2021 ROLL CALL-PLEASE CHECK IN!

[Cal_Gary]

Thanks again gentlemen for weighing in! @BGarth, glad to have you with us!
Gary

[PoW]

The PrinceOweird is still around.

So are several M37's in various states of repair.

Dennis

[Cal_Gary]

Nice to hear from you Dennis!
Gary

[Halfdunn]

Matt Dunn is still here with my 1953 USAF R-2 Rescue truck and my 1968 Bailfield M-274A5 Mule. Great site with a lot of info for all of us.

[Cal_Gary]

Nice to hear from you Matt!
Gary

[soupermike]

Still here. Almost finished with my restoration.

[Cal_Gary]

Thanks Mike, your truck looks great!
Gary

[Elwood]

Still here. Haven't posted much while I've been putting together my machine shop. But finally back to working on the M37. Here's the current project...

Face milled a 1" thick slab of 7" x 23" mild steel.

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Then drilled twenty-one 7/16" holes, and bored six holes just over 3.250" inches.

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Just need to corner round the edges and it will be ready to bolt up to the block.

[ashyers]

John,
Looks good, will it be available for rent !

Andy

[Elwood]

John,
Looks good, will it be available for rent !

Andy

If there's interest, I'd consider making copies from aluminum plate. The shipping cost back and forth on this steel one would be hefty.

First though, I'm going to make some comparison measurements with and without the plate installed, and I'll post those results in the torque plate thread I started way back in 2014 (!?): http://www.g741.org/PHPBB/viewtopic.php ... 034#p51111

Maybe these old blocks really are rigid enough that a torque plate won't make much difference, but my curiosity won't be satisfied until I test the theory. And since I'm running chrome-faced compression rings, a straight and round bore is essential.

[ashyers]

John,
It's so shiny I thought it was aluminum. That thing is going to be heavy. I thought about cutting holes in an old head, but you have bigger toys than I do. Glad you have the Shop up and running. Fun stuff!

Andy

[Cal_Gary]

Thanks for weighing in John and Andy!
That is some impressive work, John!
Gary

[W_A_Watson_II]

Yep, Thank the Lord, still hear and kicking.

[Cal_Gary]

Thanks Will, been checking some of your old YouTube videos!
Gary

[W_A_Watson_II]

Thanks Will, been checking some of your old YouTube videos!
Gary

Thanks Gary, I have a few new ones over at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4b-x2 ... JsCZ6-igqQ