[ihc] Re: Civ/Military vehicles

["Dennis Bernth" <scoutdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

  Joel-
  That brings up a good point. For guys looking for heavy duty axles for
swaps, that government liquidation web site would be a place to look. One of
the four wheel rags bought a CUCV pickup off of that site and is running a
series of articles on building it up. But, if you check that site out,
you'll see more CUCV's that are belly up than are in running condition. If
you find one close enough, you could probably bid and buy cheap enough that
by the time you part the rest out, the axles would be a 'gift'. LOTS of 2.5
and 5 tonners though, if you want to get real serious with your axles....
  Dennis
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Joel Furtek" <jf7e@domain.elided>
  To: "Dennis Bernth" <scoutdude@domain.elided>; "Ryan Moore"
<baradium@domain.elided>; <idaemes@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
  Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:43 PM
  Subject: Civ/Military vehicles


  >
  > Dennis and all,
  > 2 more points of information:
  > 1) in re non-spec vehicles, if you ever get a chance, go to Coronado
  > beach near the Hotel Del Coronado and watch the guys going through
  > BUDS.  As they learn how to work in the surf, their instructors
  > ramble around in some seriously jacked up Ford F350 crew cabs on
  > monster tires.  I had the good fortune to be able to roam around the
  > base there over the years and there are a number of, er, modified
  > civilian vehicles there.  There are plenty of ways to make
  > non-standard purchases or acquisitions.  :-)  My own government
  > service was for an agency which was spectacularly successful at
  > obtaining or making whatever fit the job, but we were a fortunate
  > one.  I know it's harder in other military areas, but it does happen.
  > 2) which is not to say that there aren't some very clear-cut,
  > 'standard' mil packages, of course.
  > <http://www.govliquidation.com/list/c7587> will list for you Trucks
  > and Truck Tractors currently for sale by DOD resources.  Still CUCV's
  > and their variants showing up, plenty of GM 6.2 box and step vans,
  > even a non-destroyed real jeep a few months ago.  Hundreds of 6x6's,
  > too.  BUT, a goodly number of not-CUCV light trucks, from Ford crew
  > cabs to Dodge and Jeep pickups to small GM and Ford compact pickups.
  > FWIW,
  > Joel
  > resting from a 5-day, 3500 mile haul, including a 22-hour non-stop to
  > finish it up this morning
  >
  > --
  > Joel Furtek