Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

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It took hours, and I had to put a tarpaulin over, so paint (and I) didn't cook too quickly, but it's finally painted. In hindsight, the painting was the easy bit. Getting a freshly painted, heavy, truck part into the workshop again without damaging the paint, THAT was the hard part. Managed to do it with help from my son. He should be helping too, we spent 90 minutes and a lot of money at a Ford dealer on Friday, buying his first car. He owes me until approximately 2045!
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Frame now resting on the trolley again, ready to start assembling parts. That will wait until next weekend. Grease paper laid on the beams of trolley stops the paint from sticking!
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Instead of doing all the cleaning up then moving onto welding the rear panel, I decided to finish painting the floor plates and several other bits. Unless I damage them somehow, I can brush paint the bolt heads holding plates to frame, and I won't need to spray anything inside the workshop. The dust gets everywhere!

On my two weeks off, I hope to get the nose panel repaired (some dents need beating) and doors sandblasted. Maybe even get the doors painted. Windscreen frame won't need much sorting and should be finished and attached soon.

I don't know why my camera is taking worse quality photos every time I use it. Perhaps the heat is cooking it. I know it's cooking me!!!

[Private_collector]

Folks,

I am curretly looking to buy the following small items:
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x Window adjusting slides and full set of the hardware that locks the slides in place.
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x Mates side grab handle that goes on the floor.
x Gear shift pattern plate & the other information plates (Lube, cooling & 4WD warning).
x Rifle holder wooden bases x2.
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x Good quality (or easily repaired) steering wheel.

If you have any of these for a reasonable cost, let me know please.

[Keith Webb]

x Gear shift pattern plate & the other information plates (Lube, cooling & 4WD warning).

You won't need one of those for the F15 - they didn't bother fitting one although the engine cover has the holes for it. The gearshift plate is also unique to the F15 - is not as long as it is missing the front axle engage part.

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

You won't need one of those for the F15 - they didn't bother fitting one although the engine cover has the holes for it. The gearshift plate is also unique to the F15 - is not as long as it is missing the front axle engage part.

No, not for F15, this is required for F60. Albeit, shortened F60.

Addit: I wondered why you thought it was F15.....then I noticed that while my thread was originally titled "Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild", it has somehow become "Ford F15 Blitz.....". This I don't get! I didn't believe I made this change, so I have no idea what happened.

Any moderator like to offer an understanding of how this has occured??

[Private_collector]

Thanks for the photos offer. It may be a good idea, if thats not putting you to much trouble. I have two really good contacts within 4 hours of me, but both have just laughed at my enquiry (politely). These are apparently getting scarce often chucked out by post military owners. It has been said that the rattling of the thing against the floor was considered annoying and it served no use to the driver! Personally, I would have thought any rattling of the handle would have been drowned out by any number of other noises/rattles/squeaks/whines/clunks.....or swearing!

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

No, not for F15, this is required for F60. Albeit, shortened F60.


Any moderator like to offer an understanding of how this has occured??

Not guilty and I have no idea why it has changed....if it has that is!

[Private_collector]

Well yeah.....it has. compare the first page title showing just under the MLU logo, then goto others after that.

Also when I look at the first page from this computer, without refreshing cache, it reads as should be. BUT if I refresh, it then changes to the F15 version.
Must be Friday..............I could never get the hang of Fridays!

I don git it!



You must be super observant Cliff. I had only just finished sending you a PM asking about this & I see you already found the post for yourself.

[Private_collector]

Hanno,
God bless ya, thanks


Cliff,

Originally Posted by cliff

Not guilty and I have no idea why it has changed....if it has that is!

OH YE OF LITTLE FAITH...in me that is!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

No, not for F15, this is required for F60. Albeit, shortened F60.

Addit: I wondered why you thought it was F15.....then I noticed that while my thread was originally titled "Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild", it has somehow become "Ford F15 Blitz.....". This I don't get! I didn't believe I made this change, so I have no idea what happened.

Any moderator like to offer an understanding of how this has occured??

Tony,

One of the moderators added the "F15" to the title. I have now changed it back to what it was.

Behind the scenes moderators do a lot of work to keep the forum readable. Moving threads to appropriate forums, splitting (this thread) or merging them, deleting quotes of complete postings, adding pictures, merging postings, deleting inappropriate language etc., etc.

And if you have any questions or requests, we are just a PM away.

Carry on now

Regards,
Hanno

[Private_collector]

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Just for laughs, anyone care to hazard a guess at the cost of these few bolts?

They are:
5/16 x 1" bolts G8 x 25
5/16 x 3/4" bolts G8 x 25
5/16 nuts G8 x 30
5/16 spring washers G8 x 60
5/16 flat washers HT x 60
5/16 SS nuts x 20
5/16 SS slot screw x 20
M8 SS spring washer x 20

Here's a little hint, The five little packets cost $1.00 between them.
And I have to dock the slot screw bolts for correct length!










Price was actually:
*@#%@#$%^
OTGT$110AUERBG
GTRVRVRFVF#@

I go to Beenleigh tomorrow (>200km away) to pick up the first of two trailer axles I need to put under the chassis for sandblasting. It was about time for a day road trip anyway. A second axle has turned up here in Gympie, and is a freebie.
Weather forcast for tonight/tomorrow suggests somewhere between 100 and 200mm of rain. That is approx 8" in foreign measure. Hope they got the prediction wrong! So far tonight......no rain at all.

[cliff]

Tony you are doing a fantastic job on the old girl. I too cannot for the life of me understand why nuts & bolts are so expensive here in Queensland more so if you say 'Galvanised' or 'Stainless'.

Cheers

[Keith Webb]

Interesting... I didn't change anything either... I knew you had a F60S but somehow thought there was a F15 too!

Originally Posted by Private_collector

No, not for F15, this is required for F60. Albeit, shortened F60.

Addit: I wondered why you thought it was F15.....then I noticed that while my thread was originally titled "Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild", it has somehow become "Ford F15 Blitz.....". This I don't get! I didn't believe I made this change, so I have no idea what happened.

Any moderator like to offer an understanding of how this has occured??

[cliff]

see Tony I knew Hanno would fix it for you

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

x Mates side grab handle that goes on the floor.

The "oh shoot" or "jezus handle"?

I got mine from Brian Asbury. He's on this forum, look him up.

[Phil Waterman]

The floor handle on the passenger side needs a cup holder, that way you could stick your beer in the holder and grab the handle when the driver howlers "watch this."

Lots of people have asked me what that handle was for, they learn fast once you go off road. Sort of a toss up which is better holding on to the handle as the passenger or having the seat belt bring you up short.

If you don't find one howler and I'll take some pictures and post the measurements for it. I've got an extra but its on the wrong side of the world.

Cheers Phil