What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

[48cj2a]

Pulled the 2" receiver hitch from a donor Blazer I bought last fall but will need to modify in order to keep the pintle hitch.

Made a template out of card board and traced onto the receiver brackets. Notched the bracket with a cut off wheel and trial fit for clearance. Spent the remainder of the day with a wire cup on the grinder and a scotch wheel on the die grinder. Got the two mounting brackets cleaned up and painted. Just got about half way on the actual receiver tube and turns out its a Reese. Found the stamping under the rust and crud.

Before

Why it had to me modified to clearance the Pintle Hitch reinforsement bracket

After

 

[Gripy]

Replaced a leaking fuel pump.

 

[donalloy1]

Pretty much done with Behr Ultra OD Green application. What do all think of color?

 

[forest522]

Not bad, looks smooth and consistent. The pic makes it look sort of light green. How did the rolling or brushing on go?

 

[twlinks]

donalloy1, it looks good, nice job...but...you forgot to paint the dogs to match while you were at it.

 

[donalloy1]

Not bad, looks smooth and consistent. The pic makes it look sort of light green. How did the rolling or brushing on go?

It is a lighter shade of green. Not the photo. Guys at work call it Baby B**f Green. Went on pretty well with heavy texture roller. Looking for Rhino look.

 

[donalloy1]

donalloy1, it looks good, nice job...but...you forgot to paint the dogs to match while you were at it.

Will get the little rats later! Ran out of paint and energy.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

too light imo, looks faded.

for comparison, per Behr thread, no thinning, with Wagner.

 

[jets1959]

M1031 mods

Did a few mods over the weekend to my M1031. Made and installed a ladder to gain access to the roof, installed two flag poles, fixed an annoying rattle move the fuel tank shield away from the frame, and installed a 12 volt remote jump station so I can charge batteries to jump start civy vehicles without popping the hood. Had to turn one ladder support bracket around to have clearance for the chain bracket on the tailgate.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

installed a 12 volt remote jump station

What did you use? I haven't seen anything like that before...

 

[jets1959]

What did you use? I haven't seen anything like that before...

Got the studs and bracket off of the Internet and just ran two long battery cables from the front battery.

 

[max1008]

Did a few mods over the weekend to my M1031. Made and installed a ladder to gain access to the roof, installed two flag poles, fixed an annoying rattle move the fuel tank shield away from the frame, and installed a 12 volt remote jump station so I can charge batteries to jump start civy vehicles without popping the hood. Had to turn one ladder support bracket around to have clearance for the chain bracket on the tailgate.

where did you get those remote posts? I'd like to install then for my 12v transfer pump.

 

[max1008]

sorry didnt see the post on this page.

 

[jets1959]

Battery charging post at www.pitstopusa.com. Ordered the bracket too.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

Battery charging post at www.pitstopusa.com. Ordered the bracket too.

I was looking for an easy way to connect a quick deploy solar station to the vehicle, and this is exactly what I was looking for. I was gonna use Anderson power poles, but the simplicity of your setup is something I like.

Charge battery, jump vehicles, connect inverter for using electric tools where no power exists, etc etc. I can't believe I didn't think of this. I guess I was overthinking it.

 

[06TBSS]

Recently changed dash bulb on the 'Gen2' idiot light so now my 2nd alternator works again, will be switching pintel with receiver hitch welded on for bike racks/winch. Will take pics.

 

[jets1959]

I was looking for an easy way to connect a quick deploy solar station to the vehicle, and this is exactly what I was looking for. I was gonna use Anderson power poles, but the simplicity of your setup is something I like.

Charge battery, jump vehicles, connect inverter for using electric tools where no power exists, etc etc. I can't believe I didn't think of this. I guess I was overthinking it.

Don't feel bad I didn't even know these parts existed until fairly recently! I can't take the credit someone else on steel soldiers had it posted.

 

[jets1959]

Recently changed dash bulb on the 'Gen2' idiot light so now my 2nd alternator works again, will be switching pintel with receiver hitch welded on for bike racks/winch. Will take pics.

Why not leave the pintle hitch and just add a receiver hitch.

 

[06TBSS]

Ill clarify, I re-read what I wrote.. im not eliminating the pintle. Im replacing my bent pintle support w/ a non-bent pintle support(donor 1008 piece)that has a reciever welded directly under the pintle. Gotta swap over the 1009 swivel to replace the 'fixed' 1008 ball/pintle 1st

now...


soon....



Will be doing an i.p. soon (just started being a leaker last week) and an outer axle shaft that lost 2 caps in the U-joinnt....these cucv's keep yall busy much?

 

[hovenga67]

I painted the Cab and front clip today.
Brent