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06boblee
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by 06boblee » Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:47 am
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I'm digging through stuff that came with my truck, and I came upon two of these. Anyone know what they are for?
'54 M37 wew
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by Cal_Gary » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:58 pm
Never seen those on any M37s I've viewed close-up....
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by greeno » Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:29 am
Having just taken mine down to the frame I do not recognize those.
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by PoW » Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:14 pm
Looks to be a unit fab special item. Any holes in the bed wood that match up?
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by m-37Bruce » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:30 pm
Not a clue here either?
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by greeno » Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:08 am
Can we make this a running thread? I got a piece that is making me scratch my head:
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by Elwood » Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:25 pm
Can't tell from the photo: is that hollow or solid? It looks like a short length of flared tubing with a flare nut.
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by m-37Bruce » Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:37 pm
A brake line, fuel line?
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by greeno » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:26 am
I know this one!
They go on the backside of the taillight brackets. Clips hold the Douglas shells.
This is fun!
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by greeno » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:27 am
m-37Bruce wrote: A brake line, fuel line?
It’s flared on one end like a brake line, no flare other end.
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by ez8 » Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:28 pm
greeno wrote: m-37Bruce wrote: A brake line, fuel line?
It’s flared on one end like a brake line, no flare other end.
I'm pretty sure this is for the vent line on the fuel tank. This screws into the fuel tank and then a rubber hose runs from the unflared in up to the filler neck.
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by m-37Bruce » Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:57 pm
Sounds right to me, the length of the flared tube was not mentioned.
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by NAM VET » Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:16 am
OK, thanks for the update on what these big steel plates are for. I will look under my truck to see what is protecting my rear tail light's. NV
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by PoW » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:30 am
Another widget like that tubing thing is found on the bottom of the steering box where the horn wire comes out.
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