Originally Posted by Bob Carriere (Post 122101)

HI Eric

The two brackets you removed should have been left there..... they are part of the brackets that holds the tarp cover inplace when you remove it. You should be able to mig weld them in place without too much trouble

I am not sure about the other holes...... the one with 3 bolts could be for a snorkel running to the top of the engine cover...... do you have a picture fo the top of your engine cover....?? these were very late conversions and very few actually exists..... you may have a missmatched top or engine cover.

The other hole with 6 bolts may have been for an radio antenna base.... it looks the right size.......again not a common conversion..... maybe one of a kind field modification.

Bob C.

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker (Post 122109)

There was a mount to hold the extendible antenna mast (either 20 or 34 foot versio) on vehicle roofs. The drawing I have of it shows a 3 screw mounting but is not clear whether the mout was for use on truck cabs or the top of the wireless body.

Originally Posted by Boob (Post 122310)

Bonjour Eric

From what I can see .... you have an official snorkel modification to a Ford engine cover and roof.

These modifications came late in the war and very few survived.... you truck may have been used for training troups or testing in Canada..... I do not recall ever reading that they had been used in actual battle conditions.

Now if you can find the original snorkel tube and the full installation kit you would be a rich man.
Boob

Originally Posted by derk derin (Post 122535)

Eric,
I have a spare knob and the bracket it screws to on the outer window frame but I don't have a spare slider.Let me know where to send it and it's yours.I just removed it from a spare window frame and of course broke the long stud that ties everything together but it can be replaced.I wish I had a set of torches to heat things up properly to remove them.I also needed one of these brackets for my cmp and broke mine while removing it!
Derk.

Originally Posted by NORTH-SHORE(CANADA) (Post 122525)

Hi,
Here i am looking for a short braket and here i don't know is the long one is from a chevy because the short one is from my ford :coffee
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9596/1004595.jpg

Originally Posted by NORTH-SHORE(CANADA) (Post 122523)

Hi,
Here someting :teach: the only difference ont the windows frame but i don't know is is because is from a chevy or early model :coffee
i change it easy
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8972/1004591.jpg
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5340/1004592x.jpg

Originally Posted by hrpearce (Post 122564)

Hi Eric,
The holes in the centre of the windscreen frame are for the wiper shaft. :cheers:

Originally Posted by Brian Gough (Post 122576)

Hi Eric,

On the Chevs the original windshield throwout arms were the short ones. The longer arms were introduced around May 1942 to allow the windshield to open to a full 90 degrees, from 30 degrees.

A Service Bulletin issued in October 1942 shows a windshield conversion kit was issued to retrofit early vehicles.
Brian

Originally Posted by NORTH-SHORE(CANADA) (Post 122823)

Hi,
The last owner of the chevy found this data plate he said it was on the motor any one know any thing about this?
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3336/1004596l.jpg

Originally Posted by cliff (Post 122834)

be nice if we could accually see the tag rather then a dark smudge in the background of a rather dark photo. Be better if you tidied the photos up so we can see them before you post them. :doh:

Originally Posted by NORTH-SHORE(CANADA) (Post 123407)

Hi,
Anyone ave a pic of the Rare Ford running in water using the snorkle on the front cover of the Ford Wadeproof manual :giveup