Another thing to mention about bronze gears is to use the correct gear oil in the gear housing once you rebuild it.. some gear oils will attack the bronze (GL-5).. be sure to use a GL-4 (old school) gear oil with the correct viscosity.

Time to make those gin poles you always wanted!

http://mysite.verizon.net/kkull99/gin.htm

My M37CDN was made in Windsor by Chrysler of Canada

A pickle, Cucumber and A penis walk into a bar. talking about how miserable their lives are... The Pickle says "My life sucks.when I get big and Juicy, they put all these seasonings on me and stuff me in a Jar." The Cucumber says, "No, MY life sucks. When I get big and Juicy, they sli...

This seems like a great 'line in the sand' for finishing my truck...

Charles.. I have never met you but I have learned a lot from your replies to Questions from other members.. One thing That I found out a long time ago is if you want to know how to do stuff ask an old guy.. That was the intent of the original poster. As far as arguing about your way VS the army manu...

If I didn't already have a 4bt lined up I would be seriously looking into a 4BD1 Isuzu engine from one of those GMC W4 trucks

I believe that the only American tool chest manufacturers left are Beach and Waterloo..

There is another non-China source of tools however..
Canada
http://www.graytools.com/Default2.htm

I think it is Paul (in NY) on his Moose creek Maple - Image event page that has the instructions... Basically it involves insulated copper ring commutators with carbon brushes . go check out how they did it on older forklifts.
The contacts from an older Jeep column could also be made to work

What about Chevy

Crap Heaps Every Vehicle Year.

Poor old Norwegian thinks its a caddillac?

Toyota.. Truck Over Years Oxidizes Totally Away

Dodge.. Driver Old Drunk, Gunned Everyday

Scout ..Smoke Curls Out Under Truck

Ford ..Flip Over Read Directions

I thought Jeep stood for
Junk,
Everyone
Expects
Problems

The flip front Fiberglass M37 was a Wittenberg Conversion

found a pic of the nukizer out with Fred Williams in his Dumpster M37