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Wiper Motor Not any significant progress to report on the M37 .. Have blasted, primed and painted every piece that came off the body before the truck went in for paint, to include light buckets, hitch, grill, spare tire mount etc etc etc .. One project that I had put off was to go thru my...

Pulling my 35 Foot lowboy which will be loaded at times with a variety of vehicles .. the largest being my 10 Ton 43 Half-track .. Just don't want to take the chance on the modified bud-nut technique (Risk Mitigation) for my front axle ... Figured that someone else has replaced their studs and I...

ALCON: I have been thru the 5 Ton “Singling out” threads and thru the parts spreadsheet in the 5 Ton Forum, but cannot find a part numbers (L&R) or a source for the longer wheel studs used on the 5 Ton front axles with the HEMTT wheel application aua. Don’t want to grind down bud-nuts, want to...

Me-to PB is right .. sandblast is the only way to go .. Did my 53M37 and the M101A1 trailer before I started any work on either one. Even picked up a small blast inexpensive cabinet from the local Fleet Farm Store and after some minor modifications (plastic home-made media feed hopper, good...

Sf-79? What is Special Form(SF)-79 Please? I am unable to find that form listed in any of my military forms software

PB, was my intent along with a few small rust holes up by the fresh air vent .. can you refresh my very poor memory regards those dents :shock:

Update Interior is now painted and the truck is stripped down for paint ...Have some items, rear fenders, inner fenders, etc laying in the back-end for paint .... running it into the shop next Monday for a little body work and then paint !!!!

Ladder 135GMC is correct .. the ladder came with the shelter as part of the BII (Basic Issue Items) I have a similar ladder for my M37/ 42 Command Truck .. Picked it up on E-Bay for pretty cheap .. it was in great condition and looks like it was never issued out for use. My dash has the...

Great Looking Vehicle Welcome to the "Disease" my friend :beer: Looks like you found a very nice vehicle to restore .. if your following the forum you'll see some restorations that have started with much less! Keep the pictures coming .. that's how we get our our "Fix" here :-P //R// Mark

Jim, looking good [thumbzup] Are you planning to make your own harnesses? Just did all of my own to include a harness for my M101 trailer .. surprisingly not as difficult as I thought it would be .. Parts are readily available .. I would recommend using Packer type instead of Douglas...

Redid my M37 Tank for around $100 bucks ... cost was for 2 quarts of gas tank sealer, 1 gallon of MEK (Methyl Ethel Ketone), 2 gallons of Muratic acid ...purchased all but the tank sealer at Home Depot .. Tank Sealer at Car Quest.

Trailer Work to! Found a drop down support leg for the M101A trailer (Thanks Mark!!!) .. It shipped in last evening so I threw it on this AM .. and finished up the pioneer rack and tools before calling it an early day .. Realized after I took the Pics that the protective ring on the shovel...

Seat Set Seats completed with new foam and materilas and fitted into the cab. Driver’s seat now slides real nice on the rails, and overall the seats pass the "Feel's Pretty Comfy Test" with the CINC-W. Will break the seats in and after a little time in the sun, readjust a couple of the...

Welcome back, Looks like a great project vehicle .. Hope you and your son have as much fun restoring it as I have had doing my 53 M37

PB, I played a very small role in the process .. but I would like to believe that my appearance, expertise and support of Tom and Paul's Herculean efforts put a unique face on who we are as MV collectors and owners.. Besides you know me, I have a tendency to put my money where my mouth is :-)

Vote will occure for passage on this bill within the next 24-36 hours .. We have a 75% solution with this bill with the other 25% being negotiable with WI-DOT. The bill as it is currently shaped gives registration status to any MV produced before 1968 ,.. you can register it as a MV Vehicle...

Sbkarmen, sound like your on-track .. just remember that a turbo will give you more power .. but gearing will limit your speed:jumpin:

Paul, Tom called me Friday and said the bill was moving out of committee for a vote .. obviously that happened .. how did we come out? Can you put together a simple synopsis here on the thread to explain what we have now l after the vote? //R// Colonel Koloc

Try these links for that info Your Support is important as this bill is before the legislature this week!! 2. Contact your both of your Wisconsin State Legislators and tell them to support Senate Bill 462. If you don't know who they are please follow this link: Who Are My Legislators?

PB you make me LOL! DEZARMS .. does'nt matter if it will have a sticker or not under current WIDOT Rules .. you will only be able to license it as a MV with all of the restrictions of that classification .. not as a collector vehicle as it will not meet the age requirement and even if it did...