So after loosing my job about a year and a half ago I had to move and get rid of my project WC-12. Luckily I got a new job and thought it was time to get a new project. Ended up finding this 1953 m37 parts truck. Thing was pretty beat but I have been slowly getting back in one piece and...
So I guess now I need to decide if I want to ditch the cab and use the one I picked up or stick it out with the beat up original. The good condition mostly rust free one is from a 1.5 ton truck.
Damaged cab, just a few pics of the damaged areas.
Cab front corner by sokoji posted Jul 28, 2018 at...
Yeah I will probably have to do something along those lines too as I would like power steering on this truck. I just couldn't leave the plate they had as it was very poorly done and I wasn't sure where on the frame the Vin number was. What kind of power steering box/kit did you use for your M37?
So a previous owner decided to plate the front of the frame which covered the Vin number so I set off to cut it off. I was worried that the pitman arm would be impossible to get off since I couldn't get a puller on it because the gap had been taken up by the steel plate. Luckily with a pry bar...
Yeah all I can find is the 9.00r16 millitary take offs from Canada. Yeah I'll probably end up doing those upgrades as well, I really want to be able to drive this thing in the road.
That's a beautiful truck you got there. Is the drivetrain all stock? I was looking for some tires like that I would be interested in where you got them from. Yeah I think the half tons all had 4.89 gears. Wc-1 by sokoji posted Jul 23, 2018 at 7:53 PM
I was actually in the market for an M37 but luckily this guy called me up before I spent all my money. I felt kinda bad picking this up for free and I even offered to pay him a few times but he sad he wouldn't even take $1 for it.
Thanks for the link, can never have to many when your searching...
Well I finally got off enough of the paint on the hood to figure out the number and it appears to be W-26083 which would make this a WC-1. I ended up scooping out a garbage bag full of mouse poop and dirt and then power washed it. It still smelled like mouse urine so I hosed it down with bleach...