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  1. J

    M-37 exhaust and intake manifold design

    Good evening, been working on our M56-B1 M-37 style contact maintenance truck. After getting the truck running after sitting several years we found a sizeable crack in the front of the exhaust manifold. Ordered a new matched set from vintage power wagons including studs. Long story short after...
  2. J

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Is that a standard cargo cover? Curious I've always wondered about using the stake pockets for bows but have never tried it
  3. J

    Looking for help with M1008 paint.

    What size are your stencils? I have a 1" stencil maker we've used to make our TP-70 for our 5 ton trucks
  4. J

    Steel Soldiers, users age

    42 had the green truck disease since I was 10. Now my 14yo old daughter is helping restore trucks with me. Not prior military but definitely appreciate and thank all of you that are
  5. J

    OH,KY,IN locals mv cruise ins

    East Central Indiana would be interested
  6. J

    M37 Instruments and switches

    I'm not 100% on the m37 as mines not quite there yet but I know the 5 ton m-62 and m-816 I have use something similar as backlighting in the gauge as the military gauge has an opening on the sides between the face and glass that lets the light in
  7. J

    M37 Instruments and switches

    Gauge backlighting and high beams indicator??
  8. J

    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by hawkerbattery.com

    Count me in please. Thank you
  9. J

    Civilian parts crossover

    Vintage power wagons definitely the go to place, friendly people and fast shipping. I've ordered several things from them in the last few weeks for my M37 based M56b1 shop truck
  10. J

    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I have an early 1951 M-51 gasser recently aquire and getting running it's an international Harvester and I also have a 1955 m-62 wrecker gasser international Harvester
  11. J

    What is this component that was in my expansible van trailer and what does it do?

    Looks like a 4 pole 50 amp contactor with a 120 volt coil
  12. J

    Dump truck modification

    I can't say that I've seen that yet but I just drug home a pretty original M-51 early 1951 model of you need any pictures or measurements id be glad to help
  13. J

    Can someone identify this engine and where to find repair info?

    I've been working on some R6602 engines lately myself and just got an early M-51 dump truck running was able to get some parts on eBay and got it running like a top
  14. J

    Continental 6602 engines

    I've been working on putting an old M-62 wrecker back together that had an 6602 in it that had a bad head or head gasket with water in the oil. I was able to find one on eBay up in Akron Ohio at sam winners that apparently came from a military firetruck at some point. Got it running last fall...
  15. J

    Indiana HMMWV owners?

    M997 made into M998 also located near Muncie
  16. J

    M-37 CHASSIS CONTACT MAINTENANCE

    Does anyone have any information on the m-37 dodge contact maintenance trucks? Looking for pictures, data tags, tool load out, manuals. Thanks in advance
  17. J

    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by hawkerbattery.com

    I'm in definitely could use some batteries, thank you
  18. J

    M62 vent , vacuum line routing

    Good afternoon all. Working on our M-62 engine swap today. I'm the one that put the fire truck continental 6602 in place of a bad 6602 and I'm working on the installing the steel vacuum and or vent lines. I stopped by and got pictures from a couple of M-54 trucks and they're a little different...
  19. J

    Bumper markings

    Good evening guys I need help decoding bumper markings on an M816 wrecker. Passenger side says "219 ASG HHC" Driver's side says " HHC 116-07" does anyone know what it all stands for? Thank you Joe
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