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Just got back from vacation (so no updates)
So I cut and pasted from Zout's rebuild of Ferro's M37 the below FS numbers. I ordered a can of Gillespie gloss Navy Grey (Rapco # 16081), painted a sample and had NAPA test it for the paint code. Came up with FS 26270 Haze Grey (PPG# 00334467). So I...
http://www.mseriesrebuild.com/custom_built_engines/custom_built_engines_02.htm So from the factory (before rebuild) the engine, trans, and transfer would be Chrysler silver with the rest of the frame/suspension/axles black? Did they just paint the bumpers OD then?
Truck is in the shop. Got the body off in about three hours, most was dealing with the wiring harnesses. It was amazing how much grain and mouse crap came out of the cab when we stood it up! Had to quit due to a Toys for Tots commitment tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully next update Sunday night.
Here are the replacement fenders and the repairs (once blasted you'll never know there were holes drilled). The new cab is sitting on the trailer in it's original A/F paint (notice ZERO rust problems), and the truck getting ready to roll into the shop.
Pristine isn't how I would describe it. There is some pretty good pitting corrosion, in fact the bed side in the back I am not using. I have replacement fenders, bed side, running boards, 1 section of grill guard and MACCUS got me a replacement cab for a retirement present last December. I also...
In 2009 TWRIGHT and I won two auctions in WI (he got a goat I got a M37). This is the M37B1 I won for $2525 as it looked when we picked it up. It has 4.89 gears, a Detroit locker, lock outs, Winch and Hardtop. I am finally getting ready to do a full restore on it. More pictures to follow. The...
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