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My students and I have been working out way around the Gasser for the last 3 weeks. New grease in every bearing, new seals, cleaned out wheel cylinders, new shoes if needed, round drums, every single brake line replaced and all the brake hoses as well. New oil in the trans, t-case and axles...

I saw a pair of the turnbuckle things that go on the back of the drop side bed trucks on E-Bay a year or so ago and didn't buy them. I haven't seen any since. Does anyone here know of a source for these things? Thanks

I have my 1952 Gasser M35 in my Auto Tech class for my students to learn on and get experience on something bigger than a regular vehicle. I wired the entire truck with new wires everywhere. I had a bad used solid state blinker box, so the blinkers have never worked. I installed another used...

The CAF and the town of Temple, Texas do an airshow every May. I have never had a chance to attend this particular show, but I always figured once you see the CAF do their "TORA, TORA, TORA" show, you have seen it all. I have seen it at other shows. Then Sarge here on SS convinced me I needed...

I was at a teacher conference most of last week. When I got home Friday, I basically came into the house and fell asleep. So, I was well rested and ready to work on the Gasser all day Saturday and most of today. Wheel #10 got painted, headlight plates, rings, trim, front bumper again, B/O...

Once I am done with the truck, I will make a long thread showing all the differences I found between 1952 and 1953 model M35's. For now though, you get them as I find them. I think everybody knows about the early rubber insulated headlight mounts that could be flipped over compared to the...

I try not to, but sometimes I just have to brag about my progress on the Gasser. Here it is with the fenders on. The marker lights will be on as soon as I find a groumet for the wires and the headlight sections are still getting stripped to be painted.

They shut down school and let us go at noon for Good Friday. My mom was here at the house because it was the last day of spring break for Colton. She didn't mind sticking around a few extra hours and Jennifer had things she wanted to do. My way was clear for an afternoon of M35 work. I...

I am working on a M35 but I think the M37 has the same glass and rubber, so this got written in the body work section. New rubber from AB Linn and two freshly cleaned and painted windshield panels are what I started with. The rubber fits into the windshield channel with a T shaped molding. It...

Monday evening I was papering and taping all four glass parts for the M35 cab. While I was doing it, Colton and the dogs were running around me and Jennifer was talking to me some. Got a phone call or two as well. Tuesday evening I hung the windshield up from MIG wire and put the door glass...

I have new rubber moulding to go around each front windshield glass. But, how do I get the old stuff out and the new stuff in without tearing the new stuff up? Thanks.

I got the windshield frame painted and mounted on the truck Thursday night. Then had the painted drivers door on the truck Friday, but I couldn't get the outside handle to go all the way in. It is easier for me to work on something that isn't moving, so I pulled it back off the truck and took...

I was sanding away on my replacement hood over the weekend and I realized something wasn't right. Besides the fact that what I thought was a straight hood had a lot of filler covering dents that is. I finally figured it out when I walked over to my parts Duece to collect my already painted...

This is a tach off of a MV. I don't know what kind though. I want to put it on my 6 cylinder 24V Gasser. Does anybody have any ideas of how to make it this work or what it is from? Thanks.

I am really getting annoyed with all the phillips head fasteners on my M35. First were the 16 that hold the doors to the cab. 4 Impact driver tips broken and 4 screws that had to be drilled out. Anybody put regular hex headed bolts in there? I sure am thinking about it. Figure the head...

I had the truck running probably 2-3 hours this weekend. All except the last 30 minutes or so were with the air system open and no pressure built up. Once I finished up the horn plumbing, it was able to build pressure. I noticed oil dripping from the valve cover mounted vent. Since I had...

My truck sat for 25-30 years before I got it. The previous owner told me the engine had been completely gone through, everything replaced and then never started. Never even had oil in the pan or fuel in the carb according to him. I got it running about a year ago. The engine ran good, the...

Obviously, my Gasser didn't come from the Reo factory with seatbelts. Neither did my replacement Studebaker cab. I want to add some. Any pictures of later factory mounts, suggestions or other custom installed setups? Thanks

The big white FedEx truck brought my NOS Gasser radiator Saturday. (Thanks again Ziggy!) It is still sealed with some kind of goo and paper combination and it is gloss black. I have to weld the spring mount to it since this is a true early Gasser version with the solid mount. Once I am done...

I am not sure which is worse. Trying with hammer, pliers, bigger hammer, saw, grinder and any other tools I can think of that will help pull the 4 hinge pins after they have been sitting in the hinges for 40+ years. Or using a screw driver, impact driver, grinder, drill, welder to remove the...