1962 M37 Newbie in Maryland

[jrodjared]

Made a little more progress this weekend:


First got the bed off


There it is in the back of the M-Haul

[jrodjared]

In your photo#69 it shows the historic plate, the inside of the M-Hauler and three other things that look like some sort of water catcher or drain , do you know what they are?
Alan in Pa.

Those came from under the dash, in the center behind the motor. I think they had something to do with the pop up vent/cowling that lets fresh air in.

[Kaiser2boy]

In your photo#69 it shows the historic plate, the inside of the M-Hauler and three other things that look like some sort of water catcher or drain , do you know what they are?
Alan in Pa.

[carter davidson]

Try calling Memphis equipment at 901 774 0600 they have a lot of unadvertised M37 parts

http://memphisequipment.com/

[jrodjared]

This might sound like a really dumb question, but has anyone found a good place to buy original body bolts? I saw them on ebay selling 10 bolts for like $30. At $3.00 a bolts, that's a little steep. I've always kept my eye out for them on parts sites but never seem to see them. I'm about to tackle the bed and cab and foresee a lot of cutoff wheel in my future.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[jrodjared]

More extras


Parts fit nicely in the M-Haul


My historic tags for the M-Haul. It's a 1989, within the 20 year mark so I figured why the heck not? What would be neat is if I could transfer them to the M37 when I am done.

[jrodjared]

Thanks Matt, bookmarked and ready.

So today I was filling up my new M-Haul with all the parts I've pulled off of it, just in time for the hurricane. As I was laying out all of the parts, I noticed a few extra pieces:


The pile


Doubles, triples?


Ok, this was getting crazy! I had six driver side fenders! The five pictured here and the one in the truck.

I vaguely remember my dad telling me something about some extra parts he picked up at a swap meet or something, guess this is what he was talking about. They've been in the back of the bed all this time.

Now if only there was a rebuilt engine back there somewhere....

[Matthew Ziegler]

canvas

Jared, I had a black top made by newlife canvas, it's modern convertible top cloth like you'd find on a new jeep, took about two months to get but I'm really happy with it, also a lot cheaper than beachwood canvas here in jersey. just google Newlife canvas company, they have quite a few options as far as colors and kinds of cloth.

[Gordon Maney]

Thanks for the photo Bruce.

So today I filled in a pretty major hole in my restoration equation. What do I do with all the parts I am taking off? I don't have a garage or barn (the one I work in is rented per hour) and the stuff is piling up fast. Figured I could get a storage space/garage but how would I get stuff to it? With a Uhaul truck of course:



Bought it for $1,200. It's a 1990 so I can register it with Historic tags and avoid inspection. Great thing is I have already had two offers to buy it back when I am done with it!

1990 F350 7.3L Diesel with 186,000 miles

I'll call it the M37 Rescue Vehicle

Just a note, Uhaul has a TON of trucks they are selling for cheap. They originally wanted $1,600 for this and I just made an offer, they accepted. Might be a good alternative to a garage for those looking for space.

That seems like a really good deal.

[jrodjared]

Great idea and find, but I'm not keen on the name. How about M-Haul?

Love it, working on a logo :-)

Question for you guys. Where does one get black canvas for the truck? Occasionally I see them in black rather than green and personally I really like it.

Thoughts?

[W_A_Watson_II]

I'll call it the M37 Rescue Vehicle

Great idea and find, but I'm not keen on the name. How about M-Haul?

[jrodjared]

Thanks for the photo Bruce.

So today I filled in a pretty major hole in my restoration equation. What do I do with all the parts I am taking off? I don't have a garage or barn (the one I work in is rented per hour) and the stuff is piling up fast. Figured I could get a storage space/garage but how would I get stuff to it? With a Uhaul truck of course:



Bought it for $1,200. It's a 1990 so I can register it with Historic tags and avoid inspection. Great thing is I have already had two offers to buy it back when I am done with it!

1990 F350 7.3L Diesel with 186,000 miles

I'll call it the M37 Rescue Vehicle

Just a note, Uhaul has a TON of trucks they are selling for cheap. They originally wanted $1,600 for this and I just made an offer, they accepted. Might be a good alternative to a garage for those looking for space.

[Bruce]

Dimmer

My Dimmer Switch is not connected, but the leads are Packard to Douglas Connectors, someday I'll get motivated to tackle the wiring. Kevin Emdee was selling these at Aberdeen a while back. His company Starr Electric sells lots of M-Series electrical stuff.

[Bruce]

My entire under carriage was under coated by the Powhatan County VFD, it's some tuff-stuff. I razor bladed most of it off, huge sheets, started at my VIN #. I take a pic of the dimmer switch tonight/tomorrow 4 you.

[jrodjared]

Anyone have any idea what this is for? It's under the driver side firewall by the steering column.

The Dimmer Switch?

Hmm, I like it.. I like it....