Here on the forum, it has come up several times. This hands-on guide to buying, restoring, repairing and operating an M37 provides practical tips on mechanics, bodywork and painting. It was published by Krause Publications and has a total of 160 pages in the book. I have seen many topics about basic items come up over and over so I believe that there are many items that we, the forum, could come up with that are so black and white that there would be no argument on them. A few of us got off our duffs and gave him a hand. And then about a week before the convention, I told my wife to take a little vacation with her sister so I could work 16 hours a day, get covered with grease and paint, and live on Doritos and beer without having to answer to anyone. Restoration of a 1963 Dodge M37 military utility truck 1963 Dodge M37 Restoration David H.
Tony can we still make this happen? Taking on a total restoration project can be a very good deal or a very bad deal depending upon how you account for your time and expenses. Covering everything from the history and variations of the venerable Dodge M37 to restoration, modification, and maintenance of these trucks, this book is an excellent value for the money. Oddjob your idea of copying old manuals for pdf is great. With many still running today, it is the second most popular military collector vehicle, next to Jeep. Web site design by Dave Ahl, e-mail swapmeetdave aol. We do a fine job of policing each other and keeping each other out of trouble here and I know that we collectively appreciate that.
Take my M37 for example. Most How to Books that offer a lot of savvy are those written about the technical side of producing a restored product without being make or model specific. Locate hard-to-find parts with the completely illustrated 40-page parts catalogue. Description: A hands-on guide to buying, restoring, repairing, and operating Dodge's M37 military pickup truck made between 1951 and 1968. But it doesn't end there. A quality resto book would offer you sources for more detailed info on very technical parts of the resto like web sites and book titles for welding technigues, auto-body repair, gearbox rebuilding and engine rebuilding. If you need your book for longer than originally rented, you may extend your rental period.
You use an oil suction gun to remove old oil from the filter housing. Any idea if this will be put into a second printing? Others have started a comprehensive, detailed discussion of brakes. I look at each published offering as a chance to learn something. If you buy this book with the idea that it will guide you in the restoration of your M37, save your money because it does not do that. Modern upgrades and safety improvements should also be covered.
I was talking to the Walter P Chrylser museum and they advise that the records to the Defense Division went to General Dynamics when they bought it in the 70's. This book gives a very nice overview of the M37. An enterprising person could put together a guide for M37 restoration with all of the thousands of posts here. Product Description More than 115,000 Dodge M37 pickup trucks were produced between 1951 and 1968. A 40-page parts catalog helps identify parts. More than 115,000 Dodge M37 pickup trucks were produced between 1951 and 1968.
The omnidirectional thirty foot mast antenna is used when stationary. Is there any way we can establish a central repository on the web site for the data or have a central person collect and inventory everything? I have no idea how profitable it would be, likely nothing fantastic. If you guys check out the Willys M Series group on Yahoo you'll see a man there put together a sweet reference book on the M38 jeep. More than 115,000 Dodge M37 pickup trucks were produced between 1951 and 1968. So if folks are patient I'm willing to help. I think it would be great to have the information all in one place and not have to either re ask the question or look back in past posts or not know that there is a better way to do something. Not really a book written by an expert, but almost a journal of David Ahl's restoration of his own truck.
As with any specialty vehicle book, the print run on this book was probably on the small side, so don't put this one off until later. More than 200 photographs and illustrations provide easy-to-follow instruction. I know a bunch of us would buy a decent reference book on the M37. Lots of areas that many folks here have dealt with that would be great to compile into one volume. And my grammer aint' to bad neither. We should have enough info but probably not enough photos.
Things like pdf's and graphic files could drive the bandwidth up real quick. I think this would be a great project. Just promise not to read it while eating Cheetos. Jed didn't make that fall rally and, in fact, isn't even done yet. Here, in the headlight assembly. Maybe someday if the good Lord is willing. Mike Do not waste your time on the book.
A comprehensive 13-page preventive maintenance guide will help owners keep their M37 trucks running smoothly. Not a restoration guide but a book detailing just about every nut and bolt specification and option on the M38 over the years. The foundation of Dodge M37 Restoration Guide is the compilation of various M37-related articles from the pages of Miltary Vehicles Magazine. Note: still lots of pieces to be reinstalled. I figure at least a year easy and from experience I can advise that you are not going to get rich writing this book. AbeBooks, the AbeBooks logo, AbeBooks. To buy this book at the lowest price,.