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by JimC
Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:32 am
Forum: Technical group
Topic: hemi engine in 37?
Replies: 13
Views: 2615

Re: hemi engine in 37?

Nothing wrong with greedy :-)
Go for it!
by JimC
Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 4 Door Concept
Replies: 54
Views: 11296

Re: 4 Door Concept

Me too.
I've got a couple of extra parts 37's. I'm tempted to do this with one of them.
by JimC
Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:31 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 4 Door Concept
Replies: 54
Views: 11296

Re: 4 Door Concept

RMS,
Yeah, exactly like that.
Can any of you guys tell me more about it?
by JimC
Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: hemi engine in 37?
Replies: 13
Views: 2615

Re: hemi engine in 37?

Need more than 331 c.i.
by JimC
Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:17 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 4 Door Concept
Replies: 54
Views: 11296

Re: 4 Door Concept

Eric, what part of TN?
I'm near Memphis.

I've always thought it would be fun to do a Command Car based on an M37.
by JimC
Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: engine for towing with m37
Replies: 18
Views: 3201

Re: engine for towing with m37

I agree about the crappy braking, but a big, high revving engine with stock gearing will get you from 0 to 100 mph a whole lot quicker than the flatty will, and with a lot less gear shifting. Mine tops out at a little over 111 mph. I put a big V8 in mine almost 50 years ago and have never regretted ...
by JimC
Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: Where to get flat headed steel rivets?
Replies: 18
Views: 4636

Re: Where to get flat headed steel rivets?

If they are flat headed, then oval head is also a typo.

Try Active Bolt & Screw Co. in Memphis. They are at 730 South Main Street.
901-523-1557
by JimC
Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:10 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: engine
Replies: 9
Views: 1670

Re: engine

I agree, with the exception that the big block is just as easy to do. It took me 3 days to pull the 230 and install the 318, and it took me 3 days to pull the 318 and install the big block Chevy. Neither were difficult. Primary installation control points were keeping the winch jackshaft in the stoc...
by JimC
Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:56 am
Forum: Technical group
Topic: engine
Replies: 9
Views: 1670

Re: engine

That's why I only did it once. Scarier than the squirrelly steering was the worry that the flat windshield might blow back in on me. From memory (45 years ago), engine rpm was about 6500. I was running directional 9.00x16 Firestone Super All-Tractions, so it was quite a noisy ride. I slightly disagr...
by JimC
Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:28 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: engine
Replies: 9
Views: 1670

Re: engine

I live in the deep south and never had trouble with my stock radiator cooling. Top speed is a little over 111 mph (fast enough for me, particularly in an M37). Loud though. Course, the deep south is a far cry from Death Valley or the Salton Sea.
by JimC
Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:56 am
Forum: Technical group
Topic: engine
Replies: 9
Views: 1670

Re: engine

I put a big block Chevy and an SM465 transmission in mine back about 1970, retaining the stock 5.83 gearing, with KS-22 No-Spin differential. I like that combination. Adequate power and speed.

I think Ray is running a 428 Ford in his.
by JimC
Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:59 am
Forum: General M37
Topic: winch bumper marking
Replies: 2
Views: 727

Re: winch bumper marking

Thanks
by JimC
Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:26 am
Forum: General M37
Topic: winch bumper marking
Replies: 2
Views: 727

winch bumper marking

Left winch bumper
What does
HHB
45
designate?

This bumper also has a Star.
by JimC
Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:42 pm
Forum: Builders Blog
Topic: Project M37a4
Replies: 53
Views: 61940

Re: Project M37a4

I've often thought it would be fun doing a 'what-if' Command Car version of the M37.
by JimC
Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:12 am
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 265 c.i. 1954 Chrysler Windsor 6 cylinder engine.
Replies: 2
Views: 637

265 c.i. 1954 Chrysler Windsor 6 cylinder engine.

Has anyone installed one in an M37 ?
264.5 c.i.
119 hp with 7.0:1 pistons.