There's nothing complex about it. It's just a steel bar and a piece of 10 ga sheet steel with some 12 ga bracing welded to it. Most difficult part is the brackets for attaching the rear reflectors. PDF of Tailgate attached. There is still a 5/8" discrepancy in the width. Probably in the reflect...

What are these called, and where can I find some?
Memphis Equipment doesn't have them.

Thanks Gary, I know Ed. He's been helping me out by taking measurements on his tailgate for me. With only 12 of these trucks still existing of the 192 made, extra tailgates are hard to come by. The original tailgates were hand made at the factory, mostly of 10 and 12 ga. steel sheet. Duplicating the...

Thanks, Bruce.
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Normally I wouldn't care, but this is for my XM708 so I'm being more careful than usual.
Going to have to hand build a tailgate, and I'm really dreading that.

Lock washers - front bumper

I'm having a senior moment.
What lock washers are used with the 1/2-20 bolts that attach the front bumper brackets for the winch bumpers?

Regular?
External Star?
Internal Star?
Square?

Tell the local police chief or mayor what you want to do and why. I'll bet you get permission.

When I had the Dodge 318 in my 37 (mid-60's), it got about 13 mpg (but wasn't perky).

+1, Ray.
Back when I installed the bbc, diesel was a lot cheaper than gas, but I installed the gasser anyway. I wanted the ability to turn 6500 rpm (again, no mention of sensible - but a lot of fun).

I would sure agree with that, but I've gotten decent performance out of the BBC in the 45 years since I installed it. I've had the BBC up to a little over 111 mph. That's what I meant by perky. Will the 4bt do that with stock gearing? :-) P.S. No mention of sensible. P.P.S. 111 mph in an M37 is ente...

Thanks for the info.
In my 37, the bb Chevy with stock 5.83 gearing gets 11 mpg average. It makes up for that by being fairly perky.

Why is the 4bt such a popular repower?
4bt weight 745 - 782 pounds
4bt torque 265 foot-pounds
vs
bb chevy weight 520 - 570 pounds
bb chevy torque 500 - 600 foot-pounds

It seems to me that the bb chevy might save a couple hundred pounds and give twice the torque.

Me out in my front yard with a left humerus from the critter. They had no teeth and ate small fish and crustaceans, so you wouldn't be at risk during lunch. However, they had tiny digestive systems and flew in flocks, so you might be at some risk shortly after lunch. I suggest an umbrella. (Oops - p...

Jeff, I don't see any reason why the LU-4 would be a problem.
I run an LU-4 in my 37 with a big block Chevy and an SM465 transmission. You just have to position the transmission so the jackshaft lines up with the stock frame holes.

3-wheeling in my Piper Cub. Sandbar on the Mississippi River.

Also, flight mechanics, biomechanics, and functional morphology of my favorite critter (you can get an idea of his size by the man standing on the ladder by his head).

Thanks, guys.
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