Bruce McCann's Progress...
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:33 pm
Bruce's truck is looking awesome, very tidy indeed....
Regards - MM
Regards - MM
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:42 pm
Very spiffy, indeed!
My Truck
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:28 pm
Thanks Tony for putting this pick up,
Spiffy ---- I like it
Bruce
Spiffy ---- I like it
Bruce
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:48 am
Bruce McCann sent me another Pic, you know he was actually young once??? (weren't we all 
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This is the M37 that started it all for him, it's much the same today except the 230 Cui 6 has been replaced with a 273 Cui V8, this is a tidy rig and I have seen it in person as such and would gladly take it home....
Best Regards - MM
)This is the M37 that started it all for him, it's much the same today except the 230 Cui 6 has been replaced with a 273 Cui V8, this is a tidy rig and I have seen it in person as such and would gladly take it home....
Best Regards - MM
Nice Work Bruce!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:07 am
Thanx 4 posting it MM, This was jerry zell's truck in it's other life, right? She looks very happy now.
Bruce McCanns M-37
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:12 pm
Question:
Are the ribs from the windshield frame to the bow standard or was this an addition to support the canvas top?
My M-37 had ribs like that to support a sheet metal top which was fastened by about 200 pop rivets. Mine has the fittings to accomodate the web straps but someone cut off the hold down lugs for the hood catches.
Nice looking truck
Ron
Are the ribs from the windshield frame to the bow standard or was this an addition to support the canvas top?
My M-37 had ribs like that to support a sheet metal top which was fastened by about 200 pop rivets. Mine has the fittings to accomodate the web straps but someone cut off the hold down lugs for the hood catches.
Nice looking truck
Ron
Not Standard
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:17 pm
If you look closer, you can see a an up-right on either back corner of the cab welded to the top bow, also not standard. My cab had these also. It was meant to be two canvas straps and footman loops on the bow.
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Here's a pic of the hold-down & the strap bracket for the canvas straps.
Hopes This Helped,
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Here's a pic of the hold-down & the strap bracket for the canvas straps.
Hopes This Helped,
Full Veiw
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:25 pm
Third one.
Re: Nice Work Bruce!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:56 pm
Yep! It's Gerry Zell's "Old Rusty," alright. I have a pic of it at a campsite in the woods as my wallpaper.m-37Bruce wrote:Thanx 4 posting it MM, This was jerry zell's truck in it's other life, right? She looks very happy now.
old Rusty
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:48 pm
Nope , it aint old Rusty,, that used to be Sam Maclain's rig from Tennessee.
Bruce
Bruce
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:17 am
Very Nice truck. A beautiful example of a resto-mod. I like the usage of the 273 V8 - something a little different, but still functional. 
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:20 am
Looking good
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:22 am
Looks great. Keep up the good work
Re: old Rusty
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:10 am
Oops! I believe I misspoke myself. Oh, well. It wasn't the first time, and likely won't be the last, but I coulda swore.....!SydneyM37 wrote:Nope , it aint old Rusty,, that used to be Sam Maclain's rig from Tennessee.
Bruce
Bruce's truck
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:30 am
Bruce,
You're the MAN. Thanks for the pics of the top of the frame showing the fittings and location. I can tell where they go but I'll have to get the pieces from John at Midwest.
Thanks again,
Ron
You're the MAN. Thanks for the pics of the top of the frame showing the fittings and location. I can tell where they go but I'll have to get the pieces from John at Midwest.
Thanks again,
Ron