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    ab705 replied to the thread Glass Bead Blasting Rims.
    I think 80 mesh is what I have now in glass beads, but the same 80 mesh size in aluminum oxide is more aggressive, since its density is...
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 dashboard plates with Like Like.
    My foster brother gave me the 37 for my 20th birthday, so I didn't pay anything for it. He paid either $10 or $25 for it - I forget...
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread Glass Bead Blasting Rims with Like Like.
    Not fun. I should have them ready to prime by Tuesday.
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    ab705 replied to the thread Glass Bead Blasting Rims.
    I blasted about 10 rims before I got down to five that I liked well enough to use on my M37. I used a pretty aggressive media on the...
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Like Like.
    Here's a preliminary image of the tailgate I'm going to build this fall. It still has several errors, but the most critical are the...
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    There have been several good suggestions by others, so please pardon any repetition, but I have some questions/comments: After...
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Haha Haha.
    "I can still put my spare back on the door rack, just not as fast..." I'm not eager to try that any more.
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    ab705 reacted to G744's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Like Like.
    I hear you, I'm 72 now. I still have an M37 I got back in '72. I can still put my spare back on the door rack, just not as fast... G744
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Like Like.
    Slow, slow go today... Note the split bucket I was sitting on. Dumped me on my rear. I was lucky.
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Like Like.
    Today was a washout. Front right is up on an axle stand; haven't pulled the tire yet. Two nuts still holding it on. Left rear fell off...
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    ab705 reacted to JimC2's post in the thread XM708 refurb with Like Like.
    Removed the damaged passenger door this afternoon and installed two temporary studs in each hinge backing plate to hold them in place...
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    ab705 replied to the thread M37 Restoration Project - Revived.
    I put the M37 up on my new scissor lift for the first time a few days ago. The lift works great. I weighted the rear end of the chassis...
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