1986 CUCV M1031 converted to M1028

Sorry for the wind noise and my poor narration skills!

[@tdub5731]

Dude....this is exactly how I want to build my m1028. I'm well on my way. Got 24 bolt humvee wheels just today. MTRs are coming.

[@ryankeoughan1743]

Great build. I just recently purchased my first CUCV. The same one actually 1986 M1031. Mine didn’t come with the maintenance bed but instead a fabricated to fit military trailer bed. Your build is almost exactly what I intended to do with the exception of lifting that much. Thanks for posting the end result. I’d love to see the 203 205 doubler when it’s done.

[@glockfan]

Ryan Keoughan I’m due to post an updated video. Lots of time and money have been put into the truck since this video was made. It now has a new 4L80 transmission and the 203/205 are mounted up. Waiting on the driveshafts now...

[@edwardh1003]

Nice truck 👍 I like the attention to detail. The stance and Hummer wheels look great.

[@gerome5077]

Awesome !!! Greetings from Germany. !!! I have a 1986 Maintainance Truck converted to M1028 ....

[@eddiecruizeify]

Nice drip pan and wheel chuck, oh the old days...

[@SteelebillyWes]

This has giving me so much confidence in building my K5 (not a military one)

[@glockfan]

06_Bowtie Glad you like my video. These old trucks are constantly needing attention and money but it is a hobby. Not being a daily driver makes it a fun hobby and not an obligation to keep in top running condition. Dumping cash into these trucks is easy to do. It’s also a fun project.

[@glockfan]

This truck has changed so much since I moved to Utah. I would highly suggest to anyone who watched this video to check out my updated video.

[@alfredomelendez6606]

Link?

[@chewnk]

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[@pfcthomasw.9394]

BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. 😇👍🏼

[@xcelerator67]

Beautiful truck!

[@steelmill888]

I might have to do some changes to my K20 after looking at that bad boy Nice Look.

[@shawnsutube]

Nicely done!

[@dalegribble8140]

Nice ! I like it 👍🏻

[@ze_german2921]

Nice Truck Man! When you get Tired of the Diesel, I would recommend an LS swap, I Have a M1028 with a 5.3L out of a 2001 truck and love it. With the 4.54 gears it is a beast and it is fast but I will upgrade to a 6.0 in a few month.

[@glockfan]

ZE_GERMAN I had considered a 6.0 or an 8.1 but I love 18 mpg on the highway. Not a lot of power but enough torque to turn the 203/205 transfer case...

[@ze_german2921]

@@glockfan I get 18mpg

[@dw7094]

Forget the LS crap. That entails wholesale changes to fir in square body. If you want a gasser go with a GM crate engine. It will drop right into the motor mounts, and the rewiring through the bulkhead is simple.

[@Hostility1812]

I like it!

[@davidforsythe3037]

Beautiful. The Canadian versions used a trussed 44 instead of a 60. Odd.

[@paullemke5915]

Nice

[@bshupejr]

Awesome build. Why spacers on the back instead of dually hubs like on the front?

[@glockfan]

I had Lenny Stahl make quality spacers for the rear. Honestly, they are rock solid. I could have had him make an identical set for the front and been good to go but I sourced the dually hubs at a really good price. I retained the SRW hubs for the front should I ever decide to go to civvy wheels. It will be easy for me to revert back to a common wheel if my HMMWV tires become hard to get.

[@xmo552]

Well...Also, a dually has a narrow rear. So installing dually hubs would make the rear width something like 2 feet apart and the wheels wouldn't even mount. The single wheel rear is widest. It's close to a match for the front. The wheels mount up, spacers in back makes the width almost perfect. Although you always want the front to be wider than the rear by a smidge or rear narrower than the front by a smidge.

[@user-vx5gv7ig1c]

Классная машинка

[@raymondbaker303]

Looks like 37s on it did they help out with top end keeping the rpms down some

[@glockfan]

The 37’s make a lot of difference. It is not a speed demon by any means though.

[@glockfan]

I can top out at 80 mph on a flat stretch now. I upgraded to a 4L80e transmission.

[@dantman9307]

do you like how the rear tires are more forward in the wheel well? any way to get them to be more centered? thanks

[@ctopher454]

Offroaddesign.Com and/or diy4x.Com sell centering kits. Moving the axle forward or backward, putting rear springs in the front, all these things help with approach and departure angles.

[@neoaaji7969]

We're you get the equipment fan . I am just dying in my M1009 in this 112 degree weather

[@glockfan]

Just a fan out of an old forklift...

[@bradywilliams2666]

What t-case do you have that you twin sticked? NP205?

[@glockfan]

Brady Williams NP205 but real soon, there will be a third stick. About to do a 203/205 doubler from ORD.

[@alfredomelendez6606]

What antenna is that. I want one.

[@davkenrem]

What do you think you have in it moneywise? Love it.

[@glockfan]

davkenrem $9000 but I wouldn’t sell it for that...

[@davkenrem]

Thanks nice build!!

[@staym925]

Did you change out the whole steering column? Or just the steering wheel? If so how much fab did it take to change over?

[@glockfan]

Just the steering wheel. It was quite simple actually. Just remove the nut and borrow a steering wheel puller from Autozone or Oreiley’s.

[@dp97303]

I like the truck! Iown a 1989 3/4 ton GMC 4x4 I'm going to do that to mine

[@elfinjollywood3993]

What are the two levers on the floor? A manual and a gear splitter or something?

[@glockfan]

Ranch Davidian I actually have three on the floor now. At the time, this was when I had my NP205 transfer case “twin sticked”. Each lever controls the gear range of one axle. I’ve added an NP203 range box to the NP205 which effectively doubles the low range gearing. I now have a choice between 2:1 low range or 4:1 “low low” range now. I guess if you count the shifter for the 4L80E, I have four sticks now... I’ve bled money man...

[@elfinjollywood3993]

@@glockfan you got the rest of us green with envy. Money well spent!

[@thomasnaranjo366]

Why not 2in spacers in the front instead of the dually hubs. I have the same tires and rims combo should I get the dually hubs for the front.

[@glockfan]

Dually hubs are absolutely the right way to run HMMWV wheels on the front axle of these trucks. If you are considering using cheap Chinese aluminum spacers on your truck, update your life insurance policy. I actually wheel my truck pretty hard now and really rely on the mighty Dana 60 to not fail me. Spacers on the steer axle are not something that I’m willing to do.

[@thomasnaranjo366]

@@glockfan I have seen some American-made steel wheel spacers out there but they're quite expensive. I try not to buy Chinese if I don't have to.

[@patrickconner9458]

What did you do with the PTO parts?

[@glockfan]

Patrick Conner sold all of it...

[@twayland6186]

Im jelous of your truck. You did everything that i want to do minus the fuel cell. The humvee seats and jump seat was a neat idea.

[@glockfan]

T Wayland thanks man! It's a work in progress for sure...

[@twayland6186]

Joseph Grant no ac yet?

[@glockfan]

Man I wish it had A/C... I am going to focus on getting the leaks under control, adding an air locker to the Dana 60, and maybe a Cummins 6bt and NV4500 when and if the funds are ever available.

[@twayland6186]

Joseph Grant ive seen some people getting a banks sidewinder turbo kit instead of going for a cummins. Not as much power but youll get better mpg

[@tdub5731]

so those are Humvee 24 bolt wheels with what kinds of tires sir?

[@glockfan]

Good Year MTR’s 12.50x37

[@tdub5731]

@@glockfan May i ask who make your hub/lug centric spacers. I'm basically almost done building the same truck.

[@glockfan]

I’m using spacers only on the rear axle. Lenny Stahl (Stahl Steel) made the spacers. Don’t use the cheap Chinese ones. They are dangerous.

[@jorgeseisealbino2374]

Where did you get those rims ?

[@xmo552]

They're off a humvee/H1. They came with 8 bolt, 12 bolt, and 24 bolts to bolt the 2 halves together. They're all 8x6.5 bolt pattern. The ones in the video are 24 bolt.

[@miketamez9929]

What lift do you have on it ?

[@glockfan]

Mike Tamez 6” springs in front shackle flip and 2” blocks in the back. With the 5/4-Ton springs in the rear, it is about an 8” lift. I have a set of 1” zero rates to add to the front which will be maybe 7”. All parts are Offroad Design (ORD).

[@xmo552]

@@glockfan I like that set up. I like that you didn't do a shackle flip in the back of the truck. What does a shackle reversal do for you on the front of the truck? Pros and cons please? I'm converting a c30 to k30 with a lift. You have pretty much done what I was planning. I need lift and capacity.

[@bshupejr]

Why 1028 not 1008?

[@glockfan]

Because it has an NP205 transfer case, it came with a factory traclok differential up front, and it was a shelter carrier. The 1008’s had an NP208 transfer case and an open front diff.

[@NICKSSHOP]

Very cool but show the engine

[@glockfan]

Nothing fancy, just a 33-year old 6.2 liter J-code diesel.

[@troybuilds]

i thought a M1028 was a dually ?

[@chewnk]

Well you thought wrong

[@troybuilds]

a Dually is a M1028a2 my bad ! Lol

[@troybuilds]

@@chewnk i think your not a di*k , but i could be wrong . . . let me know in 3 years !