M37B3 Project

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:38 am

Excellent work, Joe!

And Dana, don't know how I missed your March post-so sorry! Hope all is well, with the Durango fire in your back yard-please let us know how you're doing!
Thanks,
Gary

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:43 am

Interesting headlight conversion. Are you going with LEDs in those buckets?

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 5:35 am

Elwood wrote:Are you going with LEDs in those buckets?

If I can find a set that won't cost me a mortgage payment. If not then stock GI bulbs will have to do.

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:33 pm

k8icu wrote:
Elwood wrote:Are you going with LEDs in those buckets?
If I can find a set that won't cost me a mortgage payment. If not then stock GI bulbs will have to do.

If you can find a set of good quality that's reasonably priced, please post. I've been looking, and just can't seem to get past the price on these things.

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:19 am

Well we changes website hosting companies and as a result we had to reload several files, but all the pictures should be back and operational now.

DCook · Post by **DCook** » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:22 am

Mr. Cal_Gary --- Just noticed you note to me, I'm just getting caught up following surgery that has had me doing a LazyBoy endurance test for the last couple of months. We continue to burn here and there, and have gotten quite used to the smoke. When one fire is out, 3 more pop up. we need an El NINO Winter!! I'm happy I'm not in California though!@! For more reasons than just the fire situation.

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:50 am

Just popping in to say not much work has gone on. Too busy and too cold here. Making some changes in my life and hope to get back on the truck this spring and summer. I picked up some Chevy truck frame motor mounts that I am going to put in place of the home made ones that I have in there. That should clean things up and I will feel better about the motor mounts. I'll post pics when I actually get the work done.

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:53 pm

Just a quick note to say that I have actually gotten some work on the truck. I replaced the home brewed motor mount frames with some GM ones. I also am making a brake that will tie to two mounts together. I have some pics on my phone and will post them up soon as I have some more time and a few more things done on the truck. Just wanted to let you know that I'm actually turning a few wrenches this summer. Will post pics soon.

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:08 am

Nice to hear from you Joe! Glad you're getting some wrenches turning; I've been busy with household stuff so the M37 is in service picking up lumber, decking materials, that sort of thing even though I need to turn some wrenches on it as well. Just no spare time to do so right now.
Gary

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:42 am

Well I finally have some time on my hands due to the shelter in place order here in Ohio so I got the website updated with what I've been working on. Here is the link to the latest page.
http://www.leathernaturally.com/m37projectpagefive.htm

I just saw that I have a few spelling and grammer errors, but oh well I don't feel like messing with it to fix it.

Enjoy,
K8icu

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:52 pm

Well, have been tinkering with the project and found that the HMMWV alternator bracket puts the alternator into the fender...like the inner edge of the fender goes right through the middle of the alternator. So I'm engineering a new alternator bracket and also making it so that the power steering pump fits in there too. I'll post some pics soon.

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:18 am

I hear you Joe! I've got rear diff seals on the way-my RR is a gusher, leaking down to the ground.
Hope our Browns make some positive strides this year!
Gary

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:35 am

This project is the perfect example of 3 steps forward 2 steps back. Of course I'm having to engineer everything because well there never was a M37B3 model with a 6.5l turbo diesel with a 700R4 transmission, New Process 208 transfer case, Dana 44F HD and Dana 60 rear with 4:10 gears. If I've made something once I've remade it twice till I got it to where I'm happy with it. I did get to turn wrenches on it more this summer than I have since I got it back in 2008. So that is something I guess.

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:15 pm

Stay after it Joe-you'll get there!
Gary

k8icu · Post by **k8icu** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:42 am

Okay.... Well I finally got some time to sit down and play with photos and putting the blog/web site up dated. I took five pages and have gotten them down to two pages so far. If you want to read from the beginning back in 2008 then you need to go to http://leathernaturally.com/m37project/. But if you want to just see everything that I've worked on this summer and fall then go to http://leathernaturally.com/m37-project-page-2/. The only thing I didn't put up are the pics of the down pipe I was working on because I'm scrapping that idea and going a different direction with it. When I get that sorted out I will post up about that.

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