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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Ya I noticed that once I posted the picture. It's a combination of a window frame sitting on the front and the angle of the picture. The frame itself is fairly straight.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Starting next on the frame. Planning on cutting sections from an m37 frame and patching in the big holes. Many parts of the two frame rails are the same.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Just got back from a 7 week job away from home and a week long family vacation. Things are finally settling back down. Just started in on painting the block. Should have the trany and trasfer case sandblasted and painted up soon and the power pack will be all done.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Just started in on painting the engine. Went with a sliver to stay as close to the pictures as possible. (Engine was not painted in pics, but that was not an option.) Just have the block to go and I can put the engine aside and begin work on another section of the truck. P.S. (For those...
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Also just finished re-cutting the valves. Almost ready to put the head back on.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Old vs. New Gasket kit just arrived.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    What shape was it in back then? Mortar straight through the grill?😂 I have no doubt that it is scraped out now, but just to reminisce on all the parts I missed out on what did it look like?
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Yep. (Check out David Doyle's book "U.S. Dodge" for lots more pictures. I believe it is the second volume.)
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    More power than a m37, smaller than a m37, and bigger than a jeep. So round about answer yes.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Planning on just cleaning and painting the outside and possibly a little valve work, leaving the internals alone.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    No work done, just opened it up. Pretty amazing.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Man it's been a minute, sorry for the absence of progress updates school and work have been keeping me busy but I'm hopefully back at it.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Surprisingly there is a lot of information on it in David Doyle's Book "The Military Machine U.S. Dodge" Volume 2 Chapter 14 If you look in the book you will see numbers on the doors of the trucks, the truck I own is 00124955. I did some Light sanding and found that number on the door and on the...
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Well sorry guys I've been falling behind on my posting, its been a hectic few months, anyway here are a few photos of what I've gotten done. Got the bed off and the engine out, I put the engine on a stand and I'm working on making one for the transmission. I just need to get the springs off and...
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    Any pictures or information on the Dodge XM195?

    I just did a new post with all the pictures.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Here is where I'm at right now to catch ya'll up.
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    XM195 Experimental Utility Truck Restoration Process

    Bringing her home.
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