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02-09-09, 22:03
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Always room for one more.
Here is my field of dreams, as it were, so one more nightmare isn't going to make any difference now.
My son Neil, who is a mechanic for 1RCR, was home this past week and he has been helping out on the engine work. We found the oil pan to be reasonabley clean, with minimal sludge and water and no rust. The splash trays were clean and the oil tubes clear, with oil flow to all the rockers. When we had the oil pan off Neil said the cylinder walls did not feel too have much wear. We are hoping the engine does not have a lot of miles on it. We pulled the truck to try and start it, with poor results. The engine would run but wanted to race instead of idle when not under load. We had so much oil all over the engine that we will try again later when we have more time and can slowly heat the oil off the manifolds. Bob, the deck of the cargo box will probably be in good enough condition to re-build the box on. I will need a pattern for a tail gate though. I will do updates as we make more progress. Thanks for the comments and offers of help from everyone. 
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02-09-09, 22:26
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Now that's a harem
Nice shot Gordon...hope you did not fall off a roof.
cheers from Ford country Mike Timoshyk
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03-09-09, 17:19
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Get back on the roof....
....and take a new picture with the cab 12 front and center.
Glad to hear the engine is free and possibly can run again...... claims 3 years ago was that it ran but smoked..... Have you tired changing the carb.... I would not be surprised if the W-1 was badly gummed up...... Will probably start measuring and doing plans for the tail gate this Fall when it is tooooo cold to do anything else outside..... I need to bring in the barn both boxes and see exactly what can be salvaged. The tailgate will probably be the first part we reproduce as it is a separate unit...... Do you still have remains of the original rear mud guards....upper part steel lower part rubber...? tail lights..? rear axle convoy light..? exact locations and how they are installed are of personal interest...... It's going to be a lonnnngggg Winter. Bob
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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03-09-09, 21:18
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Bob
We took the carberetor off the 13 cab too use on the 12 cab. We knew it worked right and would be one less variable. To get the truck to run was the challenge, to get it to idle should be easy. The old carburetor wasn't gummed up, it was silted in! It certainly smoked when we tried to start the engine, but with all the oil we poured into it to relube the rings and free it up that was too be expected Ian McColl has given me some information on this truck and it has an interesting history. The Elliot brothers bought this truck and stripped it of anything valuable and did a mix and match replacement of the cargo and tool boxes. As a result there isn't much left. There are no mud guards or chain lockers and no black out lights or mounts. I may be in a better situation to do the tailgate fabrication. Unlike the Hammond Mob, I don't have a real job too go to and a warmer shop.
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03-09-09, 23:04
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1941 c15a
Hi Gord,
I'm 100% certain your new truck is the one I first saw in Bancroft many years ago. After a couple of ownership changes it made its way to the Elliot brothers. As far as I know the Elliots only changed the 2C1 box which was on the truck and replaced it with the 2B1 box which is currently on it. They also added the toolbox. I am certain that the remainder of the truck is exactly as they purchased it with the exception of the paint. I recall speaking with the Elliots shortly after they sold the truck and the most recent owner (yourself excluded) painted the truck in their yard with aerosol cans. The reason you are finding such a marked difference between the condition of the cab and front end sheetmetal vs. the box and toolbox is due to this swap. The Elliots did the box swap to try to keep it as original as possible. They didn't strip the truck of useable parts and if the history I shared somehow conveyed that message it certainly was not intended.
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04-09-09, 04:26
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Curious.....
..... did you meet the owner Larry or was it an estate sale...????
Careful it may be haunted....! Boob
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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10-10-09, 01:34
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Dad and I have been playing around with the chev when I am home. Heres the first start up. Will try to get the old girl out for a drive tomorrow and will try to have a video of that up as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb41byS9kGQ
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10-10-09, 05:07
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Good to hear
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Kind Regards Lionel
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10-10-09, 22:23
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11-10-09, 01:46
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Hurrah Hooray Bravo
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Could You please provide some more information on the stable of vehicles you posted a photo of at the start of this thread? How long has your family been interested in military vehicles? Kind Regards Lionel
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