December 2002

november 2002

Looking At the Rear

Cab Interior View 1

Cab Interior View 2

my c8ax
 

a job well on the way there wheldon.
im going to ask about the glove compartment on the passengers side?,can you fill us in on this and some background on the chev
i was able to use parts out of that f30 steering box to make a good box up thanks again
ken hughes

Whoa ! That looks good. As with Ken , could we have a bit of history on the vehicle please. Keep up the good work. David...

Thanks guys. I brought two trucks from palmerston north years ago. The two trucks were so far gone that i had to make a serious decision. They were so in complete that you couldnt even make half a truck out of all the parts that i had. So I striped the chassis down to 26 pieces.(that means grinding all the rivets off) and making new crossmembers. This truck has a 250cu inch 6cyl Chev engine with a SM420 gearbox from a gamagoat. And a two speed tranfercase from the larger chev truck with air operated shift on the dash. It also has an air compressor and a 10,000 pound garwood winch under the tray facing the rear. I have made everything myself, the tray and even all the panels in the nose. I made press tools to make the side vent panels. they were the hardest. As for the glovebox. No it isnt original. It has enough room for a camera and your wallet and houses my air gauge and tachometer, beacause there isnt enough room on the drivers side. These arent the latest photos. I will put more new ones on here in acouple of weeks, and some of the earlier building ones.

Chassis before and after

First time out the garage. No Brakes or hand brake.

Fitting nose panels

Fitting side panels

Front view of nose

Fitting winch

C8ax Data plate
 

Hi Guys My C8AX is XH8448-887