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It has been great following your build. Nice to see the excellent work. Keep posting please.

M37Bruce. I know the feeling. I bought my M37 and got it into my shop. A few days later ended up in the hospital having a By Pass. It actually worked out because while I was recovering I sat on the computer and ordered parts. I had days where the UPS guy was stopping off twice a day.

Looks like your almost there. Then once you start driving it after it is all together you get to deal with the teething troubles. Like tweaking the little things that no one will notice but just annoy the heck out of you as the owner. Looks great.

Ahh memories. I still remember that good feeling when mine was almost done. Then when it is just about done and your almost to that first time drive out you start wondering what is going to leak or not work right. Fortunately mine experienced very few teething troubles. A couple minor leaks...

Did you remove all the freeze plugs and flush the block? I have found in many cases the lower portion of the water jack on these engines is filled with gunk making for poor coolant circulation and high cylinder temps. Now is also a good time to pull the coolant distribution tube and inspect it...

Not sure if you are planning on rebuilding your engine but if you do I would spend some money on getting everything balanced at the local speed / machine shop. Factory balancing on the crankshaft and flywheel is notoriously terrible as in not even close. Makes a big difference in longevity and...

Okay I get it. Nice to see a Navy version. I can not recall seeing one previously. I think I have only seen one USAF version.

I have question, Wondering at what point you plan on putting the color on your project. I pretty much did mine piece by piece as I assembled it or did it in sub assemblies. It took longer but seemed to make thing easier.

Getting the steering wheel off is the tricky part. Remove the nut from the steering wheel place it in a vise and soak it with penetrating oil or ATF for a few days. Pull the horn wire. Insert a 1/2 X 1 inch bolt into the hole in the shaft. Place a bearing splitter under the steering wheel...

Looks good, have fun adjusting the brakes. If you follow the TM you will get a good solid pedal and they work pretty well it just takes some time.

Keep the pics coming should be a great rig.

Interesting that your USAF cab and fenders were rust free. I also used a USAF cab tub on my restoration which was rock solid and rust free. My fenders came from a USMC truck and were also solid and did not have the usual rust out around the head light mounts because the Marines undercoated...