Before and after images

[cranetruck]

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

 

[crasheej]

I just love the hunt for the parts to bring them back.

 

[Scarecrow1]

Thanks for the pics , never seen the inside of one before .........

 

[clinto]

That is the easiest defroster duct to reach in all of history.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Bjorn, have you rev'ed it up to 2850 yet?

 

[Recovry4x4]

You really have to go back and forth between the pics many times to see the little changes that have occurred. Great work Bjorn. Coming to GA in Oct?

 

[swbradley1]

Nice. No way you would get cold in the winter with the engine next to you and the radiator at your feet.

 

[cranetruck]

Bjorn, have you rev'ed it up to 2850 yet?

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 probably more shimmy than I feel thanks to the power steering. Still, I love driving this thing.

 

[patracy]

How many M757's were produced?

 

[cranetruck]

How many M757's were produced?

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

 

[patracy]

*must swear off searching until SEMTT is done....*

 

[AMGeneral]

Having seen and driven the XM 757 more than several times,the change is astonishing,the resto thread is definetly worth reading over.

Bjorn,Is the M52A2 still in the backyard, did Joe ever come pick it up?

 

[cranetruck]

Having seen and driven the XM 757 more than several times,the change is astonishing,the resto thread is definetly worth reading over.

Bjorn,Is the M52A2 still in the backyard, did Joe ever come pick it up?

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 overrevving comes in, if I'm on a back road in 3-5 range and drive out on the highway, it's easy to step on it, forgetting that the top speed is only 39 mph in 5th. There is not much torque for hills in 6th.

The last image shows the deflector that was added to keep hot (240°F) air from hitting the windshield directly. It will also direct air from the blower to cool the driver with the fuel burning heater turned off (just blower on).

 

[cranetruck]

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

 

[cranetruck]

More...

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

 

[papabear]

That is one amazing machine Sir! Thank you for sharing the pics.

 

[zak]

It looks to be a little loud

 

[cranetruck]

That is one amazing machine Sir! Thank you for sharing the pics.

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...