Yeah let me know for sure. I'd be interested of you'd want to sell them.
19trax95's 1986 CUCV M1028A1
So I have been looking for a decent square body for some time now. Didn't really have my eyes on anything in particular, but the frame and body needed to be in as good of shape as I could find.
Last week I came across this beast on marketplace up in Massachusetts. It's a 1986 Chevy M1031. Which is the military CUCV service truck.
It is I'm great shape. Frame is rock solid, and the cab has very, very little rust. It is also mechanically sound. A couple little leaks, but that's to be expected.
It has the 6.2 diesel, th400 trans, np205 t case, king pin Dana 60 front axle with a limited slip, 14 BFF rear with locker, and 4.56 gears. The service body is all aluminum. It used to have a PTO driven generator and air compressor, but those have since been removed. The PTO is still on the t case though.
My plans are to keep it fairly original, but add a few creature comforts to suit me better.
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Last week I came across this beast on marketplace up in Massachusetts. It's a 1986 Chevy M1031. Which is the military CUCV service truck.
It is I'm great shape. Frame is rock solid, and the cab has very, very little rust. It is also mechanically sound. A couple little leaks, but that's to be expected.
It has the 6.2 diesel, th400 trans, np205 t case, king pin Dana 60 front axle with a limited slip, 14 BFF rear with locker, and 4.56 gears. The service body is all aluminum. It used to have a PTO driven generator and air compressor, but those have since been removed. The PTO is still on the t case though.
My plans are to keep it fairly original, but add a few creature comforts to suit me better.
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Sounds good 
Grabbed a pic of the body lights. Got them all done this past weekend.
Ordered some wiper blades and a washer pump for it along with some belts. I got the wipers and motor today and belts should be here Friday.
I replaced two of the fuel return lines on the drivers side tonight (the ones that were leaking). I still need to do the rest of them. I'm off Friday so I plan to change the oil, belts, fuel return lines, and hit the frame and cab with some fluid film.
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Ordered some wiper blades and a washer pump for it along with some belts. I got the wipers and motor today and belts should be here Friday.
I replaced two of the fuel return lines on the drivers side tonight (the ones that were leaking). I still need to do the rest of them. I'm off Friday so I plan to change the oil, belts, fuel return lines, and hit the frame and cab with some fluid film.
Started the radio install today. I got the radio assembled and mounted. Still need to do all the wiring. That'll have to wait since I can't for the life of me find my solder lol.
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Ended up getting around 4" or so. Took the snowmobile out this morning to test it out. But the plow works great. Did my driveway and a little bit of the parking lot at work. Truck drives pretty good in the snow. Tires seem to bite pretty good for an MT. Can definitely tell the difference with having a real locker in the back and the limited slip up front compared to the G80 out back and a open diff in the front.
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Picked up the last 2 shackles I needed for the truck. These happen to be originals. Found a guy on one of the Facebook groups had some to sell.
Also bought a block heater for the truck. Might install it this weekend if I have time after work. Supposed to go down to the single digits this weekend so it'd be nice to have. Haven't had any issues starting the truck yet, but I'd rather keep it warm rather than let it suffer lol.
Also take the opportunity to change the coolant since I'll have the block basically drained to do the block heater.
Also ordered some parts to put CB radios back in my trucks. Me and some buddies have gotten the itch to get back into it with the CBs again. I still have my old radio out of my 01 and I order a nice cobra 29LX for either this truck or my 15. Haven't decided which radio I want to put in which truck yet though.
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Also bought a block heater for the truck. Might install it this weekend if I have time after work. Supposed to go down to the single digits this weekend so it'd be nice to have. Haven't had any issues starting the truck yet, but I'd rather keep it warm rather than let it suffer lol.
Also take the opportunity to change the coolant since I'll have the block basically drained to do the block heater.
Also ordered some parts to put CB radios back in my trucks. Me and some buddies have gotten the itch to get back into it with the CBs again. I still have my old radio out of my 01 and I order a nice cobra 29LX for either this truck or my 15. Haven't decided which radio I want to put in which truck yet though.
Got shackles painted up after sandblasting them. Ran out of paint so only got like 1 decent coat on them, then a light coat, but it should be sufficient.
I also ordered some headlights for the truck. I was going to get the retro-bright lights, to retain the classic sealed beam look, but have better performance, but decided to try something that I normally am not a fan of for headlights, some cheap Amazon lights.
They were around $90 for the set and are full led. They have turn signals in them too, but I'm not going to be wiring those in.
I installed them real quick tonight and let me tell you, I am more than impressed at this moment. Time will tell how they hold up, but they have an outstandingly clean cutoff and very nice beam pattern. They project very far out and wide, while easily being aimed correctly. I would say they are on par, or better, than the headlights in my 2015.
Highbeams are also excellent and throw exceedingly far. Will grab some pics in the daytime of the lights and then some night shots of the output.
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I also ordered some headlights for the truck. I was going to get the retro-bright lights, to retain the classic sealed beam look, but have better performance, but decided to try something that I normally am not a fan of for headlights, some cheap Amazon lights.
They were around $90 for the set and are full led. They have turn signals in them too, but I'm not going to be wiring those in.
I installed them real quick tonight and let me tell you, I am more than impressed at this moment. Time will tell how they hold up, but they have an outstandingly clean cutoff and very nice beam pattern. They project very far out and wide, while easily being aimed correctly. I would say they are on par, or better, than the headlights in my 2015.
Highbeams are also excellent and throw exceedingly far. Will grab some pics in the daytime of the lights and then some night shots of the output.
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