What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

[Another Ahab]

First snow experience today. Literally just plowed over and through 10 inches in an alley that had 20in mounds from people clearing their cars. Barely needed 4 low.

Those mounds might've been more than 20 inches on second thought. Stock height with regular duratracs and still effortless.

Power is a beautiful thing!

 

[sbgarage]

My 4 year old loves working on the m1009. Last week, we replaced the sway bar bushings with the energy suspension kit. Today we changed the steering stabilizer and popped a dent out of the right door skin. There was missing center dash trim from the .mil radio mount, so we 3d printed MOLLE mounts to replace the missing section, pic attached

 

[TechnoWeenie]

My 4 year old loves working on the m1009. Last week, we replaced the sway bar bushings with the energy suspension kit. Today we changed the steering stabilizer and popped a dent out of the right door skin. There was missing center dash trim from the .mil radio mount, so we 3d printed MOLLE mounts to replace the missing section, pic attachedView attachment 962518

I just hope those aren't self-tapping.

 

[sbgarage]

What's wrong with self tappers? They aren't, I pre drilled the initial holes lol

I just hope those aren't self-tapping.

 

[M813rc]

My M1028A2 is stock wired to power the military trailers I pull with her, including electric brakes on the 5th wheel communications trailer, but had no provision for powering the brakes on my civilian car-hauler.

Rather than build yet another adapter, we put a proper brake controller under the dash yesterday, wired to a civilian 7-way plug mounted under the rear bumper.
Separate wiring was run for the trailer battery and brakes, the lights were tapped into the appropriate military wires. This was done by removing the pins from the plugs, attaching the old and new wires to a new pin, and reinserting them back in the plug. Fortunately DrJay has all the neat stuff for doing that in his shop, and kindly lets me avail of his shop space and knowledge for my projects!
I forgot to take pictures of the wiring plugs after they were put together.

The plug mounting plate was cut out of a piece of steel. The nutserts were just because we were feeling like making it fancy.
It was bolted to holes drilled under the bumper.

The piece of cable on the floor in pic 3 is the excess of what we ran the wires from front to back with.

Cheers

 

[Another Ahab]

Rather than build yet another adapter, we put a proper brake controller under the dash yesterday, wired to a civilian 7-way plug mounted under the rear bumper.

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Looks sharp, M813rc; clean.

Nice!

 

[M813rc]

Thank you, sir!

Cheers

 

[TechnoWeenie]

What's wrong with self tappers? They aren't, I pre drilled the initial holes lol

Self-tappers will vibrate out. They're not used for loadbearing. You want either through-bolt with Nylok/K-lok or rivnut/jacknut with threadlock.

 

[deank]

I found some play time this past weekend. Converted the lower passenger side rear storage box into a battery box for 2 group 24 batteries.

Batteries are connected in parallel to stay at 12 volts.
Batteries are set up so that both negative terminals are outboard by the door. Negative cables have to both be disconnected before working on positive cables.

I used 2/0 gauge cable and ran it inside the wheel well and back into the main compartment.

Inside I used conduit to protect the cables sending to them to bus bars.

I have solar panels connected to the batteries full time but I have a 30 amp circuit breaker with a manual trip switch in case I have to disconnect manually to service the batteries.

I have a disconnect to cut power to the inverter.
Edit:
The disconnect is on the negative cable.

I also installed a battery charger so that I plug in to shore power if needed.

Now to clean up the wiring a little neater and stencil the battery compartment.

 

[Another Ahab]

I found some play time this past weekend. Converted the lower passenger side rear storage box into a battery box for 2 group 24 batteries.

You are killing it, deank:

- That is some FIRST rate engineering there

Zweet!!

 

[deank]

You are killing it, deank:

- That is some FIRST rate engineering there

Zweet!!

Thank you! I like to tinker and learn new things. I also coated the inside of the battery compartment with a rubberizing coating.

 

[antennaclimber]

Changed out the radiator in the M1008 for the 2nd time.

First new radiator, the filler spout was damaged in shipping...radiator cap would not seal properly. So I bought 2 new radiators, On one of them, the heater hose connection was damaged in shipping. It went right back to the seller. Also had to modify the oil cooler lines to properly seat in the radiator connections.

Always have a back up.

Now I see the fuel pump is leaking, never ends with the trucks we love so much!


EDIT.
Crawled under the truck and the fuel pump did not appear to be leaking. But the transmission and possibly the transfer case were weeping.

Added about 3oz of fluid to the transfer case with the good old veterinary syringe and hose. Checked all the bolts on the rear output shaft cone all were tight.

Checked the transmission pan bolts and found every one of them were loose. Tightened all of them, went on a 20 mile drive and seems like that took care of the transmission leaks. Parked the truck on a dry section of the garage, will check tomorrow morning to see if any thing else needs repaired.

I think the old girl just wanted some attention,,,,,

 

[deank]

Had a good weekend.

LET THERE BE LIGHT!

I finally got around to lighting up the inside.


Finished up the canopy today,

Now I am ready to go be a judge at the Florida State Drill Meet in April.