Info Need re 20" CMP Rims

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

Trying to help a fellow down in Brazil who is restoring a C15-A first one I heard of being restored in Brazil. Looks like a very good prospect for restoration.

His first need is for 5 20" CMP rims/wheels, truck was converted to later Chevy rims.

Does anybody have drawings for these rims? If so now would be a great time to add that information to MLU data base.

Cheers Phil

[cletrac (RIP)]

It should be running 16" rims.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Dave

That is correct C15A should have 16" but this one appears to have the brakes and drums incorrect rims of 20".

Photo shows what he is working with
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So let me restate my question does any body have drawings for either 16 or 20 inch CMP wheels? Guss I'd better ask 6 or 8 lug as well.

Cheers Phil

[Ryan]

I recieved an email recently from someone in Brazil about a C15 Blitz axle parts. Whoops I thought it was spam as it hadn't come through MLU channels. I didn't want to click on the links.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Those are regular 3 ton wheels for duals. Has the rear end been changed or just the hubs? I got an email from him too but I only have the one C15A. If it was a Ford I'd have lots of parts.

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Those are regular 3 ton wheels for duals. Has the rear end been changed or just the hubs? I got an email from him too but I only have the one C15A. If it was a Ford I'd have lots of parts.

The hubs don't need changing, 8 stud Bedford rims are the same paten as CMP.

[Bob Carriere]

Phil

Ask how many bolts he has on the steering arm attached to the front axle egg cup...... has he got some funny C15a with the 6 bolts of the C60 instead of the 4 bolts of a C15a....? I can't understand how just the drums/brake could be switched without changing the whole axle.

How about the UK guy who is importing all the CMP parts from Brasil.... surely he would have some local Brasilian contacts to share with a local fellow. Sure would be cheaper to source in Brasil than ship from NA or Europe.

More pictures might be informative....was the wheel modification done while in Brasilian service??? maybe a CMP cab 22?????

Cheers

[JoãoBoscoBarbosa]

I have interest in 20" wheel, how many for 4 wheels?

[JoãoBoscoBarbosa]

Hi Bob,

How are you?

I write for you but you not answer!

[Bob Carriere]

Fallen behind in my emails but I did get it and the cargo box you built is super nice.

Will get back to you directly.

Cheers

[BCA]

Joao: Maybe you should get a grip on reality and accept that it is not practical to ship 20" CMP wheels from Canada to Brazil unless you have a very special shipping arrangement. I'm sure Bob will respond when he has a chance.
At your request, I have sent you 2 two quotes in the last year and you never even sent an acknowledgement of receipt; and these were for 1 kg items!
How can you expect instant service when the deal involves over a 100kg purchase? ............ Brian

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Gents,

I moved some of your postings from CMP trucks & parts for sale to here, as to not clutter up that thread.

Regards
Hanno
MLU Administrator

[Bob Carriere]

Here is the issue.....maybe some one can suggest a better solution.

Each wheel/rim in 20 in/ weighs 68 pounds.

I found a seller in the USA and he wrote the following....

...."USPS will not ship the wheels at all, even one at a time. They weigh too much.

DHL Global Express wants $1,210,00 (that's one thousand, two hundred ten USD) to ship EACH wheel, and UPS is within twenty dollars of that quote. I tried to get a quote for all the wheels on one pallet, and they quoted $7,600. The reason it's so ungodly expensive is they both only ship by air.

They gave me another number for DHL Global Ocean, that number gave me another number in Houston. The "lady" at Houston DHL told me to e-mail her with weight, dimensions, origin and destination information,ect.. She then would send that information to their warehouse facility for an "estimated" quote. She said all shipments had to be "ocean packaged' to their specs. I asked her what those specs were, and she didn't know. She said, though, that if it wasn't packed correctly, their warehouse would re-pack them for an undetermined cost.....I e-mailed all the info to her, and the e-mail bounced back,,,,,,#%$@*&!

SO, if your man want some wheels, he needs to do the shipping legwork himself as I'm all tapped-out on this...."

Some quick inquiry in the Ottawa area did not turn up any one interested in answering our questions.

Remember the above cost DID NOT include the price of the wheels.

Surely some heavy machinery or parts are imported exported to Brasil so there must be a way.

Joao Bosco has had a 2C1 box reproduced locally which from the pictures I have seen looks very good.

Another issue is that Argentina has used the CMPs by the hundreds and parts are available but local dealers do not seem to be interested is selling/exporting to Brasil..... not sure of the local political situation but I am sure the buyers of parts from the UK are buying and probably paying very good money for the parts.

Brasil as a number of antique and Hot Rod clubs who import parts from the USA..... Joao Bosco owns an original 1947 flat head six Pontiac in original faded paint and he claims to have ordered many parts from US suppliers BUT they were all small and shipped by either UPS ot USPS.

Then there is the added difficulty of different language....but his English is still better than my Spanish.

There has to be some shippers that will combine large items or skids within a container for overseas shipment!!!!!

As pointed out by Brian..... quotes, even ridiculous ones, have been communicated but no replys have been recieved.

There just has to be a better way.

[JoãoBoscoBarbosa]

I sorry Brian.

I received your part list but in the moment I need buy other itens for my CMP, I construction the Bed, need a wheel, drum and other.

Your list have in my PC and in the future I buy the item with you.

See the picture my new Bed.

In my country not have parts for CMP, I need buy all the parts in other countrys, Argentina is very near Brasil, in the moment I have a contact in Argentina then have the possible import the parts this country.