Cost for a M1008, M1028, or M1031

[manchildau65]

What's everyone think these CUCV's are worth? I believe I could get anyone of the three models of truck starting at $2500 (cost varies with body condition). I'm just not sure if this is a fair, good, or bad price.

 

[nvrenuf]

The axles are worth $1k~$1200, maybe more.

Without pics and a better description of the trucks we can't tell what they're worth.

 

[thebird00]

I see ones sell for $4,000 and up all the time. Depends on what you're getting and how bad you want it.

 

[wazzabie]

i see these for sale all the time now days. Did the army just recently surplus these and dump them on the market? many say low miles but i dought that is true

 

[Metrodps]

The axles are worth $1k~$1200, maybe more.
Without pics and a better description of the trucks we can't tell what they're worth.

NOT THE BLAZER axels!

In an effort to settle a disagreement between a friend and I, please answer some questions about the Chevy K5 Blazers and Chevy pick-up trucks used as military vehicles. These questions are for the military vehicle versions only. You can add any info you think is worth mentioning also. Thanks.

What was the first and last year for the K5?
What was the first and last year for the truck?
Did the K5 ever come with a D60/14 bolt?
Did the trucks ever come with 6 lug axles?
Did the truck ever come with a 10 bolt front?
Did all 14 bolt FF axles have 4.56 gears and a Detroit Locker?
Do the 14 bolts use the 1 ton spring spacing?

These are the *Chevy* CUCV trucks. There were also Dodge CUCV's in the late 70's - early 80's, the M880 clan. The Chevy CUCV's were, that I know of, available as 1984 through 1987 model years.

The Chevys are the M1008 pickup, M1009 Blazer, M1010 ambulance, M1028 heavy pickup, and M1031 cab-n-chassis.

The M1009's came with 10-bolts front and back, with 3.08:1 gears, six lug; the rears often or always came with a Gov-lock.

The others all came with D-60 and 14BFF, 4.56:1 gears. My understanding is that the rears came with a Detroit and the fronts were open, except on the 1028's which (often?) came with some sort of traction device (Auburn?)

The pickups (i.e. everything but the '09) are one-ton, so yes, one-ton spring spacing. The vast majority were SRW; I have seen occasionaly duallies, but they were rare and didn't have, to my knowledge, their own M-number.

In short, if you want axles from a CUCV, you want to get them from a pickup CUCV, and ideally from a '1028.

Other details: The engines are all the J-code intake 6.2L, with a TH400 and 208 transfer case. Electricals are 24V for the starter and glow plugs and 12V for the lights and other miscellany. All trucks except the '1010 had two alternators, one with floating ground (!), to charge the dual batteries in series.

I gather the 1010's had a single 24V alternator because they had air conditioning (none of the others had this.)

I think that's the powertrain braindump for CUCV's ... who had the Chevy truck Wiki, I should prolly go put all this in there.

-- A

 

[Doc Feel Good]

You can find CUCV all over the place...

I paid 470.00 for my M1009 Blazer. I picked it up from GL, but I got a rough body. I know many of these have low miles, mine only has 98k on it.. for an 86 is not bad..

When I picked mine up, all I had to do was fix a leak in the transmission.

Since then I have had mixed results due to taking it to the dealer and now I have a broken bale on the fuel filter holder... thus air locked and will not start.

I would recomend that anyone who has these put in an electric lift pump and newer style fuel filter.

But this is my opnion only.

-Doc

 

[rob h]

I bought one for 500.oo, it was a local truck that a contractor used and let sit. It had 74,000 miles, needed brake lines, trans lines, glow plugs, alt, starter, 2 batteries, 2 doors, 2 fenders, rad support and i drove it for 3 weeks then stripped the 60 and the 14b. I put in a d44 and a 14 bolt from a junkyard. Then drove it with 4:10 gears for 3 years and sold it... Not bad and i got my money back plus some and 2 nice axles for my stepside.... They sell here from 1500-5000 depending on the mileage and condition. Ive had a few of these and some here are rough.