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Well, it was always planned to get done and sold, not a keeper. Just glad it's going to get finished now. Will post pics when the money comes in and things start rolling along.

Well, I talked with a gent in MD who is interested in buying the M37 gun truck project, with a twist. He is an older gent, enjoys owning MVs and using them in parades. Has a couple other armored MVs. However, he says he is to the point in his life he can't restore trucks anymore, wants to...

I'll have an interesting post about my project this evening, it might be getting done after all...

Well, it's listed for sale around the net. Being a victim of this economy and being out of work for 18 months this month, something has to give and it's either the M37 or the deuce. Since the deuce I take to shows relatively often, that kinda narrows it down. PB, I know I'll regret it, but...

Sounds like a good plan, vtdeucedriver! I think that would be easier than trying to get the standard thickness floor working with the HEAVY box sitting on it anyways. This project, once again, is under wraps for now, until I get my lack-of-a-job issue straightened out. I wish I could sell...

No way it will get done by then, Scott - have too much bodywork to do on it before paint, then stencils, etc. At this rate I'll be lucky if it makes Aberdeen.

Well, it's almost Spring, the freezing weather is over and the tarp got taken off the truck today. Will have to get my ass in gear if it's to be done before Aberdeen. PLUS - I decided the rotten rear floor is going to need replacement, the armor is sinking through a couple spots where the...

Just letting everyone know the money is gone on this end, running on fumes, so to speak. SO, make a long story short, the M37 gun truck is on hold for now. Not to mention, the weather is getting colder and the leaves are falling, so RLW is living under a tarp until the money and the weather...

Have to borrow a steering wheel puller from Advance Auto Parts tomorrow, I tried replacing the steering wheel today but it is on there something fierce. Will post more pics tomorrow.

Installed the completely rebuilt carb today. The rebuilder blasted the outside in a cabinet, new everything, looks great. Also, the armor was completely installed, and then a couple panels had to come out - one of them has a radius cut incorrectly and it is messing the whole left side of the...

Did only a couple things on it since I got back from Gilbert rally. Will post some pics this evening - focusing more on the job front past week as the money is getting REAL tight now.

Another box showed up today. About 6 feet long and weighed 65 lbs. Gee, I wonder what it is? Turns out that being on the naughty list ain't that bad. I'll have to keep banging Mrs. Claus under the table to get these presents, I tell you what. Actually, it was built by Bismarck Guns, it was...

The M60s came in today, now we got da heat. The pic shows the two, they were built by Reese Surplus out of demilled parts and aluminum castings. Top is as arrived, except for the platform mount, which is mine. Bottom shows it with a real M60 rear sight installed, as well as a real carry...

Got the rebuilt carb back this morning - the mechanic said the carb was filled with dried varnish from sitting with old gas in it for a long time. Also, the jets and gaskets were ALL shot. Now I know why it ran like crap at Haspin. Will stab that back on shortly, and more pics to come.

It will all be bolted together. I'm sure a lot of the originals were bolted AND welded, but I can see welds cracking from shaking around in the bed when the truck's body flexes. I heard a lot of the welded ones in Vietnam required constant re-welding from the stress cracks that formed over...

Pop quiz, a-hole, as they said in Speed. What are three components you need for an armored gun truck? 1. Truck - that was easy. 2. Guns - will be here soon. and 3. ARMOR! Thought I would post these to show a before of the steel, right after I got it back from the plasma cutter. That CNC...

Thanks for the kind words, Pat. I originally wanted aluminum armor as well. It is easier to drill, lighter weight, but MAN it was double the price at the metal yard. As it is, this armor is costing me $1,500 for the steel, including drilling and cutting. However, if you can afford it...

Update - got held up by the steel shop, won't be ready until late this afternoon, so I am picking it up tomorrow morning, taking it right to the plasma cutter, and hope to start bolting it in by late p.m. In the meantime, I'm turning wrenches on minor stuff. Gonna take the seats out and put...

Profit? Heck, once I bolt it all together and repaint it like the original, I'd be happy to break even. Ask anyone who tries to restore any vehicles for a living - there are only a choice few who can do it and make money at it. I'm not likely to be one of them. I do this for the love of the...

PB - I didn't start out with the goal of reselling it, but times are tough, been unemployed for 6 months. Gotta make ends meet, but I have to get this done first. If I get a job soon, I'll probably still sell it - but that only means I get to build a deuce gun truck further down the road...