator and had it tested and rebuilt, flushed the whole cooling system really well
- Got a receiver hitch off a 6.2 K5 in a junkyard, painted it, really hoping I can get it to fit. Somebody ran off with my pintle before I picked the truck up so I figured I'd go ahead and do it right.
- Replaced the door striker bushings - stopped the door leaking and needing to be slammed. I couldn't find the bushings but I found a 18" length of black pipe in the plumbing section of home depot for $.97 that matched the bushing dimensions and cut it down. Something along these lines but I'd have to double check which one, definitely Orbit brand but not threaded: 1/2 in. x 18 in. PVC Riser-38094D at The Home Depot
My next project is getting the rust off the floor pan and getting down some bed liner.
Also just got a m101a2 with a couple generators on it to go along with it (plan to sell the generators). Yall tried to warn me...
One question before pics, how do I know if this blue paint is CARC? It has a weird velvety look to it. Definitely no clear coat. Not sure what it is though.
Thanks!
It's my first MV and it already might be my favorite vehicle I've owned. I got it off of GL out of Fort Jackson (SC) and paid around $2800 after fees and taxes. Had a max bid of $2000 in my head but got caught up in the action. Sorry if I was bidding against anyone on here.
I'd never heard of SS or CUCVs when I bid on it, just thought a cheap, low mileage, diesel Blazer sounded like something I needed. When I won it I found SS while trying to figure out the GL process and how to get it home. Ended up getting in touch with SS member Ferroequinologist who really went out of his way to help me out. Picked her up for me and spent all day helping me get it right for the 4 hour drive home. Hooked me up with cheap blem batteries from his buddy up the road, introduced me to his pig and ferrets, helped me rig up a leaking radiator, get off a stubborn oil filter, etc. Big shout out to Adam.
This thing is in really nice cosmetic shape for a 30 year old truck imo. No body rust, no rust underneath, lots of new parts and rubber. Odometer reads 12,000 miles for what little that's worth, A lot of the window and door seals have been replaced fairly recently. New alternator, starter solenoid and a few other things that I can see are new but don't know what they are yet.
Found maintanence records in there up to 2010. It had a magnetic sign on the door that said "DOL Maintenance Vehicle Contact Team." So I guess it was probably the DOL that got it from the military, painted it blue, and put some new parts and rubber in it.
Also, calculated my MPG at 23 on the trip back, small sample but I think 20mpg highway is a safe bet which I'm happy about.
Worst thing about it is when I started tearing out the floor mats, the insulation underneath was damp and had rusted up the floor some. Only a couple pin holes so far but it's gonna need some attention. There was also some oily substance floating on the coolant but oil and ATF are clean as they could be so fingers crossed.
Things I've done so far:
- Change all fluids and filters - still gotta get around to the transmission filter
- New glow plugs - 6 came out easy, 1 I had to break off and fish out with hemostats, 1 right up against the firewall I haven't figured out how to get at yet
- New batteries
- Doghead starter relay
- New belts
- New tires - found a deal on some lightly used 32/12.5/15's on craigslist. Would have preferred 33's but not for $600 more
- Pulled the radiator and had it tested and rebuilt, flushed the whole cooling system really well
- Got a receiver hitch off a 6.2 K5 in a junkyard, painted it, really hoping I can get it to fit. Somebody ran off with my pintle before I picked the truck up so I figured I'd go ahead and do it right.
- Replaced the door striker bushings - stopped the door leaking and needing to be slammed. I couldn't find the bushings but I found a 18" length of black pipe in the plumbing section of home depot for $.97 that matched the bushing dimensions and cut it down. Something along these lines but I'd have to double check which one, definitely Orbit brand but not threaded: 1/2 in. x 18 in. PVC Riser-38094D at The Home Depot
My next project is getting the rust off the floor pan and getting down some bed liner.
Also just got a m101a2 with a couple generators on it to go along with it (plan to sell the generators). Yall tried to warn me...
One question before pics, how do I know if this blue paint is CARC? It has a weird velvety look to it. Definitely no clear coat. Not sure what it is though.
Thanks!
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