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  1. J

    Military Magazine resto guide

    Hey guys I know this is an old thread but does anybody have a copy of this that they're willing to loan or sell? My 14yo daughter and I have been working on a M-56B1 Dodge shop truck and I would like her to be able to use this for reference material as we work on the truck. I have several print...
  2. J

    M-37 exhaust and intake manifold design

    They definitely worked as advertised, albeit a little pricey but what specialty tool isn't. Kit with drill, tap, countersink tool and insert tool along with 5 time serts for a hundred bucks was worth it for this project
  3. J

    M-37 exhaust and intake manifold design

    Update on exhaust manifold nuts, talked to vintage power wagons folks and they advised nuts taper fit into the brass convexed washer taper down
  4. J

    M-37 exhaust and intake manifold design

    Im working on it as we speak, uses a product called time-sert and had awesome luck. I'm bolting the manifold up now used permatex gasket #2 on the studs. I wondered about the conical brass washers if the nut was supposed to go taper out into the washer or go on like a castle nut
  5. J

    M816 Wrecker Tire Conversion

    M62 wrecker bed sitting on a cargo truck multifuel 5 ton?
  6. J

    M-37 exhaust and intake manifold design

    Good evening, been working on our M56-B1 M-37 style contact maintenance truck. After getting the truck running after sitting several years we found a sizeable crack in the front of the exhaust manifold. Ordered a new matched set from vintage power wagons including studs. Long story short after...
  7. J

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Is that a standard cargo cover? Curious I've always wondered about using the stake pockets for bows but have never tried it
  8. J

    Looking for help with M1008 paint.

    What size are your stencils? I have a 1" stencil maker we've used to make our TP-70 for our 5 ton trucks
  9. J

    Steel Soldiers, users age

    42 had the green truck disease since I was 10. Now my 14yo old daughter is helping restore trucks with me. Not prior military but definitely appreciate and thank all of you that are
  10. J

    OH,KY,IN locals mv cruise ins

    East Central Indiana would be interested
  11. J

    M37 Instruments and switches

    I'm not 100% on the m37 as mines not quite there yet but I know the 5 ton m-62 and m-816 I have use something similar as backlighting in the gauge as the military gauge has an opening on the sides between the face and glass that lets the light in
  12. J

    M37 Instruments and switches

    Gauge backlighting and high beams indicator??
  13. J

    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by hawkerbattery.com

    Count me in please. Thank you
  14. J

    Civilian parts crossover

    Vintage power wagons definitely the go to place, friendly people and fast shipping. I've ordered several things from them in the last few weeks for my M37 based M56b1 shop truck
  15. J

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I have an early 1951 M-51 gasser recently aquire and getting running it's an international Harvester and I also have a 1955 m-62 wrecker gasser international Harvester
  16. J

    What is this component that was in my expansible van trailer and what does it do?

    Looks like a 4 pole 50 amp contactor with a 120 volt coil
  17. J

    Dump truck modification

    I can't say that I've seen that yet but I just drug home a pretty original M-51 early 1951 model of you need any pictures or measurements id be glad to help
  18. J

    Can someone identify this engine and where to find repair info?

    I've been working on some R6602 engines lately myself and just got an early M-51 dump truck running was able to get some parts on eBay and got it running like a top
  19. J

    Continental 6602 engines

    I've been working on putting an old M-62 wrecker back together that had an 6602 in it that had a bad head or head gasket with water in the oil. I was able to find one on eBay up in Akron Ohio at sam winners that apparently came from a military firetruck at some point. Got it running last fall...
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