Ford XM-408 3/4 Ton 6X6 Utility Truck Restoration Project

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » April 21st, 2015, 3:41 pm

Okay I just cut and pasted the title off e-bay. I don't know if this is rare or what but sometimes the diamond in a goats butt are just pieces of the glass bottle he ate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-XM-408-3-4 ... 1719528178

Horst · Unread post by **Horst** » April 21st, 2015, 5:56 pm

looks like a good collection of wrong parts to me. Willys Jeep transmission and steering shaft, just to name 2.

Unread post by **rickf** » April 21st, 2015, 6:34 pm

Wrong cat, the proper cat is a Maine coon cat.

Don't remember the NSN for it right off the bat.

Unread post by **rickf** » April 21st, 2015, 6:43 pm

Straight 151 body and windshield, seat out of ?, leaf springs with no eyes? Full slipper springs? How are they locating the rear axles? Also the cover plate for an A2 windshield.
Should be an interesting build. No rears so that will be interesting also.

Austringer · Unread post by **Austringer** » April 22nd, 2015, 10:06 pm

Here is a post on the G503 about it

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=104&t=213994

Horst · Unread post by **Horst** » April 23rd, 2015, 1:33 am

so at least the leaf springs seem to be correct

Unread post by **rickf** » April 23rd, 2015, 7:18 am

I wonder if that is the same one that is now for sale? Looks like some of the same stuff in the same condition. Maybe he found a house and gave up on the project?

Elvis Presley · Unread post by **Elvis Presley** » April 27th, 2015, 6:10 pm

Looks like a TON of love needed (or in this case a 3/4 Ton of love)...

I'm still pondering Cobra5's outstanding words of wisdom.... That's real deep.....

Unread post by **rickf** » April 27th, 2015, 7:07 pm

Yea, I don't want to know what bar he was in when that saying first came about.

OR what the conversation was about that brought it up.

MUTTS4ME · Unread post by **MUTTS4ME** » April 27th, 2015, 10:32 pm

Ok guys I have question. How do you tell the wife that I just bought the XM408? Any good ideas? Yes I am the guy that bought it.

Horst · Unread post by **Horst** » April 27th, 2015, 10:40 pm

You don't have to tell her anything. At least you did not buy another car. Just a bunch of boxes with different parts.

MUTTS4ME · Unread post by **MUTTS4ME** » April 27th, 2015, 10:44 pm

Yes but the one box is over 15 feet long and comes by freight truck

Cobra5 · Unread post by **Cobra5** » April 28th, 2015, 9:39 am

Tell her to look on the bright side as she'll know exactly where you will be for the next few years. Putting that jig saw puzzle back together.

rickf wrote:Yea, I don't want to know what bar he was in when that saying first came about. OR what the conversation was about that brought it up.

Rickf,
I heard this term describing a vehicle in rough condition that could be turned around. I thought I'd better keep it to a "G" rating by using the word 'butt' because there is a Seabee in the mix and I didn't want to corrupt his innocence with such a vulgar word.

The glass bits was just me adding philosophical terminology to it.

richard · Unread post by **richard** » April 29th, 2015, 1:26 pm

MUTTS4ME wrote:Ok guys I have question. How do you tell the wife that I just bought the XM408? Any good ideas? Yes I am the guy that bought it.

I would suggest to invite her to the finest restaurant for the best dinner she ever had. And than tell her that you'll spend the next months or years in your garage and on the Internet.

Unread post by **rickf** » April 30th, 2015, 6:40 pm

MUTTS4ME wrote:Ok guys I have question. How do you tell the wife that I just bought the XM408? Any good ideas? Yes I am the guy that bought it.

How do "I" tell "my" wife that "you" bought it? Easy, Hey dear, look at what this idiot bought!

That way, from now on whenever I need something, I can refer to you and I am good to go at your expense.