Reference: Plans How to build a tool box for a CMP truck

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Mike,

I am really enjoying your series of DIY restoration of your F15A. With DIY I mean you prove one can restore a truck within a restricted space and with limited tools (some of the guys here have huge sheds, cranes, blast cabinets, paint booths etc. )

Originally Posted by Mike Timoshyk

I will not put the wheel wells in for now. There will be 5 1/2 inches of clearance for the big 10.50s.

For comparison, attached goes a pic of a C15A here in Holland without wheel wells, it's been driving around like this for years.

Keep up the good work!
Hanno

[Mike Timoshyk]

first off, thanks Hanno for your comments. Much appreciated.

I have the engine in...it turns over and I am waiting impatiently for a new distributor cap... The spark is intermittent. Have a new capacitor and power all the way to the points. Coil is good...sooooo now I wait for the mail.

I am now ready to register my truck. This will present a few problems. First off there was no data plates with it and I could not find a serial number on the frame. The rear Pintle has been added from another vehicle and the engine serial number is 110971. The transmission has been replaced at one time and there is no serial number on it. So, I have two options....utilize a number that is close to the manufacture year of the truck or....make up a vin and stamp it on the frame. I would prefer to use a number that would closely match a vehicle made in 1942 considering the accoutrements on the truck. Any suggestions out there and any assistance would be much appreciated.

cheers

Mike Timoshyk in sunny Windsor Ontario

[Jim Price]

Don't know what the procedure is up there but if one doesn't have a clear title (only a bill of sale) the licensing bureau here in Arizona assigns their own vin number. What you can do though is to have the actual year, model, and maker shown on the title you receive.

Regards,
Jim

[Mike Timoshyk]

While everyone is attending CC7 I was very busy getting prepared to travel to Quebec City tomorrow. I burnt the midnight oil to get the truck ready to move on its own so I could fill the garage with 2 jeeps and a motorcycle. The truck will sit under the temporary shelter. After a few heartstoping moments the engine is now purring like a kitten. There is about 1 hour on the engine so I did not take it on the road but did move it up and down the driveway. All the guages are working and still have a couple wiring runs to get all the lights done. OOPs the boss is calling me for supper...here is one pic...more later.




Mike Timoshyk in Windsor Ontario

[Mike Timoshyk]

As mentioned in my last thread...there was quite a heartstopping moment when we flashed up the engine...it was done in the garage with no exhaust system and the inital start filled the garage with smoke...should have looked funny seeing two guys waving their arms and heading out into the fresh air.
We could not get the baby to idle....so apart came the carb and a check that all was in order. Back on and it was noted that we were starting it at full throttle....dough! With the engine and the noise we could not hear the clunk....yes I said clunk. We got it idling and you could hear it plainly...but no, it was not a connecting rod...well it was, but it was contacting the bottom of the oil pan. The pan was dinted slightly and just enough for the contact. sooooo off pipes....drain oil...had to be done anyway....with all the fuel dilution trying to get it to fire intially. Take out the dent...weld the score mark made by the con rod contact and put it all in place...the pipe arrive for the muffle and chicken wired it in place....ahhhhhh the quiet purr of a flathead...one of the pics shows Geoff and his son who helped in the shifting of vehicles today. The truck would not be ready if it were not for the help and guidance that Geoff has provided these past few weeks....thanks again Geoff. (he owns a F60)

from Thunderstorm Alley, Windsor Ontario

Mike Timoshyk

[Mike Timoshyk]

Hi folks,

It has been a long summer away from bustin' knuckles 'n turnin wrenches but I have managed to get back in the saddle...so to speak. Unfortunately I was unable to join you all at CC7 and BB3 and I will miss the Kingston get together... I will be on the ranges warming up a few barrels and spending some of the Queens purse.

Here are a few photos of my progress.

cheers

Mike Timoshyk in Sunny Windsor Ontario

[Mike Timoshyk]

Hi Folks,

I have a request for those who have a GS Box for a 15cwt.

I am fabricating the rear panel and need detailed photos of how it was attached to the rear of the box. As well I need an inside and outside shot of the corner where the angle iron is...mine will be bolted on.

Hopefully someone can help me out. I have searched through numerous sites and looked in many reference books but can't find a close up for detail.

Cheers from sunny Windsor Ontario...

Mike Timoshyk

here are pics of my box