Thankis to Hanno for doing what I thought should have been done!
1. May I refer to the thread
FATs a 60-cwt?
2. The chassis drawings for the F-30/F60S look very similar apart from the differences as mentioned in the thread. My question is: does this prove or not that the 30-cwt/60-cwt CMP chassis was a lengthened FAT chassis minus those components not required?
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I also compared the FAT and F15A books, while the chassis assemblies differ for these vehicles ( FAT: C011QF-5005SA, F15A: C011WQF-5005SA), the left and right side rails on these vehicles ARE THE SAME! (C011Q-5015/6D, later becoming C011Q-5224/5D). The difference between the two assemblies relate to the transfer case crossmember, auxillary spring pads and the provision of winch mounts. Otherwise the FAT is a 15cwt!
...the other difference to the FGT chassis is the double rear crossmember with larger fishplates reinforcing it to strengthen the area where the fairleads mount.
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3. I have been comparing the C15 chassis with the FAT and other 4 x 4 chassis and to these untrained eyes the chassis rails look similar but otherwise there is nothing that suggests that one begat the other. My research suggests the F15 chassis was independently designed from the 4 x 4 series [and I stress the Ford chassis not Chevrolet]. I believe and willing to be proven totally wrong that the FAT chassis was able to be the basis for the F30S/F60S and then the F60L. The F15A though was an adjunct of the FAT with common chassis components but with different transfer case, etc. from the other 4 x 4 chassis but has no apparent correlation with the F15 chassis.
4. Are there any drawings of the C8/F8 and C8A please as it would be interesting to compare them as well?