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Longhunter7 · May 2, 2005

Gentlemen,

I am the proud new owner of a 1963 Dodge M37-B1!

It is in original condition and will be restored to "Military Motorpool".

I will have some pictures in a couple of days! :roll:

Recovry4x4 · May 2, 2005

Outstanding!

Desert Rat · May 2, 2005

WWWWAAAAAHHHOOOOO!!!!!!!

Longhunter7 · May 4, 2005

Pictures!

Here are the pictures of the 1963 Dodge M37-B1, that i just picked up!

FSBruva · May 4, 2005

LH7-

Congratulations!!! Looks like a pretty good truck!

What are the main things on your "To Do" list for this one?

Matt

Longhunter7 · May 4, 2005

Kaydet,

I plan on restoring it to "Motorpool Condition"!

It will need some lights and turn signals added, troop seats, jerry can rack, new tires, spare tire mount in the bed, and stars and numbers!

Those are the missing ingredients, there will be much more as time and money allow. :roll:

Recovry4x4 · May 4, 2005

Man, never was much of the M37 fan but that things pretty nice. I could see keeping one in the garage! Congrats LH7, glad you're an MV owner again.

Desert Rat · May 4, 2005

Rick,
Now that's one super sweet Dodge! How do you find these super clean MVs? I know you'll really enjoy it! Nice truck!

Longhunter7 · May 4, 2005

Gentlemen,

Thank you for the kind words! Yes, it is good to have something green again, to spend vast sums of money on! :smilewinkgrin:

red devils dude · May 4, 2005

wow looks great

BKubu · May 4, 2005

Beautiful truck, Rick. Good luck with it!

Longhunter7 · May 5, 2005

Bruce,

It's a tad smaller than the last truck, but it is real clean and straight!

How is the BIG truck project going?

BKubu · May 5, 2005

The M978 is coming along. We've got the reelbox on the back. We've mounted the fuel tank. My friend is finishing up the wiring. All the brakes and lines have been redone. We still need to find a donor motor. We've either located motors that were in the right price range that were rough, or nice motors that were way too expensive. As we continue to make progress, I'll keep the list posted.

steelsoldiers · May 5, 2005

Hey LH7,
Lookin good man. Glad to know you got some wheels again. That is a nice M37! Keep us posted on your progress.

Bruce,
Glad to hear things are progressing on your HEMMT projects too. Those will be great additions to the fleet.[^]

Longhunter7 · May 7, 2005

Here is my new avatar!

cranetruck · May 7, 2005

It's a great little truck! My son, 17, got a basket case '53 model, that we hauled in from a cow pasture about 5 years ago. He has been working on it since, including in his High School automotive class.
He drives it to and from school and even got it pictured in the year book.
It's a great "little" truck and small enough to be a daily driver.
He has had two different flathead six's in it, but now he's figuring out how to fit Kenny's (recovry4x4) 6.2 diesel in.
I'm sure you'll enjoy yours just as much.

Longhunter7 · May 7, 2005

Cranetruck,

I think I will stay with the flathead six! I am planning on restoring it to original condition.

It is still 24 volt and runs quite well. I will have to add turn signals, so I can drive it in the traffic that we have!

Give your son my best, and wish him good luck with his M37 project!
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Opie · May 8, 2005

LH7,

Glad you added the larger pic of your avatar. I'd otherwise have seen a caricature of the head of a cow wearing sunglasses in the small version. I'm confused enough these days!

Congrats on the new wheels!

Longhunter7 · May 8, 2005

Opie,

I guess that I better go back to an M37 picture, so I don't post anymore cow pictures! :smilewinkgrin:

Thanks for the welcome!

Recovry4x4 · May 8, 2005

The trouble avatar gave me a little confusion too. Kinda like those inkspot tests, what do ya see?

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