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by SOTVEN
Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:13 pm
Forum: Soap box
Topic: Shop Vise
Replies: 19
Views: 4029

Re: Shop Vise

I HAVE EVEN THOUGHT OF MOUNTING A ROTATING ONE ON THE STEEL PLATE ABOVE THE BRADEN WINCH. FOR CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED WHEN OUT IN THE STIX. JUST HAVE NOT FOUND THE RIGHT ONE YET. :)
by SOTVEN
Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:04 pm
Forum: General M37
Topic: Jack
Replies: 7
Views: 1210

Re: Jack

IS IT A JACK LIKE WHAT ONE FINDS UNDER A MOTORHOME TO STABILIZE IT WHEN PARKED? COULD IT BE AN M42? I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK M42 HAD SUCH DEVICES UNDERNEATH. PERHAPS A PICTURE COULD HELP, IF YOU CAN POST ONE. :)
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:43 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 9.00x16 NDT Tires Cost How Much???
Replies: 12
Views: 3440

Re: 9.00x16 NDT Tires Cost How Much???

DARN. IF I WAS CLOSER, I WOULD BUY THE COMBAT RIMS. BUT I AM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC.
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:34 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: Details, Details..........
Replies: 9
Views: 1319

Re: Details, Details..........

THE ONES I HAVE SEEN FOR THROTTLE ARE "T", AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE "THROTTLE" ETCHED ON THEM. HENCE I SPECULATE THROTTLE CABLES DO NOT HAVE A DATA PLATE BEHIND THEM. HOWEVER THE VERY FEW FORDING CABLES I SAW, HAD THE ROUND KNOB AND DATA PLATE BEHIND IT. AS FOR THE CHOKE, I HAVE ON...
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:28 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: 4 Door Concept
Replies: 54
Views: 11385

Re: 4 Door Concept

WELCOME TO THE SITE FRIEND. I TOO ENTERTAINED THE FOUR DOOR IDEA ONCE, BUT I AM THROUGH IT NOW. IT HAS BEEN DONE HOWEVER. THERE IS A SUCH TRUCK IN OUR GALLERY, AND THIS SPECIFIC TRUCK WAS SOLD LAST YEAR ON EBAY. FROM THE PICTURES I HAD SEEN, I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS TASTEFULLY DONE. CAN YOU DO IT? SU...
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:09 pm
Forum: General M37
Topic: Slow, Old and Green
Replies: 56
Views: 17593

Re: slow, old and green

WELCOME TO THIS SITE FRIEND. NICE TRUCK YOU HAVE. GIVEN THE DRIVING YOU DO, I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE A WINCH ON IT, NO? THANX FOR SHARING THE NICE VIDEOS TOO. I CAN NOT SEE CLEARLY YOUR LOGO. IS IT AN ENGINE BLOCK FLOATING IN A BATHTUB WHERE IT SAYS FLOATING POWER? :)
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:01 pm
Forum: General M37
Topic: NEWBIE onboard!
Replies: 5
Views: 861

Re: NEWBIE onboard!

WELCOME ONBOARD FRIEND. THE ONLY DUMB QUESTIONS ARE THE ONES NOT ASKED. DID YOU GET YOUR TRUCK YET?
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:55 pm
Forum: General M37
Topic: Its naked!
Replies: 6
Views: 932

Re: Its naked!

SMART IDEA TO PAINT IT RIGHT AWAY AFTER SANDBLASTING. EXPOSED IRON IS SO PRONE TO RUST BY MOISTURE IN THE AIR!!! I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN TO FRESHLY SANDBLASTED ITEMS. PLUS YOU ARE DONE WITH THE BULKY ITEMS TOO. NICE WORK :)
by SOTVEN
Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:49 pm
Forum: Builders Blog
Topic: Building a retro M37
Replies: 272
Views: 86599

Re: Building a retro M37

ITS ALIVE!!! ITS ALIVE!!!! :D WOW! THIS DRIVE MUST HAVE BEEN SO EXCITING, I CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT IN YOUR FACE EXPRESSION MY FRIEND!! I AM GLAD EVERYTHING WORKED OUT AS YOU EXPECTED! I BET YOUR TRUCK WILL BE STANDING OUT OF THE CROWD FOR SURE! I NOTICED HOWEVER THAT IF YOU INSTALL THE TOP, YOU MIGHT H...
by SOTVEN
Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:09 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: Blown head gasket advice
Replies: 4
Views: 763

Re: Blown head gasket advice

IS THERE A CHANCE YOUR RADIATOR CAP HAS GONE BAD, HENCE LETS OFF STEAM TOO SOON? JUST A THOUGHT :?:
by SOTVEN
Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: Soap box
Topic: Closing on our home this afternoon!
Replies: 10
Views: 1826

Re: Closing on our home this afternoon!

I HOPE ALL HAS GONE WELL WITH YOUR NEW HOME MY FRIEND. CONGRATULATIONS :)
by SOTVEN
Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:26 pm
Forum: General M37
Topic: It really can pull stumps
Replies: 8
Views: 1422

Re: It really can pull stumps

WOW!! I ALWAYS LIKE HAPPY STORIES!!! GOOD FOR YOU AN YOUR M FRIEND!!! :) MY WIFE NEVER LIKED MY M37. ACTUALLY, I THINK SHE HATED IT. OH, WELL... 13 YEARS LATER, MY TRUCK STILL "MAKES" HISTORY, WHILE MY WIFE "IS" HISTORY LOL :D
by SOTVEN
Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:14 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: Blown head gasket advice
Replies: 4
Views: 763

Re: Blown head gasket advice

I WENT THROUGHT THE STEPS OF CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET RECENTLY. I HAD A RAPTURE BETWEEN #5 & 6, AND THE HEAD WAS A LITTLE WARPED THERE. I CHECKED THE BLOCK IF IT WAS WARPED ALSO, BUT IT SEEMED TO COMPLY TO THE STRAIGHT LEVEL I HAD. THE OLD GUY AT THE MACHINE SHOP THAT DID THE HEAD, RECOGNIZED TH...
by SOTVEN
Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: GAS TANK
Replies: 18
Views: 2080

Re: GAS TANK

HMMM.... INTERESTING. I TOO THOUGHT THAT GAS TANKS SHOULD BE GROUNDED FOR THE AFFOREMENTIONED REASONS, YET IN MY M, I DID NOT FIND A GROUND. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE STRAPS COUNT, SINCE THERE IS THAT WEBING INBETWEEN, SO THE METAL DOES NOT TOUCH METAL. UNLESS THE AIR VENT THAT GOES TO THE ELBOW IS AL...
by SOTVEN
Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:20 pm
Forum: Technical group
Topic: GAS TANK
Replies: 18
Views: 2080

Re: GAS TANK

HELLO. I USED SILICONE CAULKING ON THE TANK WHERE THE STRAPS TOUCH IT. THE CANVAS WEB WAS SHOT, PLUS I DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF TRAPED MOISTURE THERE. ONCE I PAINTED THE TANK, I APPLIED SILICONE AT A THICKNESS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE WEBBING ON BOTH ENDS, AND THEN I LEFT IT TO CURE FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE ...