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Not being a Jeep expert I am looking for info on Army Jeep "commando's" A local guy has one for sale and it is a configured as a litter carrier and has military markings, canvas roof and sides. It is dated 1969 but I can't find any "M" vehicle info on these. He said they were pressed into...

Finished and operational, we got the shelter installed this week.

I drove the first M-151's way back in my Army days in the 60's and 70's. I turned in my old M-38 for a new one!! I am considering adding one to my collection of MV's but I don't remember what a safe cruise speed is (drive train). I would need to drive about 300 miles to get it home, all on...

Learning more every day. My truck does not have the thermostat by-pass as shown in the manuals. Were these eliminated with an MWO or did a previous owner eliminate it? My engine has a depot rebuild tag on it so maybe removed? I don't know if I should try to find the parts and put it back or...

Final details added today so I’m now 99% completed. The truck was moved to its reserved slot in the pole barn today, ready for duty. The AN/GRC-46 shelter will be mounted as soon as possible. Thanks to Midwest Military, Vintage Power Wagons, AB Linn, Delta Team Decals, Bolt Depot, Saturn...

Can someone send me a picture of the blackout stop light as well as the mount and mounting location? My truck did not have one and as I near restoration completion, I want to add one. The wiring is there now with the new harness. I think there were several "vintages" so either will work. Thanks!!

I've been assembling the cab and forward over the winter. The parts were stripped and painted during the warm weather last year. I still need to paint the bolts as you can see in the pictures. When I did my M-715, I painted the bolts first but installing them after painting scratchen the...

Still re-assembling the truck but eventually one of my restored AN/GRC-46's will be put on the M-37. I’ve been looking for stock shelter tie-down cables for some time but no success. There were a few methods of shelter security used over the years but I focused on the type I was most familiar...

Starting the re-assembly of the truck after restoring all the parts. First up is the wiring (done) and the speedometer cable. I tried for over an hour to align the new spedo cable to the transfer case. If you ever did this you know it is a round end with with a keyway at the transfer. You...

What is the spade or "U" shaped casting for on the lower front spring plates? Never noticed these till the front body parts were removed and I pressured washed 60 years of crud off the axels. Picture attached.

Can anyone supply a picture of the proper decal placements on the tailgate and drivers side door area if the spare is mounted on the door? I have seen several variations of these and other areas of the trucks. Maybe pictures of all sides as stock for 1952 will help. Hood decals are known but...

Media blasted the last items but boy what problems. The hood and front fenders could not be completely stripped with the media. The hood was the worst and, as you can see in the picture, black primer and a lime green paint resisted the blasting. The other top coats came right off. That stuff is...

Got caught again in Gilispie 24087 lot numbers in a case. Shame on me as I got the same thing a few years ago with a case of gallons. You would think a 4 gallon case would be the same lot. I had to open a new can today to paint more blasted parts from Friday. What a difference in color and...

Media blasted the last of the removed parts today including the front fenders. Discovered 4 "knockouts" in an almost square pattern on the drivers side fender. Of course on my truck the knockouts have not been removed but you can see them in the pictures attached. (2) 5/16" and (2) 7/16" . In...

Does the passenger seat back assembly "hook" at the top and fasten with two bolts at the bottom? I need to remove it from the cab for the media blasting and can't see back there.

Now that the truck is all apart and my excel spread sheet of all the fasteners I removed is finished, I started looking at all the periphery washers used. What is puzzleing is the manual 9 SNL G-741 shows regular washers, or none at all, and not periphery washers. Once again I'm at a loss...

As mentioned on my other post today, the truck is comming apart faster now. But, I am wondering if I should paint the fenders before re-assembly? My thought is to media blast and prime and then wait till assembly to paint. Looks like the factory did that as you can see in the pictures the old...

I've been taking the truck apart little by little but now we are in full production. Parts lots are plastic media blasted, epoxy primed and painted. When the paint is dry on that batch, I put them away in our unused old farm house and then take more of the truck apart. Repeat process!! A few...

Took the front end apart yesterday as part of the restoration. The fenders and pans will be media blasted, as well as all the rest of the truck. On the fenders at the rear splash pans is a row of split rivets holding nothing. Must have been a weather strip in there at one time? You can see them...