Well my friends I went and picked up my project truck today, an '84 M1008 1 1/4 ton Army pick up. I think I did well, ended up with the truck body and frame with a clear title for $50. No axles, no drive train. Guy had to have it gone by this Monday, or was going to get fined by the city. Overall plan is a truggy / shorty flatbed to hunt, fish, and rock crawl with when we move to Tennessee in the next year or so.
Not the prettiest, but I've seen worse. Heres what I found when I got there. Needs cab corners, hood, a few pin holes patched, otherwise not to bad yet.
Thats right tires with no axles in the wheel wells.
Got it loaded on the flatbed trailer and got it home uneventfully. Got the truck up on jack stands and the bedd is now off. Plans at this point for the truck...
1) Bob frame back to 4-5ft from the cab.
2) Strip frame bare, sandblast, prime, paint.
3) Install Shackle flip and new front hanger with 56" rear springs (custom from diy4x to mate 3/4 ton 14 bolt to one ton frame.
4) 14 bolt rear, 4.88 gears, Detroit locker, disc conversion, guardsman, 3/8 plate diff cover.
5) B52 from suspention
6) Dana 60 front, 4.88gears, Detroit locker, 3/8" plate diff cover, convert from DRW to SRW, 35 spline outers, Warn premiums.
7) 6.2 Diesel NA engine.
8) NV4500 tranny for 2002 K2500.
9) 203/205 doubler with cable 3 stick shifters.
10) Flat bed with tool box bed sides, and swing away tire carrier gate.
11) 11.00r16 Michelins or 39.5" iroks
There will be more as I get deeper in the truck, but thats the basic jist for now. Will take some better pictures with out the bed tommorow. Plan is to get front clip off tommorow, cab removal Tuesday, and then sand blasting and priming before I go back to work on the 18th (I work offshore 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off). More tommorow....Dave
Not the prettiest, but I've seen worse. Heres what I found when I got there. Needs cab corners, hood, a few pin holes patched, otherwise not to bad yet.
Thats right tires with no axles in the wheel wells.
Got it loaded on the flatbed trailer and got it home uneventfully. Got the truck up on jack stands and the bedd is now off. Plans at this point for the truck...
1) Bob frame back to 4-5ft from the cab.
2) Strip frame bare, sandblast, prime, paint.
3) Install Shackle flip and new front hanger with 56" rear springs (custom from diy4x to mate 3/4 ton 14 bolt to one ton frame.
4) 14 bolt rear, 4.88 gears, Detroit locker, disc conversion, guardsman, 3/8 plate diff cover.
5) B52 from suspention
6) Dana 60 front, 4.88gears, Detroit locker, 3/8" plate diff cover, convert from DRW to SRW, 35 spline outers, Warn premiums.
7) 6.2 Diesel NA engine.
8) NV4500 tranny for 2002 K2500.
9) 203/205 doubler with cable 3 stick shifters.
10) Flat bed with tool box bed sides, and swing away tire carrier gate.
11) 11.00r16 Michelins or 39.5" iroks
There will be more as I get deeper in the truck, but thats the basic jist for now. Will take some better pictures with out the bed tommorow. Plan is to get front clip off tommorow, cab removal Tuesday, and then sand blasting and priming before I go back to work on the 18th (I work offshore 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off). More tommorow....Dave
