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Gunter, Thanks for the compliment, I do like the look of the M with the bed cover installed, just looks more military that way I believe.
Hello Woodsman, one day when I was hauling stumps to the dump at a local Army base as part of a contract landscaping job my company was doing I saw the...
Hey Bill, how have you been? I never noticed your M's wood was cut, good idea, when I was in my other shop 7' was also what clearance the door provided and I just kept the bed top off but in the new building I have loads of room and have the CO's OK for a lift install so tall was the order of...
Thank you very much bigbe and Bob, I have owned it for over 30 years and what you see is the result of a complete restoration and have had a lot of good luck with it. :)
Had this NOS top for years and now that I have a 12' garage door thought it was time to put the bows and top on. My friend George and I installed the bows then the top in about an hour after having some difficulty forming the heavy canvas to conform to the bow corners. After I gave the truck a...
Hello and welcome, you might also try posting your needs and questions on the G741 forum: http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/ a sight dedicated exclusively to M37s. Looks like you have a mostly complete truck and it should be fairly easy to put it back on the road.
Carter
A shop that rebuilds hydraulic cyls. or sells hydraulic supplies will have O rings large enough to replace the old seals, those new rings are a perfect replacement for deteriorated light door seals.
Thanks Bert, Sandy took that shot 3 years ago when we had several feet fall on us over a 24 hr. period. Some M37 owners do not like using NDTs but I have plowed snow with that truck and tire combination for over 15 years and never got into trouble.
It is getting to be snow season and since I am posting this on Christmas Eve, how about a M37 snow shot and a wish from me to all of my SS family have a Merry Christmas.
Bolts nombered 18 are removable but usually rusted in place, the ones I removed were so badly pitted that they had to be welded to fill the pits and then lathe turned to restore them to serviceable condition.
I believe they were used at the factory to move the frame along the assembly line but have no facts to back up that statement. No one I have ever talked to actually knew what they were for. I offer this as my opinion only.
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