1954 M37 rebuild thread

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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

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Whoo-Boy, those tires are it Bob!
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Yeah those treads are nice!
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

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What model and size tires are those? (Sorry if I missed that info in an earlier post.)
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John Mc wrote:What model and size tires are those? (Sorry if I missed that info in an earlier post.)
Nitto mud grappler 385-70 R16. They are mounted on 16x8.5 tubeless wheels I had made. 37" tall
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Where did you have the wheels made?
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NCM wrote:Where did you have the wheels made?
years ago I had them made at Stockton Wheel-- no longer there.
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Started the wood. Around here this 1x3 oak is $2 a foot!
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That looks great, 06. You never stop rolling on your project-wish I had the time to accomplish 1/4 of what you have in the last year!
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Look at what I got! I have always been worried about breaking the rear axles with my 5.7, now I'm not.
Vintage Power Wagons should have these in stock-- they are expensive, close to $1000 (more than I paid for my whole truck back in '94), but I won't have that worry in the back of my mind every time I take a hill.
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Yeah those should be bullet-proof at that price; probably worth the peace of mind though if you're going hard-core off-roading.
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Started work on the heater.
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Bucket seat mounts.
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Looks great 06!
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Heater in.
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Re: 1954 M37 rebuild thread

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Nice work-looks like it belongs there!
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