M37 Restoration (53-41242)

[super dave]

Coming together quite nicely

[Wayne Hingley]

A little more complete on the right front. I decided to go to the larger amber light assemblies, but I still have the originals so I can switch back if desired. Front and rear wiring harnesses are now connected and secured.

[David Dunlop]

Looking nice, Wayne!

David

[Mike Cecil]

Can only agree with David: fantastic job, Wayne.


Mike

[Wayne Hingley]

Tonight I was going through a bunch of spare vacuum wipers looking for a suitable pair to clean up for the M37. I opened up the cover on one and found it to be packed solid with some type of organic material. Looks like buds of some sort and has a very strong odour. Smells just like pipe tobacco. I didn’t try smoking it...

[rob love]

The mud wasps are what usually plug up the trico vacuum wipers. That looks like what you have there. Usually it's just one in the vent tube. You got the whole village.



I have always liked the Dow Corning DC55 lubricant for the paddles on these wipers. It will fill in some of the scoring in the metal, and stays relatively consistent in thickness even in cooler weather.

[Wayne Hingley]

Your right Rob, this was an ambitious little guy. In my M38A1, they had one of the vent tubes packed solid with a hard brown mud. I had to ram it out with a stiff wire. Im still waiting to find gold bars stashed somewhere...

Ill check out that Dow Corning lube. Thanks.