There are fourteen of them left, I think.
I'm not looking forward to duplicating the factory tailgate.

I think I'm gonna convert this front bumper to another set of bumperettes.
Got a NOS tailgate for the 37 in the parts pile. Need to mount it.
I'm going to have to scratch build a tailgate for the 708.
I got the 37 in 1962; the 708 in 1972.

Got these off the back porch and lugged them around to the front porch (about all I can go between stops). Need a bit of soap & water and a dab of paint, and they will be good to go.
I really dread reassembling the LU-4.

I picked up a new 5.83 ring and pinion for the rear pumpkin yesterday.
Now looking for an equivalent to the old Detroit Automotive KS-22 locker to install with it.

Is it identical to the old Detroit Automotive KS-22 No-Spin Differential? I installed a KS-22 in my 37 back about 1968-1969 and love it. I got a new 5.83 ring and pinion for the 708 today and think it would be a good time to install the locker as well. The KS-22 came with carrier. I don't think the ...

Digging through my parts pile, I found everything needed to switch the bumper on the 708 from one-piece to LU-4 winch.
Color me lucky.

I haven't done that specific combination, but have done a big block Chevy and SM465 transmission with LU4 winch and stock running gear.

I moved the XM-708 to a contractor friend's construction yard so I'll have access to his repair shop. The 708 is in much better shape than I expected, though I need a new passenger door and passenger running board. I need to go look at my parts trucks to see if I have spares. The door is rebuildable...

Well, is there still a source for the 5.83 ring and pinion?
I should have bought several when they were more readily available. Need one for the XM708.

"I am past the age of hooliganism in my trucks".

I'm only 83, so I may still be a bit of a wild child....

Me too, but I've discovered I don't much like getting drenched when It's raining, and speaking from experience, soft tops don't make great roll cages - which is why I built a hardtop all those years ago. Are those sliding Duece rear windows still available? And how stiff was that 18 ga ? Do you reco...

Back around 50 or 60 years ago, I built a hardtop for my 37 by wrapping a softtop frame and bow with 12ga steel, using a sliding back window out of a Duece. It was strong enough to serve as a roll bar without significant damage when I rolled the truck (which I did more than once). But it was so heav...

So I thought I'd check in.
I've got a 53 M37 that my brother gave me in 1962, and a 54 XM708 that I aquired in the late 60s or early 70s.

Both desparately need a total restoration. I think maybe it is about time to bring them back to life and give them to my grandkids.

Nothing wrong with greedy
Go for it!

Me too.
I've got a couple of extra parts 37's. I'm tempted to do this with one of them.