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Welcome to the area and to the site. If you aren't in any hurry, there is the Findlay show coming in May. There are usually all kinds of M37/M43 parts floating around there and in August the national MVPA convention will be in Dayton. Ohio has a lot of parts floating around. That is why I...

Kokomo is as far north as I can remember ever having a meeting since I've been with the club. It is just a matter of a member wanting to host a meeting to determine a location. This meeting is the first time I haven't driven over an hour or two to get to one. Drive careful today. Might be...

Greetings all, Happy New Year. The next meeting of the Indiana MVPA will be in Kokomo at 10AM on 8 January. See our website for the address and a map link. See you there.

Chuck, Though I am quite a distance and can't save it, I would like to see a photo or two of it before it's demise. And, if you can, a photo of the data plate would be helpful for entering on the G741.org registry. At least for accountability of the trucks. That registry is very helpful and...

Chris, I can't say I've had problems with any suppliers in general. I usually try to find more than one source for the part I'm looking for before buying, if possible. Of course, some are more expensive than others. Usually shipping is a big factor in the cost of getting the parts so that...

Center Tailgate Hinge Here are some photos of mine. Just happen to have it off the truck right now.

I believe the 22NF battery is a like replacement. I see these at local Tractor Supply Store and Big R (farm store) for $55-80 usually. In Military Vehicles or Supply Line, I've recently seen someone selling the 2HNs for about $100 each.

Quite a transformation. Are you leaning toward a factory assembly line color scheme? I noticed the bright bumper & brush guard bolts which I would think would have been unpainted when it initially rolled off the assembly line. Some guys like to leave the exposed bolts and wood unpainted for...

Thanks for the info. I saw a Dunbar-Kapple mfd, 11-1953 delivery dated trailer that did not have the box between the brake handles. I was wondering if it was made like that or an in-service MWO change to the current cable setup. I thought all M101 trailers had the early parking brake handles...

Yeah, I know what you mean. There is a gun show in Kokomo that I usually do coming this weekend too. Our next meeting is in January (odd numbered months). Check our website later this month or next for the location. I'll also post another note on SS a week out. See you then.

Greetings all, A reminder that the next IMVPA meeting will be this Saturday, 13 November at 10AM. We are having it at Welders, Inc. in Muncie, hosted by Sam Norris. Please see our website for more details and directions. Our last newsletter also has the information. Should be an excellent...

Thanks for the note Rosco. Your A2 wouldn't have had the wiring harness I'm referring to. I think these intervehicular harness, with the junction receptacle between the brake handles, were only on the early M101 trailers. I haven't seen them on the A1 or other variants. John Bizal has a...

Greetings all, I've been looking at M101 trailers for years now but only recently paid much attention to the cabling setups. I see on some of the earlier trailers, there is the intervehicular cable that runs from the tow vehicle to the connector at the front of the bed, between the brake...

My guess would be that the early tranny was pulled from a vehicle for repair/overhaul at some point, put back in the supply system as serviceable after being repaired, reissued at some point later on which turned out to be your truck. That is usually how stuff gets swapped around in the...

Wait, what? You got another M37? Lemme see! Pictures!

I say add them to this thread. We can read the story behind the pictures together in one thread. And don't forget to post results on the G741.org site too.

Jay, However you decide on the color, it will look great once it is done. Your paint guy sounds like the guy that helped me with some of my early sheet metal work. He was old school "show car" in mindset, wanting to finish everything nice and smooth, fill in imperfections and details with...

I agree with Nattieleather, shoot the early color as it rolled out of the factory in '53. Like the original, at least this will be the basis for all follow-on colors. I used an epoxy primer which is a med olive green but I sprayed red primer over it for a proper OD undercoat. It wouldn't be...

True, every soldier from Private up knows their chain of command from their squad to the Commander in Chief and all between. Well, they did when we were in. Chain of command info was a standard in-ranks inspection question and you better know the answer! Probably you can call any listing you...

I'm not sure right now. If it is for a 1/2 ton, I may sell it though. A few people have asked that. I had thought it may have been for the 3/4 ton but the lateral spacing between the left and right side buckles is why I now think it may be for a 1/2 ton instead. I'm guessing at a Dodge but...