Wow - what a find! Thanks for sharing the fun through your pictures.

I finally got my U-joints apart. Now I need to locate rebuild kits. The local NAPA folks couldn't find anything in their books - surprising, because they no longer ask me "year, make & model." Can someone give me some help finding rebuild kits? Also, do the front & back U-joints ha...

I installed a kill switch because I found that something is SLOWLY sucking my batteries dry. I assume it is the starter switch, since that is the only thing that is always "hot" with mil-spec wiring. (1) Is this a common issue & is this diagnosis way off base? (2) Would a simple cleani...

Neve a dull day here. I finally got the U joints off and apart from my PTO driveshaft. When I pulled off the front joint, I found that someone has braised the Woodruff key in place. They did a "great" job, as it all fits together nicely. This bothers me - I can't tell whether they braised ...

Taxachusetts has been at it for ever. Excise tax is a specific tax on your vehicle, per $100 of value. Minimum tax is $5.00. Don't be fooled - states that "don't have" an excise tax are paying it too, it's just rolled into your property tax, whether you have 1 vehicle or 10. As for new tax...

snowdad wrote:Collin,
Thanks very much! What kind of kit was used and what can I look for on the vehicle? This is much appreciated. Now to figure out how to restore it!
Phillip

John Bizal at Midwest Military (midwestmil.com) can supply you with many, if not all of the parts to convert an M37 to an M42.

Just got my excise tax bill. $0.03 per pound.

Does the engine turn? If so, does it run?

Thanks Bill. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

HAH! I just found my copy of the heater install manual. Thanks, all.

I'm looking for a copy of the printed install instructions for:
M37 heater kit
M37 fording kit
email appreciated, & will pay for shipping, if you can loan me a copy.

Does anyone have experience with RAPCO's dataplates? I'm looking for some oddballs, like the fording vent & throttle plates, etc. I have etched aluminum & are looking for some replacements. Other recommendations for suppliers? MVdataplates doesn't have what I'm looking for.

Oddjob wrote:... but as I understand the seat springs attach to a piece of wood that rests on top of all of that...

I have drawings & pictures of the passenger side seat bottom if you are interested. I made my own from plywood. PM me & I'll email you what I can find.

My frame and engine were left in their natural state of rust and dirt. I only concentrated on the outer body when it came time to paint. Mine will never be an award winner so it didn't matter. Funny - mine will never win awards either. I started with the visible metal when I first got my truck - us...

No pix, so let us draw: [ 0 + -] <----- Visualize the outer brackets as your vise jaws. The 0 is your socket that is just bigger than the end cap you are pressing out. The + sign is your U-joint/shaft viewed from the end. The - sign is a socket just smaller than your right-side end cap. Applying pr...

I wouldn't sweat the paint scheme as any one you described could be considered correct. Just a tip here. You mentioned an air cleaner fording shroud, paint isn't critical, but this is. The shroud is not meant to be installed all the time, here is why. The air cleaner has a screened air inlet openin...