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Well, today I finished the wire brushing and painting of the inside of the cab. Like I said before, it is Carc 383 replacement by Rapco and a rattle can job and it will not match the outside, but I got impatient and did need to use up those rattle cans. The battery looks new and the seats are...

OK. I'll save the dataplates. The gauges are made by Equus and purchased from O'Reilleys auto parts. The fuel guage does not work as the sender is still original and set up for 24v, so I didn't change it out. Not sure how it would read with 12vdc in lieu of 24vdc. I might be able to put a...

Well today I put together my one man power brake flush system for under $20 from Ace hardware. It is the 1/2 gallon version and uses a 1/4X1/2"MIP adapter which is a perfect fit and there is no drilling required. It only took about 5 minutes to put it together. I also got my instrument panel...

Now I know... After trying to bend about 7 different, and different length lines, I gave up and went on line to order (after a much needed shower). Heck, I ate after 5PM and did not eat since anything at all since last night (but coffee), and just went out to work on the M-37 this morning and...

After talking to the rep on site on caterized urethane, I have elected to go with anothe paint even though I do believe the caterized urethane is a higher quality paint. Reason: they cannot put it in aerosol spray paint cans where I can use a can for a quick touch up under the engine...

Thanks Storm. I gave you thanks on your post before I wrote the post above as well. I called my painter right after I wrote that. Sometimes when I yak like that, it makes me think. I think I better go with a pro. Thanks. I love your M-37! I plan on looking into the paint you mentioned and...

So, today, I flushed out the radiator three times and pulled the temperature gauge sensor. The previous owner converted it to 12vdc, so it isn't going to be a true and very expensive type of restoration, and not in the traditional museum quality sense. I replaced the temperature sensor, and...

And yep! It is a M-37 on the dataplate, belonging to the Marine Corp. I guess the refurbishment will just have to go along with the truck ID tags. It might not be the ideal candidate for a Infantry Museum being a MC vehicle, but, I'm thrilled to have it and it will do for my personal...

Happy to say it is solid through out and underneath and rust free.

Seems like I have some research to do. Ill check the dataplate tomorrow. It was in bad shape. It appears f by concensus it is a marine vehicle. I never knew there was a difference and this is my first one so I guess I suck. Im going to repaint it. It does look kinda cool but sometimes when I...

MY greatest desire in the MV world, after buying three deuces, was to obtain and improve upon a M-37, a 3/4 ton Dodge pickup of the Korean War era. This is a 1954, and is representative of the M-37 (M-42) my Dad used on a great hunting expedition in Alaska prior to Alaska becoming a state. I...