1954 M37 rebuild thread

[06boblee]

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Some Oak painted. 2 coats of Thompsons water seal and 3 coats of OD.

[06boblee]

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Some dash pics.

[06boblee]

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one more.

[Cal_Gary]

Outstanding!
Gary

[greeno]

Dangggggg!!!! That’s fantastic work, you should be very proud.

[06boblee]

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Putting in my new axle shafts.

[06boblee]

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More pics. The hub is steel, with a cap of aluminum. The shaft has a spring clip in the notch at the hub end.

[greeno]

Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.

[06boblee]

Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.

Those are thick grade 8 flat washers. I didn't use split lockwashers, I relied on locknuts and locktite where necessary. I used a few mars washers (what we called them years ago- don't know why) on the smaller bolts(like on the door).

[06boblee]

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Those 7/16" washers on the dash...are they split lock washers or something else? I'm still figuring out what to do now that the periphery washers are unobtainium.

I also used these in places.

[06boblee]

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It is alive! drove it a couple of miles, nothing fell off- or drained out! everything seems well so far, having some TC shifter issues-probably adjustment issues.

[06boblee]

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More pics.

[John Mc]

Looking great!

I'm curious: was there a problem with your old axles, or were you just worried about them for the future?

[06boblee]

Looking great!

I'm curious: was there a problem with your old axles, or were you just worried about them for the future?

with the 375 HP hemi I figured that I maybe needed something stronger, having heard so many stories of the oem ones breaking- with the stock driveline. Granted, I have heard of the people who have never had a problem. For me it was just good insurance. The axles I removed were perfectly fine.

[John Mc]

Makes sense. I missed the part about the new engine.