Unfortunately not running as yet
Having trouble with distributor ,coil producing spark but not being distributed. I will grab another cap and rotor shortly and see how it goes

I had the FORDson pulling initially with the kids steering -They had a ball with that ,then when it got closer to the shed changed to pushing while the wife steered it in -she even had a smile on her face at the end :D

I am sure my run of luck with the wife will abruptly come to a horrible and gruesome end as it usually does very shortly -I just cant help pushing my luck :fry: :fry: :fry:

You see, that's where I went wrong. I made the mistake of educating Jo, and she can pick 'em... Why didn't anyone warn me about this a couple of years ago!? :doh:

Rusty things and wives
 

Not only that you bought her one to call her own... :fry:

Dosent seem a lot for 4 hours of cutting and grinding but it is slowly coming off :doh:

Now this is a solid load helper

These last two pieces are going to be a right royal pain to get off :bang:

progress
 

Steady as she goes captain, icebergs ahead.

Next step is to borrow an iceberg melter (oxy lance) :D
Half throttle and double the watch :salute:

Finally Got the C8 motor back from the machinist today
Not overly "impressed" by the experience coming in at just under 30% extra from first price estimate with a raft of problems arising in its reconstruction :doh:

But don't let it put you off
 

I remember when I last had a Chev motor reconditioned. I recall they couldn't remove the harmonic balancer from the crankshaft and had to source another one, certainly made it cost more.

Then when the engine was back in the truck it forever had a knock in it. They then went out of business.

But that was in the 1970s, around 1976 if I recall. I still have the engine which is in a 46 Chev truck. One day (if it is not full of rust) I'll find a good use for it. As I remember we drove the truck for less than a year.

motor
 

Hi Andrew

Now you can at least get on with assembling the motor , after waiting so long for the bits to arrive and the rest ... I give you 10 out of 10 for sheer patience .. :salute: It's a shame that all of local the places where we used to buy the parts are long gone :(.

I've been very fortunate with motors .. I seem to find them in reasonable shape and I get away with new rings and bearings and a polish of the crank journals with fine grade emery cloth ( a trick the local engine man told me about, it smooths down those ridges up to 1 or 2 thou high ) ... so far , never had a failure. I've done a 46 Dodge ute, a 41 Ford motor and a Jeep motor and the C8 motor and the series 1 Land Rover motor with new rings and big end bearings. I think modern oil has something to do with it too :note: as it seems to compensate for less than perfect tolerances .. The Ford I did had one bad rod , the new full floating rod shells ( bought from Hillman spares in Canterbury road..or was it Whitehorse road ) were loose on that rod , you could hear it knocking when cold but it stayed like that for all the time I drove it . It even passed a Tasmanian RTA roadworthy :cheers: During its life, that Ford block had suffered a crack on the very front RH bank , a very clever person had bronze welded the crack and machined it flat .. thats a skill

It certainly is a releif to have it back in my shed and ready for reconstruction :thup:
All part of the learning curve i suppose ,Will have a better idea where to source gear from next time and what to look out for :doh:
In the end EGGE I found gives very prompt service at the best price for bearings and some motor components to suit the 216 and chevs of the 40"s for other components. Thanks for the heads up on those Mike and Jim . The rest are all most impossible to get to communicate with you
Started making an engine stand last night for the rebuild :thup2:

One engine stand :salute:

Quick work
 

And nice to see you have a Ford as your avatar. :thup:

Hehehe :D :D
Just worked out how to use the combination feature in photoscape
How do you like this one ?
Variety is the spice of life

C8
 

Andrew

your avatar C8 pic looks familiar ..like the one I did in 'photoshop' years ago ...

dont worry ..you can use it free of charge

Mike

Highly likely Mike :doh:
Love your work and thanks:salute: :cheers:

This afternoons effort
head on ,rocker gear and oil lines :thup:
2nd photo Chev in a blanket :D

Spotted this old girl the other day
Couldnt get in to get any better pics or assess condition

looks better with a coat of paint :D

It has been a fair while since i have touched the c8 but this is what the attention has been diverted to :bang:
I got volunteered to rebuild 2 landcruisers and it is now getting closer to completion thankfully so the time will revert back to CMPing

Came across this 1944 c60l today 8591 original miles complete with all gs body sides ,spare wheel carrier and toolboxes
Australian built with canvas doors
possibly airforce vehicle as it appeared to have blue paint under the bonnet ?

Nice one!
 

She's an ex-RAAF truck. Good to see most of the good bits are still there, Has a winch too.

Data plate?
 

Can anyone decipher the numbers on the plate please as my eyes are getting too worn (need new glasses)? :blink:

Sorry pretty ordinary picture .Only taken with the phone

Very similar to the last c60l i came across (picture on page 7) ,similar vintage ,also a raaf vehicle with low miles .Except it was missing a lot more gear

The family and I have been away for a week and saw these on the way at Moree
Thought it might interest a few of the members
1914 trench mortar
1943 25 pounder

FINALLY !!!!!!!! :doh: :bang:
Progress on the CMP front :)
Allbeit only a small step but many steps make a journey :teach: :D
Or something like that :confused

Came across this Chev today
Overall not too bad a condition

Chev
 

Looks like a 46 civvy model. I have one the same.

YOU have a Chev Keith???????

Rod