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  1. cranetruck

    Before and after images

    It's a hobby and I'm retired, perhaps a dangerous combination. It's also a very low budget project, so it all takes a lot of time. Zak, it's not that bad, don't use earplugs, like I needed for the deuce...or the damage may have been done already...
  2. cranetruck

    Before and after images

    More... Note: The overhead NiCd box temperature indicator with 24 to 12 volt converter and clock should be dated Aug 11 2011.
  3. cranetruck

    Before and after images

    More images related to the driver area... sort of.
  4. cranetruck

    Before and after images

    Brandon, your M52A2 is sitting where you left it, no word from Joe. Here are a few of the hundreds of images of the xm757 restoration process. There are several gear ranges to chose from when driving. They all have an upper gear limit, such as 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th. That's where the danger of...
  5. cranetruck

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    All variants of this 8x8, 500, of those about 150 xm757. All delivered during 1969.
  6. cranetruck

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    Pretty much every time it's driven. The automatic transmission shifts at 2,800 to 2,850 rpm. It's not difficult to rev it up there, the no load max rpm is 3,000, so I simply need a reminder. Kenny, the tires are still a limiting factor, they are all slightly different in diameter and there is...
  7. cranetruck

    Before and after images

    Just for kicks, here are before and after shots of the driver's area of my xm757...work still in progress.
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