Tatertot51804
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I recently acquired a 1953 xm211. It was found last year in the woods by developers who were clearing land for a subdivision. it was parked with 7 or so other random trucks. They were all headed for scrap until my friend bought them all. It sat at his house for about a year until i finally bit the bullet and bought it. We are guessing it has been sitting between 20 and 30 years. Most of the over haul tags are from 1964 and 1967. Luckily it still rolls and only the cab has some severe rot. But the frame and bed are still good. The motor was seized from sitting but i pulled the head and sent it off for a rebuild and managed to get the engine unstuck and turning over. Im going to be in it far more than its worth but there is a certain satisfaction from saving something like this and i have no plans to get rid of it.
Where she sat the past year or so
![QNo11LN.jpg QNo11LN.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492884-33891f5af8119de83d84dfab82f93f70.jpg)
Severe passenger side rot
![KNATmEs.jpg KNATmEs.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492885-cf1a3a97f9d21785dcc26d6ae1d6f8b3.jpg)
Interior full of leaves and dirt
![20180131_162800.jpg 20180131_162800.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492886-ba188d6841aa6839fe60fda82c0b12ab.jpg)
Tire didnt like being moved
![20180203_132647.jpg 20180203_132647.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492887-2f4f008223a6f777bbe05158a4ceed86.jpg)
The easy way to load one of these on a trailer
![20180203_133140.jpg 20180203_133140.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492888-483024fc371ff11fdd72af866d3fa37d.jpg)
![20180203_133451.jpg 20180203_133451.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492889-3ac975bd0fc0bec373ff34428cd55295.jpg)
![20180203_133510.jpg 20180203_133510.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492890-1a6b454d78911c72cecb7f3de381232c.jpg)
little duct tape should fix that right?
![20180203_134722.jpg 20180203_134722.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492891-03d3f8cffabd96d532ec3daf98952210.jpg)
Loaded up and ready to head home
![20180203_135530.jpg 20180203_135530.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492892-9c3e6c87fd5fbc93a0e39bd765a249ae.jpg)
4 hours later shes home
![20180203_154550.jpg 20180203_154550.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492893-896a2ce89c42813190806d54d4147d12.jpg)
![20180203_154608.jpg 20180203_154608.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492894-8fc256d7009bf25d739b55f3510ca508.jpg)
Bed full of compost and scrap metal
![20180204_140330.jpg 20180204_140330.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492895-78b55f64616cc13bbd211aada3d9f218.jpg)
My less that desireable work space to do all this work
![20180204_154342.jpg 20180204_154342.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492896-6342a70fc2470b9c3286147b1d8c016b.jpg)
No more compost and a solid bed
![20180204_154351.jpg 20180204_154351.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492897-d68a8ebb97285b207e520bc3ec7de416.jpg)
Little to no rust under the truck
![20180205_163851.jpg 20180205_163851.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492901-c698a1679d63afffd0620a258edbb0e5.jpg)
![20180205_163942.jpg 20180205_163942.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492902-40e89f247495e47b470895195af73a85.jpg)
![20180205_163949.jpg 20180205_163949.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492903-6630a3dbbf300d340839e0a3746eb939.jpg)
Cylinder head off. Lots of rust stuff sitting loose on the tops of the pistons but it all vacuumed out
![20180204_181230.jpg 20180204_181230.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492899-785d7eb199fa7e3c4e91973fe72016bb.jpg)
![20180204_181222.jpg 20180204_181222.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492898-d000bf6d8a81bac56a49848f7c760473.jpg)
got the windshield frame freed up
![20180205_153510.jpg 20180205_153510.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492900-23d8dbc27e9d50f03a233d0b44e6cf0e.jpg)
Where she sat the past year or so
![QNo11LN.jpg QNo11LN.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492884-33891f5af8119de83d84dfab82f93f70.jpg)
Severe passenger side rot
![KNATmEs.jpg KNATmEs.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492885-cf1a3a97f9d21785dcc26d6ae1d6f8b3.jpg)
Interior full of leaves and dirt
![20180131_162800.jpg 20180131_162800.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492886-ba188d6841aa6839fe60fda82c0b12ab.jpg)
Tire didnt like being moved
![20180203_132647.jpg 20180203_132647.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492887-2f4f008223a6f777bbe05158a4ceed86.jpg)
The easy way to load one of these on a trailer
![20180203_133140.jpg 20180203_133140.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492888-483024fc371ff11fdd72af866d3fa37d.jpg)
![20180203_133451.jpg 20180203_133451.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492889-3ac975bd0fc0bec373ff34428cd55295.jpg)
![20180203_133510.jpg 20180203_133510.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492890-1a6b454d78911c72cecb7f3de381232c.jpg)
little duct tape should fix that right?
![20180203_134722.jpg 20180203_134722.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492891-03d3f8cffabd96d532ec3daf98952210.jpg)
Loaded up and ready to head home
![20180203_135530.jpg 20180203_135530.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492892-9c3e6c87fd5fbc93a0e39bd765a249ae.jpg)
4 hours later shes home
![20180203_154550.jpg 20180203_154550.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492893-896a2ce89c42813190806d54d4147d12.jpg)
![20180203_154608.jpg 20180203_154608.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492894-8fc256d7009bf25d739b55f3510ca508.jpg)
Bed full of compost and scrap metal
![20180204_140330.jpg 20180204_140330.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492895-78b55f64616cc13bbd211aada3d9f218.jpg)
My less that desireable work space to do all this work
![20180204_154342.jpg 20180204_154342.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492896-6342a70fc2470b9c3286147b1d8c016b.jpg)
No more compost and a solid bed
![20180204_154351.jpg 20180204_154351.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492897-d68a8ebb97285b207e520bc3ec7de416.jpg)
Little to no rust under the truck
![20180205_163851.jpg 20180205_163851.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492901-c698a1679d63afffd0620a258edbb0e5.jpg)
![20180205_163942.jpg 20180205_163942.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492902-40e89f247495e47b470895195af73a85.jpg)
![20180205_163949.jpg 20180205_163949.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492903-6630a3dbbf300d340839e0a3746eb939.jpg)
Cylinder head off. Lots of rust stuff sitting loose on the tops of the pistons but it all vacuumed out
![20180204_181230.jpg 20180204_181230.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492899-785d7eb199fa7e3c4e91973fe72016bb.jpg)
![20180204_181222.jpg 20180204_181222.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492898-d000bf6d8a81bac56a49848f7c760473.jpg)
got the windshield frame freed up
![20180205_153510.jpg 20180205_153510.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/492/492900-23d8dbc27e9d50f03a233d0b44e6cf0e.jpg)
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