m 37 resto in new brunswick

[pauljboudreau]

more picture of the box



the spare troop seat and some part of the bow

and now for some pics of the 52

[pauljboudreau]

and more of the 52

nasty interior!

theres the rest of the seat , some critter made a bed with it!

strange grill ?

engine has been robed from some parts

transfert case missing

[pauljboudreau]

well today i fixed a rim and painted most of the stuff that was sandblasted friday, i forgot to paint the bumperette, lond day, my nose is full of primer...lol

here are the pics enjoy

started with a bunch of sandblasted parts

cleaned up some more parts , for some reason a lot of part have this red color on them, migth be some king of factory color for parts , i dont know

one of the rim had some rust issue around the valve and was thin around the valve....

so i cut the rust and thin part out...

cutted and rounded a patch (thanks plasma again) and welded it up,


then i primed a lot, i even wasted about 1/4 of a quart of etching primer on my pant when i knocked the cup of the gun, darn it that was expensive for nothing , i was more carefull after....lol


and then i had a bunch of nicely etched parts ready for paint tomorow if it is nice out

[pauljboudreau]

once the gun was clean i noticed i forgot the bumperettes , ill get them with the front bumper tomorow

i also discovered the bushing from the leaf hanger where toasted, so i will replace them with new one before assembly and i had to grind the thing that goes on the pad on the rear of the ring gear , i will look for a good one in the other axle

now it is time to relax....until tomorow

[Bob Carriere]

Great job your doing Paul.

May I offer some advice....... if you value your life.... or the life of a young child that you might inadvertently injure....... DO NOT USE THE RIM YOU REPAIRED FOR STREET DRIVING.....PLEASE!!!!

Rims are cheap enough for M 37...... I would give you one of mine if you were not so far away..... don't take a chance of driving your fully rebuilt M 37 on that rim...... it can be used in the spare rack..... but as a safety measure write on the back side of the rim..... with your welder.... YARD USE ONLY......

Bob C.

[pauljboudreau]

thanks for the advice i will chuck it and look for an other one in my pile of rim , ill keep it for yard use

[Bob Carriere]

May you grow old surrounded by CMPs and M 37s....... and die shot in the back at the age of 99 by a jealous younger wife, with cause, as you leap out of a 20 story window.....

Bob C.