1955 m 37 cannadian build, lots of restoration pictures

[m-37Bruce]

Looks Like A Great Destination Paul,
How much of a road trip, 1/2 day, most of the day, I hope you took your lady out to lunch on the way home?

[paul]

its only about 1 hour from my place , but it takes all day when i go because i have to stop and talk to all kind of people i know! lol ... yup brougth the girlfriend for lunch..lol

[paul]

well today was a hot day! i satrted by puting the bushing in the leafs and installing the leaf on the frame, then i cleaned up some parts and painted the stuff in the tent, then my girlfriend uncle ask me to weld him up a set of ramp for his 4 wheeler so i did, after that my sun was giving a show at school so i went, then i got the painted part in place and hung the front diff in place, i was unlucky and the jack sliped, but no one got hurt and there is just a few scratch on the housing ill fix it when its done,lol, then i got the shock back in place , then i took picture....lol

here are the pics of the day, enjoy!

leaf back in place!


more painted stuff


stuff that's degreased


the ramps i made for the uncle!


front axle hanged in place!








and at the end of the day almost all the painted part are back in place!

[paul]

well today i got the hub's cleaned and prepped, and the drive flanges, then i got the brakes appart and got the backing plate cleaned and sanded and blasted , gee i hate sand blasting! then i etched everything, after that i made sure that i had all the hardware for the front axle, and i started cleaning it, after a few i was tired from my day so i just quit for the day,lol....got to love being your own boss!

anyhow, here are the pics of the day enjoy!

hub's and drive flanges


brakes backing plates


hardware removed from axle


dirty front axle hardware


and the little i cleaned before my back called the day!


slow but sure!

[paul]

this is yesterday's work, not much to show, i had all the hardware in a bowl full of gun wash, and i cleaned everything with the brush on the bench grinder, enuf bolt, nut and washer to kill the wire brush , lol now ill have to get a new brush thicker this time lol

here are the pics off the day, enjoy!

one clean pile of hardware...lol


equal one worn out bristle brush!

[Lifer]

Time to replace that wire wheel, don't ya think?

[paul]

today was a more hardware day! i got the tread all chased and cleaned up on the front hardware and then everything got painted, the front hardware now has about 8 ad a half hour of work in it!

anyhow here are the pictures of the day, enjoy!

hardware ready to paint


and hardware painted!


slow but sure in beresford!

[paul]

well today was a rainy day, so i cleaned up some in the shed and started to get the differential peices cleaned and prep , as of yet i dont have all the parts i need since some bearing are in rough shape and some of the spacer where ruff too, but i did get a lot of stuff clean and it is getting there slowly but surely, unfortunatly i will have to fiddle around with my ton truck since my slave cinlinder seem to bet on it way out, so i will have to fi my daily driver before i get more progress on the m-truck...lol, otherwise i am stuck driving her car!....not an option...lol

anyhow here are the pictures of the day, enjoy!

races in rough shape, note how pitted they are


some clean diferential parts!


and the search for good part begins


and one spare set of gear, should i oil them and wath should i wrap them in to preserve them?


paul in beresford

[m-37Bruce]

I think some oil and frisket paper, wrapped well & taped closed, no plastic bags/no moisture.

[paul]

wel today is a day that look's like i did almost nothing but i got the gears back in the carrier! tomorow a lots of parts are going to find their place again! out of 5 differential i only had 3 good set of gear! the last one i took appart this morning look good until the pinion came out some big piece of metal broke a few teeths off it...

any how here are the pics of the day, enjoy!

brake line atached to the rear axle


the ring and pinion set with the broken teeths , any goo for a spare?


gear patern ok




and the final product of the day...lol and my not so clean baby barn!


still darn slow

[paul]

well today i took a drive with my girl friend and at some antque store i found a stash of old plates, all brand new from all sorts of place and from all over there was even one that had a number and under the number it was written TANK ! then i came back home and i got some parts back togheter and some new brake line on the fron diff and new wheel cylinder. the cylinder and brake hose where nos i got from mr mazerolle in inkerman.

anyway, here are the pictures of the day, enjoy!

the new old plate i found


and the work of the day!








a little faster from beresford!

[HingsingM37]

Great pics and some good work. Brings back memories You'll have a fine rig when done.

[paul]

well today was a slow day, my back was killing me so i didn't do much, i got the drum and the hub at the garage to get them turned, took me about 1 hour and a half to get the race in the hub lol, couldn't find a confortable way of working...lol... then i got the brake stud back in the plate and i prepped the new front brake pad for paint, i cleaned a few wheel bearing and the harware, i had to file the punch marks on the bearing nut since some clown did not use the proper socket to remove them at some point in the last 45 year, and i got the hardware and the bumper plate togheter and started cleaning some tread on the hardware

anyhow here are the pics of the day, enjoy!

brake pads ready for paint


brake stud back in the plate


wheel bearing clean


front bumper hardware ready to be restored


paul in beresford

[paul]

heehe today i was back at it for a few hour and it is now an official rolling chassis!

happy day!

[m-37Bruce]

Is it me or the camera angle, looks like your frame is sitting odd/funny, or off the front perches?
Looking "mo better" everyday Paul!