XM708 Refurbish

[JimC2]

Made some headway on driver's door dent.
Positioned sideboard for drilling mounting bolt holes.

 

[John Mc]

It might be easier for us to follow your progress if you made one thread and just kept adding updates to that, rather than continually creating new threads with each new post.

Just a suggestion...

 

[JimC2]

I dunno, it might be easier for ya'll, but perhaps not as convenient for me.

 

[m1010plowboy]

I dunno, it might be easier for ya'll, but perhaps not as convenient for me.

The way it works on my computer is I get notification if you add a comment on an existing post you make. If you 'start a new thread' sometimes I won't even catch it if I don't find time to look through every new thread that gets started. Most often I don't have time to search through all 'new threads' so likely miss any important info you put out there.

The trucks you have are unique and I want to catch everything you do. Others may even be able to help you get to a finish line if they follow the info you're putting out,.......but that's only if we can find you.

It was real easy for this ol' boy to keep adding info to the build thread on my deuce and it helped others follow along. I don't want to miss a single moment of progress.

 

[JimC2]

Should I mount duals on the back wheels?
Opinions?

 

[JimC2]

Got the sideboards mounted today.
A Waverly jerry can is coming next week.

 

[JimC2]

Did several piddly things today. Replacing the broken latch spring on the door mounted spare tire rack gave me a disproportionate sense of accomplishment. That sucker works now.

 

[JimC2]

I don't like the Wavian can, but it will do temporarily after I paint it with 24087. I'll keep looking for an old original can.

 

[John Mc]

I'm guessing you mean Wavian fuel can?

 

[JimC2]

Yeah, the keyboard on this phone has a mind of its own.
Or maybe I just screwed up. In any event, I don't like the esthetics of the can.

 

[John Mc]

Probably the auto-correct on the phone "helping you out". I find mine causes about as many errors as it corrects.

Unfortunately, the US military cans of that era sucked as far as actually holding fuel reliably.

 

[JimC2]

Oh, I know. I had em running out my ears back in the 1960s.
Those were the days; I once bought 17 jeep engine, bellhousing, and transmission assemblies for $3.50 apiece. Bet I couldn't do that today.

 

[JimC2]

Wavian, not Waverly.
Repaired six dents in the hood Saturday.

 

[JimC2]

I've forgotten - why does the right running board have a couple of inch gap between it and the front fender while the left runningboard doesn't?

 

[John Mc]

I've forgotten - why does the right running board have a couple of inch gap between it and the front fender while the left runningboard doesn't?

Mine has the gap on both sides. Mine is a 1951. I wonder if this has something to do with M37 vs M37-B1 and the fact that the B1 had the spare mounted on the driver's door?

 

[JimC2]

I dunno, could very likely be. Thanks for the input - I hadn't thought of that.
I can't remember if my 708 came with a driver's side tire rack, or if I added it from my parts pile (it has been over half a century, and I've blinked several times since then). This truck did start out as a B1.

 

[JimC2]

Spent six hours on the hood today.
Good progress; I think I'll have it ready to reinstall next weekend.

Removed the steering wheel nut and took measurements to make a puller.

From memory, I think the spring loaded latches that hold the windshield down on the hood are shorter than the ones that hold the hood down. Anybody know where I can get a pair of the short ones? I could rebuild mine, but don't much want to.......

Edit - I found short latches.

 

[JimC2]

More time on the hood and the dump bed side rails today.
Making progress I think, maybe.