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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 1:12 pm
by 06boblee
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Front driveshaft u-joints replaced. I used Spicer 5-3251X u joints (US made). You can see the size difference between it and the Detroit that was in it.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:11 pm
by 06boblee
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Anyone have this yellow dot on their truck door? found it while sanding for paint, I sanded slowly- but saw no markings on the disc. Passenger door.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:37 pm
by m-37Bruce
Bridge Plate/Marker, the "4" must have been sanded off?

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:34 pm
by Cal_Gary
Yeah looks like it to me, Bruce!
Gary

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:02 am
by NAM VET
You can get the decal with the four on it along with any other stencil or decal you want from the chap who advertises here, I momentarily forget his name. I used his stencils when I painted my truck, but the bridge class yellow four is a decal. His prices are much better than Ebay. By the way, when we put the stencils on, they have a sort of adhesive on them, my son sprayed a very light mist of rustoleum white many times, just a mist and it looks great, no runs, perfect edges. We did mask off a lot to protect from the mist. HC

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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:05 pm
by m-37Bruce
Rick Larsen http://www.milstencil.com great person easy to deal with too.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:50 pm
by 06boblee
m-37Bruce wrote:Bridge Plate/Marker, the "4" must have been sanded off?
I thought those were only on the front grill?

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:38 am
by NAM VET
the four inch yellow 4 is on the doors, Rick has a decal for this, on the grill you can put a metal plate holder, with clip in numbers, for a bridge classification for the the truck and any trailer it may be pulling. I believe the first number is the truck, the second for the trailer. You can get the plates/numbers from different sources, mine are subdued from a bigger truck, so I clicked in the numbers for a M37.. I am pretty sure a M37 gets a four rating for the first number, and I have a zero for the second, as I don't have a trailer. Rick has stencils/dedals and dash plates for just about anything you could imagine. NV

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:08 am
by m-37Bruce
The Bridge Plate kit comes with all the numerals any historic mil-veh might need, I got my set from Rick 20 years ago at the MVPA national convention at Ft. Lee, VA.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:43 pm
by 06boblee
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small stuff done.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:48 pm
by m-37Bruce
Excellent!

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:53 pm
by 06boblee
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more little things,

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:21 pm
by 06boblee
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The job I have been dreading has started.

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:49 am
by Cal_Gary
You'll have it "like new" again in no time! Thanks for the picture!
Gary

Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:35 am
by sturmtyger380
When you add this new piece of metal how are you going to deal with the reinforcing piece on the underside?