M37 Restoration (53-41242)

[Wayne Hingley]

Thanks David and Rob. I have almost all of the remaining components in a "ready to bolt on" state, so hopefully I can maintain a decent pace of work with the reassembly.

I need to attach the bumperettes and brackets for the tail lights, convoy light and trailer plug so that I can properly fit the rear wiring harness. That's my next step.

[Wayne Hingley]

The dance floor is in place. This is one of those situations where I bought all new Phillips-head fine thread fasteners (hard to find item) for the entire cargo box, and I can’t remember where I put them. Hopefully they are in the same secret place as the access plate for the fuel tank sender. I guess I’ll need to do some cleanup and sorting through all the parts to get things in order.

[Mike Cecil]

Looking very, very good, Wayne.

You won't want to take that outside the workshop during winter (Edit: substitute Spring-Summer-Fall - see 148 below) in case you get a speck of mud on it, it looks soooo nice!!

Best regards to you and the family

Mike

[rob love]

In Western Canada (BC is the exception) , you get mud in the spring, summer and fall. In the winter (at least around here) there is no mud in the winter.

[Mike Cecil]

I should have remembered it gets all frozen north of here.

It was a in reference to my visit to Wayne's last year, while on the way to Edmonton, in May or June (so not winter). When I left the main highway, my car was red. When I returned to the highway a few hours later, it was two-tone: upper red, but from the windows down ... grey/brown mud!!

Still, well worth the deviation to catch up with Wayne and family. Just a pity I didn't get to Shilo as planned.

Mike

[Wayne Hingley]

As Rob correctly points out, the best time to travel my road is between November and March when it is frozen solid. But as you know Mike, its inevitable this truck will get dirty. I think you experienced one of the worst days... I promise it wont be that bad next time. However, I can't guarantee you wont rub elbows with some of the local deer again. I've mingled with a few myself this year.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Wayne Hingley

I've mingled with a few myself this year.

But at least one of those was a Manitoban deer.



Taking military vehicles out of the province should be controlled. But killing deer in this province is doing the motorists a favor.