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After 3 years of owning it we've finally started working on the wife's M37. Somehow in 3 years time I haven't managed to take any photos of it (that I can find) so no real "before" pictures to give you any idea of how bad it was (is).
The truck came from PA via eBay. The lying POS that sold it to me assured me there was very little rust. From the beginning of that sentence you should be able to tell how much there actually was. Unfortunately I didn't find Steel Soldiers until after I took delivery or I might have gotten a much better vehicle to begin with.
I already have a thread about the lovely condition of the brakes:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/m37/71788-m37-brake-wheel-cylinders.html
I purchased a parts truck a while back and have the bed from that vehicle in pieces for a little later.
For now we've started working on the frame since the old rusted one (bed) has been removed.
First thing starting at the rear was to repair the tail light guards. These were pretty twisted but straightened out well with just a little help from a bench vise and crescent wrench. The right bracket we had to remove and straighten but the left we were able to pull back in line bolted to the frame.
Pics:
1) Right tail light guard
2) Right tail light guard removed
3) Right tail light guard after repair
4) After repair #2
5) Left tail light guard before
6) Left tail light bracket after repair
The truck came from PA via eBay. The lying POS that sold it to me assured me there was very little rust. From the beginning of that sentence you should be able to tell how much there actually was. Unfortunately I didn't find Steel Soldiers until after I took delivery or I might have gotten a much better vehicle to begin with.
I already have a thread about the lovely condition of the brakes:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/m37/71788-m37-brake-wheel-cylinders.html
I purchased a parts truck a while back and have the bed from that vehicle in pieces for a little later.
For now we've started working on the frame since the old rusted one (bed) has been removed.
First thing starting at the rear was to repair the tail light guards. These were pretty twisted but straightened out well with just a little help from a bench vise and crescent wrench. The right bracket we had to remove and straighten but the left we were able to pull back in line bolted to the frame.
Pics:
1) Right tail light guard
2) Right tail light guard removed
3) Right tail light guard after repair
4) After repair #2
5) Left tail light guard before
6) Left tail light bracket after repair
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