Check out the thread "Building a reto M37" by retiredguy
He put a M37 body on a Dodge truck frame.

Thanks for the information.
I'll have to dig into it farther.
The free spool lever does move, I can't recall what position it is in right now.
I tried it in both positions, but no go. It's probably stuck. I don't know how long the truck has been sitting.

I have a PTO winch on my M37. I have a couple of questions about the winch. Does the winch have a free spool on it? What does the small lever on the passenger side do? I was moving the truck around the yard, I went to hook up to the winch cable to pull it. The cable just pulled off the drum. I reach...

My plan is to use it as a play toy and some time daily driver.

I looking for advice on what engine to swap into my M37. What i have in mind is one of two engines. The first is a 351W Ford with a ZF 5spd or a Cummins 6bt with a NV4500. What ever engine I decide to go with, I will be swapping the axles out for a D60 front with a D70 rear with 4.56 gears. With the...

Thanks for the reply.
The top has some big dents in the top, but I should be able to get most of it out.
I just have to work on getting a title for it and it would be worth even more with that.


Tom

Thanks for the info. On the type of oil, I guess I should have explained it better. I was looking for what weight of oil would work best? I'm just going to pick up some cheap oil to try and start with.I just want clean oil in it. I don't know how long the truck has been sitting or how old the oil is...

Hi all; I joined the ranks of M37 owners. This my first on of these trucks.
The first thing I would like to do is find out if my truck runs. Before I do this I want to change the oil and filter.
Are the oil filters easy to get and where can I get one?
What oil is recommended?

Thanks for your help
Tom

I'm just getting started with mine,but i bought the truck for a $1000.00 with a winch and a hard top. I have pics in the gallery.

Thanks Bert. No I haven't started to work on yet.I have a CJ5 project that has priority right now.
Plus it's cold outside lol I don't have a garage to work in.But I will start to tinker with soon.I'm hoping to find out if it runs.

I posted pics of my truck in the album under Tom Amundson

Thanks for the info, Bert Even up in the backwater of WI you still need a title and plates.I'm about a hour and a half from lake Superior. I would like to post some pics, I just haven't been able to figure it out.I would be nice if I could do it right from my computer, without having to put them on ...

Hey T.Highway, you got more snow than we do here up north.

Thanks for the info. Now I have to figure out how to get a WI title for it.

I picked up a M37 today.I've wanted one sense I saw the one my High School had. I don't know what year it is. I managed to get the numbers off the data plates,they were rusted and painted over. the first number at the top is 2320-543-4632 The next one down was L245-3607 which matches the number on t...