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Not really working on the truck at the moment but I got a few accessories to go with the trailer it will be hauled on. These are Bolt Locks which you set with your vehicle key. Now I’ll just have one key (an obvious one) for the receiver lock, coupler pin lock, a couple of pad locks, and I’ve...

Well we were going to do Burnet last year but you know how that turned out.

Wow, over 5 years since I've added anything to the thread. Not that I've got anything real to add. I started it up today and backed it out of the shop to take some pics for my new insurance carrier. Everything seemed to be working fine sitting in the shop but when I went to stop at the end of...

Wife has an online class tonight so I went back out to the shop to work on HER truck. I got the bottom and sides of the slats painted with 2 coats and once they had set up enough to touch I bolted them back in place and got 1 coat on the top. I'm going to let that dry completely then add at...

Knocked the sharp corners off the wood today with the router, lightly sanded everything and started painting. I thought the 2 year old quart of paint left over from the original spray job would work fine as it looked good when I opened the can and stirred it up. I got 1 side halfway painted...

They'll have to lean against the bed and wave. I'm not running an Uber service after all.

Wow! Hard to believe it's been over 3 years since we started on this project. What isn't hard to believe is that it still isn't completed yet. While I've taken a 2 year hiatus from actually working on the truck it has made numerous outings to include parades and shows. Unfortunately for the...

No we used 2x8s for all but the center and then a 2x10 down the middle. I unfortunately timed it just right to do it the week Home Depot stopped carrying 20' 2x10s so there is a section at the front that is short by 2'. I covered it temporarily with a piece of plywood until I can rip 2 small...

Last Monday was the inaugural event for the M37. Keith and I did a static display for Birdies For The Brave at the TPC Golf Course. It was nice that the first event was for Veterans and as it turns out so will the 2nd. Tomorrow we'll be participating in the Veteran's Day Parade with the...

With a little modification we were able to get the new brake light switch in yesterday. The factory switch has 2 male prong connectors and the new switch had 1 male and 1 external female (a larger 2 part prong with a hollow center). Keith was able to crimp the female portion into a male (no...

More work on the wiring today. We found several spots in the Greek harness where the solder joints had come apart and other spots where the ends were not crimped properly. I'm hoping we don't have to go through the entire loom and check everything. Was able to get a later model brake light...

I printed off a copy of the TM 9-2320-212-20 section on turn signals. Haven't gone through it as I've been mowing my jungle this morning.

Didn't spend a lot of time on it today but did verify we're getting power into the brake switch but still not functioning. One of the issues is that the turn signals were an add-on by the military at some point (newer style connectors) but they run together with the brake lights and they're...

With Keith once again carrying the brunt of the load we finished most of the wiring yesterday. We're using a Greek, color-coded loom which has a couple of errors in it so with the schematic from that and also a copy of the original harness diagram we've been able to figure most of it out...

It's getting close. I have to say there's no feeling quite like putting the reflectors back on. You know you're almost to the end at that point. Major to-do is still the wiring but we should knock that out in a couple of days next week. Keith_j is going dove hunting this weekend so I gave...

I got mine at Vintage PowerWagon. Not exactly like the original but works and appearance wise is pretty much the same. You have to wonder sometimes what people are thinking when they do something like that. At 16 I used a lot of Bondo in weird places but you'd hope adults would be a little...

The gap between the fender and bedside panel on the left rear is because it's still loose waiting for the welting. Of course we may have jumped the gun putting the heater back on because we didn't do the left engine cover rubber yet. Oops.

Brakes are done except for adapting a filter on master cylinder. Put in a couple of new batteries. Fuel filler neck and inside bed cover for same installed. Right windshield and passenger seat back in. Last but not least was the heater installation with new hoses. It works on low speed but...

Things moved along again today. Keith got the last 2 tires mounted on the rims while I added the pioneer rack (thanks M813rc) and tore the old driver's seat apart and transferred everything to the new shell the installed the freshly painted troop seat hardware. Tomorrow we'll get the rear...